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1 WILLIAM (LIAM) O BRIEN, Ph.D., P.Eng. Cell : , Office: , ext liam.brien@carletn.ca Website: Ggle Schlar: Citizenship: Canadian and American (dual) CAREER OBJECTIVES: Engage the public, industry, and students abut high-perfrmance building and city design and peratin Develp new knwledge and research methds n building ccupants thrugh multidisciplinary cllabratin Inspire and train students thrugh creative teaching techniques, real applicatins, and challenging prjects Maintain and build clse ties with gvernment agencies and labratries, industry, and internatinal researchers t disseminate research findings and demnstrate technlgies EDUCATION 2007 t 2011 Ph.D., Cncrdia University, Building Engineering. Sups.: A. Athienitis and T. Kesik (Trnt) The develpment and methdlgy f a cnceptual slar huse design tl 2005 t 2007 M.A.Sc.,UTIAS (University f Trnt Institute fr Aerspace Studies). Develpment f fully functinal nansatellites deplyers. All five deplyers were successful after launch frm India n April 28, t 2005 B. Eng. Hnurs, Ryersn University, Aerspace Engineering. A study f the ecnmic feasibility f generating wind pwer in an urban envirnment. RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2 c-edited textbks: ne n net-zer energy buildings and ne n building ccupant research methds; 53 published r submitted jurnal articles, and 59 cnference papers; 3 best paper awards. Apprx. $2.4-millin in research funding ($2.2-millin as PI) frm NSERC, OCE, the Ontari and Canadian Gvernments, ASHRAE, and 12 industry and gvernment labratry partners in the past five years. Funder and PI f Human Building Interactin Labratry, an interdisciplinary team (civil, envirnmental, mechanical, and electrical engineering; architecture; psychlgy) f apprx. 12 graduate students and staff Numerus Canadian and internatinal keynte and plenary talks, such as a TEDxTalk Elected President f IBPSA-Canada fr tw terms since 2014; chaired 2 cnferences and 3 industry wrkshps My first supervised PhD student, Burak Gunay wn the Gvernr General s Medal and Senate Medal and received a tenure-track assistant prfessr psitin at Carletn; my secnd PhD student als received an assistant prfessr psitin. Extensive natinal and internatinal interdisciplinary cllabratin (e.g., C-Operating Agent fr new IEA EBC Annex Occupant behavir-centric building design and peratin (at prpsal stage); subtask c-leader f Internatinal Energy Agency Energy in Buildings and Cmmunities Prgramme Annex 66: Definitin and Simulatin f Occupant Behaviur in Buildings; researcher f NSERC Smart Net-zer Energy Buildings Strategic Netwrk; researcher f NSERC CREATE Heritage Engineering) Develpment f nvel ccupant mdels cvering ccupancy, lighting, thermstats, and windw blinds; implementatin and public release f abut 20 ccupant mdels int EnergyPlus and training exercises. Cnstructin f a living lab, whereby we have cmplete access t develp and test nvel building cntrl schemes. We have reduced heating and cling energy by 75% frm the riginal cntrls. Recipient f the Ontari Building Envelpe Cuncil Rising Star Award, IBPSA Outstanding Yung Cntributr Award, Ontari Early Researcher Award ($150K), Carletn Research Achievement Award ($15K), and Carletn Research Excellence Fund ($60K). Prgram advisr and prfessr fr Carletn s Architectural Cnservatin and Sustainability Engineering. Cnsulting fr energy and sustainability f 12 different building prjects using building simulatin. 1

2 TECHNICAL SKILLS Occupant behaviur mnitring and mdelling t supprt building perfrmance simulatin Multi-scale energy mdelling frm renewable energy and building systems t the urban scale Dynamic energy mdelling, design, and visualizatin f the design space f buildings and renewable energy systems; wrking knwledge f building energy cdes: ASHRAE Standards. 90.1, 55, and 62.1, Ontari Building Cde, Canadian Building Cde Strng MATLAB prgramming skills: scripting, file I/O, graphical user interface design, image recgnitin and prcessing Sftware: MS Office, EnergyPlus, OpenStudi, ESP-r, TRNSYS, EE4 (DOE-2.1), LBNL WINDOW 6, RETScreen, SketchUP, CATIA, SlidEdge, AutCAD, IDEAS, Daysim, IA-QUEST, CONTAM, HOT3000, AGI 32 Life cycle analysis: energy, cst, and emissins Lab and experimental experience: analysis f mnitred buildings, vibratin testing, thermal shcking and thermal vacuum testing, aerdynamics/wind tunnels, fluids, heat transfer, materials science, green rf mnitring PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE July 2011 t present Assciate Prfessr (tenured as f Dec. 2014; prmted t Assciate Prfessr July 2016) and Prgram Advisr, Architectural Cnservatin and Sustainability Engineering, Department f Civil and Envirnmental Engineering (crss-appintment with Mechanical and Aerspace Engineering), Carletn University, Ottawa, Canada Principal Investigatr f the Human Building Interactin Lab (2012-) Funding member f the Carletn Building Perfrmance Research Centre (with five ther prfessrs) Develped new curriculum fr and taught the fllwing curses: ENVE 4105: Green Building Design (undergraduate); enrlled by engineering and architecture students ENVE 4106/5104: Indr Air Quality (undergrad/grad) ENVE 4106/5104: Indr Envirnmental Quality (undergrad/grad) ENVE 5917: Research Methds fr Building Engineering (grad) Taught the fllwing curses: ECOR 4995: Prfessinal Practice (fr engineering) ENVE 4918: 4 th Year Engineering Design Prject Cumulative teaching evaluatin since 2011 f 4.50/5 Innvative use f educatinal technlgy: Intrduced eprtflis as a methd fr students t reflect n their wrk in the cntext f learning utcmes f their furth-year design prject C-develped, c-taught, and administered Carletn s largest nline curse (Prfessinal Practice) with abut students/year Develped nline resurce t prvide students with understanding f building design and cnstructin prcess using a new Carletn building as a case study (resurce includes nline repsitry f recrded interviews, guest lectures, technical turs, building energy data, drawings, and cntract dcuments) Develped many classrm experiments (e.g., Helidn daylight testing device, 3D printed slar shading devices, kit f indr envirnmental quality measurement devices) Cmpleted 12-week Certificate in University Teaching at Carletn William (Liam) O Brien 2

3 Thesis defense cmmittees: 7 MASc, 2 PhD Faculty Advisr, ASHRAE Carletn University Student Chapter (2012-) Faculty Advisr, Team Ontari: Slar Decathln ( ) Cmmittees: Advised n simulatin-based design methdlgies and mdelling appraches fr advanced building systems Chair f an assistant prfessr hiring cmmittee; member f several thers Graduate Attributes (develpment f system fr assessing engineering graduates based n Canadian Engineering Accreditatin Bard) Green Revlving Fund cmmittee: a $1-millin fund that was established t identify and select prpsals fr Carletn campus retrfits that are bth ecnmically and envirnmentally sustainable Carletn Sustainability Cmmittee Outreach cmmittee (attend numerus recruitment events and give presentatins and technical turs, and lead hands-n activities fr ptential new students) OTHER RESEARCH AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 2011 Researcher, Natural Resurces Canada (3-mnth cntract) Wrked n jint research prject with Lawrence Berkeley Natinal Labs (LBNL) t ptimize the cntrls f cmmercial buildings t reduce peak lads and ultimately energy csts t 2011 Research Assistant, NSERC Slar Buildings Research Netwrk (SBRN) Facilitated 6-day PhD Wrkshp n net-zer energy buildings fr 35 internatinal students taught by 15 prfessrs and industry prfessinals. Crdinated three-day meeting fr 90 natinal and internatinal slar energy and building researchers and industry experts. Organized fur expert panel sessins n net-zer energy husing, cmmercial buildings, building-integrated slar systems, and cmmunities. Assisted in applying fr $7.6-millin federal grant fr an NSERC research netwrk ( Smart Net-zer Energy Buildings Research Netwrk ), which was granted in Participated in Internatinal Energy Agency Slar Heating and Cling Task 40: Twards netzer slar energy buildings. I have prduced several technical reprts as a result f my participatin. I chaired mnthly experts meetings, including creating agendas, facilitating research effrts, keeping minutes, and managing the nline wrkspace. Organized building-integrated slar phtvltaics wrkshp fr architects and researchers. Gave ne-hur lecture with thery and case studies. Organized public speaking wrkshp at Ryersn University Develped technical reprts and website prmtinal material fr slar energy demnstratin prjects Research Assistant, Space Flight Lab Designed, manufactured, and qualified spacecraft systems thrugh rigrus thermal-vacuum and vibratin testing. Assembled spacecraft systems in clean rm accrding t military standards. William (Liam) O Brien 3

4 OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE Miscellaneus teaching/lecturing Facilitated, prepared material fr, and taught EnergyPlus intrductry wrkshp t 15 graduate students, after having seen a gap in knwledge amng peers Guest lecture fr sustainable buildings curse in Faculty f Architecture, University f Trnt Guest lecture fr Daylight and Illuminatin curse at Cncrdia University Tw guest lectures t cmputatinal arts class, Cncrdia: Sustainable building design Private tutring fr daylighting and illuminatin curse 2008 Teaching Fellw: Building Systems Engineering, Cncrdia University Prepared fr and delivered five lectures t a class f 70 students Prepared teaching material and exams, and evaluated students 2008 Teaching Assistant and Lecturer: Acustics and Illuminatin, Cncrdia University Prepared fr and gave lectures t 45 senir building engineering students Wrte final exam, and graded assignments and presentatins Gave curse fr specialized illuminatin sftware (AGI32) Teaching Assistant: Engineering Strategies and Practice, U. f Trnt OTHER EXPERIENCE Led tutrials f engineering students thrugh the design prcess fr real client prjects Authred Prject Manager Manual t teach future prfessrs the curse principles and guidelines 2008-present Cnsultant: building energy mdelling and design and sustainability assessments Design charrette participant and cnsultant fr three large Carletn University buildings ( ) Preliminary energy perfrmance assessment fr Yellwknife EcHme. Thermal cmfrt assessment f advanced dynamic windw systems fr EcTay Inc. Perfrmed whle-building mdeling fr a large Trnt high schl prject using equest. Wrte all dcumentatin t demnstrate cmpliance with building energy cdes (Ontari Building Cde and ASHRAE Std. 90.1). Perfrmed ptimizatin f temperature cntrls t reduce peak lads using DRQAT sftware fr NRCan CanmetENERGY. Perfrmed retrfit analysis f ff-grid Interpretive Centre at Misery Bay, Manitulin Island, Ontari. Mdelled building in EnergyPlus and sized slar cllectrs t achieve independence frm diesel generatr. Organized design charrette and led eight-persn engineering team t design a lw-energy ffice and husing facility in Uganda fr Cncrdia Vlunteer Abrad Prgram. Led the writing f an engineering reprt fr delivery t a lcal (Ugandan) engineer and builder. William (Liam) O Brien 4

5 Summer 2004 Wrked with Cncrdia University building managers t ptimize windw shade cntrl in new 16-strey Jhn Mlsn Schl f Business building t enhance passive slar perfrmance and reduce energy csts. Cntracted by NRCan t create energy mdel fr NRCan Varennes facility using EnergyPlus. Develped tlkit fr Tremc Inc. t assess cst reductin measures and payback perids, using Excel and VBA. Perfrmed feasibility study fr a cmmunity-scale slar dmestic ht water system fr Trnt Cmmunity Husing Crpratin (TCHC) Blck 21 and 23. Cnsulted fr Baird Sampsn Neuert Architects. Perfrmed energy systems design fr ff-grid luxury cttage (5000 sq. ft.) in Mntebell fr private client. Prvided a simulated-based feasibility fr multiple heating system ptins. Parametric ptimizatin f luver gemetry t minimize heating and cling lads fr Unicel Inc. fr a cmmercial building in Trnt using EnergyPlus. Acted as an energy cnsultant fr the new Missin 2050 building at the University f Guelph, a $150-millin planned net-zer energy agri-science facility. Attended a three-day design charrette t discuss design cncepts with ther experts. Created building energy mdel fr the University f Trnt Mining Engineering building upgrade prject; wrked with architects (Baird Sampsn Neuert Architects) t explre different strategies t minimize energy and resurce use; wrte 15-page reprt utlining results. Mdelled large number f pssible high-rise apartment building upgrades using ESP-r t determine energy savings ptential. Created script t autmatically generate input files and perfrm batch runs. The utcme was included in the Trnt Mayr s Twer Renewal Guidelines a cmprehensive study f perfrmance upgrades t Trnt s 5000 high-rise residential buildings. Bmbardier Aerspace/DeHavilland Facilitated the mechanical design f Cntrl Cable Tensin Regulatrs fr the Q400 Aircraft Wrte a MATLAB prgram t ptimize the mechanism t maintain near-cnstant tensin Used CATIA and AutCAD t mdel the design Stress analysis (FEM) using CATIA Was selected as the presenter t shwcase my design t a large grup f gvernment fficials, senir managers, and academics CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS (OTHER THAN RESEARCH GRANTS) Ontari Building Envelpe Cuncil - Rising Star Award (2017) IEA EBC Annex 66 Distinguished Service Award (2017) IBPSA (Internatinal Building Perfrmance Simulatin Assciatin) Outstanding Yung Cntributr Award (US$500) (2017) Ontari Early Researcher Award ($150,000 ver 5 years) (2015) Carletn Research Achievement Award ($15,000) (2015) Nminated fr Carletn Graduate Supervisin Award (2014 and 2016) Certificate in University Teaching (12-week curse) (2012) ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid Award ($10,000) ( ) SimBuild 2010 Student Travel Award (2010) Graduate Student Assciatin Cnference Travel Award (Cncrdia) (2010) William (Liam) O Brien 5

6 IBPSA-Canada Student Travel Award (2009) Mdular Building Institute Green Building design cmpetitin winner (2008) Details available here: The design was since built fr a Virginia schl bard Health & Safety n cnstructin sites curse (2008) Ontari Graduate Schlarship (OGS) $15,000 ( ) MASc Fellwship, University f Trnt ( ) Pratt & Whitney Canada Schlarship (2004) NSERC USRA Award (2004) Dean s List, Ryersn ( ) Glden Key Internatinal Hnur Sciety Member (2003-present) Standard First Aid/CPR (2002) 1 st place in Ryersn Engineering Design Cmpetitin (2001) Entrance Schlarship, Ryersn Aerspace Engineering (2001) 1 st Place in age divisin in Waterl-Kitchener Marathn (42km) (1999) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP President (elected), Internatinal Building Perfrmance Simulatin Assciatin (IBPSA) Canada ( ; ) Member, Ontari Building Envelpe Cuncil (2017-present) Affiliate Directr (Canada), IBPSA (2014-present) Vice President, Internatinal Building Perfrmance Simulatin Assciatin Canada ( ) Member and Prfessinal Engineer, Prfessinal Engineers f Ontari (PEO) (2016-present) Member/Engineer in training, Prfessinal Engineers f Ontari (PEO) ( ) Member, Internatinal Building Perfrmance Simulatin Assciatin (IBPSA) (2007-present) Member, Illuminating Engineering Sciety f Nrth America ( ) Assciate Member, American Sciety fr Heating, Refrigeratin, and Air Cnditining Engineers (ASHRAE) (2008- present) Canadian Green Building Cuncil, Ottawa Chapter (CaGBC) ( ) SELECT PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS Panelist: The Rle f Occupant Behaviur in Reducing GHG Emissins. Reshaping Energy 2018, The Cnference Bard f Canada, Ottawa, Ontari (2018) Keynte: Humans in buildings: Frm the rm t campus scale. Internatinal Facilities Management Assciatin. Ottawa, Ontari (2018) Keynte: Data visualizatin fr building and campus perfrmance (c-presented with Burak Gunay and Zixia Shi). Data Viz Meetup. Ottawa, Ontari (2017) Panelist fr tw panels: Daylight metrics and Occupant mdelling and simulatin. Building Simulatin cnference, San Francisc (2017) Plenary talk: Occupant behaviur and cmfrt in the wrkplace Real Prperty Institute f Canada - Frum n the Wrkplace. Ottawa, Ontari (2017) William (Liam) O Brien 6

7 Plenary talk: Applying lessns learned frm ccupants t new and existing buildings. Sustainable Labs Cnference. Edmntn, Alberta (2016) Keynte: Acting n lessns learned frm building ccupants. Ottawa Better Buildings Breakfast (2016) Keynte: Carletn University campus as a living labratry and educatinal pprtunity. ASHRAE Ottawa Valley Chapter (industry dinner with ~100 audience members) (2016) Simulating passive buildings. Ontari Assciatin f Architects Challenge 2030 Cntinuing Educatin Lecture Series. Trnt and Ottawa (2014, 2015, 2016) Intrductin t ccupant mdelling. Half-day educatinal wrkshp at esim 2016 Cnference. Hamiltn (2016) Cnsidering ccupant behaviur in new building design. Selected seminar presenter at IIDEX (Canada s largest interir design shw). Trnt (2015) Design f resilient, lw-energy cndminiums. Panelist in CZEBS-iiBSE-APEC Sympsium. Mntreal (2015) High-perfrmance buildings: The human factr. FED Talks - Carletn s cmmunity lecture series. Ottawa (2014) Occupant behaviur in next generatin green buildings. Next Generatin Green Buildings Wrkshp. Vancuver, Canada (2014) Panelist: A three-tiered apprach t addressing ccupant behaviur in new building design. Open Frum n Occupant Behaviur. Hng Kng (2014) Incrprating ccupant behaviur int new building design. Canada Green Building Cuncil Seminar Series, Ottawa, Canada (2014) Appraches t addressing ccupant behaviur in Net-Zer Energy Buildings. Asia-Pacific Ecnmic Cperatin Wrkshp n Net-Zer Energy Buildings, Beijing, China (2013) Lessns learned frm Net-zer energy buildings. Net-zer energy building wrkshp. Mntreal (2013) EcTerra Net-zer energy huse: design, perfrmance, and recmmendatins. NZEB Wrkshp, Chambery, France (2013) Occupant-cnscius building design. TEDxRideau Canal (2012) ( Applied Building Perfrmance Simulatin. Seminar fr Department f Mechanical and Aerspace Engineering, Carletn University (2012) Applied Building Perfrmance Simulatin. Seminar fr Department f Civil and Envirnmental Engineering, Carletn University (2012) Sustainable Buildings: Design, Technlgy, and Energy Surces, Prfessinal Engineers f Ontari (PEO), Ottawa Chapter (2011) Successes and Failures in Sustainable Buildings, Assciatin fr Canadian Studies in the Netherlands (ACSN), Rtterdam, The Netherlands (2011) Cnceptual Design f Slar Huses, PhD Wrkshp n Net-zer Energy Buildings, Cncrdia University, Mntreal (2011) Design f Slar Buildings. Building Eclgy, Science, and Technlgy (BEST) Lecture Series, University f Trnt; audience f ver 200 researchers, cnsultants, and architects (2011) Thermal Cmfrt and Related Mdelling Issues in the EcTerra Huse. Canada Husing and Mrtgage Crpratin EQuilibrium TM Husing Frum (2010) Applicatins f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. Cmputer Graphics Department, Crnell University (2010) Design f a cntrl cable tensin regulatr fr Bmbardier aircraft. Ryersn University (2004) Abut 15 cnference presentatins (listed under cnference papers) MEDIA APPEARANCES (SELECT) If yur high perfrmance building isn't perfrming, try talking t the peple inside. Daily Cmmerce Jurnal (2017) William (Liam) O Brien 7

8 The things peple d t fil energy-saving buildings. Smithsnian Magazine (2017) Architecture s UX prblem. C.Design website (2017) High-efficiency building blpers revealed. Science Daily (2017) Massive new energy use data resurce cming this January. Frbes (2016) Residential energy submetering. CBC Radi interview (2014) Design prcess f Uganda building and facility design. CBC Radi interview (2011) Featured several times in Carletn s nline Research Stries magazine ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND MENTORSHIP (SELECT) Outreach leader fr Architectural Cnservatin and Sustainability Engineering prgram (develped presentatins, develped and led hands-n activities, gave technical turs, discuss educatinal and career prspects with high schl students and their families) Science day camp guest instructr day-lng daylighting design activity Led numerus technical turs fr public (Trnt Exhibitin Place wind turbine, mechanical rms f Carletn buildings, walking tur f green buildings) Regular blgger (e.g., n LinkedIn) abut tpics f ccupant behaviur, green buildings, energy, and indr envirnmental quality Panelist fr several educatinal sessins aimed at graduate students (e.g., Hw t get an academic jb, Hw t publish a jurnal article) STUDENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT SUPERVISION Undergraduate research assistant MASc/MArch PhD Pst-dctral fellw Research assistant In prgress Cmpleted Duratin Student name Title f thesis/prject; ntes Current psitin Graduate students/pst-dctral fellws MASc: Adrian Sble Applicatin f generative design t ffice retrfits RA: Anuvrat Mishra Quantificatin f ptential f htelling ffice management in Canada M.Arch: Nr Alkhalili (csupervised with Ted Kesik, Architecture, Trnt) Pst-dc: Mhamed Ouf Methdlgy and metrics t assess visual privacy in buildings in urban envirnments Prject 1: develpment f a prgram t engage ccupants in a sustainable cmmunity Prject 2: Occupant mdelling fr building William (Liam) O Brien 8

9 design and energy cdes: radmap, feasibility study, best practices guidebk, and tested case study PhD: Tareq Abuimara (c-supervised with Burak Gunay) PhD: Haily Fernald (c-supervised with Sctt Bucking) PhD: Jaysn Bursill (c-supervised by Ian Beausleil-Mrrisn) MASc: Maxime St- Jacques (csupervised with Sctt Bucking) MASc: Andrew Hicks (c-supervised with Sctt Bucking) PhD: Aylin Ozkan (U. f Trnt; csupervised by Ted Kesik, U f Trnt) MASc: Justin Berquist MASc: Mihai Mateescu (csupervised with Ian Beausleil-Mrrisn) Statistical design applicatins in ccupant mdelling fr building perfrmance simulatin Advanced building mdel calibratin Develpment, implementatin, and field testing f innvative adaptive building cntrls Mdelling greenhuse gas emissins f electrical grids in Canada Develpment f ccupant-in-the-lp cntrls fr Zibi Methdlgy fr assessing the cmfrt and resilience f cndminiums Energy-related faults analysis in existing ffices Develpment f mdel predictive cntrl fr blinds n a research huse (in prgress) Researcher, Natinal Research Cuncil Engineer, Trane (stpped due t illness) BEng and MASc: Anthny Fuller Develpment f an algrithm t cunt ccupants in phts f indr spaces Research assistant fr HBI Lab ; PhD; pst-dc (halftime): Aly Abdelalim Methdlgy fr using building infrmatin mdels and energy mdels t advise building peratrs Assistant Prfessr, Arab Academy fr Science, Technlgy & Maritime Transprt ; PhD; pst-dc: Sara Gilani Mnitring, mdelling, and simulatin f ccupants in ffices; Occupant mdelling fr building design and energy cdes: radmap, feasibility study, best practices guidebk, and tested case study Pst-dc in HBI Lab Research Assistant: Vera Hu Develpment f ccupant engagement strategies fr a majr residential prperty manager. Researcher, Natinal Research Cuncil William (Liam) O Brien 9

10 PhD: Shawn Shi Nvel building zne-level fault detectin and diagnstics (tw best paper awards) Researcher, Natinal Research Cuncil BEng ( ) and MASc ( ): Isis Bennet MASc: Austin Selvig (c-supervised with Craig Merrett) Research Assistant: Laura Scrimgeur PhD: Burak Gunay (c-supervised with Ian Beausleil- Mrrisn) Develpment f methds t reduce energy use in an ffice twer (Ontari Graduate Schlarship) Optimizatin f mass-prduced net-zer energy huses. Cnsultant fr a variety f survey develpment prjects Develpment f adaptive building cntrls that learn individualized ccupant cmfrt expectatins, habits, and behaviurs. Burak is the recipient f numerus awards (e.g., Gvernr General s Medal, Senate Medal, NSERC PGS, OGS, ASHRAE Grant in aid, BS2015 cnference best paper award, and many internal awards). Dr. Gunay was hired as an assistant prfessr at Carletn immediately upn cmpletin f his PhD. Research assistant, CIMS Lab Arbrus Cnsulting Private cnsultant Assistant prfessr, Carletn University ; MASc (c-supervised with Cynthia Cruickshank); PhD (c-supervised with Sctt Sanner, Trnt): Brent Huchuk Develpment f predictive cntrls f windw shades fr energy and cmfrt perfrmance ptimizatin. Brent s thesis was nminated fr a Senate Medal. PhD: Machine Learning fr Residential Building HVAC Analytics Platfrm Ecbee/PhD student Undergraduate research students 2016/2017 BEng: Saptak Dutta Develpment f building zne-level virtual sensrs 2016/2017 BEng: Nr Alkhalili Develpment and testing f ccupant view and privacy metrics fr residential buildings 2016/2017 BEng: Jhn Thmsn Methdlgy fr determining ptimal thermstat lcatin t avid slar expsure M.A.Sc. student, Carletn M.Arch. student and research assistant, Trnt Prject Crdinatr, Demathieu Bard (summers) BEng: Ruth Tamas (c-supervised with Burak Gunay in 2017) Field study f LEED cnds and ccupant behaviur (undergrad student) 2016 BEng: Ninshka Rdrigues (Memrial University, Newfundland) Datamining f smart thermstat data Prject crdinatr, Wired Synergy 2015/2016 BEng: Jel Becker Design and cnstructin f a micr- Mrrisn Hershfield William (Liam) O Brien 10

11 2015/2016 BEng: Krista McWilliam 2015/2016 BEng: Abhijit Dhanda 2014/2015 BEng: Kristen Jrgensen 2014 BEng: Nichlas Dumulin 2013 BEng: Christpher Henningsen helidn 3D printing f innvative daylight shading devices Systematic assessment energy-saving ptential in an existing building Measurement and statistical analysis f daylight distributin and plug lads in ffices Assessment f thermal and visual cmfrt in perimeter znes f buildings Develpment f crrelatins between indr illuminance and advanced daylight glare metrics (funded by ASHRAE Senir Undergraduate Prject Grant) (unknwn) Researcher, CIMS Lab Engineer, Windmill Develpments Engineer, Regulvar Engineering design technlgist, telecmmunicatins 2012/2013 BEng: Peter Hutchins Web interface develpment fr the Carletn green rf 2012/2013 BEng: Erqin Zeng Measurement and ccupant survey f thermal cmfrt in Carletn s academic buildings (funded by ASHRAE Senir Undergraduate Prject Grant) 2012/2013 BEng: Lindsay Ck Study f windw blind use in high-rise ffice buildings Engineering cnsultant MASc student EIT, City f Winnipeg 2011/2012 BEng: Rbyn Chatwin-Davies Instrumentatin f the Carletn University green rf MASc student RESEARCH FUNDING Ttal research funding (2012-present) ~$2.4M; ~$2.2M awarded as PI; ~$2M in review; ~$7M in preparatin Year funding was awarded Funding surce/name Amunt (100% t Liam O Brien unless therwise nted) 2011 Start-up grant, Carletn University $30, ASHRAE undergraduate prject award grant: Indr air quality measuring equipment 2012 NSERC Engage Grant: Develpment f ccupant behaviur mdels fr use in building simulatin (partnered with Autdesk Inc.) 2013 NSERC Engage Grant: Develpment f predictive shades cntrl with experimental mck-up (partnered with Regulvar Inc.) US$5,000 $25,000 cash; $20,000 inkind $25,000 cash; $9,000 inkind William (Liam) O Brien 11

12 2013 Natural Resurces Canada research cntract: Literature review f ccupant behaviur mdelling 2013 NSERC Interactin Grant: Travel funding t visit and initiate research with Delta Cntrls, Vancuver, BC $14,080 $5, Natural Resurces Canada sub-cntract: OpenStudi sftware training $20, ASHRAE undergraduate prject award grant: Tlkit fr measuring cmfrt in perimeter znes f buildings 2013 Cke Trust Grant: Passive Slar Design Guidebk (c-applicant with Ted Kesik) 2013 NSERC Engage Grant: Develpment f predictive building cntrl strategies using high-reslutin weather data NSERC Discvery Grant: Rbust design f slar hmes: methdlgy and technlgy Carletn Research Excellence Fund: Digital Campus Innvatin Creatin f a Building Infrmatin Mdelling (BIM) mdel t assessment f Carletn building sustainability (with Autdesk) Internal Carletn University award (I-CUREUS) Measurement f apartment temperatures in the heating seasn US$5,000 $47,500 ttal (40%) $25,000 cash; $5,000 inkind $150,000 ($25,000/year fr 6 years) $60,000 cash; $150,000 in-kind $1, and 2014 Carletn USRA with Isis Bennet (undergrad B.Eng. student): varius bservatinal studies t supprt ccupant behaviur research $8, NSERC Smart Net-Zer Energy Buildings Research Netwrk (SNEBRN) Strategic Netwrk (PI: Andreas Athienitis) 2014 Ontari Centres f Excellence (OCE)/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Cuncil (NSERC)/Cnnect Canada with s2e Technlgies Inc.: Develpment f a rbust design methdlgy fr net-zer energy residential buildings 2014 Natural Resurces Canada (NRCan) research cntract: Implementatin f ccupant behaviur mdels int EnergyPlus Simulatin sftware ASHRAE Undergrad Senir Prject Grant: Tlkit t develp learning lighting and blind cntrls 2014 Netwrks f Centres f Excellence - Graphics, Animatin, and New Media (GRAND) Phase 1: New Media fr Sustainable Living (c-applicant) NSERC Cllabrative Research & Develpment Grant (with Delta Cntrls Inc.): Develpment f ccupant-learning cntrls (c-applicant: Ian Beausleil-Mrrisn) NSERC Cllabrative Research & Develpment Grant (with Autdesk Research): Methdlgy fr using BIM fr campus energy management and peratins $70,000 ttal fr (f $7.6-millin awarded frm NSERC) $55,000 cash + $15,000 in-kind $24,960 US$5,000 $10,700 (f $23-millin) $90,000 cash + $130,000 in-kind ttal fr 3 years $108,000 cash + $140,000 in-kind fr 3 years William (Liam) O Brien 12

13 2014 Research cntract with Ottawa Cmmunity Husing t quantify measured benefit f advanced heating in high-rise apartment buildings 2014 NSERC Engage Grant with Mrrisn Hershfield Ltd.: Simulatin-based investigatin f residential building envelpe systems Ontari Early Researcher Award: Methdlgy fr high-perfrmance cndminium design 2015 Research cntract t develp a green behaviur reprt card fr Centretwn Citizens Ottawa Crpratin 2015 NSERC Engage Grant with Hidi Rae: Use f ccupant behaviur mdels in the design prcess fr ffices 2015 Natural Resurces Canada research cntract: Guidelines fr develping and using ccupant behaviur mdels Carletn University Research Achievement Award Demnstratin f ccupant behaviur mdels in the building design prcess ASHRAE Undergrad Senir Prject Grant: Equipment t build helidn and test perfrmance f 3D-printed slar shading systems $10,000 $25,000 cash; $6,600 inkind $150,000 $25,000 $25,000 cash; $7,500 inkind $17,100 $15,000 US$5, NSERC CREATE: Heritage Engineering (PI: Mari Santana) ~$165,000 (10% f $1.65M), c-pi 2015 NSERC Engage with Bentall Kennedy (Canada): Leveraging electricity submetering data fr high-rise ffice buildings t reduce energy use 2015 NSERC Cnnect Level 3: Digital tls fr sustainability management f campuses and building clusters 2015 BC Husing Research & Educatin Grants: Design guidelines and buyer guide fr resilient and cmfrtable cndminiums in British Clumbia (c-pi with Ted Kesik) 2016 ASHRAE Ottawa Valley Chapter - research fund dnatin fr building cntrls research 2016 Natural Resurces Canada research cntract: implementatin f existing ccupant mdels int OpenStudi 2016 NSERC Engage with RWDI: Field mnitring f ccupants energyrelated actins and presence in ffices ASHRAE Undergrad Senir Prject Grant: Equipment t estimate zne level energy and mass flws NSERC CRD with Delta Cntrls: Develpment and implementatin f adaptive building cntrls (c-applicant: Ian Beausleil-Mrrisn) 2016 CFI-JELF/ORF: Advanced building cntrls hardware and sftware fr the Health Sciences Building: Use f 25 ffices as an in-situ research and student training facility. (This prpsal was als submitted as part f a $20M Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (SIF), under which it was ultimately $25,000 (+ $13,000 in kind) $25,000 $40,000 (50%) $5,000 $16,500 $25,000 (+ $8,000 in kind) US$5,000 $180,000 $400,000 cash and $167,000 in-kind William (Liam) O Brien 13

14 funded) 2017 OCE VIP I with QuadReal (Canada): Develpment f a prgram t engage ffice building ccupants n energy use NRCan Energy Innvatin Prgram: Occupant mdelling fr building design and energy cdes: radmap, feasibility study, best practices guidebk, and tested case study (with Burak Gunay and Ian Beausleil- Mrrisn) 2017 Ontari Centres f Excellence (OCE)/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Cuncil (NSERC) with Windmill Develpments Inc.: Occupantin-the-lp cntrls fr a sustainable cmmunity 2017 Ontari-Baden-Wurttemberg Faculty Exchange: tw-mnth visit t Karlsruhe Institute f Technlgy (Germany) 2017 Natural Resurces Canada research cntract: Develpment f dynamic Sankey diagrams t represent energy flws 2017 NSERC Cnnect 2 Grant: Wrkshp n Mdelling and Simulatin f Occupants 2017 NSERC CRD with ecbee: Machine Learning fr Residential Building HVAC Analytics Platfrm (PI: Sctt Sanner, Trnt) 2017 NSERC Engage with Hmesl Building Slutins: Methdlgy and case study t assess ccupant cmfrt, mechanical equipment, and energy use fr an athletic facility NSERC CRD with CpperTree: Data-driven methds fr peratin and maintenance f cmmercial buildings (PI: Burak Gunay) Brealis Fundatin: Study f usability f residential building interfaces (c-pi, Chantal Trudel, Industrial Design, Carletn) NSERC CRD/OCE VIP II with Brkfield Glbal Integrated Slutins: Develpment and field testing f nvel appraches t imprve building peratins (with c-pis: Burak Gunay, Sctt Bucking, Jean Duquette) $25,000 (+ $16,000 in kind) $350,000 + $148,000 inkind (80%) $50,000 cash + $15,000 in-kind $5,250 $12,500 $8,200 $160,000 (50%) $25,000 $100,000 (33%) $20,000 $480,000 (37.5%) 2017 (applied fr) (applied fr) CFI Cyberinfrastructure: Netwrk f Living Campuses being submitted by Ryersn University (PI: Jenn McArthur, Ryersn) BC Husing: Residential building interface design: an internatinal perspective $1.5M (~10%) $40, Natural Resurces Canada Green Infrastructure Fund Phase II: Next Generatin actinable building energy perfrmance metrics, data analytics, and visualizatin: an pen-surce platfrm (PI: Burak Gunay) $510,000 (33%) (in preparatin) NSERC Smart Slar Buildings and Cmmunities Strategic Research Netwrk (PI: Andreas Athienitis, Cncrdia; Assciate Directr: Liam O Brien) $7.3M (~5%) INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY COMMITTEES William (Liam) O Brien 14

15 C-Operating Agent fr Internatinal Energy Agency Energy (IEA) in Energy in Buildings and Cmmunities (EBC) Annex: Occupant behavir-based building design and peratin. (final prpsal stage) ( ) Crdinatin f abut 100 researchers frm 20 cuntries t cnduct state-f-the-art research n ccupant cmfrt, ccupant behaviur, and ccupant-centric building design and peratins Chairing biannual three-day meetings Reprting t Internatinal Energy Agency Executive Cmmittee biannually Outreach via website, newsletters, panel discussins, invited presentatins, etc. Subtask c-leader fr Internatinal Energy Agency Energy (IEA) in Energy in Buildings and Cmmunities (EBC) Annex 66: Definitin and simulatin f ccupant behaviur in buildings. ( ) C-led grup f 10 internatinal researchers, fcusing n ffice ccupant mdelling and simulatin C-edited a textbk n ccupant research (with six authred chapters) with 36 authrs frm 14 cuntries Published six jurnal articles and fur cnference papers Regular cntributr r editr f newsletter Organized, led and cntributed t panel discussins Subtask c-leader fr Internatinal Energy Agency (IEA) Slar Heating and Cling Task 40/ECB Annex 52 Twards Net-zer Energy Slar Buildings ( ) C-edited a textbk n net-zer energy buildings Led initiative t cmpile and dcument building case studies Facilitated PhD summer schl n net-zer energy buildings fr 20 internatinal PhD students CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEES Scientific Cmmittee, esim 2018, Mntreal, QC Scientific Cmmittee, Building Simulatin 2017, San Francisc Chair, Wrkshp n Occupant Mdelling and Simulatin, May 2017, Carletn University Scientific Cmmittee C-chair, SimAUD 2017, Trnt, ON, Chair, OB-16 (Occupant Behaviur Sympsium 2016), Ottawa, ON Scientific and Organizing Cmmittees, SimAUD Prgram Cmmittee, NSERC Wrkshp n Big Data and the Built Envirnment, June 2016, Trnt, ON Chair, NSERC Wrkshp n Sustainable Campus Management, January 2016, Ottawa, ON Scientific Cmmittee, ACEEE , Pacific Grve, CA Chair, esim 2014, Ottawa, ON Chair, SimAUD 2013, San Dieg, CA Scientific Cmmittee, Climate Change Technlgy Cnference 2013 Organizing and Scientific Cmmittees, Net-Zer Energy Custmized Hme Cnference, 2012 Scientific Cmmittee, Slar Heating and Cling Cnference 2012 Scientific Cmmittee and wrkshp facilitatr, esim 2012 Scientific Cmmittee, Internatinal Slar Energy Sciety 2011 Scientific Cmmittee, Canadian Slar Buildings Cnference 2009 JOURNAL REVIEWS AND EDITORSHIP William (Liam) O Brien 15

16 Guest editr, Special Issue n Occupant Behaviur Fundamentals, Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin (2017) Guest editr, Special Issue n Architecture and Urban Design, Simulatin Jurnal (2016) Reviewer fr: Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin; Building Simulatin; Building Research and Infrmatin Envirnment and Planning: B; Energy and Buildings; Applied Energy; Jurnal f Landscape Architecture; Jurnal f Energy Efficiency EDITED BOOKS AND PROCEEDINGS [1] Wagner, A., O Brien, W., Dng., B. (2018). Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: Methds and challenges. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [2] Turrin, M., Peters, B., O Brien, W., Stuffs, R., Dgan, T. Prceedings fr Sympsium n Simulatin f Architecture and Urban Design Trnt, ON. [3] Athienitis, A., O Brien, W Mdelling, design, and ptimizatin f net-zer energy buildings. Berlin, Germany: Wiley and Sns. (English versin translated t Chinese in 2017) [4] O Brien, W., Gunay, HB., Khan, A. Prceedings fr Sympsium n Simulatin f Architecture and Urban Design San Dieg, CA. AUTHORED BOOK CHAPTERS [1] Wagner, A., O Brien, W., Dng., B. (2018). Intrductin In A. Wagner, A., W. O Brien. & B. Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (1-5) Springer Nature. [2] Schweiker, M., Carlucci, S., Andersen, R., Dng, B. O Brien, W. (2018) Occupancy and ccupants actins. In A. Wagner, W. O Brien. & B. Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (pp. 7-38). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [3] Dng, B., Kjergaard, M., De Simne, M., Gunay, HB., O Brien., W., Dziedzic, J., Nvakvic, V., Zha, J. (2018). Sensing and data acquisitin In A. Wagner, W. O Brien. & B. Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (pp ). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [4] O Brien, W., Wagner, A., Day, J. (2018) Intrductin t ccupant measurement methds In A. Wagner, W. O Brien. & B. Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (pp ). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [5] O Brien, W., Gilani, S., Gunay, HB. (2018) In-situ methds t study ccupants In A. Wagner, W. O Brien. & Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (pp ). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [6] O Brien, W., Wagner, A., Dng., B. (2018). Cnclusin and future utlk. In A. Wagner, W. O Brien. & B. Dng. Explring ccupant behaviur in buildings: methds and challenges. (pp ). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. [7] Carlucci, S., Paglian, L., O Brien, W., Kapsis, K. (2015). Cmfrt fr Net ZEBs: Thery and design. In Athienitis, A., O Brien W. Mdelling, Design, and Optimizatin f Net-Zer Energy Buildings. (75-101) Berlin, Germany: Wiley and Sns. [8] O Brien, W., Burdukan, P., Delisle, V., Yip, S. (2015). Net ZEB design prcesses and tls. In Athienitis, A., O Brien W. Mdelling, Design, and Optimizatin f Net-Zer Energy Buildings. ( ) Berlin, Germany: Wiley and Sns. [9] Athienitis, A., O Brien, W., (2015). Net ZEB case studies. In Athienitis, A., O Brien W. Mdelling, Design, and Optimizatin f Net-Zer Energy Buildings. ( ) Berlin, Germany: Wiley and Sns. MAGAZINE ARTICLES William (Liam) O Brien 16

17 [1] Ouf, M., O Brien, W., Gunay, B (2018). Can we game cde cmpliance thrugh ccupant mdeling? ASHRAE Jurnal. February. [2] O Brien, W., Kesik, T. (2016) Cndminiums & Resilience. Canadian Cnsulting Engineer Magazine. Pg URL: [3] O Brien, W. (2014) The ccupant factr in high-perfrmance building design. Sustainable Buildings and Architecture Magazine. URL: BLOG POSTS (SELECT) [1] O Brien, W. (2018). Frm natural ventilatin t building frensics. LinkedIn pst. [2] O Brien, W. (2017). Usability f building interfaces: a reprt frm tw mnths f sabbatical travel. LinkedIn pst. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS [1] Abdelalim, A., O Brien, W. (submitted) A Prbabilistic Apprach Twards Achieving Net-Zer Energy Buildings Using Stchastic Tenant Mdels. Science and Technlgy fr the Built Envirnment. [2] Gunay, B., O Brien, W. (submitted) Flr level ccupancy cunt estimatin: an explratry data analysis. ASHRAE Transactins [3] Ouf, M., O Brien. W., Gunay, B. (submitted) Optimizatin f electricity use in ffice buildings under ccupant uncertainty. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. [4] Ouf, M., O Brien. W., Gunay, B. (submitted) A methd t derive design-sensitive schedules fr light use in buildings. Building and Envirnment. [5] Huchuk, B., O Brien, W., Sanner, S. (accepted) A lngitudinal study f thermstat behavirs based n climate, seasnal, and price cnsideratins using cnnected thermstat data. Building and Envirnment. [6] O Brien, W., Abdelalim, A., Gunay, B. (in press) Develpment f an ffice tenant electricity use mdel and its applicatin fr right-sizing HVAC equipment. Energy and Buildings. [7] Ouf, M., O Brien. W., Gunay, B. (in press) Imprving ccupant-related features in building perfrmance simulatin tls. Building Simulatin. [8] Gunay, HB., Bucking, S., O'Brien, W. (in press) On the energy and cmfrt perfrmance benefits f early detectin f building sensr and actuatr faults. Building Services Engineering Research and Technlgy [9] D Oca, S., Gunay H.B., Gilani S., O Brien W. (submitted) A review f the ccupant mdeling appraches in ffices with illustrative examples. Building Simulatin. [10] Shi, Z, O Brien, W. (accepted with revisins) Sequential state predictin and parameter estimatin with Dual Cnstrained Extended Kalman Filter fr Building Zne Thermal Respnses. Energy and Buildings. [11] Abdelalim, A., O Brien, W., Abdelalim, A. (submitted) Sankey diagrams t supprt simulatin-aided building design: Wrkflw and user test. Energy and Buildings. [12] Shi, Z, O Brien, W. (in press) Develpment f a distributed building fault detectin, diagnstic and evaluatin system. ASHRAE Transactins. [13] Ozkan, A., Kesik, T., O'Brien, W. (in press) Develpment and applicatin f time-based building energy perfrmance metrics. Building Research and Infrmatin. [14] Gilani, S., O Brien, W., Gunay, B. (in press) Simulatin f ccupants' impact at different spatial scales. Building and Envirnment. [15] Shi, Z, O Brien, W. (in press) Building energy mdel reductin using the Mdel-Cluster-Reduce Pipeline. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. [16] Gilani, S., O Brien, W. (2018) A preliminary study f ccupants' use f manual lighting cntrls in private ffices: A case study. Energy and Buildings. 159: William (Liam) O Brien 17

18 [17] Gunay, HB., O'Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2018) Develpment and implementatin f a thermstat learning algrithm. Building and Envirnment. 24(1):43-56 [18] Bursill, J., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2018) Sftware-based fault detectin fr multi-circuit building lighting systems. ASHRAE Transactins. [19] Bennet, I., O Brien, W. (2017) Office building plug and light lads: Cmparisn f a multi-tenant ffice twer t cnventinal assumptins. Energy and Buildings. 153: [20] Abdelalim, A., O Brien, W., Shi, Z. (2017) Data visualizatin and analysis f energy flw n a multi-znal building scale. Autmatin in Cnstructin. 84: [21] O Brien, W., Gaetani, I., Carlucci, S., Hes, P., Hensen. J. (2017) On ccupant-centric building perfrmance metrics. Building and Envirnment. 122: [22] Abdelalim, A., O Brien, W., Shi, Z. (2017) Develpment f Sankey diagrams t visualize real HVAC perfrmance. Energy and Buildings. 149: [23] Day, J., O Brien, W. (2017) Oh behave! Survey stries and lessns learned frm building ccupants in highperfrmance buildings. Energy Research and Scial Science. 31:11-20 [24] Gilani, S., O Brien, W. (2017) Mnitring ccupant behavir in an ffice building in Canada. ASHRAE Transactins. 123(1) [25] O Brien, W., Gunay, HB., Tahmasebi, F. Mahdavi, A. (2017) A preliminary study f representing the interccupant diversity in ccupant mdelling. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 10(5-6): [26] Bennet, I., O Brien, W. (2017). Field study f thermal cmfrt and ccupant satisfactin in Canadian cndminiums. Architectural Science Review. 60(1):27-39 [27] Gilani, S., O Brien, W. (2017) Review f current methds, pprtunities, and challenges in in-situ mnitring fr ccupant mdeling in ffice spaces. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 10(5-6): [28] O Brien, W., Gaetani, I., Gilani, S., Carlucci, S., Hes, P., Hensen. J. (2017) Internatinal survey n current ccupant mdelling appraches in building perfrmance simulatin. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 10(5-6): [29] Shi, Z., O Brien, W., Dicaire, D., Hu, V. (2017) Wireless heating management system and tenant usage behavir in bulk-metered apartment buildings: A Case Study. ASHRAE Transactins. 123 [30] Gunay, HB., O'Brien, W.; Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., Gilani, S. (2016) Develpment and implementatin f an adaptive lighting and blinds cntrl algrithm. Building and Envirnment. 113: [31] Gunay, HB., O'Brien, W.; Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., Bisailln, P., Shi, Z. (2016). Develpment and implementatin f a cntrl-riented mdel fr terminal heating and cling units. Energy and Buildings. 121: [32] Gunay, HB, O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., (2016) Cntrl-riented inverse mdelling f the thermal characteristics in an ffice. Science and Technlgy fr the Built Envirnment. 22(5): [33] Gunay, HB, O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., Gilani, S., (2016) Mdelling plug-in equipment lad patterns in private ffice spaces. Energy and Buildings: Invited Special Issue n Occupant Behaviur. 121(1): [34] Gilani, S., O Brien, W., Gunay, HB., Carriz, SJ (2016). Use f dynamic ccupant behavir mdels in the building design and LEED certificatin prcesses. Energy and Buildings. 117(1): [35] O Brien, W., Bennet, I. (2016). Simulatin-based evaluatin f high-rise residential building thermal resilience. ASHRAE Transactins. 122(1) [36] Gunay, HB., O'Brien, W.; Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., Bursill, J., (2016) Implementatin f an adaptive ccupancy and building learning temperature setback algrithm. ASHRAE Transactins. 122(1): [37] Huchuk, B., Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Cruickshank, C. (2016) Mdel-based predictive cntrl f ffice windw shades. Building Research and Infrmatin. 44(4): [38] Abdelalim, A., O Brien, W., Shi, Z. (2015) Visualizatin f energy and water cnsumptin and GHG emissins: a case study f a university campus. Energy and Buildings. 109: [39] Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2015). Implementatin and cmparisn f existing ffice ccupant behaviur mdels in EnergyPlus. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 9(6): William (Liam) O Brien 18

19 [40] Yan, D., O'Brien, W., Hng, T., Feng, X., Gunay, B., Tahmasebi, F., Mahdavi, A. (2015) Occupant behavir mdeling fr building perfrmance simulatin: current state and future challenges. Building and Envirnment. 107(15): [41] O Brien, W., Gunay, HB. (2015) Mitigating ffice perfrmance uncertainty f ccupant use f windw blinds and lighting using rbust design. Building Simulatin: An Internatinal Jurnal. 8(6): [42] Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2015). Develpment f an ccupancy learning algrithm fr terminal heating and cling units. Building and Envirnment. 93(2):71-85 [43] Gunay, HB., Bursill, J., Huchuk, B., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2014) Shrtest-predictin-hrizn mdel-based predictive cntrl fr individual ffices. Building & Envirnment. 82(1) [44] Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, Perna, A. (2014) On behaviral effects f residential electricity submetering. Building & Envirnment. 81(1) [45] O Brien, W., Gunay, HB. (2014) The cntextual factrs cntributing t ccupants adaptive cmfrt behavirs in ffices a review and prpsed mdeling framewrk. Building and Envirnment 77 (7): [46] Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, Huchuk, B. (2014) On adaptive ccupant-learning windw blind and lighting cntrls. Building Research & Infrmatin. 42(6): [47] Gunay, HB., O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I., Gldstein, R., Breslav, S., Khan., A. (2014) Cupling stchastic ccupant mdels t building perfrmance simulatin using the Discrete Event System Specificatin (DEVS) frmalism. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 70(6): [48] O Brien, W. Kesik, T., Athienitis, A. (2014) Slar Design Days: A tl fr passive slar huse design. ASHRAE Transactins. 120 (1). [49] Gunay, HB, O Brien, W., Beausleil-Mrrisn, I. (2013) A Critical review f state-f-the-art energy and cmfrt related ccupant behavir in ffice buildings. Building and Envirnment [50] O Brien, W., Kapsis, K., Athienitis, A. (2013) Manually-perated windw shade patterns in ffice buildings: a critical review. Building and Envirnment 60(2): [51] Attia, S., Hamdy, M., O Brien, W., Carlucci, S. (2013) Assessing the Gaps and Needs fr Integrating Building Perfrmance Optimizatin Tls in Net Zer Energy Buildings Design, Energy and Buildings Jurnal. 60(5): [52] O'Brien, W., Athienitis, A., Kesik, T. (2011). Parametric analysis t supprt the integrated design and perfrmance mdelling f net-zer energy huses. ASHRAE Transactins. 117(1). [53] Dirn, M., O'Brien, W., Athienitis, A. (2011). Energy perfrmance, thermal cmfrt, and lessns learned frm a near net-zer energy huse. ASHRAE Transactins 117(2). [54] Candaned, L.M., Athienitis, A.K., Candaned, J.A., O'Brien, W., and Chen, Y. (2011) Transient and steady state mdels fr pen lp air based BIPV/T Systems. ASHRAE Transactins, 116(1). [55] O Brien, W., Athienitis, A. Kesik, T. (2011). Thermal zning and interznal airflw in the design and simulatin f slar huses: a sensitivity analysis. Jurnal f Building Perfrmance Simulatin. 4(3): [56] O Brien, W., Kennedy, C., Athienitis, A. Kesik, T. (2010). The relatinship between persnal net energy use and the urban density f slar buildings. Envirnment and Planning: B. 37(6): REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (*PRESENTED BY LIAM O BRIEN) [1] Gilani, S., O Brien, W. On the apprpriateness f ccupancy mdels fr varius tempral and spatial scales. esim May 9-10, Mntreal, QC [2] Fernald, H., Hng, S., Bucking, S., O Brien, W. BIM t BEM translatin wrkflws and their challenges: A case study using a detailed BIM mdel. esim May 9-10, Mntreal, QC [3] Hicks, A., Ouf, M., O Brien, W. Bucking, S. The effect f ccupant behaviur n energy cnsumptin in cnventinal vs. high-perfrmance residential buildings. esim May 9-10, Mntreal, QC [4] Shi, Z., O Brien, W. Using Building Perfrmance Simulatin fr Fault Impact Evaluatin. esim May 9-10, Mntreal, QC William (Liam) O Brien 19