b"PEOPLE POWER Q&A PEOPLE POWER :Q&A withLorne RickettsT he son of a building scientist,master's in building science, and I feelcould have done a whole bunch of Lorne Ricketts was still ablelike about halfway through my master'sdifferent kinds of engineering and been to find his own way into thedegree, we started talking more aboutpretty happy doing them, but I lovedbuilding science industry. Nowthe industry. I guess he figured at thatthe combination of technical and a teacher and mentor, Lornepoint, if you're going to get a master's inpractical aspects of building science. finds his happiness in seeingit, then you're probably going to do it. After a whole bunch of co-op terms and the success and development of studentsa masters degree, I don't think he was and peers and looks forward to a brightBE:Was it a surprise to your dad super surprised!future for RDH.that you decided on a career in building science? BE:Do you have any advice for new BCBEC Elements: What first sparkedLR: I think I more or less knew that Iand emerging engineers in the field?your interest in building science? wanted to go into engineering for quiteLR: Being curious is a big deal. I think Lorne Ricketts: My dad was one of thea while. I've always been wired that waythat its important to be unafraid to ask three founders of RDH, which is theand enjoyed it. I still think I probablyquestions, stick your nose into things company that I work with now, so thats how I found out about itprobably earlier than most people do since you don't tend to take building science until later in your engineering education. Then from there, I went the traditional rout, and I got a co-op position with RDH. I've always felt like building science is one of the engineering fields that has such a broad and deep area of knowledge, and it feels like theres an unlimited amount of things to learn. That's what dragged me in and keptme here. BE:Did you ever feel any pressure from your family to go intobuilding science? LR: Not really at all. I feel like my dad maybe made a bit of a point of not talking to me about building science all that much initially, and then I did a SPRING/SUMMER 2025 7"