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A review of research activities in energy efficiency in buildings in Canada

Fazio, P., Athienitis, A.K., Stylianou, M., Zmeureanu, R. and Feldman, D.
1991
(contract for CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory - Varennes)

Fazio, P., Athienitis, A.K., Stylianou, M., Zmeureanu, R. and Feldman, D., (1991), A review of research activities in energy efficiency in buildings in Canada, (contract for CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory - Varennes).
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Fazio, P.
Paul Fazio, Professor of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal
  1. A limit state design (LSD) approach for comparing relative drying performance of wood-frame envelope systems with full-scale lab, A roadmap towards intelligent net zero- and positive-energy buildings,
  2. A new test method to determine the relative drying capacity of building envelope panels of various configurations
  3. A new testing method to evaluate the relative drying performance of different building envelope systems using water trays
  4. A quantitative study for the measurement of driving rain exposure in the Montr¨¦al region
  5. Airtightness testing and air flow modeling of two and three-unit multifamily buildings
  6. Airtightness testing of two- and three-unit buildings with a single fan
  7. Approach for the simulation of wetting due to rain infiltration for building envelope testing
  8. Approach for urban driving rain index by using climatological data recorded at suburban meteorological station
  9. Behavior of wall assemblies with different wood sheathings wetted by simulated rain penetration
  10. Building Physics: 3rd International Conference in Building Physics
  11. Building pressurisation can affect possibility of mould growth
  12. Cavity pressure in rain screen walls
  13. Comparaison de m¨¦thodes de mesure de flux de chaleur pour sp¨¦cimens de grandes et moyennes dimensions
  14. Continuous folded plate structures under uniform load
  15. Creative case adaptation for building engineering design
  16. Design and construction of an environmental chamber facility
  17. Design Methodology of Solar Neighborhoods
  18. Development of experimental procedure to evaluate potential movement of mold spores from wall cavity to indoor environment
  19. Development of HAM tool for building envelope analysis
  20. Effect of capillarity on rainwater penetration in the building envelope
  21. Environmental chamber for investigation of building envelope performance
  22. Essai sur les toits plats isol¨¦s ¨¤ la fibre de cellulose
  23. Evaluation of radiance's genBSDF capability to assess solar bidirectional properties of complex fenestration systems
  24. Experimental evaluation of potential transport of mold spores from moldy studs in full-size wall assemblies
  25. Experimental setup for the study of air leakage patterns
  26. Experimental study of temperature distributions across two curtain wall systems
  27. Folded sandwich plate structures
  28. Identification and transport investigation of microbial volatile organic compounds in full-scale stud cavities
  29. IFC-based framework for evaluating total performance of building envelopes
  30. Impact of added insulation on air leakage patterns
  31. Impact of air leakage pattern on reinsulated walls
  32. In-cavity evaporation allowance--A drying capacity indicator for wood-frame wall system
  33. Influence of air space on multi-layered material water vapor permeability measurement
  34. Influence of facade geometry on weathering
  35. Integrated analysis of whole building heat, air and moisture transfer
  36. Interzonal air and moisture transport through large horizontal openings in a full-scale two-story test hut: Part 1 - Experimental study
  37. Interzonal air and moisture transport through large horizontal openings in a full-scale two-story test-hut: Part 2- CFD study
  38. Large scale testing of two flat roof assemblies insulated with cellulose
  39. Mapping of air leakage in exterior wall assemblies
  40. Measuring air leakage characteristics with flexible double air chambers
  41. Measuring air leakage of full-scale curtain wall sections using a non-rigid air-chamber method
  42. Methods for the assessment of moisture content of envelope assemblies
  43. Modeling of moisture behavior of wood planks in nonvented flat roofs
  44. Modelling of indoor air humidity: the dynamic behaviour within an enclosure
  45. Moisture buffering capacities of five North American building materials
  46. Moisture performance of leaky exterior walls with added insulation
  47. Nonlinear elastic analysis of panelized shear sandwich walls
  48. Numerical investigation of the influence of room factors on HAM transport in a full-scale experimental room
  49. Performance evaluation protocol for full-scale wood-frame building envelopes
  50. Potential of rain screen walls to prevent rain penetration: pressurized cavity principle
  51. Quantitative driving rain exposure on a vertical wall at various Canadian cities
  52. Rapport Final Projet Site Internet - L'enveloppe du batiment et l'efficacit¨¦ ¨¦nerg¨¦tique
  53. Review and framework for large-scale laboratory studies on wetting and drying of building envelopes
  54. Study of the reduced impact of thermal bridges in two sprayed-applied polyurethane wall assemblies
  55. Study on thermal performance of curtain walls using infrared thermography
  56. Test method to measure the relative capacity of wall panels to evacuate moisture from their stud cavity
  57. Testing of flat roofs insulated with cellulose fiber
  58. The dynamic modelling of air humidity behaviour in a multi-zone space
  59. Transfer of heat, moisture and air through metal curtain walls
  60. Transient model for coupled heat, air and moisture transfer through multilayered porous media
  61. Use of an environmental chamber to investigate large-scale envelope specimen hygrothermal performance  
Athienitis, A. K.
Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal
  1. A methodology for simulation of daylight room illuminance distribution and light dimming for a room with a controlled shading device
  2. A prototype photovoltaic/thermal system integrated with transpired collector
  3. A study of design options for a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) system with glazed air collector and multiple inlets
  4. Building simulation in a mathematical programming environment
  5. Comparaison de m¨¦thodes de mesure de flux de chaleur pour sp¨¦cimens de grandes et moyennes dimensions
  6. Daylighting performance evaluation of a bottom-up motorized roller shade
  7. Design and construction of an environmental chamber facility
  8. design and thermal performance of a BIPV/T system thermally coupled with a ventilated concrete slab in a low energy solar house: Part 2, ventilated concrete slab
  9. Design Methodology of Solar Neighborhoods
  10. Environmental chamber for investigation of building envelope performance
  11. Essai sur les toits plats isol¨¦s ¨¤ la fibre de cellulose
  12. Experimental study of the thermal performance of a large institutional building with mixed-mode cooling and hybrid ventilation
  13. Impact of air leakage pattern on reinsulated walls
  14. Indoor thermal environmental conditions near glazed facades with shading devices ?Part I: Experiments and building thermal model
  15. Investigation of the thermal performance of a passive solar test-room with wall latent heat storage
  16. Modeling of energy performance of a house with three configurations of building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal systems
  17. Modeling, design and thermal performance of a BIPV/T system thermally coupled with a ventilated concrete slab in a low energy solar house: Part 1, BIPV/T system and house energy concept
  18. Numerical model of a building with transparent insulation
  19. Simulation of fa?ade and envelope design options for a new institutional building
  20. Study of the reduced impact of thermal bridges in two sprayed-applied polyurethane wall assemblies
  21. Testing of flat roofs insulated with cellulose fiber
  22. Use of an environmental chamber to investigate large-scale envelope specimen hygrothermal performance  
Stylianou, M.
     
Zmeureanu, R.
  1. Computer simulation of the effect of building thermal mass on the thermal loads
  2. Daylighting performance evaluation of a bottom-up motorized roller shade
  3. Indoor thermal environmental conditions near glazed facades with shading devices ?Part I: Experiments and building thermal model
  4. Three-dimensional thermal and airflow (3D-TAF) model of a dome-covered house in Canada  
Feldman, D.
Centre for Building Studies, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
  1. A simple apparatus for the evaluation of air infiltration through building envelope components
  2. Energy-Storing Wallboard: Flammability Tests
  3. Full scale thermal testing of latent heat storage in wallboard
  4. Investigation of the thermal performance of a passive solar test-room with wall latent heat storage
  5. The stability of phase change materials in concrete  


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