b'PEOPLE POWER: Q&Ais in Grade 11 and says that she wants tokinds of projects is to act as the CRPBE: Do you have any advice for new and get into engineering, and I feel great that(coordinating registered professional),emerging engineers in the field?she sees the work I do as meaningful andand we therefore integrate with otherSR:My advice for new graduates would wants to continue that work.professionalsstructural, mechanical,be to look at the big picture and seek BE: What projects have you found to beelectrical, elevator, geotechnical andopportunities to gain experience in all of architectural. We are the prime consul- the different fields. My start in a smaller the most exciting or interesting? tant, and because of that role we can seeconsulting company allowed me to deal SR:The ones that I find to be the mostholistic designs that include all of thosewith various aspects of building envelope interesting are the rehabilitation projectsdifferent aspects and disciplines. I findconsulting. I got involved with conditionbuilding envelope restoration. I findthose projects to be the most interestingassessments, tendering, project manage-them interesting because, as buildingdue to the multi-faceted and completement, project administration, contractor envelope consultants, our role on thosenature of that work. relations and customer relations. I was the front office and the back office. Getting that experience in all those different areas allowed me to do projects from start to finish while meeting all requirements, rather than being focused in a specific area without a breadth of technical and interpersonal expertise. Starting at a small firm also allowed me to become a shareholder within a few years of starting, which is rare inlarger firms.BE: What challenges do you see facing the industry moving forward?SR:My challenge has been to find skilled We deliver people. The building envelope profession needs to have an aggressive recruiting performance-driven strategy within undergraduate programs. The profession can look to partner with enclosures for new and universities and colleges and look for opportunities to build building science existing buildings. specialization at the undergraduate or diploma level so the field can beserviced well. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is We are Entuitive. Cancer Preventi on &an area that the profession needs to focus onone of the amazing colleagues I Survivorship Centre work with is a woman, and she still finds Vancouver, BCmany barriers in the profession. There are many international candidates in the market; however, more work is needed to BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTING|BUILDING ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING make them work-ready in the building LIFE CYCLE CARBON & SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE envelope field.ENERGY MODELLING|PASSIVE HOUSE|FIRE ENGINEERINGCAPITAL PLANNING|BUILDING RESTORATION|CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERINGSTRUCTURAL ENGINEERING|MASS TIMBER|SEISMIC DESIGN BE: Do you have any career goals forthe future?SR:My goal is to grow my company into a multi-discipline consulting firm. I started SR Engineering Ltd. four years entuitive.com ago and have focused [so far] on the VANCOUVER | CALGARY | EDMONTON | TORONTO | NEW YORK building envelope discipline.I am looking to start integrating other disciplines to service all of ourcustomers needs.8 BCBEC ELEMENTSA BCBEC PUBLICATION'