Who are we?
The Canada Green Building Council – Ottawa Chapter is the region’s leading authority on green building best practices. Representing 50 firms and over 300 green building professionals our members are involved in virtually every green building construction and renovation project in the region.
We are Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec’s leading source for education, training, and leading-edge green building information and resources. Over the last ten years we have organized hundreds of events and supported individuals in creating one of the most sustainable and beautiful regions in Canada.
What do we do?
We connect people
The Ottawa Regional Chapter hosts at least three major networking events a year, bringing together building leaders, professionals and supporters.
We facilitate learning
We are the leading provider of LEED education and green building workshops in Eastern Ontario. We offer a variety of workshops, lunch and learns, tours, special events and webinars throughout the year. These events are catered to meet the needs of experienced and new green building professionals.
We drive change
We work with both government and private enterprise to accelerate the adoption of green building principles, policies, standards and tools. We do this through high profile events that give back to the local community.
We build community
The chapter stands beside and works closely with like-minded organizations in the transformation of buildings, neighborhoods and cities. We do this by engaging members and creating opportunities for collaboration and spaces for creativity and debate. We mobilize and empower local communities to advocate local government for greener buildings, cities and neighbourhoods.
How We Work
The Ottawa Chapter serves many different stakeholders. To ensure we remain relevant to our membership and true to our mission the Chapter relies on two group: The Leadership Advisory Board and the Emerging Green Professional Working Group.
Leadership Advisory Board
The Leadership Board is comprised of twelve Directors that are elected for a two or three year term from our membership base. The Role of the Leadership Board is to work with the Market Engagement Specialist to establish regional strategies, initiatives and priorities, and contributes to the advancement of the nationwide mission. As Chapters are part of the nationwide governance structure, the Chapter Leadership Boards have influence at the CaGBC National Leadership Board level through representation on the Chapter Advisory Committee.
Alexandre Bigonesse
Position: Science and Technology Advisor
Employer: Natural Resource Canada
Sector: Government
Education: Mechanical Engineering
Term: 3 year
Amy Pitkethly
Position: Real Estate Sales Representative
Employer: Royal LePage Performance Realty
Sector: Real Estate
Education: BSc Biology & Ecology
Term: 2 year
Angela Plant
Position: Assistant to Chair of the Environment & Climate Protection Committee
Employer: City of Ottawa
Sector: Municipal Government
Education: Master’s Cultural Anthropology
Term: 2 year
Carl-Peter Reinecke
Position: Business Owner
Employer: MVPR and Bautechnik
Sector: Real Estate and Construction
Education: Engineering and Economics
Term: 1 year
Don Grant
Position: Strategic Analyst Engagement
Employer: Public Services and Procurement Canada
Sector: Federal Government
Education: Masters
Term: 2 year
Jonathan Rausseo
Position: Campus Sustainability Manager
Employer: University of Ottawa
Sector: Academic
Education: B.Sc. Environmental Science - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Geochemistry
Term: 1 year
Marcel Lavoie
Position: Client Relationship Leader, High Performance Buildings
Employer: National Research Council
Sector: Construction
Education: BA Social Science
Term: 3 year
Marc Magierowicz
Position: Senior Planner, Stage 2 LRT
Employer: City of Ottawa
Sector: Government
Degree(s): BA (Geography); BED (Secondary) - OCT; MPL (Urban and Regional Planning); RPP MCIP; Diploma in Urban Design SFU; LEED GA
Term: 3 year
Michael Flowers
Position: Municipal Engineer
Employer: WSP Canada Inc
Sector: Engineering/Consulting
Education: B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Queen's University
Term: 1 year
Michelle Maybee
Position: Owner and Principal
Employer: Maybee Engineering & Design Ltd
Sector: Engineering
Education: P. Eng
Term: 2 years
Natalie Irwin
Position: Director of Stakeholder Engagement
Employer: Efficiency Canada
Sector: NGO, Think Tank
Education: BBA Marketing
Term: 2 year
Seungyeon Hong
Position: Program (HPB), Construction Research Centre
Employer: Carleton University
Sector: Academia
Education: Civil Engineer
Term: 3 year
Emerging Green Professional Working Group
The EGP Working group is made of new professionals and students who are actively engaged in promoting green building as a key solution to climate change. They have two representatives on the Leadership Advisory Board and organize local events and educate their peers about best practices around green building, neighbourhood design, construction and maintenance. The EGP group includes university and college campus clubs. These clubs have representatives that sit on the EGP Working Group.
Megan Caitlynn Keon
Position: Emerging Green Professional Representative
Employer: University of Ottawa
Sector: Engineering and Architecture
Education: Engineering and Architecture
Term: 1 year
Jessica Martin
Position: Emerging Green Professional Representative
Employer: Carleton University
Sector: Engineering and Architecture
Education: Engineering and Architecture
Term: 1 year