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Alexander Hayes

National Research Council Canada

M.A.Sc, Research Officer NRC (2020-Present)

Alex’s work has been focused on identifying and quantifying the cooling capacity of possible mitigation strategies to combat the effects of Urban Heat Island in Canada, with a recent publication in MDPI Buildings Journal. His day to day work includes investigating the steady state effects of thermal bridges, identifying potential risks associated with simplifications made in thermal performance simulations as well as running simulations to determine the thermal transmittance of unique wall assemblies. Alex has a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton University where he conducted an investigation into the service life for vacuum insulation panels using accelerated ageing as well as designing, building and calibrating a guarded hot plate apparatus for analyzing the thermal conductance of building materials. 

Expertise – Urban Heat Island, heat transfer, linear thermal transmittance, vacuum insulation glazing, vacuum insulated panels, mechanical engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-7426

 

Sessions in which Alexander Hayes attends

Tuesday 26 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
30 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

Opening Ceremony: Concordia University, Henry F Hall Building - Sir George Williams University Alumni Auditorium (H-110)

Keynote

Leon Wang, Concordia University (Speaker)

Andreas Athienitis, Concordia University (Speaker)

Dr. Leon Wang (General President of COBEE 2022 / Président général COBEE 2022)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Plenary Session 1
1 hour, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Opening Ceremony: Concordia University, Henry F Hall Building - Sir George Williams University Alumni Auditorium (H-110)

Keynote

Matthaios Santamouris, University of New South Wales (Keynote speaker)

Matthaios Santamouris, Ph.D.
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Urban Microclimate and Energy 1
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.435

Talk

Jan Carmeliet, ETHZ Zurich (Chair)

Aneta Strzalka, Steinbeis -Innovationszentrum, Locasys-Innovations (Speaker)

Abraham Philip, CEPT University (Speaker)

Yibing Zhou, Tongji University (Speaker)

Jiwei Zou, Concordia University (Speaker)

Yuchong QIAN (Speaker)

Ariel Weiss, Ryerson University (Speaker)

Shibo Gai, Beijing university of technology (Speaker)

Claire Tam, Ryerson University (Speaker)

A Universal Method for Meeting a Wide-Scale Heat Demand via District Heating Networks.
Building Renewables, Solar Buildings & Smart Grid 1
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.430

Talk

Jordan McNally, Carleton University (Speaker)

Benjamin Roy, CanmetENERGY (Speaker)

Erin Gaucher-Loksts, Natural Resources Canada (Speaker)

Alia Nichol, Carleton University (Speaker)

Tahmineh Sokhansefat, Concordia University (Speaker)

Zahra Jandaghian, National Research Council of Canada (Chair)

Nan Wang, Pennsylvania State University (Speaker)

Kaili Yin (Speaker)

Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Solar Adsorption and Typical Residential HVAC Systems for Major C...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Advanced Modeling and Building Simulations, CFD 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.270

Talk

Sébastien Poncet, Université de Sherbrooke (Chair)

Qingyan Chen, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Speaker)

Lan Chen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Speaker)

Robert Bowden, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Speaker)

Zohreh Shaghaghian, Texas A and M University (Speaker)

Menghao Qin, Technical University of Denmark (Speaker)

Feasibility study of using artificial intelligence methods to reduce building energy demand ...
Building Physics, Building Envelope and Materials 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.210

Talk

Leonardo Delgadillo Buenrostro, Université Laval (Speaker)

José Luis Suarez, Université Laval (Speaker)

David Gertsvolf, Toronto Metropolitan University (Speaker)

Paméla Corriveau-peev, pamela.corriveau-peev.1@ulaval.ca (Speaker)

Hamed Saber, Prince Saud Bin Thuniyan Research Center (Speaker)

Grace Zhou, National Research Council (Chair)

Giovanni Gennaro, Politecnico di Torino (Speaker)

Xin Xu, Beijing university of technology (Speaker)

Jie Ji, University of Science and Technology of China (Speaker)

Towards embedded controls for advanced double skin facadesFPG...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
TS: Urban climate at neighborhood scale: Part A
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.435

Talk

Dominique Derome, Université de Sherbrooke (Chair)

Chao Yuan, National University of Singapore (Speaker)

Olga Palusci, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Speaker)

Maïlys Chanial, Mairie de Paris / Université Paris Cité LIED (Speaker)

Aytac Kubilay, ETH Zurich (Chair)

Jan Carmeliet, ETHZ Zurich (Speaker)

Sophie Parison, Université Paris Cité / LIED (Speaker)

Urban Physics, a new field and new responsibilities for engineersEA
Building Physics, Building Envelope and Materials 3
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.210

Talk

Stefano Rossi, University of Trento (Chair)

Yifan Hou, School of Civil Engineering, University of South China (Speaker)

Changwei Li, Wuhan University of Technology (Speaker)

Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University (Speaker)

Haohan Sha, Qingdao Univeristy of Technology (Speaker)

Sherif Goubran, American university in Cairo (Speaker)

Youness Yousefi, SAPL, University of Calgary (Speaker)

Two-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Balcony Thermal BridgeFP

Wednesday 27 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Plenary Session 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - BMO Amphitheater - MB1.210

Keynote

Colleen Mercer Clarke, International Federation of Landscape Architects (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Andrew Persily, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (Keynote speaker)

Colleen S.L. Mercer Clarke,&nb...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Urban Microclimate and Energy 3
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.435

Talk

Umberto Berardi, Ryerson University (Chair)

Javeriya Hasan, Toronto Metropolitan University (Speaker)

Kevin Grosskopf, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Speaker)

Michele Fedel, University of Trento (Speaker)

Stefano Rossi, University of Trento (Speaker)

Amir Abbas Aliabadi, University of Guelph (Speaker)

Ruolin Wang, China Academy of Building Research (Speaker)

An Investigation on the Influence of Neighbourhood Morphology on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Urban Microclimate and Energy 4
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.435

Talk

Michele Fedel, University of Trento (Chair)

Elena Badino, Politecnico di Torino (Speaker)

Yuanyuan Lin, University of Gävle (Speaker)

Goncalo Pedro, RWDI (Speaker)

Lindita Bande, United Arab Emirates (Speaker)

Cristiana Croitoru, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest (Speaker)

Experimental characterization and outdoor testing of thermochromic coatings for building env...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
TS: Urban climate at neighborhood scale: Part B
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.210

Talk

Dominique Derome, Université de Sherbrooke (Chair)

Léopold Giroux-Gauthier, Université de Sherbrooke (Speaker)

Scott Krayenhoff, University of Guelph (Speaker)

Parham Mirzaei, The University of Nottingham (Speaker)

Aytac Kubilay, ETH Zurich (Chair)

James Voogt, Western University (Speaker)

Timothy Jiang, University of Guelph (Speaker)

Maxime Frere, Université Paris Cité / LIED (Speaker)

Vegetation and urban night ventilation as mitigation measures for heat waves in densified ci...

Thursday 28 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Plenary Session 3
1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - BMO Amphitheater - MB1.210

Keynote

Dr. Tianzhen Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Keynote speaker)

Yuguo Li, Hong Kong University (Keynote speaker)

Tianzhen Hong, Ph....
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Building Renewables, Solar Buildings & Smart Grid 6
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.430

Talk

Xin Xu, Beijing university of technology (Speaker)

yaowen chen, School of Building Services Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China (Speaker)

Michael De Pinto, Ryerson University (Speaker)

Caroline H-Vermette (Chair)

Ursula Eicker, Concordia University (Speaker)

Chenyu Huang (Speaker)

Energy-driven Urban Configuration Optimization based on Modified Deep Reinforcement Learning...

Concordia University, Next-Generation Cities Institute - ER-1475.35 (14th floor)

Talk

Ursula Eicker, Concordia University (Chair)

Workshop on the topic “Accelerating projects for smart, sustainable, low carbon buildin...
Resilience and Climate Change 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.430

Talk

Hossein Bakhtiari, University of Gävle & Gavlefastigheter Company, Sweden (Speaker)

Scott Bucking, Carleton University (Speaker)

Milad Rostami, Carleton University (Speaker)

Kathryn Hinkelman, Pennsylvania State University (Speaker)

Sylvie Leroyer, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Chair)

How will mechanical night ventilation affect the electricity use and the electrical peak pow...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Resilience and Climate Change 3
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB3.270

Talk

Chen Xia, The Penn State University (Speaker)

Nadia Dr. Boschi, Lendlease (Speaker)

Lili Ji, Concordia University (Speaker)

Lennart Larsson, Lund University Sweden (Chair)

Lexuan Zhong, University of Alberta (Speaker)

Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation Systems for Wildfire Smoke Resilience in British Columbia
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
TS: Environmental Impacts of Telework
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.430

Talk

Sharane Simon, Carleton University (Speaker)

Jean Rouleau, Université Laval (Speaker)

Brodie Hobson, Carleton University (Speaker)

Farzam Kharvari, Carleton University (Speaker)

Na Luo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Speaker)

Liam O'Brien, Carleton University (Chair)

Causal relationships in the built environment from teleworkIS...

Friday 29 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Plenary Session 4
1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - BMO Amphitheater - MB1.210

Keynote

Dr. Michael Lacasse, National Research Council Canada (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Carleton University (Keynote speaker)

Michael A. Lacasse,
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Wind Engineering, Aerodynamics and Urban Physics 2
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.430

Talk

Shahin Masoumi Verki, Concordia University (Speaker)

Lin Wang, National Research Council Canada (Chair)

Chang Shu, National Research Council Canada (Speaker)

Jiading Zhong, Donghua University (Speaker)

Senwen Yang, Concordia University (Speaker)

Longlong Yang, China Academy of Building Research (Speaker)

Validity of Near-ground Wind Profile Assumptions Tested Using Mean Wind Velocity Time Series...
Building Physics, Building Envelope and Materials 7
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.445

Talk

Henry Lu, National Research Council Canada (Speaker)

Čurpek Jakub, Brno Univerzity of Technlogy, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Speaker)

Shayan Mirzabeigi, SUNY ESF & Syracuse University (Speaker)

Mohamed Aldabibi, Concordia University (Speaker)

Michele Zinzi, ENEA (Speaker)

Benjamin Miller, Toronto Metropolitan University (Speaker)

Bruno Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa, FIOCRUZ (Chair)

Thermal and Optical Performance of Advanced Polycarbonate Systems with Granular Aerogel and ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Building Physics, Building Envelope and Materials 8
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Conference: Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (MB) Building - MB2.445

Talk

Behnam Mobaraki, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) (Speaker)

Rachel Paschoalin, Victoria University of Wellington (Speaker)

Tian Zhao, Tongji University (Speaker)

HUI LIU, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (Speaker)

Chang Shu, National Research Council Canada (Chair)

Characterization of the Thermal Transmittance in Buildings Using Low-cost Temperature Sensor...