Energy-Efficient and Safe Built Environment Lab (EESBEL)

News:

eSim 2026 will be held at the Université de Sherbrooke from 17 to 19 June 2026 and will be chaired by Prof. Dahai Qi: https://event.fourwaves.com/esim2026/pages

[Mar. 2024] Grant: Dr. Dahai Qi was awarded with NOVA – FRQNT-NSERC PROGRAM for junior researchers program. Wildfire-Resilient Building Ventilation System. Co-applicants: Dr. Liangzhu (Leon) Wang (Concordia University), Dr. Hachimi Fellouah (University of Sherbrooke), and Dr. Lexuan Zhong (University of Alberta).

[Feb. 2023] The PhD student, Monireh Aram, has successfully passed her doctoral defense on Feb.15, 2023. Her thesis title is Study of smoke spread during building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) double skin façade (DSF) fire based on small-scale helium tests and simulations. Congratulations to Dr. Monireh Aram!!!

[Dec. 2022] The PhD student, Xin Zhang, has successfully passed his doctoral defense on Dec.15, 2022. His thesis title is Investigation of smoke movement induced from solar roof fires. Congratulations to Dr. Xin Zhang!!!

[Nov. 2021] The student, Monireh Aram, obtained the Eurêka award. Congratulations to her! 

[Nov. 2021] The PhD student, Haohan Sha, has successfully passed his doctoral defense on Nov.4, 2021. His thesis title is Study of mechanical ventilative cooling and its contribution to airborne transmission control in high-rise buildings. Congratulations to Dr. Haohan Sha!!!

[Aug. 2021] The student, Haohan Sha's paper, Optimal control of high-rise building mechanical ventilation system for achieving low risk of COVID-19 transmission and ventilative cooling has been accepted by the Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society.

[Jun. 2021] The student, Xin Zhang's paper, Numerical Simulations of Smoke Spread during Solar Roof Fires, has been accepted by Journal of Building Simulation. 

[Apr. 2021] The student, Haohan Sha, obtained the Eurêka award. Congratulations to him! 

[Apr. 2021] The student, Monireh Aram's paper, A State-of-the-Art Review of Fire Safety of Photovoltaic Systems in Buildings, has been accepted by Journal of Cleaner Production. 

[Mar. 2021] The student, Haohan Sha's paper, Machine Learning-Based Cooling Load Prediction and Optimal Control for Mechanical Ventilative Cooling in High-Rise Buildings, has been accepted by Journal of Energy and Buildings. 

[Sep. 2020] The student, Haohan Sha's paper, Investigation of Mechanical Ventilation for Cooling in High-Rise Buildings, has been accepted by Journal of Energy and Buildings. 

[Jun. 2020] International meeting: Dr. Dahai Qi joined the IEA EBC Annex 80  (Resilient cooling) - Subtask Leader Web Meeting and served as subtask C (field studies) leader.

[Apr. 2020] Grant: Dr. Dahai Qi was awarded with FRQNT-Etablishing the next generation of professors program. Fire Smoke Protection for Buildings with Solar Panels on the Roof.

[Apr. 2020] International meeting: Dr. Dahai Qi joined the IEA EBC Annex 80  (Resilient cooling) - 2nd Expert Web Meeting and served as subtask C (field studies) leader.

[Apr. 2020] Grant: Dr. Dahai Qi  was awarded with CRIB support for collaborative research projects. Evaluation of the Effect of Adding Mining Residues to Concrete on Its Energy Storage Capacity by Ventilation in A system of FRP Tubular Beams/Columns Filled with Concrete Experimental and Numerical Studies.