Alex manages SSRIA’s Innovation Fund which has supported the demonstration of more than 33 low-carbon building solutions projects across Alberta.
Prior to working with SSRIA, he was Senior Manager – Deep Energy Retrofits at Green Communities Canada, Director of Sustainable Solutions at Tesera Systems Inc, Executive Director of the Water and Environmental Hub, and was Executive Director then President/CEO of EnerVision, an Alberta Emerald Award winning non-profit green building company that delivered NRCan’s R-2000 and EnerGuide across AB, Built Green Society in AB and BC, consulted on 3 of the 12 CMHC Net Zero homes, and was the 1st LEED for Homes provider in Western Canada. He was the Innovation Coordinator at SAIT’s School of Construction and helped with the 2009 Solar Decathlon finalists, and development of the Net Zero Home “Living Labs” now the Green Building Technology Access Centre. He has been a LEED accredited professional, an R-2000/Built Green™ trainer and Certified Energy Advisor.
Alex has a Masters of Environmental Design and an MBA in Global Energy Management and Sustainability from the University of Calgary, and a B.Sc. (Geog) from UBC.