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    • Research Goals and Significance
    • Research Areas
    • Applied Research Approach
    • Vision
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  • Applied Research
  • Tools & Methods
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    • Rodrigo Mora, PhD, P.Eng.
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    • Thermal Comfort
    • Air Quality
    • Ventilation
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Building Science and Climate Adaptation

September 1, 2021 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

What are we doing in building science regarding climate adaptation?

BCIT Climate Adaptation Sep01-2021

Filed Under: Climate Adaptation

Chilled-beam journal paper showcased at ASHRAE

July 2, 2020 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

Our paper Experimental study on the performance evaluation of active chilled beams in heating and cooling operation under varied boundary conditions published in the Journal of Science and Technology of the Built Environment was showcased in the ASHRAE Newsletter of June 30, 2020.

 

Filed Under: Indoor Climate Systems

Student won third-place prize at REHVA World Student Competition

May 29, 2019 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

Rohit Upadhyay won third prize at REHVA World Student Competition 2019 in Romania:

https://www.rehva.eu/news/article/rehva-student-competition-and-world-student-competition-at-clima-2019

Congratulations Rohit!

Filed Under: Students' achievements

Best paper award at ASHRAE Winter Conference 2019

February 12, 2019 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

MASc Graduate Rohit Upadhyay got awared at the ASHRAE 2019 Winter Conference on his paper after presenting his paper on a field study of Active Chilled Beams (ACB).  He will be representing ASHRAE at the REHVA conference in May.

“A supervisor’s guidance opens the door to research opportunities for graduate students… However, it is pretty much up to each student’s curiosity, resourcefulness, and initiative to grab this opportunity to launch him/her to reach his/her full potential” 

Congratulations Rohit!

Filed Under: Students' achievements

Graduate Scholarships available

January 14, 2019 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

British Columbia Graduate Scholarship (BCGS) Program available for applicants that demonstrate academic excellence. The scholarships are merit-based. See application forms below:

SFAA-29_A -BC Graduate Scholarship Program_fillable_FINAL

SFAA-29_V1-BC Graduate Scholarship Program_v4_FINAL

Filed Under: Students opportunities

Student paper received a special recognition at ASHRAE Conference

January 9, 2019 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

The paper entitled Performance Evaluation of Active Chilled Beam in Real Office Conditions in a High-Performance Building in Heating by MASc Rohit Upadhyay has been selected to receive special recognition at the ASHRAE Conference, in Atlanta, January of 2019! Furthermore, his paper received the top student paper award at the conference!

After the ASHRAE Conferences and Expositions Committee has reviewed all of the approved conference papers written by students, the Committee has determined that Rohit’s paper is deserving of recognition.

Filed Under: Events, Indoor Climate Systems Tagged With: Student recognition

EQuiSIM Lab under construction…

November 21, 2018 by Rodrigo Mora Leave a Comment

The EQuSim Lab is under construction. The objectives of the Lab are the following:

  • Training, demonstration, research
  • Conduct tests and experiments on advanced residential ventilation systems:
    • Design, construction, operational issues & optimization
  • indoor air quality, ventilation, & contaminant removal effectiveness
  • Effects of location of supply and return register
  • Effects of poor balancing
  • Effects of duct air leakages (lower air flows than designed)
  • Effects of closed/open doors
  • Effects of different types and locations of transfer grilles
  • Effects of warm versus cold supply air temperature, warm/cold walls, envelope air-rightness
  • Develop and calibrate multi-zone airflow network & computational fluid dynamics simulation models
  • Optimize ventilation: supply/return location, amount of outdoor air, etc.
  • Investigate ventilation effectiveness & reliability of ventilation systems:
    • Active: balanced, exhaust w/ducted makeup air
    • Passive: natural ventilation
    • Hybrid: exhaust w/passive air inlets, exhaust w/leakage air inlets
  • Develop & implement demand-controlled ventilation strategies
  • Investigate zonal models for room level control and thermostat location

Filed Under: Advanced Control Systems, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Climate Systems, Indoor Environmental Modelling, Thermal Comfort Tagged With: EQuSIM Lab

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