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Liangzhu (Leon) Wang

Concordia University

Canada

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

12

DOWNLOADS

684

TOTAL CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (12)

1.

Resilient Passive Cooling Strategies During Heat Waves: A Quantitative Assessment in Different Climates

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Nov 2024
KU Leuven, KU Leuven, KU Leuven, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU), University of Liège, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Politecnico di Torino, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Students, Federal University of Santa Catarina, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Politecnico di Torino, Concordia University, Aalborg University and Funzione Studi (ENEA)
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Thermal resilience, heat waves, passive cooling, quantitative assessment, degree of shock

2.

Quantifying Building and Zone Level Thermal Resilience Against Summertime Heat Events

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Sep 2022
Lili Ji, Chang Shu, Abdelaziz Laouadi, Michael Lacasse and Liangzhu (Leon) Wang
Concordia University, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 90 (742,061)

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Building overheating, Heatwave, Resilience, Thermal Resilience Index (TRI), Standard Effective Temperature (SET)

3.

Evolution of the Local Climate in Montreal and Ottawa Before, During and after a Heatwave and the Effects on Urban Heat Islands

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Feb 2023
Chang Shu, Abhishek Gaur, Liangzhu (Leon) Wang and Michael Lacasse
National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, Concordia University and National Research Council Canada
Downloads 76 (837,727)

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Urban Heat Island, Weather Research and Forecast, Heatwave, Regional Climate, extreme weather, Anticyclone

4.

A Modified Decay Method Based on a Proposed Uniformity Index for Measuring Air Change Rates in Non-Uniform Air Mixed Spaces

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 08 Aug 2023
Université de Sherbrooke, Concordia University, Université de Sherbrooke, Concordia University, Concordia University and Concordia University, Quebec
Downloads 75 (837,727)
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Ventilation, Air change rates, Tracer gas, Well-mixed space, Air mixing uniformity, CO2 mointoring

5.

Outdoor Heat Stress Assessment Using a Multi-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction System: A Case Study of a Heatwave in Montreal

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Nov 2022
Concordia University, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Concordia University, Concordia University, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 66 (907,769)

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heatwave, multi-scale model, heat stress, vulnerable areas

6.

Ai-Enhanced Large-Eddy Simulation for Urban Wind Flows: Accelerating Spin-Up with Fourier Neural Operator Initialization

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Aug 2025
Concordia University, McGill University, Concordia University, Concordia University, Concordia University, Concordia University, Tongji University and Concordia University
Downloads 56 (1,010,164)

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Urban microclimate, Turbulence modeling, machine learning, Fourier Neural Operator, OpenFOAM, GPU

7.

Evaluating Climate Change Impacts on Building Level Steady-State and Dynamic Outdoor Thermal Comfort

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Jun 2024
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 47 (1,097,529)
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Climate Change, Outdoor thermal comfort, Urban microclimate, CFD simulation, Future thermal comfort, CityFFD

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Evaluating Climate Change Impacts on Building Level Steady-State and Dynamic Outdoor Thermal Comfort

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Apr 2024
Concordia University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 46 (1,121,190)

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Climate change, Outdoor thermal comfort, urban microclimate, CFD simulation, Future thermal comfort

9.

Similarity Analysis between Helium and Fire Smoke in Sub-Scale Wind Tunnel Test for Investigation of Smoke Spread During Photovoltaic Roof Fires

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Dec 2022
Xin Zhang, Marouen Dghim, Dahai Qi, Liangzhu (Leon) Wang and Hachimi Fellouah
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Université de Sherbrooke, Concordia University and Université de Sherbrooke
Downloads 44 (1,133,231)

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helium smoke similarity, PV roof fire, smoke spread, CFD simulations, PIV, wind tunnel experiment

10.

A Helium-Based Method for Investigating Urban Thermal Airflow

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Jan 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Université de Sherbrooke, Kochi University, ETH Zürich, Concordia University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Sherbrooke
Downloads 37 (1,236,159)

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Urban heat, Thermal airflows, Helium, Buoyancy, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

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Predicting residential building energy use and interpreting retrofit needs across climate zones and end uses using explainable AI

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Apr 2026
Lili Ji, Ahmed Marey, Adam Wills, Chang Shu, Abhishek Gaur and Liangzhu (Leon) Wang
National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 32 (1,372,601)

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Building energy use, Explainable AI, Climate zones, energy retrofit, Machine Learning

12.

Predicting Long-Term Urban Overheating and Their Mitigations from Nature Based Solutions Using Machine Learning and Field Measurements

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Feb 2025
Jiwei Zou, Lin Wang, Senwen Yang, Michael Lacasse and Liangzhu (Leon) Wang
Concordia University, National Research Council Canada, Concordia University, National Research Council Canada and Concordia University
Downloads 22 (1,436,435)

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climate change, Urban Overheating, Machine learning, Field Measurement, Urban Greening, Nature-Based Solutions