Brian Hubb is a Founder, Principal, and Senior Building Science Specialist at RDH Building Science. With over 30 years of experience as a consultant practicing exclusively in the field of building science, he is a practical façade engineer and researcher. He has broad experience with a variety of building enclosure systems, delivering consistent innovative solutions. Brian brings a unique blend of theoretical and hands-on knowledge gained from designing façades for new buildings, as well as completing hundreds of forensic investigations, rehabilitation, and research projects. He has extensive experience with high-rise and iconic façade systems, components, and materials, designing new and innovative facade systems for high-rise wood and Passive House projects. An engaging and vibrant presenter, he regularly speaks at seminars, conferences, and guest lectures on a wide range of building science and façade engineering topics.

Ana Maria Llanos leads the Vancouver studio of Diamond Schmitt and has over 20 years experience with the firm. Her work is focused on western Canada, including institutional, health care facilities, performing arts, residential, commercial, restoration and academic projects.

A commitment to design excellence is accompanied by rigorous project management skills and a proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and on budget. She is a well versed in a wide range of delivery methods and has completed projects using IPD, Stipulated Sum, CM and P3 models.

Ana Maria was Project Architect for the recently completed Emily Carr University of Art + Design, a landmark for the City of Vancouver and a state-of-the-art facility for 3,800 students, faculty and staff. As Executive Architects for the large Oakridge Redevelopment, she is leading Diamond Schmitt’s involvement to deliver residential towers, the Civic Centre and the interior design of the retail areas.

She is a graduate of UBC’s School of Architecture and is rooted in the west coast lifestyle of British Columbia.

John Krouse is a Ceramic Engineer and the CEO of Boston Valley Terra Cotta in Orchard Park, NY. Boston Valley specializes in the manufacturing of historic terra cotta replication, new construction and innovation in contemporary rain screen design and production. Krouse is a graduate of Alfred University with a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering and a minor in Ceramic Sculpture and has over 37 years of experience in terra cotta manufacturing. Boston Valley has successfully completed well over 3,000 building projects with Krouse leading the company. These projects range in size and scope from large government buildings to small private art galleries.

Patrick is a building science specialist with over 19 years of consulting experience related to building science and energy efficiency. Patrick’s focus in recent years has been providing tools and guidance to the industry to help practitioners make informed design decisions related to constructability, thermal, energy and hygrothermal performance.

Christian Cianfrone is a mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience in building energy efficiency. Christian built and led one of Canada's largest energy consulting practices for nearly a decade, where he worked on hundreds of projects, including co-developing energy policy across Canada. In 2018, Christian launched and led the Vancouver non-profit, ZEBx, to catalyze the construction of zero emissions buildings in Vancouver. Currently, as EllisDon's Director of Decarbonization, Christian supports both clients and internal staff to implement cost-effective strategies for zero carbon new and existing buildings.

Dan Geddes is the Business Development Manager for Major Pursuits for Flynn Canada. He has a wealth of knowledge in modular construction, building envelope design, architectural product selection, performance and detailing with over 25 years of experience. He is CPHT certified and teaches regularly at BCIT’s Zero Energy Learning Centre. Dan is passionate about his work and strives to bring innovative solutions to the table. Dan often collaborates with his industry peers in balancing energy efficient solutions with practical installation methods. Dan loves the outdoors and can often be found in the mountains and backcountry.

Brett Pattrick is a façade specialist and project manager with over 16 years of experience specializing in building facades. Brett’s wide-ranging experience includes a variety of projects focusing on specialist glazing design, façade design and construction, with specific focus on complex façade and glazing systems. Brett’s façade consulting experience includes various significant projects in North America, the Middle East and Africa. Brett’s background and interest in the structural design of various façade and secondary structural systems, combined with knowledge and expertise in system design, assessment, detailing and specifying provides him with the ability to understand how the overall façade package can be integrated into the building design. Brett has led several teams through the façade consulting, design, and engineering on a variety of building types and is well versed in developing a design that meets specific performance requirements while respecting the architect’s design aspiration and project budget and schedule limitations.

Timothy Wong brings more than 10 years of professional industry experience to his role across Canada, the United States, and abroad. Educated in architecture and engineering methodologies, his building envelope work focuses on material selection, system analysis and testing, environmental and structural performance, long-term behavior, fabrication, and detailing.

Timothy applies his depth of knowledge of building science to each of his projects, ensuring carefully considered assemblies and passive strategies are implemented to their fullest potential within the context of their site and function. His portfolio includes high-rise and wide-span structures, commercial, sports and recreation, institutional, government, and residential projects.

Bryan Lemos Beça is a Senior Associate with Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is a licensed architect with a diverse range of project experience from complex renovation projects to large-scale urban design and masterplans. As a Certified Passive House Designer and WELL AP, Bryan positions environmental and social responsibility at the forefront of his work with a particular focus on low carbon building, energy performance, and assembly design. He has specific expertise in heritage rehabilitation and addition projects, embracing the challenge of designing sensitive and contextually thoughtful interventions that preserve essential character while working toward the urgent goal of reducing both operational and embodied carbon.

Teodor Caragioiu is a Façade Specialist at Reynaers Aluminium in Duffel, Belgium, with over 16 years of successful experience in façade engineering and design for high-rise, high-performance projects.

Graduated from the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest, Romania in 2002 with a Bachelor of Engineering in Concrete Bridges.

Between 2002 and 2006 Teodor worked as a concrete structures formwork technical engineer.

In 2006 he started his career in the Façade industry, working with the largest façade contractor in Nicosia, Cyprus, on large scale, high-profile projects like Tradewinds Towers in Gibraltar, Tower 25 by Jean Nouvel in Nicosia, or the Olympic Residences twin towers in Limassol, the tallest structures in Cyprus at the time. In the period spent in Cyprus he developed skills in façade fabrication, detailing, installation and project management.

In 2014 he moved to Belgium and started working for the leading European façade systems supplier Reynaers Aluminium as a project engineer, designing customized façade project solutions for large scale projects like The Quad Towers in Malta, The Al Fattan and Boulevard Heights towers in Dubai, The 589 Fulton Tower in NYC, and many other high-profile projects throughout USA, Europe, China, Middle East and Australia. He is the specialist in structural façade design, with competences in high-performance air-water tightness and high wind zones applications, with a focus on thermal performance and architectural design.

Dr. Huang is currently the technical director of Architectural Glass Division of CSG which is the leading low-e glass manufacturer in China. With over eighteen years’ experience in energy efficient glass for buildings, Dr. Huang has worked on numerous landmark buildings at different locations in the world for glazing solutions, and participated in many related Chinese code activities. He is experienced in specifying glass performance to provide proper guidance for energy efficiency design of buildings and in new product development.

Evan Levelle currently heads Front’s London office, having worked with Front in New York and Hong Kong since 2007. His work has primarily focused on designing bespoke and complex cladding systems, developing and implementing strategies for global sourcing of materials and systems, and leading various Front projects for specialist contractors. Evan has a passion for and deep understanding of the technology and processes that drive innovation in construction, fed by his extensive experience on sites and in factories, reviewing project materials.

Earlier in his career, Evan earned his degree in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology and worked as a software developer in San Francisco. Evan’s experience in the development and management of complex geometry projects and design for manufacturing spans more than 50 projects on four continents at a variety of scales, materials, and programs including the Capital Market Authority Tower (PIF Tower) in Riyadh with HOK and Omrania, the Grace Farms Foundation in Connecticut with SANAA, the Morpheus Hotel in Macau with Zaha Hadid Architects, and the Lusail Plaza Towers in Doha with Foster + Partners. In addition to project work, Evan has lectured widely at universities globally and has published several papers on developing workflows and design for parametric fabrication modelling and engineering.

As Managing Principal of significant projects around the world, Peter Gross breaks down silos and brings together people from diverse disciplines to solve problems and generate aesthetic, sustainable, and buildable solutions.

Whether in North America, China, or Southeast Asia, Peter bridges different working styles and balances local sensibilities with more universal concerns about space, function, and form. Some of Peter’s major endeavors include the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, a campus for 10,000 students and faculty, CITIC Tower, Beijing’s tallest building, and Thamrin 9, an award-winning development in Jakarta.

Expanding the firm’s work in Canada, Peter is involved in several recent developments in Vancouver. Burrard Exchange is one of the tallest exposed hybrid mass timber office buildings in North America at 260 feet tall. Adjacent to Vancouver’s historic Rogers Building, 601 West Pender interweaves elements of nature and architecture to create an urban oasis within the city.

Geoff Shellard is the architectural design manager covering the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. He works with glaziers, architects, developers and specification writers to gain project specifications.

Geoff previously spent almost 8 years with glass fabricator PFG Glass Industries Ltd. In Langley, British Columbia, finishing that tenure as senior architectural sales representative. His education includes marketing management and home inspections, and certifications in biohazard, mold and IAQ inspection and remediation.