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Dr. Kevin Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Lassonde School of Engineering. His primary teaching and research focus is on building science, with a specific emphasis on embodied and operational carbon in buildings, sustainable building materials, and high-performance building envelopes. As climate change increasingly affects the resilience of buildings, Dr. Zhang is dedicated to addressing the critical challenge of reducing carbon emissions associated with them. He recognizes the complexities involved, particularly in balancing market incentives and the behavior surrounding construction materials that are used to create highly airtight building envelopes. Before obtaining his PhD from Toronto Metropolitan University in 2020, he earned his MEng and BASc from the University of Toronto in 2012 and 2011, respectively. His graduate education was complemented by hands-on experience in building envelope consulting, where he focused on design and carbon analysis, striving to create environmentally conscious buildings. He is also keen to leverage this industry network for live data collection and to build partnerships that foster innovative research in building envelope technologies.
Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.