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The Advisory Board provides the National Research Council with an industrial perspective on strategic requirements, opportunities and priorities within the construction sector.

Chair

Mr. Jean-Luc Dion, VP Construction, Devimco Inc., St Hubert

Members

  • Dr. Barry Adams, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto
  • Mr. Claude Bédard, Vice-President and General Manager North American Admixture, The Euclid Chemical Company, St-Hubert
  • Mr. Paul Fast, Founding Principal, Fast+Epp, Vancouver
  • Ms. Betty Matthews-Malone, Director of Water & Wastewater Services, Environmental Centre, Thorold
  • Mr. Richard Miller, President, Clayton Developments Limited, Halifax
  • Mr. Graham Murfitt, Practice Advisor, RAIC, Ottawa
  • Mr. Keith Noel, Director of Engineering Support Services, Dept. of Transportation and Works, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s
  • Dr. S. Shyam-Sunder, Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • Mr. Doug Seargeant, Senior Manager, Distribution Construction and Maintenance, EPCOR Water Services Inc., Edmonton
  • Mr. Jeff Vasey, Director, Building Policy Branch, Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services, Government of British Columbia, Victoria
  • Mr. Paul Verhesen, President, Clark Builders, Edmonton

Ex-Officio Members

  • Mr. John Coleman, Acting Vice-President, Engineering, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
  • Dr. Morad Atif, Director General, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
  • Mr. John Berndt, Senior Advisor, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada