Construction Canada is pleased to announce the finalists of the inaugural Emerging Leader Awards presented by Engineered Assemblies. The awards will recognize young professionals for excellence in design, leadership, initiative, and/or service to the community.
Nominated by a member or members of their team, the finalists were selected by a jury of peers.
The finalists in the ‘Demonstrates Initiative’ category are Kazim Kanani, CSP, CCCA, senior associate, specification specialist at Quadrangle Architects and Samantha Lane, CEM, CPHD, LEED AP, P.Eng., building performance engineer at Stantec Consulting.
Heather Barnsley, AAA, at Ti STUDIOS Architecture and Jesse X. Watson, CET, specification writer at Number Ten Architectural Group have selected in the ‘Demonstrates Leadership’ category.
David Carnovale, P.Eng., project manager at WSP Canada and Mark Gaglione, P.Eng., building & material sciences specialist at EllisDon Construction were chosen in the ‘Demonstrates Teamwork’ category.
Finalists in the ‘Technology Advancement’ category are Claudio Nunez, architect & associate at Menkes Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes and Kelly Fisher, CPHC, director of building information modeling (BIM) and building performance at Kearns Mancini Architects.
For the ‘Community Contribution’ category, Emma Cubitt, principal at Invizij Architects and
Geoff Scott, P.Eng., CAHP, senior associate at Ojdrovic Engineering Inc. were selected.
Deborah Byrne, C.Eng., MIEI, CPHD, COO of Kearns Mancini Architects Inc. and current board chair of Passive House Canada and Kevin Pickwick, AScT, P.Eng., LEED AP, CCCA, associate of RJC Engineers were selected in the ‘Industry Contribution’ category.
The winners will be announced at the Buildings Show on December 4 at 4 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (south demo area).
