Her role on these projects has varied from facilitation of the Integrated Design Process (IDP), architectural design, construction administration, and project management to facilities management for existing buildings, LEED coordination and sustainability consulting.  The project scopes also vary - from the installation of an emergency generator at Robson Square to the LEED submission for the 1.5M square feet of the Vancouver Olympic Village. Brenda is deeply involved with the US and Canada Green Building Councils (USGBC and CaGBC) and has served the community in the following roles:

• Board of Directors, Cascadia Region Green Building Council
• CaGBC LEED Faculty
• CaGBC Technical Advisory Group (TAG) member
• NAIOP Development Issues Committee
• City of Vancouver Green Building Strategy Committee

All TAG members and LEED Faculty are selected based on their technical expertise. As a member of TAG, Brenda reviewed the original LEED Canada documentation, and now reviews Credit Interpretation Rulings and proposed updates. This advisory role provides the opportunity for involvement in the evolution of the LEED products as well as awareness of any developments that may affect current projects.

His building industry experience includes office, institutional, laboratories, residential, mixed-use, and heath care facilities.  Eesmyal was a LEED project reviewer for the Canada Green Building Council and has played a leading or support role on over 40 LEED projects. He is very active in the Vancouver green building community and serves on several committees and initiatives.  In addition to his green building background, Eesmyal spent several years working for environmental organizations in the fields of renewable energy research and climate change education.

Eesmyal is a Director of Open Green Building Society, an NGO dedicated to the creation and advancement of freely available open-source green building resources. He is also a Director of Vancouver Design Nerds Society, a network of collaborating designers and artists who share a desire to engage design opportunities with a spirit of creative play and to challenge the normative environment of the city.

Jack's skills and building energy analysis expertise enable him to communicate effectively with his clients and all members of the design team to successfully achieve high performance building design.
 
Jack is listed as an experienced consultant for New Buildings by Natural Resources Canada and is a qualified third-party energy reviewer for LEED energy modelling.  In addition, Jack is an approved energy modeller for BC Hydro High Performance Building Program.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and a Master's degree in Building Services Engineering from Loughborough University in UK.
 
Project Experience

Energy Audit
1. Meridian Village Energy Assessment, Coquitlam, BC
2. Knightsbridge Energy Assessment, Richmond, BC
3. Killarney Garden Housing Co-op Apartments, Vancouver, BC
4. Killarney Garden Housing Co-op Townhouses, Vancouver, BC
5. St Andrew Victoria Housing Society, Victoria, BC
6. Collingwood Village, Vancouver, BC
7. Hunter Heights, New Westminster, BC
8. First United Church Social Housing Society, Vancouver, BC
 
Educational
1. New Abby Collegiate School Energy Study, Abbotsford, BC
2. Kwantlen University College Building A and C Expansion Energy Modeling, Surrey, British Columbia
3. Simon Fraser University Gym Expansion Energy Modeling, Burnaby, British Columbia
 
Retail/Office/Institutional
1. BC Place Stadium Building Simulation, Vancouver BC
2. Vancouver Convention Centre Energy Modeling, Vancouver BC
3. NVIT Daycare and Lecture Theatre
4. Coquitlam Water Treatment Facilities UV Disinfection
5. Mt Pleasant Area Substation
6. Hastings Park Daycare, Vancouver, BC
7. Shenzhen Tonglin Garden Hotel Energy Modeling and LEED coordination, Shenzhen, China
8. IKEA Calgary CBIP Energy Modeling, Calgary, Alberta
9. Walmart Canadian Stores Energy Modeling, Canada
10. Taku Inn Renovations Energy Modelling, Whitehorse, Yukon

Residential
1. CMHA Cranbrook Energy Modelling, Cranbrook, BC
2. HOMEX - Summit Pointe Development, Kamloops, BC
3. 1304 Hornby Energy Modelling, Vancouver, BC
 
Health Care
1. Cottonwood Lodge Energy Modeling, Coquitlam, British Columbia
 
Community Development
1. Southeast False Creak Athlete's Village Parcel 2 and Parcel 5 Energy Modeling, Building Energy Saving Analysis, and Mechanical Design, Vancouver, British Columbia
2. Waterstone Pier Residential Community Development CBIP Energy Modeling, Richmond, British Columbia
3. Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation Geothermal Feasibility Study, Tofino, British Columbia

Jason studied administration, economics and policy at Trent University before embarking on a series of backpacking adventures around the world, interspersed with stints planting trees in the Canadian north. 

He moved to Vancouver in the mid 1990s and began working in the building trades.  In an attempt to address the inefficiency and toxicity typical of the construction he saw, Jason began to offer green contracting services, with a particular interest in energy efficiency upgrades.  This work grew into consulting, research and educational services as well and eventually lead back to school, focusing on building science and sustainability at BCIT's Architecture and Building Engineering Technology program. 

He has volunteered with a number of environmental organizations including the Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre and is a member of the BC Sustainable Energy Association working to promote renewable sources of energy.  Jason has worked on a number of LEED and Living Building Challenge projects and is particularly interested in LEED for Neighbourhood Development, urban design and community based solutions to environmental issues.  Despite his fascination with sustainable buildings, technology and urban design, Jason is happiest outside in the woods.

He takes pride in bringing fresh ideas to projects, and giving each client his personal attention. Bjorn has a special interest in sustainable residential development and researching innovative green building technologies.