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Liam O’Brien

Liam O’Brien, Ph.D., P.Eng. is an associate professor for Carleton University’s architectural conservation and sustainability engineering program. He is the principal investigator of the Human Building Interaction Lab, which consists of a team of 12 researchers with diverse backgrounds in engineering, architecture, and psychology. His team is developing occupant-centric design processes, building code, and controls for high-performance buildings. He has authored more than 100 publications and two textbooks on this topic. He is currently the president of the Canadian chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association and co-leading an International Energy Agency Annex on building occupant research.

The sharing economy: a low-hanging fruit for sustainability

Opinion | BY LIAM O’BRIEN | May 7, 2018
Generally speaking, we only occupy one of our spaces at any given time and use our belongings and infrastructure for an hour or less per day, writes Liam O'Brien. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia
Opinion | BY LIAM O’BRIEN | May 7, 2018
Opinion | BY LIAM O’BRIEN | May 7, 2018
Generally speaking, we only occupy one of our spaces at any given time and use our belongings and infrastructure for an hour or less per day, writes Liam O'Brien. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia