Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00372, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : O'Brien, William (Carleton University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Homesol, an Perth, Ontario-based building assessment and design firm with an extensive track record is_x000D_
seeking to develop a large net-zero energy athletic facility in Ottawa, that will serve as the Canadian Olympic_x000D_
gymnastics team training centre. Homesol will have the benefit of the next several years to assess the current_x000D_
building that is being used by their client so that lessons learned are applied to the new design. Notable issues_x000D_
in the current building include relatively high energy use, thermal discomfort, and a strong odour. Thus, they_x000D_
have commissioned the researchers to use innovative data-driven means to identify and diagnose the problems,_x000D_
while also making design recommendations for how to resolve them for the new building. This will be the first_x000D_
net-zero energy athletic facility in Canada. Several major technical challenges include:_x000D_
-Athletic facilities are energy intensive because of high ventilation rate requirements._x000D_
-Traditional thermal comfort models are not suitable for occupants with high metabolic rates (i.e., gymnasts),_x000D_
thus they cannot be used to estimate comfort._x000D_
-Older buildings, such as this one, do not log high-resolution performance data._x000D_
Several major innovations that will be pursued by the Carleton-based research team include: the notion of_x000D_
collecting self-reported occupant comfort data and correlating it with indoor environmental conditions;_x000D_
performing a long-term measurement-based audit using sparse sensors; and, using findings to directly influence_x000D_
the new building design., program purpose french : Homesol, an Perth, Ontario-based building assessment and design firm with an extensive track record is_x000D_
seeking to develop a large net-zero energy athletic facility in Ottawa, that will serve as the Canadian Olympic_x000D_
gymnastics team training centre. Homesol will have the benefit of the next several years to assess the current_x000D_
building that is being used by their client so that lessons learned are applied to the new design. Notable issues_x000D_
in the current building include relatively high energy use, thermal discomfort, and a strong odour. Thus, they_x000D_
have commissioned the researchers to use innovative data-driven means to identify and diagnose the problems,_x000D_
while also making design recommendations for how to resolve them for the new building. This will be the first_x000D_
net-zero energy athletic facility in Canada. Several major technical challenges include:_x000D_
-Athletic facilities are energy intensive because of high ventilation rate requirements._x000D_
-Traditional thermal comfort models are not suitable for occupants with high metabolic rates (i.e., gymnasts),_x000D_
thus they cannot be used to estimate comfort._x000D_
-Older buildings, such as this one, do not log high-resolution performance data._x000D_
Several major innovations that will be pursued by the Carleton-based research team include: the notion of_x000D_
collecting self-reported occupant comfort data and correlating it with indoor environmental conditions;_x000D_
performing a long-term measurement-based audit using sparse sensors; and, using findings to directly influence_x000D_
the new building design., agreement title english : Methodology and application to assess occupant comfort, mechanical equipment, and energy use for an athletic facility, agreement title french : Methodology and application to assess occupant comfort, mechanical equipment, and energy use for an athletic facility, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada