Dr. Radu G. Zmeureanu received his Engineering Diploma from the Faculty of Building Service Systems of the Civil Engineering Institute of Bucharest (Technical University of Construction of Bucharest, after 1990), Romania. He completed the International Post-graduate Programme in Informatics and Mathematics for Research organized by UNESCO at the University of Bucharest. He obtained in 1987 his Ph.D. in Building Studies in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science of Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and joined the university as an Assistant Professor that year. In 1990 he became an Associate Professor, and then in 1999 he was promoted to Professor.
Member of professional societies
- Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
- Life Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Fellow, International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
- International Building Performance Simulation Association, Canadian branch, (IBPSA-Canada)
- Réseau Energie et Bâtiments (Québec)
Research topics
- Design and analysis of energy-efficient buildings
- Optimization of life cycle performance of buildings and HVAC systems
- Ongoing commissioning of commercial/institutional buildings
- Fault Detection and Diagnosis for HVAC systems
- Computer modeling of energy performance of buildings and HVAC systems
- Calibration and validation of building energy analysis programs
- Sustainable development concept applied to buildings
- Zero energy buildings
- Second law analysis of HVAC systems
- Impact of building design and control strategies on thermal comfort