RESEARCH
By using advanced measurement equipment and numerical simulation, research and consulting projects can be carried out in a wide range of fields.
We examine:
- Wind Loads on the Building Envelope (Mean and fluctuating wind pressures; Codification of wind loads)
- Wind Loads on Building Attachments (e.g. BIPVs, Canopies and Patio Covers, Parapets)
- Air Pollution (Effluent dispersion around buildings; Re-ingestion pollutants from building exhausts)
- Air infiltration through building envelope Urban Microclimate (Pedestrian level winds; Outdoor human comfort; Wind-drifted snow accumulation)
- Wind-Tunnel Measurement Techniques and Flow Visualization
- Computer-aided Wind Engineering (Applications of knowledge-based systems and neural networks)
- Computational Wind Engineering (Numerical evaluation of air velocity field, wind pressures, and pollutant dispersion)
Research contracts & consulting activities
Typical projects have been carried out for the following organizations:
- Concordia University
- Institut de Recherche en Santé et en Securité du Travail du Québec (IRSST)
- McGill University
- Montreal General Hospital
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
- Portland Cement Association / National Codes and Standards Committee, USA
- SITQ
- SNC-LAVALIN
- Ville de Montréal
