| Professional Status: | MAATO member of the Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario, Certified Building Technologist. |
| EXPERIENCE | |
| 1989-present |
Multi-Disciplinary Consulting; including; - HVAC Design, Heat Loss Calculation, Duct Design Energy Auditing - R-2000 Design Evaluation/Air-testing/Inspection, Quality Assurance - Mechanical System Fault Investigation - IAQ and HVAC system Performance Research - Technical writing, editing and illustration - Trainer, Residential Ventilation, Heat Loss/Gain, Duct Design |
| 1982-1988 |
General Manager, Air Changer: (Heat Recovery Ventilator) Developed standard practices for residential central ventilation. Participated in modification of existing as well as creation of new codes and standards. |
| 1979-1982 |
Project Manager; Allen-Drerup-White Ltd: Responsible for HVAC design documentation and project management. Buildings types included residences, town-houses, apartments, light commercial and school buildings. |
| Other: |
Product Manager/Designer; Exhaust fans, Electric, Oil & Gas Furnaces Site Supervision; Mechanical System Installation Design and Drafting; Mechanical and Architectural |
| STUDIES | |
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System Fault Investigation: Various clients including, Union Gas, State Farm Insurance Co., the Ontario R-2000 Program, various owners, contractors, consulting engineers and
municipal governments. Typical investigations include insufficient heating/cooling, poor indoor air quality, soot accumulation, combustion back-spillage, high energy bills, poor comfort and excessive moisture. Assessment of Residential Furnaces Filters: CMHC: In-home testing using multi-station real-time optical laser particle counting data collection system developed by Bowser Technical. Parameters studied include particle levels, indoor/outdoor air change, furnace airflow and power consumption, ozone levels etc. Assessment of Residential Heat Loss/Gain and Energy Modeling Software: NRCan, comparison for accuracy, input time, ease of use, for available Canadian heat loss/gain calculation and energy prediction software. Verification of HRAI Depressurization Calculation: NRCan & HRAI, 1995: Field testing of 30 homes for air-tightness and depressurization at low-level exhaust flows. Resulted in revision & simplification of HRAI low-level exhaust flows. Resulted in revision & simplification of HRAI low-level exhaust prediction method. Blower Efficiency in Domestic Heating Systems: CEA-1995: with Unies Ltd, Survey component Quebec region/Furnace Manufacturers. Ventilation and Airtightness in New Ontario Housing: Bowser Technical, 1994: Analysis of current air-tightness data for probable ventilation rates. Testing of Older Homes for Microbiological Pollutants: CMHC, 1991: Investigation of 25 homes for higher moisture levels and microbial contamination. With Dr. J. Whitby, microbiologist. Impact of Proposed Preliminary Standard CSA F326: CMHC, 1991: Analytical study of the effect of implementation of the standard using computerized cost model for two houses and a variety of heating and ventilation systems. R-2000 National Audit (with Enermodal Engineering): Field investigation, support services and air-tightess testing. Furnaces, Heat Distribution and Control: Ministry of Housing, Ontario (with Allen-Drerup-White Ltd.) Field investigation and performance evaluation of energy-upgrade measures for mechanical systems in single-detached housing. |
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| COMMITTEES | |
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CSA Technical Committee on Heat Recovery Ventilatiors: (member) (CSA Standards CAN/CSA C439-88, Methods of Test for Heat Recovery Ventilators and C-444, Installation of Heat Recovery Ventilators) CSA Technical Committee of Requirements for Residential Ventilation: (associate) (CSA Standard F326, Residential Mechanical Ventilation Requirements) Consultant to Committee. R-2000 Ontario Technical Committee: (past chair) CSA Technical Subcommittee on 22.2 #113: Electrical & Safety Certification for Fans and Ventilators. HRAI Committee on Contractor Acceditation: (past chair) |
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| SPEAKING | |
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Complying with the Mechanical Ventilation Requirements of the 1990/93 Ontario Building Code: Various HRAI and OBOA Chapter meetings. Residential Ventilation Systems; the Canadian Experience: 1/2-day Workshop presentation at INNOVATIVE HOUSING '93 Conference. Residential Ventilation Symposium: CMHC, 1990; Summary of 1-day symposium of ventilation Experts to provide input for the CHBA Ventilation Task Group. Specific Energy Conservation Measure for Low-Rise Residential Buildings: Institute of Housing Management, 1982, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Panel Presentation. |
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| TRAINING | |
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HRAI Residential Mechanical Ventilation, 1992, 1993, 1996: Revisions of text, content and artwork including new duct sizing procedure, new make-up air prediction and design procedure, modularization of course material to accommodate differing requirements of NBC, OBC & BCBC. OBOA Residential Mechanical Ventilation, 1993: Developed new 2-day course for building officials including 200 page reference manual, teaching guide, presentation materials, examination. Managed development process including pilot course and review committee, trainer training. |
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| ARTICLES | |
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Clearing the Air, regular column in the Ontario Building Officials Newsletter. Heat Recovery Ventilators to Become Standard, Heating Plumbing and Air Conditioning News, 1983. |
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| DIPLOMA | |
| ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY, Vanier College, 1977 | |
| LANGUAGES | |
| French and English | |
Telephone ............................... 519-756-9116
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E:Mail .................. Dara@BowserTech.com
