Kevin Hydes – Chair PDF Print E-mail

Kevin served as the Chair of the USGBC for 2005-2006, and is a founder and director of CanadaGBC. He is Vice President of Buildings Engineering and the Sector Leader of Sustainable Design at consulting engineers Stantec, and the former President and CEO of Keen Engineering. Hailing from Leeds in the UK, Kevin is a natural leader and a community icon in the field of sustainability. He has focused on green design and advancing its cause for the past 15 years. His vision led to the first LEED Gold Certified project in Canada, the first LEED-EB Gold Certified project in North America, and the successful completion of 20 LEED Certified projects with more than 30 registered projects awaiting certification. He is an Honorary Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Architectural Institute of BC, an Adjunct Professor at McGill University School of Architecture, and the Liaison Officer for the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada and the CaGBC.