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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

Contact us

Building Aerodynamics / Wind Tunnel Lab
514-848-2424, ext.  3211

Location

1515 Sainte-Catherine St. W
EV-0S3.111

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