Albert T. Bicol, Partner
“Sustainability is not an option. Our actions today affect the lives of tomorrow.”
Albert champions the use of sustainable solutions in his projects. He has extensive expertise in Sustainable Master Planning (SMP), passive building design, modeling building energy usage, thermal comfort and indoor air quality conditions.
Albert has a wide range of experience in Canada, USA, and Asia. This experience includes the SMP for several university campuses, mixed used developments in the Philippines, and a ‘heritage’ retrofit for the Edgewater Casino (the largest application of displacement delivery ventilation in North America).
Other projects include building systems modeling and design for the Montenay Burnaby Incineration Plant’s office building and a fully underground library for a private college (both with a goal of zero net purchased energy/GHG emissions). Albert also provided the concept design for award winning Langara College Library, which has gained international recognition. Albert’s latest project includes leading the SMP of the 20 building (eight city blocks) site for Southeast False Creek, the future home of the 2010 Olympic Athletes Village which includes the design of a 61-unit seniors housing complex with a Net-Zero Energy/GHG emissions goals. Other recent projects include SMP of a 2 million ft2 mountain resort in Colorado. Currently, Albert is providing concepts for three projects targeted to meet the Living Building Challenge and several large sustainable projects in the United Arab Emirates.
As a LEED Accredited Professional, Albert peformed reviews for the USGBC and Canadian Green Building Council on projects applying for LEED certification. He currently sits on the City of Vancouver Council Urban Design Panel – only the second Mechanical Engineer to serve in this capacity.
Albert has been invited to deliver over 200 presentations and has been a keynote speaker on sustainable building design, SMP and the true “Net Zero” approach in Canada, the US, and Asia. He has also volunteered to educate elementary school children on climate change. Albert was named as one of Building, Design and Construction’s 2007 ‘Top 40 Under 40’. This annual competition acknowledges industry leaders.