Rebecca has a passion for energy-efficiency and living sustainably. An Edmonton native, she has lived and worked around the world, learning about how people in different countries use and conserve energy. She obtained her BSc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta and her MScTech in Process Engineering at Ecole des Mines de Paris. She started her career by designing heat exchangers and energy-efficient industrial processes in France, then moved back to Alberta to troubleshoot tailings ponds in the oil sands near Fort McMurray. She made the transition to low-energy buildings in 2016, working as a consultant in the sustainable buildings industry in Calgary. She then obtained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Carleton University, specializing in Sustainable Building Energy Systems. Her experimental research focused on underground seasonal thermal storage for residential buildings in cold climates.
Rebecca is a professional engineer, and an expert in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and building physics. She is particularly interested in energy-efficiency retrofits for existing buildings, and currently works for IES Ltd., improving software for building energy modelling.
