Faculty profile
William O'Brien
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Research
Latest papers
A simulation-based investigation of the robustness of sequences of operation to zone-level faults in single-duct multi-zone variable air volume air handling unit systems.
Indoor + built environment : the journal of the International Society of the Built Environment · 2024 · senior author
Mitigating the negative impact of new buildings on existing buildings' user comfort-a case study analysis.
Simulation · 2023
High-rise residential building ventilation in cold climates: A review of ventilation system types and their impact on measured building performance.
Indoor air · 2022
Latest funding
- $835,800
Advancing the effectiveness and prevalence of multi-unit residential building retrofits
NSERC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $999,697
Transforming places for the precariously housed: Equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $25,000
Standardization and testing usability of building thermostats
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
11 publications.
A simulation-based investigation of the robustness of sequences of operation to zone-level faults in single-duct multi-zone variable air volume air handling unit systems.
Torabi N, Gunay HB, O'Brien W
Mitigating the negative impact of new buildings on existing buildings' user comfort-a case study analysis.
Rajus VS, Risopatron NA, O'Brien W, Wainer G, Fai S
High-rise residential building ventilation in cold climates: A review of ventilation system types and their impact on measured building performance.
Berquist J, Cassidy N, Touchie M, O'Brien W, Fine J
A holistic sequential fault detection and diagnostics framework for multiple zone variable air volume air handling unit systems.
Torabi N, Gunay HB, O'Brien W, Moromisato R
A Global Building Occupant Behavior Database.
Dong B, Liu Y, Mu W, Jiang Z, Pandey P, Hong T, Olesen B, Lawrence T, O'Neil Z, Andrews C, Azar E, Bandurski K, Bardhan R, Bavaresco M, Berger C, Burry J, Carlucci S, Chvatal K, De Simone M, Erba S, Gao N, Graham LT, Grassi C, Jain R, Kumar S, Kjærgaard M, Korsavi S, Langevin J, Li Z, Lipczynska A, Mahdavi A, Malik J, Marschall M, Nagy Z, Neves L, O'Brien W, Pan S, Park JY, Pigliautile I, Piselli C, Pisello AL, Rafsanjani HN, Rupp RF, Salim F, Schiavon S, Schwee J, Sonta A, Touchie M, Wagner A, Walsh S, Wang Z, Webber DM, Yan D, Zangheri P, Zhang J, Zhou X, Zhou X
A comprehensive simulation-based assessment of office building performance adaptability to teleworking scenarios in different Canadian climate zones.
Kharvari F, Azimi S, O'Brien W
Case study: A survey of perceived noise in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings to study long-term implications for widespread teleworking.
Andargie MS, Touchie M, O'Brien W
The impact of the COVID-19 on households' hourly electricity consumption in Canada.
Abdeen A, Kharvari F, O'Brien W, Gunay B
New Insights on the Energy Impacts of Telework in Canada.
Villeneuve H, Abdeen A, Papineau M, Simon S, Cruickshank C, O'Brien W
A review of data collection and analysis requirements for certified green buildings.
Afroz Z, Burak Gunay H, O'Brien W
Advancing the effectiveness and prevalence of multi-unit residential building retrofits
Principal investigators: O'Brien, William
Keywords: Energy efficiency; Energy storage and conversion
Transforming places for the precariously housed: Equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities
Principal investigators: Gilmore, Elisabeth
Standardization and testing usability of building thermostats
Principal investigators: O'Brien, William WT
Keywords: building thermsotats; energy efficiency; human factors; occupant comfort; standardization; usability
Unlocking the potential: Driving holistic performance improvements in multi-unit residential buildings
Principal investigators: Touchie, Marianne MF
Keywords: controls; energy performance; ghg emissions; indoor environmental quality; multi-unit residential buildings; resilience; solar energy; space conditioning; ventilation
Occupant-centric housing design and retrofit pathways for sustainable, equitable, and resilient pandemic recovery
Principal investigators: Gunay, Burak
Keywords: Robust design; Occupant behaviour; Energy efficiency; Indoor air quality; Thermal comfort; Housing; Buildings
Building Surface Temperature Measurement System
Principal investigators: Cruickshank, Cynthia
Next generation fault detection, evaluation, and correction algorithms for HVAC control systems
Principal investigators: Gunay, Burak BH
Keywords: building automation systems; building management systems; building operation; building performance simulation; control systems; energy efficiency; fault detection; hvac systems
Evaluating the performance of ventilation systems in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings
Principal investigators: Touchie, Marianne MF
Keywords: air flow; indoor air quality; multi-unit residential buildings; performance monitoring; ventilation
A WiFi-based occupancy sensing, modelling, and simulation method to ensure COVID-19 ventilation and social distancing norms at workplaces_x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Gunay, Burak
Pre- and post-COVID-19 household energy data analysis to support utility and property management policy_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: O'Brien, William
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- William O'Brien and Marianne Touchie: 3 shared papers
- William O'Brien and Burak Gunay: 1 shared paper
- William O'Brien and Gabriel Wainer: 1 shared paper
- William O'Brien and Cynthia Cruickshank: 1 shared paper
- William O'Brien and Elie Azar: 1 shared paper
- Marianne Touchie and Elie Azar: 1 shared paper
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Civil & Mineral Engineering - University of Toronto
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - Carleton University
- Systems and Computer Engineering
Co-authors at Carleton University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Marianne Touchie
Civil & Mineral Engineering - University of Toronto
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Cynthia Cruickshank
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Elie Azar
Civil and Environmental Engineering - Carleton University
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Gabriel Wainer
Systems and Computer Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Burak Gunay
Civil and Environmental Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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