Archives: civil and environmental

Archives: civil and environmental

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Mohammed Rayhani’s earthquake simulator receives CFI support

Mohammed Rayhani is among six Carleton researchers to receive funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders Opportunity Fund. The fund is designed to help universities attract and... More

Posted on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged

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Light rail project wins National CSCE Capstone Design Project Competition

A civil engineering design project group supervised by Prof. Ata Khan won the first prize in the inaugural National CSCE Capstone Design Project Competition held at the CSCE Annual Conference in... More

Posted on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 in Competitions and Awards Feed for all posts filed under Competitions and Awards, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged ,

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Architectural conservation engineers working on Parliament Hill

Excerpts from Daily Commercial News | Peter Kenter Preservationists take heart—the demolition work taking place on Parliament Hill’s West Block is part of a reconstruction project that will... More

Posted on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community and tagged ,

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Research casts sobering light on costs of air pollution

Two Carleton researchers have published groundbreaking research that estimates the cost of air pollution sources like vehicles and power plants. The paper, by Carleton PhD student Amanda Pappin and... More

Posted on Monday, March 18th, 2013 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged

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All Fired Up: Dr. Hadjisophocleous Discusses Carleton’s Fire Lab with Global TV

Global Television featured the following story about Carleton University’s one-of-a-kind fire lab on their June 12th broadcast. CLICK HERE! The project is led by Dr. George Hadjisophocleous at... More

Posted on Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged

Portrait: Liam O'Brien

Liam O’Brien’s occupant-concious building design

Listen to Liam O’Brien’s TEDxTalk on how real-world occupant behaviour can affect energy-efficient design in unexpected ways. O’Brien is an assistant professor in the new Architectural... More

Posted on Sunday, May 27th, 2012 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged ,

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Caleigh Rutledge awarded Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship

Caleigh Rutledge is one of three recipients of the $10,000 Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships.  The scholarships are awarded annually to the most promising women in an accredited... More

Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged ,

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Students contribute to efficient home (Ottawa Citizen)

By Paula Mccooey, Postmedia News; Published: Saturday, March 31 The first home in Canada to be built to updated R-2000 energy-performance standards was unveiled recently at the official launch of... More

Posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged

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Award for outstanding female engineering PhD student

Carleton University graduate and PhD candidate Natalie Linklater has just won the $15,000 Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Engineering Scholarship. Sponsored by the Canadian Engineering Memorial... More

Posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education, Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged , ,

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Delta Controls Laboratory

Students at Carleton University draw on historical and real-time data from every room in the canal building to learn about and experiment with building systems design. On May 29, 2012,... More

Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 in Facilities Feed for all posts filed under Facilities and tagged