Edifice Complex Podcast

For us, this is a special and important episode of the podcast. This episode deals with issues women face in engineering. We hope that through telling one woman’s story and suggesting some coping strategies, we can help inspire other women in engineering and help men understand what it is like to travel for a while, in a woman’s steps.

Cecilia Garay Chaparro is an Electrical / Mechanical Engineer and CEO of IIE SA DE CV, a turnkey building services and energy solutions contractor in Monterrey Mexico.

As a woman in Engineering, Cecilia has experienced and overcome many obstacles that frankly, many men in the same situation, do not encounter. Cecilia is not complaining, she is sharing her story on the podcast to:

To ensure Robert and I did not move off topic we also invited April Byers to help keep us on track and balance the conversation.

April Byers has a BSc in psychology and MSc in neuroscience. She is a registered psychologist trained in the areas of neuropsychology, community rehabilitation, and disability studies. She has clinical training in assessment, counseling and family mediation and high conflict divorce. She has taught courses locally and internationally related to neuroscience research, cognitive assessment and applied behavior technique. She works with children, adults, and families and is involved in volunteer activities associated with improving the lives of children and families.

April is a regular guest on CBC’s Alberta at Noon and contributes to Tenacious Living Radio and contributes to podcasts and webinars for local family law offices.

For more information on Cecilia and her work:

Twitter: @cecygaraychapar

For more information on April and her work:

Twitter: @neurothrive

Our guest this month is Lloyd Alter, talking about Net Zero, using less, and designing things better.

Lloyd Alter has been an architect, developer, inventor and prefab promoter. Lloyd was past president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Canada and teaches sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design. In 2014 Lloyd won the USGBC Leadership Award.

Lloyd currently writes for TreeHugger.com and MNN.com.

In the course of his work developing residential property and prefabs, Lloyd became convinced that we use too much of everything, too much space, too much land, too much food, too much fuel, too much money, and that the key to sustainability is to simply use less. And, the key to happily using less is to design things better.

In this episode, we discuss:

1.  The case against Net Zero (yes, really…)

And much more……

For more information on Lloyd and his work:

Twitter: @lloydalter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-alter-827ba7/

https://liveplayworkdotnet.wordpress.com 

https://www.treehugger.com

https://www.mnn.com

Our guest this month is Mario P Iusi.

Mario P Iusi is an entrepreneur and former President/CEO of Ameresco Canada. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the creation of the energy performance, contracting business in Canada.

Mario is now EVP of Sensor Suite Inc in Toronto.

SensorSuite® Inc. is a real-time sensor intelligence platform that connects managers to their buildings and the machines within to reduce operational risks, improve performance and reduce utility costs by as much as 25-30%.

The SensorSuite® Inc tag line is, “Smarter Buildings Make Sense.”

In this episode, we discuss;

And much more…

For more information on Mario and his work:

Twitter: @IusiMario

Our guest this month (December 15th) is Dr. Zoltan Nagy.

In addition to having a really cool first name and being young and accessible, Dr. Nagy is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas in Austin, directing the Intelligent Environments Laboratory since 2016.

A roboticist turned building engineer, Dr. Nagy’s research interests include important topics that might actually change buildings for the better:

Dr. Nagy, Yuzhen Peng, Adam Rysanek and Arno Schlüter won Best Paper Award 2017 in Building & Environment for their work on occupancy learning-based, demand driven building control (http://nagy.caee.utexas.edu/best-paper-award-2017-in-building-environment/).

Prior to joining UT, Austin, Dr. Nagy was a senior scientist at the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH)in Zurich, in the Department of Architecture. He worked with Prof. Arno Schlueter in the Architecture & Building Systems research group on control systems for sustainable building operation. Dr. Nagy also co-founded the award-winning high-tech spin-off Femtotools in 2007, and was member of its board of directors until 2011.

In this episode, we discuss:

For more information on Dr. Nagy

Twitter: @Z0ltanNagy

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltan-nagy-45605114/

Website: http://nagy.caee.utexas.edu

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Our guest this month is Andrew Bowerbank.

Andrew is Global Director, Sustainable Building Services at Ellis Don and leads their Carbon Impact Initiative. Andrew was named one of Canada’s top 16 sustainability leaders through the 2017 “Clean50”, is a member of the World Bank’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, and he chairs the Cleantech Advisory Board at Centennial College.

Andrew is the former Executive Director/CEO of the World Green Building Council representing over 60 member nations. During his tenure with the WorldGBC, he was the member representative at the United Nations Environmental Programme.

In this episode, we discuss;

More information on Andrew:

Twitter: @abowerbank

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For more information on Holley:

Dr. Clements is an engineer working with the Well Living Lab (WLL). He aides in conducting research on improving human health, experience, and performance in the built environment. Prior to working with the WLL, Nick was involved in research areas that include indoor and outdoor air quality, indoor and outdoor microbial communities, and infection control.

In this episode, we discuss:

For more on Nick and his work:

Delos.com / DrNickClements.com / Twitter @DrNickClements / LinkedIn / Facebook

Research Gate: Nicholas Clements

Google Scholar: Nicholas Clements

Adam Muggleton has been immersed in property and construction for 37 years. Having worked in 20 countries and held leadership positions at several firms, he has a unique skill stack derived from convergent experience in property development, design team management, project management, and building commissioning.

Robert Bean is a building systems designer, author, and educator with over 35 years’ experience. He is president of Indoor Climate Consultants Inc. and director of www.healthyheating.com, an online resource serving as a technical interpreter and consolidator of academic research done within building and health sciences.

In this episode, we discuss:

And much more……

For more information on Adam & Robert:

The Edifice Complex Website / Facebook / YouTube

Adam’s Website  / Twitter / LinkedIn

Robert’s Website / Twitter / LinkedIn