Presented by Building to Zero Exchange
About this Webinar
Building to Zero Exchange (BTZx) is hosting a webinar panel focusing on the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) housing design catalogue and the opportunities and challenges of replicable designs for backyard suites.
Guest panelists will include representatives from CMHC, HRM, and Abbott Brown Architects. The panelists will each give a brief presentation, which will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A period. This webinar panel will be interactive and is meant as a continuation of our in-person engagement session on fast-tracking backyard suites hosted last December.
Featured Panelists
Jane Abbott, Abbott Brown Architects
Jane Abbott is partner at Abbott Brown Architects, who are the lead architectural firm for the CMHC Design Catalogue, Atlantic Provinces. Jane graduated from Dalhousie’s School of Architecture, and co-founded Abbott Brown Architects in 2013. Her work, with both Abbott Brown and beforehand, has garnered multiple provincial and national design awards. Jane teaches at the Dalhousie School of Architecture and Planning, and lectures more widely on the role architecture can play in creating spaces for haptic experience.
James MacDonald and Alex Wilson, HRM
James Macdonald is a Building Official from the Building Standards team with HRM. Alex Wilson is a Planner from the Housing Accelerator Fund with Regional and Community Planning at HRM.
Claude Gautreau, CMHC
Claude Gautreau has applied his professional skills to the Canadian housing market for over 20 years. Leveraging his background in engineering and finance, Claude spent the early part of his career at CMHC analyzing various socio-economic housing trends. In an outreach capacity, he was subsequently immersed in what drives housing need at the community level. In his most recent role, Claude leads a team of researchers focused on building science and construction innovation, exploring ways to build higher performing, resilient housing that maintains a focus on affordability.
