Cara Lozinsky
PhD
Cara received an MASc in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto (2017). Her PhD research focuses on inter-zonal air flow in multi-unit residential buildings and its impact on indoor air quality and energy consumption.
Projects
This project investigated strategies to reduce parameter uncertainty for infiltration and natural ventilation model inputs in whole-building energy models of MURBs.
Post-Occupancy Evaluations in Passive House Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.
This project evaluates the post-occupancy performance of two multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs): one which was newly constructed to the Passive House standard and one which was retrofit to EnerPhit Standard.
Novel approaches to modelling and testing air flow in high-rise residential buildings
This project explored a combination of testing and modelling approaches designed specifically for high-rise multi-unit residential buildings applications
Measuring interior partition air leakage rates in MURBs using a sequential pressure neutralization blower door test. Then, using a coupled airflow network-whole building energy simulation framework to assess the impact of compartmentalization measures on indoor air quality and building energy consumption.
Publications
Journal Publications
Lozinsky, C.L., Touchie, M.F. “Size matters (at least for airflow pathways): indoor air quality and energy implications of compartmentalization in multi-unit residential buildings,” Building and Environment, (2024) 111275, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111275
Lozinsky, C.H., Touchie, M.F., “Comparing air sealing techniques for suite compartmentalization in a multi-unit residential building: aerosolized sealant vs. conventional air sealing approaches,” Journal of Building Engineering, 71, (2023) 106528, doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106528
Chum, S., Lozinsky, C.H., Andargie, M.S., Touchie, M.F. “Empirical Investigation of Interzonal Air leakage and Airborne Sound Transmission Correlation in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings,” Building and Environment, (2023) 110345, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110345
Lozinsky, C.H., Touchie, M.F., “Quantifying suite-level airtightness in newly constructed multi-unit residential buildings using guarded suite-level air leakage testing,” revised and resubmitted to Building and Environment, 236, (2023) 110273. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110273
Lozinsky, C.H., Stopps, H., Touchie, M.F., “In-situ performance of a pressurized corridor ventilation system: a long-term study in a high-rise multi-unit residential building” submitted to Journal of Building Engineering, 70(1), (2023) 106320. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106320
Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F. “Suite-level air tightness and compartmentalization in multi-unit residential buildings: How do we achieve our intended goals?” Building and Environment, 192 (2021) pp.107600. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107600
Fine, J., Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F. “Development of the Selective Pressure Neutralization Method – An Air Tightness Test Method for Exterior Pressure Boundary Characterization in High-Rise Residential Buildings,” Energy and Buildings, 240 (2021) pp.110605. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110905
Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F. “Inter-zonal airflow in multi-unit residential buildings: A review of the magnitude and interaction of driving forces, measurement techniques and magnitudes and its impact on building performance,” Indoor Air, 00 (2020) pp.1-26. doi: 10.1111/ina.12712
Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F. “Improving energy model calibration of multi-unit residential buildings through component air infiltration testing,” Building and Environment 134 (2018) pp. 218-229 doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.02.040
Conference Publications
Fine, J.P., Lozinsky, C.H., Touchie, M.F. “Reducing Indirect Inter-Suite Air Flow in High-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings: A Parametric Study Using a CONTAM Model” in the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, June 25-29, 2022
Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F., “Improving the Characterization of Infiltration Parameters in Whole-Building Energy Models Using Component Infiltration Rate Testing,” in eSim 2018 Building Simulation Conference Proceedings, pp.357-366, Montreal, Quebec, 9-10 May 2018
Lozinsky, C., Touchie, M.F., “The Limitations of Multi-Zone Infiltration Algorithms in Whole Building Energy Simulation Engines,” in eSim 2018 Building Simulation Conference Proceedings, pp.367-374, Montreal, Quebec, 9-10 May 2018