Claude Demers

Professeure titulaire
École d'architecture, Université Laval

claude.demers@arc.ulaval.ca

Raccourcis

• Équipes de recherche
• Projets de recherche des 5 dernières années
• Publications, communications et créations des 5 dernières années

Équipes de recherche

• Groupe de recherche sur les ambiances physiques
• Plateforme d'expertise en architecture scolaire SCHOLA

Projets de recherche des 5 dernières années

• Polar Knowledge Canada
  Claude Demers (chercheuse principale), subvention, Canadian High Arctic Research Station, 20 000$, 2023.
• Biophilic design in the Arctic: Immersive community co-creation to reconcile well-being and energy performance in Ikaluktutiak architecture
  Claude Demers (chercheuse principale), Marc Hébert (chercheur principal), Jean-François Lalonde (chercheur principal), Daniel Caja Rubio, Louis Gosselin, André Potvin, subvention, 744 074$, 2021-2024.
• Vers des murs rideaux intelligents - Développement de solution pour la prochaine génération de bâtiments hautement performants intégrant l'aluminium en façade
  Louis Gosselin (chercheur principal), Claude Demers, François Mathieu-Potvin, Lehoux Nadia, André Potvin, subvention, FQRNT, 298 000$, 2020-2025.
• HABITAT BIOCLIMATIQUE NORDIQUE: the New Cambridge Bay Sports and Recreation Centre
  Claude Demers (chercheuse principale), subvention, Savoir Polaire Canada-Polar Knowledge Canada, 20 000$, 2020-2021.
• Integrated Design Approach for the New Cambridge Bay Sports and Recreation Centre
  Claude Demers (chercheuse principale), André Potvin, subvention, CRSH, 25 000$, 2019-2021.
• Schola: plateforme d'expertise en architecture scolaire
  Carole Després (chercheuse principale), Claude Demers, François Dufaux, Caroline Gagnon, Frederic Lepinay, André Potvin, Denis Simard, recherche en partenariat, Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec, 2 547 500$, 2017-2024.
• Cultures de la lumière nordique: Optimisation de la biophilie en climat extrême par l'architecture
  Claude Demers (chercheuse principale), Marc Hébert (chercheur principal), Myriam Blais, Tigran Galstian, Louis Gosselin, André Potvin, Geneviève Vachon, subvention, 625 461$, 2017-2024.

Publications, communications et créations des 5 dernières années

Livres, chapitres de livres et ouvrages collectifs

• POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude (À paraître). L’architecture des ODD : Un processus de conception intégré, interdisciplinaire et inclusif pour un environnement bâti durable, dans DIAZ, Liliana, BERTHOLD, Etienne (dir.), Les objectifs de développement durable: regards interdisciplinaires . Québec : Presses de l'Université Laval.
• DEMERS, Claude et POTVIN, André (2025). A Physical Ambiences Approach to the Assessment and Representation of Carbon Neutral Architecture Teaching Carbon Neutral Design in North America: Twenty Award-Winning Architectural Design Studio Methodologies . Routledge. ISBN : 9781032692517
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, GOSSELIN, Louis et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Developing biophilic intermediate spaces for Arctic housing: Optimizing the thermal, visual, and energy performanceBuilding Simulation (p.1-19) . Tsinghua University Press.
• DESPRÉS, Carole, DEMERS, Claude, GAGNON, Caroline, LAROCHELLE, Pierre, LEPINAY, Frederic, WAGNER-LAPIERRE, Sarahlou (2023). Schola’s action program: Modernizing and sustaining public schools in Quebec , dans LAWRENCE, Roderick (dir.), Handbook of transdisciplinarity: Global perspectives (p.384-402) . Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. doi : 10.4337/9781802207835.00034
• DEMERS, Claude, POTVIN, André (2021). Ambiance Partition: An Interdisciplinary Reading, Measurement, and Notation of in Situ Experiences , dans PIGA, Barbara E. A., SIRET, Daniel, THIBAUD, Jean-Paul (dir.), Experiential Walks for Urban Design (p.223-240) . Springer.
• DEMERS, Claude et POTVIN, André (2021). Correction to: Interior-Exterior Ambiances: Environmental Transitions in the Recollection of an Urban Stroll Experiential Walks for Urban Design . Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering. doi : 10.1007/978-3-030-76694-8_20
• DEMERS, Claude, POTVIN, André (2021). Interior-Exterior Ambiances: Environmental Transitions in the Recollection of an Urban Stroll , dans PIGA, Barbara E. A., SIRET, Daniel, THIBAUD, Jean-Paul (dir.), Experiential Walks for Urban Design (p.243-257) . Springer.

Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture

• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (Soumis). Spatial attributes of biophilic architecture: evaluating the impact of surface colors in indoors under daylight and electrical lighting. Color Research and Application (Wiley) , x(x).
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (Soumis). Towards an image assessment method to predict potential effects of biophilic light and color in architecture. Intelligent Buildings International (Taylor and Francis), x(x).
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, OUELLET, Denis, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André et DEMERS, Claude (Soumis). Introducing an Immersive Capturing System for Representing Light and Heat in Remote Indoor Environments. VIRTUAL REALITY, x(x).
• BARADARAN RAHIMI, Farzan, DEMERS, Claude, DASTJERDI, M.R.K et LALONDE, Jean-François (2025). Agile digitization for historic architecture using 360° capture, deep learning, and virtual reality. Automation in Construction, 171(x). doi : 10.1016/j.autcon.2025.105986
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2025). Evaluating Spatial Attributes of Surface Colors Under Daylight and Electrical Lighting in Sustainable Architecture. Sustainability, 17(4). doi : 10.3390/su17041653
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, POTVIN, André, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc et DEMERS, Claude (2025). A 360-degree imagery-multisensor system for visualizing environmental parameters in architecture and urban spaces. HardwareX, 22(x). doi : 10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00643
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, GOSSELIN, Louis et DEMERS, Claude (2024). An architectural design framework to promote healthy indoor-outdoor connections in Arctic housing. Indoor Environments, 1(4). doi : 10.1016/j.indenv.2024.100053
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, GOSSELIN, Louis et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Developing biophilic intermediate spaces for Arctic housing: Optimizing the thermal, visual, and energy performance . Building Simulation, 17(x).
• BOLDUC, C., GIROUX, J., HÉBERT, Marc, DEMERS, Claude et LALONDE, Jean-François (2024). Beyond the Pixel: A Photometrically Calibrated HDR Dataset for Luminance and Color Prediction . arXiv, 1(x). doi : 10.48550/arXiv.2304.12372
• DASTJERDI, M.R.K, FORTIER-CHOUINARD, F., HOLD-GEOFFROY, Y., DEMERS, Claude, HÉBERT, Marc, KALANTARI, N. et LALONDE, Jean-François (2024). PanDORA: Casual HDR Radiance Acquisition for Indoor Scenes. arXiv, 1(x). doi : 10.48550/arXiv.2407.06150
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Biophilic analogous patterns for light-responsive architecture during polar night: Examining the photobiological effects of electrical lighting on surface colour configuration. Building and Environment, 249(x), 111125. doi : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111125
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Dataset of images for visual and non-visual analysis of colour applications in architecture. Data in Brief, 22(55). doi : 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110755
• GAGNÉ, Valérie, TURGEON, R., JOMPHE, V., DEMERS, Claude et HÉBERT, Marc (2024). Evaluation of the effects of blue-enriched white light on cognitive performance, arousal, and overall appreciation of lighting. Frontiers in Public Health, 15(12). doi : 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1390614
• LALANDE, Philippe, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François, ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Imagery dataset of interior and exterior northern architectural spaces for photobiological lighting analyses. Data in Brief, 21(55). doi : 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110658
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André et DEMERS, Claude (2024). A hypothetical comparative evaluation system for arctic indoors. Frontiers of Architectural Research, x(x). doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2024.07.003
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André et DEMERS, Claude (2024). Immersive Representation for Visualizing Surface Temperature and Integrative Light in Architecture. Building and Environment, 262(111852). doi : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111852
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Exploring light and colour patterns for remote biophilic northern architecture. Indoor and Built Environment, 33(2). doi : 10.1177/1420326X231198358
• LALANDE, Philippe, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André, LALONDE, Jean-François, WATCHMAN, Mélanie et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Representing the photobiological dimension of light in northern architecture. Indoor and Built Environment, 32(9). doi : 10.1177/1420326X231178188
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Exploring view access for biophilic arctic architecture through immersive visualization of integrative lighting. Journal of Building Engineering, 69(15), 106249. doi : 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106249
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, OUELLET, Denis, LALONDE, Jean-François, HÉBERT, Marc, POTVIN, André et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Advancing Architectural Decision-Making in Arctic Remote Regions: A Novel 360° Thermal-Visual Imaging System for Daylighting. In Social Sciences Research Network. Social Sciences Research Network, x(x).
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2022). A biophilic wellbeing framework for positive indoor-outdoor connections in energy-efficient Arctic buildings. Building and Environment, 226(x), 109773. doi : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109773
• BOINÉ, Kévin, DEMERS, Claude, PARSAEE, Mojtaba et POTVIN, André (2022). Visualization of urban heat and light at the pedestrian level. International journal of urban sciences, 27(2). doi : 10.1080/12265934.2022.2121310
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, DEMERS, Claude, HÉBERT, Marc et LALONDE, Jean-François (2022). Imagery datasets for photobiological lighting analysis of architectural models with shading panels. Data in Brief, x(x). doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108278
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, DEMERS, Claude, POTVIN, André, HÉBERT, Marc et LALONDE, Jean-François (2021). Window View Access in Architecture: Spatial Visualization and Probability Evaluations Based on Human Vision Fields and Biophilia. Buildings, 11(12), 627. doi : 10.3390/buildings11120627
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, DEMERS, Claude, POTVIN, André, LALONDE, Jean-François, INANICI, Mehlika et HÉBERT, Marc (2021). Biophilic photobiological adaptive envelopes for sub-Arctic buildings: Exploring impacts of window sizes and shading panels’ color, reflectance, and configuration. Solar Energy, 220(1), p.802-827. doi : 10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.065
• WATCHMAN, Mélanie, DEKAY, Mark, DEMERS, Claude et POTVIN, André (2021). Design vocabulary and schemas for biophilic experiences in cold climate schools. Architectural Science Review, 65(2). doi : 10.1080/00038628.2021.1927666
• WATCHMAN, Mélanie, DEMERS, Claude et POTVIN, André (2021). Biophilia in school buildings: towards a simplified assessment method based on spatial geometry. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, x(x). doi : 10.1080/17452007.2021.1956419
• WATCHMAN, Mélanie, DEMERS, Claude et POTVIN, André (2021). Towards a biophilic experience representation tool (BERT) for architectural walkthroughs: a pilot study in two Canadian primary schools. Intelligent Buildings International , 14(4), p.455-472. doi : 10.1080/17508975.2021.1925209
• LALANDE, Philippe, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François, POTVIN, André et HÉBERT, Marc (2020). Spatial representations of melanopic light in architecture. Architectural Science Review, 64(x), p.552-533. doi : 10.1080/00038628.2020.1785383
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François, POTVIN, André, INANICI, Mehlika et HÉBERT, Marc (2020). Human-centric lighting performance of shading panels in architecture: A benchmarking study with lab scale physical models under real skies. Solar Energy, 204(1), p.354-368. doi : 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.088

Articles dans des actes de conférences avec comité de lecture

• BOLDUC, C., GIROUX, J., HÉBERT, Marc, DEMERS, Claude et LALONDE, Jean-François (2023). Beyond the Pixel: a Photometrically Calibrated HDR Dataset for Luminance and Color Prediction Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision , x, doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCV51070.2023.0074

Rapport de recherche

• DESPRÉS, Carole, DEMERS, Claude, GAGNON, Caroline, LAROCHELLE, Pierre, LEPINAY, Frederic et POTVIN, André (2023). Fascicule C, L’ABC de la rénovation scolaire. Guide de planification immobilière pour les écoles primaires publiques du Québec. . Québec : SCHOLA : Université Laval.
• DESPRÉS, Carole, DEMERS, Claude, GAGNON, Caroline, LAROCHELLE, Pierre, LEPINAY, Frederic, POTVIN, André et ROY, Odile (2023). Fascicule B, L’ABC de la rénovation scolaire. Guide de planification immobilière pour les écoles primaires publiques du Québec . Québec : SCHOLA : Université Laval.
• DESPRÉS, Carole, COTÉ, Colin, DE BLOIS, Michel, DEMERS, Claude, DOYLE, Michael, DUFAUX, François, GAGNON, Caroline et al. (2022). Fascicule A, L’ABC de la rénovation scolaire. Guide de planification immobilière pour les écoles primaires publiques du Québec . Québec : SCHOLA : Université Laval.

Communications scientifiques

• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2023). Logements biophiliques et éco énergétiques en Arctique au moyen d'espaces intermédiaires. Journées nordique de INQ ( 5 June 2023 - 6 June 2023), Trois-Rivières, Canada.
• BOLDUC, C., GIROUX, J., HÉBERT, Marc, DEMERS, Claude et LALONDE, Jean-François (2023). Beyond the Pixel: a Photometrically Calibrated {HDR} Dataset for Luminance and Color Prediction. International Conference on Computer Vision ( 2 October 2023 - 6 October 2023), Paris, France.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina*, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Biophilic light and colour in northern architecture Main findings and proposed assessment methods. Réunion Scientifique Sentinelle Nord 2023 (15 November 2023 - 16 November 2023), Québec, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina*, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et DEMERS, Claude (2023). Impact de l’éclairage électrique et de la couleur pour un développement architectural durable et biophilique dans les régions du Nord. 27e Colloque étudiant pluridisciplinaire du CRAD (22 September 2023), Québec, Canada.
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2022). A high-performance intermediate space for energy-efficient biophilic Arctic housing. 5th Sentinel North Annual Meeting (25 October 2022 - 27 October 2022), Québec, Canada.
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2022). Intermediate spaces for Arctic housing: Establishing energy-efficient design and retrofit policies. ASM2022 ( 5 December 2022 - 8 December 2022), Toronto, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François et HÉBERT, Marc (2022). Couleur et bien-être sous la lumière naturelle du Nord : Exploration des effets apportés par la combinaison des surfaces en bleu et d’autres teinte. 89e Congrès de l’ACFAS ( 9 May 2022 - 15 May 2022), Québec, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François et HÉBERT, Marc (2022). Development of an Image-Based Design Support Tool for Light and Colour in Biophilic Northern Architecture. RSSN 2022 (27 June 2022 - 10 July 2022), Québec, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François et HÉBERT, Marc (2022). Light-responsive coloured ambiance transition for biophilic architecture in northern regions. PLEA 2022, Will Cities Survive? (22 November 2022 - 25 November 2022), Santiago, Chili.
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2021). Energy-efficient and productive Arctic housing biophilc intermediate spaces. 4th Sentinel North Annual Meeting ( 2 November 2021 - 4 November 2021), Québec, Canada.
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, DEMERS, Claude et GOSSELIN, Louis (2021). Towards Climate-responsiveand sustainable Arctic housing: energy efficient biophilic intermediate spaceswith indoor-farming abilities. Arctic Change, ArticNet Annual Scientific Meeting
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François et HÉBERT, Marc (2021). Architectural colour combination effects for biophilic light-responsive ambiances under northern daylight. 4th Sentinel North Annual Meeting ( 2 November 2021 - 4 November 2021), Québec, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, LALONDE, Jean-François et HÉBERT, Marc (2021). Potential of colour in interiors for human light-responsive ambiances in Northern locations. 14th AIC Congress (30 August 2021 - 20 September 2021), Milan, Italie.
• ABAZARI, Tarlan, POTVIN, André, GOSSELIN, Louis et DEMERS, Claude (2020). Intermediate Spaces for the North: A Biophilic Approach to Occupants’ Well-being and Energy-efficient Buildings. 26th Conference IAPS International Association People-Environment Studies (21 June 2020), Québec, Canada.
• ESPINOZA-SANHUEZA, Carolina, DEMERS, Claude, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et POTVIN, André (2020). Coloured lighting ambiances in Nordic Architecture: simulating design strategies for heatlhy interior scenarios . 26th Conference IAPS International Association People-Environment Studies (21 June 2020 - 26 June 2020)
• PARSAEE, Mojtaba, DEMERS, Claude, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et POTVIN, André (2020). Biophilic healthy Arctic buildings through adaptive high-performance building envelopes. Online conference of Arctic Change ( 7 December 2020), Ottawa, Canada.
• TABATABAEIFARD, Seyed Amin, DEMERS, Claude, HÉBERT, Marc, LALONDE, Jean-François et POTVIN, André (2020). Visualization of well-being to improve architectural design processes in Arctic climates. Online conference of Arctic Change ( 7 December 2020), Ottawa, Canada.