Membership Category

  • Regular

Institution

  • École de Technologie Supérieure - ETS

Discipline(s)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Expertises

  • Building Science
  • Building envelope
  • Building materials
  • Energy
  • Risk assessment of materials
  • Innovative envelope systems

Scientific activities and affiliations

  • Department of Construction Engineering
  • Thermal and Building Science Laboratory

Biography

Wahid Maref is Professor of Building Science in the Department of Construction Engineering at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal. Prior to joining ÉTS, Mr. Maref worked for twenty years as a senior research officer at the National Research Council of Canada in construction (NRC-Construction). Before joining NRC, he worked as a research engineer at the Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment (CSTB-France). A national and international expert in building science, he has been involved in construction and applied research for over twenty-five years. An expert in the field of moisture management in building envelopes and building energy performance, Mr. Maref has designed numerous hygrothermal designs and developed multiple design guidelines for different envelope systems. His expertise also covers risk management assessment of innovative envelope products and systems, including hygrothermal modeling, laboratory testing and in situ testing. A member of several working groups and technical committees of national and international standards and professional organizations, he provides support on technical issues to the North American construction industry and other related industries. He is the author of over 350 technical journals, scientific papers and technical reports related to moisture management in buildings and building energy performance.

Affiliated research axes

Change and Transition Management

Planning Optimization

Resource and Product Maximization

Policy levers

The RRECQ is supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
Fonds de recherche - Québec