Details

Name: Douglas B. Pollard, B. Arch, MOAA, MRAIC

Title: Senior Analyst, International Relations, CMHC International

Background

Prior to joining CMHC in 1998 as a senior researcher, Sustainable Community Planning Doug maintained his own architectural practices in Toronto for thirty years. During that time he designed thousands of affordable and market housing units, usually with significant user participation in the design process. He currently is a Senior Analyst in International Relations with CMHC International and a member of the City of Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel. He has received several awards for sustainable design including a recent lifetime achievement award and his projects have been published in Canada, the US and Britain. His current CMHC work includes the development and delivery of a sustainable planning training course to international workshops and forums such as the World Urban Forum and delegations to Canada. He is an active participant in the Canada Mexico Partnership, the Asia Pacific Partnership (Net Zero) and the Canada-Korea housing committee. He has also developed a user friendly infrastructure lifecycle costing mechanism for CMHC and as a certified charrette facilitator has hosted numerous Canadian sustainable community design charrettes, engagement exercises and projects.