Katherine D'Avignon, École de technologie supérieure

Research

Building energy efficiency Displacement ventilation Early-childhood education spaces HVAC system Occupant-centered design Radiant floor heating Thermal comfort

Latest funding

Méthode d'opérationnalisation du stockage thermique sensible dans les boucles de chauffage des bâtiments (OpSTS)
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$299,815
Centering HVAC system design and operation on the occupant : early childhood educational spaces
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Centering HVAC system design and operation on the occupant : early childhood educational spaces
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$135,000

All 3 grants and awards

Méthode d'opérationnalisation du stockage thermique sensible dans les boucles de chauffage des bâtiments (OpSTS)

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: D'Avignon, Katherine

Keywords: Energy efficiency; Energy storage and conversion

$299,815

Centering HVAC system design and operation on the occupant : early childhood educational spaces

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: D'Avignon, Katherine

$12,500

Centering HVAC system design and operation on the occupant : early childhood educational spaces

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: D'Avignon, Katherine

Keywords: hvac system; early-childhood education spaces; building energy efficiency; thermal comfort; occupant-centered design; radiant floor heating; displacement ventilation

$135,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Building energy efficiency Dear Professor D'Avignon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on building energy efficiency connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Méthode d'opérationnalisation du stockage thermique sensible dans les boucles de chauffage des bâtiments (OpSTS)" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]