Ben Nicoletta Wins Best Paper Award at IFireSS
Benjamin Nicoletta, a NSERC USRA in Civil Engineering won a Best Paper Award at the IFireSS International Fire Safety Symposium held in Naples, Italy from June 7-9, 2017 for his paper entitled...
View ArticleiWISE held at Carleton in July
Professor Banu Örmeci, the Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health, and Professor Onita Basu spoke at the International Conference on Water, Informatics, Sustainability and Environment (iWISE)...
View ArticleRetired professor Dr. Gunther Bauer donates scholarship
As a former professor and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Design, Dr. Gunther Bauer’s philosophy on giving back is simple: “If we can, we should”. To read article, click here.
View ArticleO’Brien receives IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award
Professor Liam O’Brien was awarded the Outstanding Young Contributor Award at the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) bi-annual conference in San Francisco in August. The...
View ArticleTiny house being built by Bucking’s team
When it’s finished, the Northern Nomad could be one of the first tiny houses built in Canada to achieve net-zero energy. To read the story, click here.
View ArticleCarleton University to Host International Symposium on Digital Heritage...
Carleton University will host the 26th International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry (CIPA) Symposium, marking the first time the symposium is taking place in North America. Carleton’s campus...
View ArticleGlobal Water Institute launched
After months of preparation, Carleton University officially launched its Global Water Institute (GWI) following a water research symposium on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Professor Banu Örmeci became the...
View ArticleProf. Liam O’Brien wins the Ontario Building Envelope Council Rising Star Award
Professor Liam O’Brien was awarded the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) Rising Star Award. The award was created to honour individuals who have committed their career to the advancement of the...
View ArticleNorthern Nomad tiny house
A team of about a dozen student builders led by Prof. Scott Bucking from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism build a tiny house. To...
View ArticleCarleton team wins APT TCPE Student Masonry Arch competition
From left to right Abhu Dhanda, Ben Clark, Meghan Potts, Michael Gutland, Kathryn Chung Tze Cheong, Yasmine Arshad with Phase 3 of their competition This year’s APT (Association of Preservation...
View ArticleMasonry Design students learn hands-on
Graduate and 4th year masonry students went to La Cite Collegialel in Orleans again this year to learn hands-on from the apprentice masons there and the head instructor how to build a wall.
View ArticleProf. Liam O’Brien’s book on building occupant behaviour research methods now...
Prof. O’Brien and two international colleagues have co-edited a textbook titled Exploring Occupant Behavior in Buildings, with topics ranging from sensing devices to research ethics. Several of the...
View ArticleStudents tour Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre
Environmental, Civil and Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering students, as part of Student Experience and Engagement (SEE), toured the Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre in Carp...
View ArticleCarleton at BEIC National Workshop
Professor Burak Gunay (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Nina Dmytrenko (graduate student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) hosted a booth at the the Building Energy Innovators Council...
View ArticleCongratulations to Dr. Mario Santana
Congratulations to Dr. Mario Santana, elected Vice President of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) at the General Assembly in Delhi (India) for a 3-year term. ICOMOS works for...
View ArticleCormier wins Mold Busters Scholarship
Renay Cormier won The Mold Busters scholarship with her topic of “Radon as an indoor air pollutant: Should you be concerned?” She is MASc student supervised by Professor Banu Ormeci. Read more
View ArticleCarleton takes Tom Folkes Award
From left to right: Professor Jeff Erochko, Jamie Marrs, Krista Buckner, Meaghan Keon, Rebecca Feddema, Larissa Ide, Erin Hemm, Professor Onita Basu At the PEO Student Presentation Night held April 11,...
View ArticleAbd El Halim says pothole problem can be solved
Abd El Halim says he invented a machine three decades ago which would prevent the potholes that plague Toronto roads. To read the full story in thestar, click here. Professor Halim was also featured on...
View ArticleSantana awarded Doctorate Honoris Causa
Professor Marion Santana was granted a Doctorate Honoris Causa degree by the University of Liege, Belgium on March 24, 2018. He states that it was a “memorable occasion”. For more information click here
View ArticleProfessor Pavement discusses pothole free roads
Dr. Abd El Halim, professor of transportation engineering, has gotten a lot of attention recently for his Asphalt Multi-Integrated Roller – AMIR for short, named after Halim’s son. After decades of...
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