Principal Architect, Director of Design
OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP

As a licensed Carpenter and Architect, Daniel brings a unique perspective from his 15 years hands-on experience building prior to 19 years and counting in architecture. He has a deep rapport with builders and is adept at drawing on the knowledge and skills of the tradespeople that will be building your new premises.

Like all of the team at Sustainable | Architecture for a Healthy Planet, Daniel is passionate about green design. He will advise you on the best approaches, materials, and decisions to ensure that your finished spaces are healthy and welcoming, keeping in mind the impact on budget and schedule.

Principal Architect, Director of Sustainability
OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP

Paul Dowsett is a leading thinker and advocate in the space of sustainability and architecture. Paul has been central to the introduction of sustainable architecture to the mainstream, while practicing deep community engagement with equity-deserving groups of all backgrounds and abilities. At the core of Paul’s philosophy and practice is the belief that design and construction solutions should be simple, sensitive, and sustainable.

With more than four decades of local and international residential, institutional, and commercial sustainable design and project leadership experience, Paul is uniquely qualified to work with a highly collaborative design team for projects of diverse scales, types, and complexities.

Intermediate Designer

Liz holds a Bachelor of Architectural Science from the University of Waterloo, and brings nearly a decade of experience in building-science based passive, sustainable and green building design. Liz’s past professional focus has been in custom single and multi-unit residential – including new construction, major renovations, additions and deep energy retrofits, as well as adaptive re-use and small-scale commercial projects throughout Southern Ontario.

Liz is passionate about creating simple, healthy and beautiful designs which are climate-appropriate, inclusive, energy efficient, cost-conscious, materially thoughtful, and site sensitive. Liz is also deeply interested in the social and environmental opportunities and benefits of integrating regenerative and permaculture design principles.