Dr. Mohamed Ouf, PhD, P.Eng
Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering

Office: |
S-EV 6251
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex, 1515 St. Catherine W. |
Phone: | (514) 848-2424 ext. 7046 |
Email: | mohamed.ouf@concordia.ca |
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Lab Website |
Biography
Dr. Ouf has been actively involved in several academic and professional organizations. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Internationa Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE). He also currently participates in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 79: Occupant-Centric Building Design and Operation.He has served as a reviewer for the Journals of Energy and Buildings as well as Building and Environment.
Teaching activities
Courses
· BLDG 371 – Building Service Systems
· BCEE 478 – Project Management for Construction
· BLDG 464/6851 – Project Cost Estimating
Publications
Selected refereed journal papers
- Park, June, Mohamed Ouf, Burak Gunay, William O'Brien, Yuzhen Peng, Zoltan Nagy. (2019) A critical review of field implementations of occupant-centric building controls. Building and Environment Vol 165: 115 - 136
- Tamas, Ruth, Mohamed Ouf, William O'Brien. (2019) A field study on the effect of building automation on perceived comfort and control in institutional buildings. Architectural Science Review Vol 63:1 74-86
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien, Burak Gunay (2019) “On quantifying building performance adaptabilityto variable occupancy Building and Environment” Building and Environment Vol 155:257-267
- Berquist, Justin, Mohamed Ouf, William O’Brien (2019) “A method to conduct longitudinal studies on Indoor Environmental Quality and Perceived Occupant Comfort” Building and Environment Vol 150: 88-98
- Gunay, Burak, Mohamed Ouf, Guy Newsham, William O’Brien (2019). Sensitivity analysis and optimization of building operations. Energy and Buildings Vol 199: 164 - 175
- Ouf, Mohamed, Burak Gunay, William O’Brien (2018) “A method to generate design-sensitive occupant-related schedules for building performance simulations” Science and Technology for the Built Environment Vol 25: 221-232
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien, Burak Gunay (2018) “Improving occupant-related features in building performance simulation tools” Building Simulation Vol 11: 803-817
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Phil Merkel, Panos Polyzois (2018) “The Effect of Occupant Behaviour on Electricity Consumption in School Spaces” Journal of Green Building Vol 13: Issue 1: 95-112
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa (2017). “Energy Consumption Analysis of School Buildings in Manitoba”, International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment Vol 6.: Issue 2: 359-371
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Afaf Azzouz and Abdul-Manan Sadick (2017) Effectiveness of using WiFi technologies to detect and predict building occupancy. Sustainable Buildings. Vol. 2, 7
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Phil Merkel (2016) “Analysis of Real-time Electricity Consumption in Manitoba Schools” Energy and Buildings Vol 128: 530-539
- Gorgolewski, Mark; Craig Brown; Anne-Mareike Chu; Adrian Turcato; Karen Bartlett; Ghazal Ebrahimi; Murray Hodgson; Shauna Mallory-Hill; Mohamed Ouf; Leila Scannell (2016). "Performance of Sustainable Buildings in Colder Climates" Journal of Green Building Vol 11: 131-153
Participation activities
Selected conference proceedings, articles, and industry reports
- Ouf,Mohamed, William O'Brien, Burak Gunay, Afaf Azzouz, Philip Richard, Giuliano Tudesco (2019). "Quantifying adaptability of building operations”, Proceedings of IBPSA Building Simulation 2019 conference. Sep 2 -4, 2019, Rome, Italy
- O'Brien, William, Burak Gunay, Mohamed Ouf (2019). "Simulation-based approach to assess occupant-adaptability of buildings”, Proceedings of IBPSA Building Simulation 2019 conference. Sep 2 -4, 2019, Rome, Italy
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien, Burak Gunay (2019). “Optimizing Building Performance using Stochastic Occupant Models”, Proceedings of ASHRAE Winter conference. Jan 12 -16, 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA
- William O’Brien, Sara Gilani, Mohamed Ouf (2019) “Advancing occupant modeling for building design and code compliance – Part 1: Overview” ASHRAE Journal Vol 61.4: 30-40
- Ouf, Mohamed, Sara Gilani, William O’Brien (2019) “Advancing occupant modeling for building design and code compliance – Part 2: Case Study” ASHRAE Journal Vol 61.3: 28-36
- Sara Gilani, William O’Brien, Mohamed Ouf (2019) “Advancing occupant modeling for building design and code compliance – Part 3: Future outlook” ASHRAE Journal Vol 61.2: 22-29
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien, Burak Gunay (2018). “Generating design-sensitive occupant-related schedules for building performance simulations”, Proceedings of IBPC conference. Sep 23 -26, 2018, Syracuse, NY, USA (Awarded Best Paper)
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien, Burak Gunay (2018). “A Framework to Improve Occupant Modeling Capabilities in Building Simulation Tools”, Proceedings of eSim conference. Mat 9 -10, 2018, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Hicks, Andrew, Mohamed Ouf, William O’Brien (2018). “The effect of occupant behaviour on energy consumption in conventional vs. high-performance residential buildings”, Proceedings of eSim conference. Mat 9 -10, 2018, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Ouf, Mohamed, William O’Brien (2018) “Occupant Modeling for Code Compliance and Incentive Programs” ASHRAE Journal Vol 60: 32-39
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa (2016). “The Effect of Occupant Behaviour on Real-time Electricity Consumption in School Spaces”, Sustainable Built Environment Conference of the Americas, Sep 19-20, 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Panos Polyzois, Phil Merkel (2015). “A Methodology to Evaluate the Effects of School Buildings’ Occupancy and Usage on their Energy Consumption”, The CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference, June 8-10, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Bartlett, Karen; Craig Brown; Anne-Mareike Chu; Ghazal Ebrahimi; Mark Gorgolewski; Murray Hodgson; Mohamed Issa; Shauna Mallory-Hill; Mohamed Ouf; Leila Scannell; Adrian Turcato. (2014). "Do Our Buildings Perform as Intended?" World Sustainable Building Conference 2014, October 28-30, Barcelona, Spain
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Shauna Mallory-Hill (2014). “A Protocol for Evaluating School Buildings’ Energy Consumption”, 30th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference, Sep 1-3,2014, Portsmouth, UK
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Shauna Mallory-Hill (2013). “An investigation of Indicators, Metrics, and Methods Used to Measure and Quantify Green Buildings’ Occupancy and Usage”, Sustainable Building 2013-Portugal, October 30-November 1
- Ouf, Mohamed, Mohamed Issa, Dimos Polyzois. (2013) "A Review of Research on the Energy Performance of Green Buildings and its Relation to Occupancy", 4th Construction Specialty Conference, CSCE Annual Conference, May 29-June 1, Montreal, QC, Canada