Energy and GHG emissions

Current Projects

Wellbeing and the campus built environment: a new framework for U of T campus building performance assessment
Wellbeing and the campus built environment: a new framework for U of T campus building performance assessment
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Developing Predictive Building Controls for Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Multi-unit Residential Buildings
Developing Predictive Building Controls for Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Multi-unit Residential Buildings
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Investigating the Impact of Tower Renewal Retrofits on the Energy Performance of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Investigating the Impact of Tower Renewal Retrofits on the Energy Performance of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Energy and GHG emissions
Assessing and improving ventilation system performance in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings
Assessing and improving ventilation system performance in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
At Home in the Arctic: Improving Housing Quality and Resident Health and Well-Being
At Home in the Arctic: Improving Housing Quality and Resident Health and Well-Being
Resilience Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Grid-Interactive Smart Campus Buildings
Grid-Interactive Smart Campus Buildings
Energy and GHG emissions
High-Resolution Building Energy Model Bayesian Calibration Framework
High-Resolution Building Energy Model Bayesian Calibration Framework
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Particle Filter System Control
Particle Filter System Control
Health and comfort Resilience Energy and GHG emissions
Pressurization and HVAC Configuration of Operating Rooms for Patients with Airborne Infectious Diseases
Pressurization and HVAC Configuration of Operating Rooms for Patients with Airborne Infectious Diseases
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions Resilience
Digital Twinning of Building Cooling Systems
Digital Twinning of Building Cooling Systems
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Development of GenAI-based Design Tool for Residential Complexes
Energy and GHG emissions
Wellbeing and the Built Environment: Exploration of Multi-unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
Wellbeing and the Built Environment: Exploration of Multi-unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Post-Occupancy Evaluations in Passive House Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.
Post-Occupancy Evaluations in Passive House Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Development of a causal inference framework for human-building interaction research
Development of a causal inference framework for human-building interaction research
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Co-benefits of residential retrofits: quantification and monetization approaches
Co-benefits of residential retrofits: quantification and monetization approaches
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Environmental Impacts of Housing Form
Environmental Impacts of Housing Form
Energy and GHG emissions

Completed Projects

Improving the Characterization of Infiltration and Natural Ventilation Parameters in Whole-Building Energy Models of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

Improving the Characterization of Infiltration and Natural Ventilation Parameters in Whole-Building Energy Models of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

This project investigated strategies to reduce parameter uncertainty for infiltration and natural ventilation model inputs in whole-building energy models of MURBs.

Energy and GHG emissions
Impacts of Smart Thermostat Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings on Occupant Behaviour, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Performance

Impacts of Smart Thermostat Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings on Occupant Behaviour, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Performance

This project explored how replacing conventional programmable thermostat with smart thermostat could impact energy performance, thermal comfort and occupant behaviour in high-rise residential buildings.

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Achieving a Low Carbon Housing Stock: An Analysis of Low-rise Residential Carbon Reduction Measures for New Construction in Ontario

Achieving a Low Carbon Housing Stock: An Analysis of Low-rise Residential Carbon Reduction Measures for New Construction in Ontario

This study examined the effectiveness of several low-carbon technologies to assess their applicability for high performance single-family housing construction.

Energy and GHG emissions
Crowd-Sourced Control Strategy for Post-war Multi-Unit Residential Building Heating System Retrofits

Crowd-Sourced Control Strategy for Post-war Multi-Unit Residential Building Heating System Retrofits

This project investigates the use of a crowd-sourced HVAC control strategy for the retrofit of space heating systems in post-war multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs). 

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Novel approaches to modelling and testing air flow in high-rise residential buildings

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

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Impact of a Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Retrofit Strategy on Energy Use in High-Rise Residential Buildings

Impact of a Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Retrofit Strategy on Energy Use in High-Rise Residential Buildings

This project evaluated the energy savings associated with suite compartmentalization and in-suite ventilation systems retrofits in a high-rise residential building.

Energy and GHG emissions
Characterizing Interzonal Air Leakage in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and impact on building performance

Characterizing Interzonal Air Leakage in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and impact on building performance

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.

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort