rkellett, Author at ElementsLab

Urban Greening & Urban Densification: A Dashboard

by rkellettUrban Design March 20, 2023November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Urban Greening vs. Urban Densification: A Dashboard This project developed future a what-if urban forest, scenarios to investigate where and how much trees contribute to urban greening, tree shading, building energy, and livability. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Computational resources provided by Advanced Research Computing, University of British Columbia. elementslab TeamCynthia Girling …

Future Scenarios for Municipal Climate Action: A Dashboard

by rkellettUrban Design July 28, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Future Scenarios for Municipal Climate Action: A Dashboard This interactive data visualization platform reports on modelling of future ‘what-if’ scenarios in three cities for changes to urban form and building energy. Scenarios address both climate action and urban livability to inform long range urban planning. Project Profile SponsorMitacs AccelerateEsri CanadaPacific Institute for Climate Solutions Research …

A Typological Approach to Future Urban Form Scenarios

by rkellettUrban Design June 6, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Typological Approach to Future Urban Form Scenarios This project pilots an iterative, rules-based typological approach to urban form simulation and measurement to rehearse contemplated long range urban planning policy options. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Engage Research TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingAgatha CzekajloSandra PugaVisualization assistance: Samantha Miller with previous contributions from:Ruby BarnardYuhao Bean LuNicholas …

Community Solutions: Victoria

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Community Solutions: Victoria elementslab developed and measured three test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural ‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Victoria, BC from 2020 to 2040. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Research Team Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex Scott Collaborating ResearchersMark JaccardRose …

Community Solutions: Prince George

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Community Solutions: Prince George elementslab developed and measured three‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Prince George, BC from 2020 to 2050 to test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Research Team:Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex Scottand …

Neighbourhood Types as Planning Tool

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Neighbourhood Types as Planning Tool In Partnership with the City of Vancouver, this project tests machine-learning approach to future neighbourhood planning based on existing and future neighbourhood types. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Research TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingRuby BernardYuhao Bean LuNicholas Martino City of Vancouver CollaboratorsChristopher ErdmanKari DowCommunity Planning Division This project tested …

elementsdb:An Urban Design Catalogue

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

elementsdb: An Urban Design Catalogue elementsdb is a web-based catalogue of urban design examples, images, models and data developed to facilitate and inform urban planning and design teaching, applied research and practice. Project Profile SponsorCanada Foundation for InnovationBritish Columbia Knowledge Development FundLandscape Architecture Canada FoundationThe City of VancouverPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)UBC Teaching and …

Linking Indicators of Liveability with GHG Reductions

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022October 5, 2024One Comment

Linking Indicators of Liveability with GHG Reductions elementslab developed and tested a methodology for linking indicators of liveability with strategies for neighborhood scale GHG reductions to inform future local government land use planning policy. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) PartnerBC Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen …

Community Energy and Emissions Solutions

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022October 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

Community Energy and Emissions Solutions elementslab researchers iterate and measure series of ‘what-if’ urban form experiments from 2020 to 2050 that test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuAlex Scott and previouslyJon SalterChristina BolloBrendan …

Urban Form and Energy

by rkellettUrban Design May 2, 2022November 23, 2024Comments are Disabled

Urban Form and Energy elementslab worked with Esri Canada to develop an approach for simulating building energy demand at neighbourhood to community scales and integrating those simulations with procedural methods for generating urban form. Project Profile SponsorNational Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)Esri Canada Research TeamSheryl Staub-FrenchRonald KellettJon SalterChristina BolloBrendan Buchanan-DeeFausto InomataJuchan KimAlix Krahn Esri Canada …