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The authors are grateful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for the financial support through its IRC and CRD programs (IRCPJ 461745-18 and RDCPJ 524504-18) as well as the industrial partners of the NSERC industrial chair on eco-responsible wood construction (CIRCERB). Note: A generative AI tool (ChatGPT-4o) was used to improve language clarity in some parts of the article. No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
1. Introduction The building sector is one of the three sectors with the highest energy consumption in the world, along with transportation and industry [1]. In 2016, the residential sector accounted for 17% of total secondary energy consumption in Canada. Heating and cooling requirements in residential houses and apartments constitute 63% of the overall energy consumption in these buildings [2].
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