Speakers

About the Presenters:

Donna Mayer is a CMHC Senior Advisor for Ontario's Affordable Housing Centre. The CMHC's Affordable Housing Centre has a team of experts on affordable housing in Canada, offering a broad range of expertise — from within CMHC and from groups and organizations across Canada — that can be leveraged to produce successful affordable housing. They offer information on Seed Funding, Proposal Development Funding, Mortgage Loan Insurance, and general enquiries on affordable housing.

 

Kris J. Dick,
Ph.D., P.Eng.

Kris is a licensed engineer with degrees in civil and structural engineering. In addition to his role as a principal with Building Alternatives he is a Senior Instructor and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba. His research areas include alternative building design, materials and energy systems.

Building Alternatives' vision is to promote the use of alternative methods and materials for structures through an integrated design approach that are environmentally-sensitive, energy efficient and project-appropriate.

 

Tim Krahn,
MSc., P.Eng., LEED™ AP

Tim is a licensed engineer with degrees in the civil and geotechnical disciplines. His professional interests include integrated design & education, natural building materials, energy & infrastructure sustainability and a healthy built environment. He is a LEED accredited professional, and is pursuing an interdisciplinary PhD with the faculties of architecture and engineering at the University of Manitoba. His personal interests include bicycling, cooking, gardening, carpentry, guitar and reading.

 

The Alternative Village at the University of Manitoba exists to provide the opportunity for researchers, students, practitioners, industry and the public to share ideas and learn about the choices we have with regard to energy and building strategies that are outside the current conventionally available options. To this end, they provide a physical space to conduct research and testing programs on alternative energy technologies and building envelope systems. They also provide a collaborative learning environment; one that extends beyond the physical location of the strawbale research facility and is designed to increase the knowledge base of students, practicing professionals and the public in the theory and application of alternative energy technologies and building envelope systems.