Concordia University

Centre for Building Studies

Type d'organisation:

Milieu universitaire

Institution/faculté/département à l’origine de sa fondation:

Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Année de création:

1977

Objectifs/pôle d’intérêt/mandat/mission:

Goal: To conduct research that contributes to the building construction industry and that leads to buildings that are more energy efficient, comfortable, healthy, safe, and responsive to their inhabitants

Objectives:

-To identify research needs in the building industry and conduct the fundamental and applied research required

-To foster multidisciplinary collaboration for the advancement of knowledge of buildings

-To document and disseminate research results and interact with industry and government to ensure that these results are speedily put to use; to cooperate in the production of standards, building code provisions, and patents

Associés/partenaires/autres disciplines :

Cooperates with industry, government agencies, and other institutions

Agences/organismes de financement:

Initially funded through a Negotiated Development Grant obtained from NRC (now NSERC) by a group of researchers in Civil Engineering. Funding for a Masters program was obtained by the same group from the Ministry of Education of Quebec

Langue:

English

Domaines de spécialisation:

Construction engineering and management; solar energy engineering; energy efficient; building envelope; building materials; building science and acoustics; indoor air quality; HVAC systems

Chercheurs et leurs domaines de recherche:

Director: Dr. R. Zmeureanu

Faculty: Mohammed Zaheeruddin, Andreas Athienitis, Dominique Derome, Paul P. Fazio, Dorel Feldman, Fariborz Haghighatm Theodore Stathopoulos

Fields of research: heating systems; green building design; energy efficient housing; net zero solar housing; air leakage and moisture accumulation; polymer degradation; evaluation of building materials using odor threshold; zonal models for indoor air flow, wind loads on canopy roofs; wall function problems

Programmes offerts:

Bachelor of Building Engineering: B.Eng (Bldg)

Bachelor of Civil Engineering: B.Eng (Civil)

Graduate Certificate (Bldg) & Graduate Certificate (Environmental)

M.Eng (Bldg) & M.Eng (Civil)

M.A.Sc (Bldg) & M.A.Sc (Civil)

Ph.D (Programs are under Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.)