Sebastian
Moffatt
Sebastian
Moffatt owns and manages The Sheltair Group, an integrated
planning, design and engineering firm located in Vancouver.
Sebastian
has been working as a building scientist and environmental
planner since 1980, and is known for his big picture thinking,
his ability to communicate, and his grasp of technical details
in many disciplines including resource management, building
science, urban planning and economics.
Over
the past five years he has worked on sustainable infrastructure
plans for cities in North America and Asia. He recently
authored a book for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities:
Closing the Loop: A Guide to Green Infrastructure for Canadian
Municipalities. He is currently completing a doctoral thesis
on the sustainable integration of buildings and infrastructure.
Sebastian
has been extensively involved in preparing Canada's policy
on greenhouse gas emission reductions in the building sector,
and for promoting community-based energy systems. He currently
represents Canada on the International Energy Agency Annex
31: Energy-Related Environmental Impacts of Buildings, and
has recently authored the Annex 31 final summary report.
Sebastian
has developed adaptive management frameworks for companies,
communities and developers, to help align plans and policies
with the principles of sustainability. In this capacity
he has been extensively involved as a lead consultant to
The Resort Municipality of Whistler, The Fraser Valley Regional
District, the BC Buildings Corporation, and the Burnaby
Mountain Community Corporation.
Mr.
Moffatt is one of the two project leaders for the citiesPLUS
project for Greater Vancouver. He will be involved in the
conceptual development of the project structure, content,
and process and representing Canada at key meetings and
events related to the International Sustainable Urban Systems
Design Competition in 2002 and 2003.
