Alexander Hayes
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
Dr. Leon Wang (General President of COBEE 2022 / Président général COBEE 2022)Dr. Graham Carr (President of Concordia University / Président de l’université Concordia)Mme Kaïla Munro (City of Montréal/ Ville de Montréal)Dr. Andreas Athienitis (Director...
Matthaios Santamouris, Ph.D.Urban Overheating and Its impact. Recent Progress on Mitigation TechnologiesRegional climate change in cities is the most documented phenomenon of climate change. Higher urban temperatures are documented e...
A Universal Method for Meeting a Wide-Scale Heat Demand via District Heating Networks.FPStrzalka, Aneta; Böhnisch, HelmutStrzalka, AnetaDeveloping and Calibrating a Cost-Effective Method to Determine the Window-to-Wall Ratio and Air-Conditioning Status of Existing BuildingsFPPhilip, Abraham; Pathak, Bhavya Swapneel; Gandhi, Shaily; Rawal, R...
Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Solar Adsorption and Typical Residential HVAC Systems for Major Cities Across CanadaMcNally, Jordan; Baldwin, Chris; Cruickshank, CynthiaJordan McNnallyThermal assessment of the Varennes Library building-integrated photovoltaic rooftop systemRoy, Benjamin; Delisle, Véronique; Gagné,...
Feasibility study of using artificial intelligence methods to reduce building energy demand and improve thermal comfort in early stages of designFPForouzandeh, Nima (1,2); Zomorodian, Zahra-Sadat (2); Tahsildoost, Mohamad (2); Shaghaghian, Zohreh (3)Shaghaghian, ZohrehAssessment of fast fluid dynamics with different turbulence models for simulating airflow and pollutant ...
Towards embedded controls for advanced double skin facadesFPGennaro, Giovanni (1,2);Favoino, Fabio (1);De Michele, Giuseppe (2);Goia, Francesco (3);Perino, Marco (1)Gennaro, GiovanniNumerically Modelling the Hygrothermal Response to Air Movements in Wall to wall JunctionsFPDelgadillo Buenrostro, Leonardo (1);Gosselin, Lo...
Urban Physics, a new field and new responsibilities for engineersEADerome, Dominique (1); Kubilay, Aytaç (2); Carmeliet, Jan (2)Derome, DominiqueMitigating intensity of urban heat island by better understanding on urban morphology and anthropogenic heat dispersionFPYuan, Chao (1); Mei, Shuo Jun (1); He, Wenhui (1); Adelia, Ayu Sukma (2)
Two-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Balcony Thermal BridgeFPHou, Yifan (1);Chen, Guojie (2);Zhou, Xi (3);Zhang, Bin (4)Yifan HouHygrothermal Properties of Cladding Materials at Different TemperaturesFPYousefi, Youness (1,2);Tariku, Fitsum (1)Yousefi, YounessExperimental study on the ...
Wednesday 27 July, 2022
Colleen S.L. Mercer Clarke, M.Sc., M.L.A., Ph.D., FCSLA/APALAThe Nature of Progress: How Working to Integrate Society with Environment will Transform our Society and our Future. Increas...
An Investigation on the Influence of Neighbourhood Morphology on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Toronto’s Public SpacesFPHasan, Javeriya; Horvat, MiljanaHasan, JaveriyaIntegrated Statistical–Simulation Approach to Improve Heat-Related Health, Environmental, and Urban Energy ResponsesFPDardir, Mohamed (1); Berardi, Umberto (2); Wilson, Jeffrey (...
Experimental characterization and outdoor testing of thermochromic coatings for building envelopeFPAutretto, Giorgia (1); Badino, Elena (1); Fantucci, Stefano (1); Serra, Valentina (1); Zinzi, Michele (2)Badino, ElenaEvaluation of the Equivalent Purging Flow Rate for Single-side Ventilated Model with Tracer Gas MeasurementsFPLin, Yuanyuan; ...
Vegetation and urban night ventilation as mitigation measures for heat waves in densified citiesEAKubilay, Aytaç; Strebel, Dominik; Rubin, Andreas; Carmeliet, JanKubilay, AytaçModelling of a large canopy to assess thermal comfort in an urban parkEAGiroux-Gauthier, Léopold (1); Kubilay, Aytaç (2); Strebel, Dominik (2); Herlem, Alicia (3); Wo...
Thursday 28 July, 2022
Tianzhen Hong, Ph.D.Decarbonization of Buildings: Strategies Integrating Energy Sufficiency, Efficiency, Flexibility, and Resiliency.Globally buildings consume more than one-third of primary ener...
Energy-driven Urban Configuration Optimization based on Modified Deep Reinforcement LearningFPHuang, Chenyu (1);Zhuang, Zhi (2);Zhang, Yongming (2);Yao, Jiawei (2)Huang, ChenyuA simulation tool for renewable energy supported buildingsFPKuru, Mustafa (1);Gökçül, Furkan (2);Ölmez, Burak Behlül (3);Eicker, Ursula (4);
Workshop on the topic “Accelerating projects for smart, sustainable, low carbon buildings and neighborhoods” Panel debate on how to accelerate the energy transition in the building sector10:30 AM-12:00 PM Short introductory statements (5 minutes...
How will mechanical night ventilation affect the electricity use and the electrical peak power demand in 30 years? – A case study of a historic office building in SwedenFPBakhtiari, Hossein; Sayadi, Sana; Akander, Jan; Hayati, Abolfazl; Cehlin, MathiasBakhtiari, HosseinAssessing the Thermal Resilience of Multiple Outage Events using a Multi-Objective Optimization Analysi...
Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation Systems for Wildfire Smoke Resilience in British ColumbiaFPDsoza, Aaron; Zhong, LexuanZhong, LexuanAn activity-based spatial-temporal urban electricity vulnerability assessmentFPXia, Chen (1); Hu, Yuqing (1); Chen, Jianli (2)Chen XiaResilience and Climate Change: How a ...
Causal relationships in the built environment from teleworkISFarzam KharvariLong-term field measurement of the energy impacts of teleworkISSharane SimonSocial housing energy impact of teleworkISJean RouleauOffice building operations adaptability to partial occup...
Friday 29 July, 2022
Michael A. Lacasse, Ph.D. P.Eng.Nature-based Solutions for Buildings and CommunitiesCanada is warming at double the rate of the global average caused in part by a fast-growing population and exte...
Validity of Near-ground Wind Profile Assumptions Tested Using Mean Wind Velocity Time Series from Field MeasurementsFPZHONG, Jiading; LIU, Jianlin; LIANG, GuomingZHONG, JiadingInteraction between the Urban Heat Island effect and the occurrence of Heatwaves: Comparison of Days with and without HeatwavesFPShu, Chang (1,2); Gaur, Abhishek (2);...
Thermal and Optical Performance of Advanced Polycarbonate Systems with Granular Aerogel and Hollow Silica PowderFPmerli, francesca (2);zinzi, michele (1);buratti, cinzia (2);Augello, Andrea (4);takeshi, Ihara (3)Zinzi, MicheleExpanded Polypropylene as Structural and Thermal Component of Panelized Wall SystemsFPTam, Claire (1...
Characterization of the Thermal Transmittance in Buildings Using Low-cost Temperature SensorsFPMobaraki, Behnam;Castilla Pascual, Francisco Javier;Lozano-Galant, Fidel;Porras Soriano, Rocío;Lozano-Galant, Jose AntonioBehnam MobarakiThe environmental impact of retrofitting heritage buildings in New ZealandFPPaschoalin, Rachel...