Collaborative Research on Energy, Air Pollution, Transportation and Environment (CREATE)
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Research Team
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News and Events
Five CREATE students will present at the 60th CTRF conference in Ottawa, sharing research on low-emission zones, bike-sharing systems, and on-road emission analysis to support sustainable urban transport. learn more →
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Decarbonizing community's on-road transportation
At CREATE, we are collaborating with Action on Climate (ACT), SFU's Chris Buse, UBC's Amanda Giang, and Mahmudur Fatmi to explore urban transportation decarbonization options that are community-centred and developed. learn more →
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Urban transportation in cold climate
Collaborative research between CREATE and the University of Alberta aims to understand vehicle emission characteristics under various driving cycles in Edmonton’s cold climate through a series of on-road PEMS measurements. A modified street-level vehicle emission dataset and air quality model will be used to adjust air quality impacts based on the cold climate emission scenario. learn more →
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Emission reduction by e-micro mobility
Explores active transportation adoption in the City of Vancouver and its co-impacts on urban emissions, air quality, and health exposure for both cyclists and communities. learn more →
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Lab on the wheels
Deploys Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS) to measure nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and unregulated hydrocarbons (HC) emissions from vehicle exhausts under real-time driving conditions. The data is crucial for understanding vehicular emission characteristics in Canada’s climate and driving cycles and will inform adjustments in mobile source emissions for air quality modeling applications. learn more →
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Green Campus
CREATE’s Green campus project integrates sustainable urban transportation research with building energy use, offering a unified platform for academic institutions. learn more →
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Biomass combustion emissions
Investigates the effects of fuel quality, plant operating characteristics, energy demand, and weather on performance, efficiency, emissions, and dispersion of pollutants in SFU's biomass-burning heat generation facility. learn more →
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Emission reduction by e-micro mobility
Explores active transportation adoption in the City of Vancouver and its co-impacts on urban emissions, air quality, and health exposure for both cyclists and communities. learn more →
Background
Analysis of urban low-carbon and clean ground transportation is the core of our research at CREATE. Urban transportation accounts for 29% of total GHGs in the US and 24% of total GHGs in Canada in 2019. The government of British Columbia has an ambitious plan of reducing GHGs by 80% by 2050 from the baseline of 2007. In 2018, transportation accounted for 38% of GHGs in BC. In Metro Vancouver, 49% of smog-forming emissions come from the transportation sector. We develop integrated assessment tools and use them to analyze innovative decarbonization pathways for passenger transportation in cities.
Objectives and Methodology
The objective is to study the impact of on road passenger transportation modes and technologies and on urban air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. The research provides insight and guidelines for future regulations, policies, and interventions. It delivers urban transportation pathway(s) towards zero emissions by utilizing alternative pathways such as e-micro mobility and mobility as a service.
The research relies on physics-based and data-driven modeling for emission inventories, dispersion modeling, chemical transport modeling, life-cycle analysis, and traffic simulations.
Contact Us
Mailing Address
Office 5124
10285 University Drive
Surrey, BC, Canada
V3T 0N1
Email:
v_hosseini@sfu.ca
For general inquiries:
cr8lab@sfu.ca
Phone:
778-782-4376
Webmasters:
Sara Asaad, Rozhin Ahmadi
