“Education Is Not the Learning of Facts, But the Training of the Mind To Think” (Albert Einstein)
Goal: to have a multi-disciplinary group of students that are passionate and committed to learn about sustainability and the built environment, and willing to engage in meaningful applied research projects. The qualities of an ideal student: 1) curiosity, 2) creativity, 3) motivation, 4) critical thinking, and 5) resourcefulness. Motivation is the driver… I am looking for students for the following projects:
- Data-driven building environmental controls optimization using machine learning “Human in the loop: integrating humans in the building environmental control loop”
- Coupled multi-zone thermal airflow modeling for performance-based ventilation system design
- Buildings and green infrastructure “Thermal and water balances and control of smart roof systems”
- Buildings and Urban Heat Island (UHI): “Design of semi/outdoor spaces for thermal comfort under urban heat island”
NSERC Scholarships for Canadian Masters Students
Master of Applied Science (MASc):
- Caio Henrique de Motta Nunes, 2026, in progress.
- Rodrigo Ramirez Guisse, 2026, in progress.
- Nwe Ni Win, 2025 , An Experimental Study on Water and Thermal Balances of Blue-Green Roofs Equipped with Flow Control and Recirculation System
- Pooria Norouzi, 2023, Development of Data-Driven Modeling for Energy Optimization of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System
- Wong Xiao Jun (Jeff), 2023, Field Study on Thermal and Indoor Air Quality Sensing in Classrooms: Towards SMART Classroom Environments by Advanced Sensing Technologies and Machine Learning
- Mahdieh Heydari, 2022, Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Thermal Comfort: A Pilot Project at the BCIT Burnaby campus
- Ashna Latheef, 2022, Urban Microclimatic Factors Conducive to Urban Heat Island and Air Pollution:
A Pilot Study at the BCIT Burnaby Campus - Anoop Vijayakumar Sobha, 2022, Smart Ventilation Systems for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
- Harvy Takhar, 2022, A experimental field study on the thermal & water management performance of connected blue-green roofs
- Mehrnoosh Moghanian, 2021, Modeling the Hydrological Response of Vegetative Roof
- Rohit Upadhyay, 2019, Active chilled-beam performance under real boundary conditions
- Breanne O’Grady, 2018, Simulation Aided Design of Buildings for Natural Ventilation
- Frederico Martins de Barros, 2017, Assessment of Natural Ventilation Using Whole Building Simulation: a case study of a landmark building (The VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Visitor Centre)
- James Ellis, 2015, Assessment of natural ventilation design and efficacy in a net-zero energy house
- Loveleen Atwal, 2013, Sensitive Homes: Remote Sensing and Monitoring Integral to Homes. A Pilot Study of First Nation Homes on an Urban Reserve
Branne O’Grady, Environmental Engineer
MASc research project: Simulation Aided Design of Buildings for Natural Ventilation
Case study building: Parks Canada, Gulf Islands Operations Centre
Master of Engineering (MEng) Applied Research Projects:
- Desmond Wan, Field study on Low-energy measures to improve the indoor environment in an open-office
- Rohan Warisa, Design Methodology to Guide the Integration of Enclosure Technologies for low-energy thermal comfort in residential suites
- Chahak Bhalla, Laboratory Experiment and CFD Modeling to Characterize the Air Flow Distribution in Apartment Suites and Contaminant removal Effectiveness under Low-Flow Air Distribution Systems
- Rakan Jaber, Fenestration optimization for thermal comfort and low-energy performance in residential buildings
- Marc-Antoine Jean, Experimental assessment of the performance of a solar chimney MEng Research Project: Analysis and simulation of air distribution and thermal comfort in office environment using chilled beams in heating and cooling mode based on laboratory experiments
- Gaganpreet Kaur Jatana
Simulation study of ventilation systems and indoor air quality in a multi unit residential building – Control of contaminants migration across the building - Ramneek Kaur
Simulation study of ventilation systems and indoor air quality in individual suites in a multi unit residential buildings – Control of contaminants concentration and migration between suite rooms - Julien Schwartz
Comparative Life-Cycle Performance of Insulating Concrete Forms vs. Wood-Frame Constructions - James Lee
Real-Time Data Based Simulation and Performance Measurement and Verification BCIT - David Croft
A Graph-Based Database for Sharing Building Knowledge - Jose Rodriguez
Methodology Proposal to Quantify the Construction Moisture Content of Low-Slope Roof Construction Materials in the Lower Mainland - Nicole Wapple
Air Leakage Through Cross-Laminated Timber Panels - Jacee Tan
Study on the Improvement of Thermal Performance of Curtain Wall Spandrels - Ivan Fu
Building Energy Modeling and Future Potential of Improving Accuracy