Celebrating leadership and impact with the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants

From sponsoring industry conversations to demonstrating leadership at a global level, Pretium staff have been very busy engaging with the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) throughout March 2026.

IIBEC is an international association of building science and enclosure consulting professionals, whose mission is to advance the profession of building enclosure consulting.

We’re proud to share that Pretium’s own Jennifer Hogan has been named IIBEC President, officially stepping into the role during the 2026 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show in Sacramento last month.

As part of her incoming President’s address at the annual meeting of the members, Jennifer asked members to “…stay engaged. Bring your ideas, your expertise, and your energy to this organization, and help us continue raising the bar for the building enclosure profession together.”

This position reflects the expertise and leadership Jennifer brings to Pretium, where she serves as Project Principal, Director of Marketing, and Leader of our Energy and Carbon Reduction Services. We are proud to see her recognized on an international stage and look forward to the meaningful contributions she will bring to the industry in this pivotal role.

We’re equally proud to share that, at the same conference, Jennifer received an Excellence in Building Enclosure Consulting Award in the exterior walls category for her work on the Raymond Desmarais Manor Deep Energy Retrofit.

For this project, Jennifer and her project team led a deep energy retrofit of this 43-year-old multifamily tower guided by the EnerPHit Standard. The result was a new building exterior with fresh colours, improved air quality and a more than 60 per cent reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

It’s rewarding to see this work – a shining example of the potential of deep retrofits – gain international recognition. This project also received a finalist award from the EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) Design Awards in 2025.

Creating space for meaningful conversation

Earlier in the month and a little closer to home, Pretium was proud to sponsor the IIBEC Southern Ontario Chapter’s Fifth Annual Diversity & Inclusion Building Science Forum, hosted in Toronto on March 4, 2026.

The event brought together professionals from across Ontario’s building enclosure and construction industry for an afternoon focused on advancing diversity and inclusion within building sciences.

Pretium was thrilled to sponsor this year’s keynote presentation, delivered by Flonja Shyti, a research council officer with the National Research Council of Canada’s Construction Research Centre.

Pretium was well represented at the event, with several staff in attendance: Jean-Guy Levaque, Jee Young Kim, Ariel Zhu, and Ola Saleh. Saleh and Hogan are also part of the organizing committee and have both been involved since the event’s inception five years ago.

Following the presentation, Jennifer had the opportunity to flex her leadership qualities as moderator for a fireside chat with Flonja, Diana Vitiritti, vice president of international sales at Situra.; Kennedy Whitfield, P.Eng., a building science project manager with WSP Canada; and Dr. Russell Richman, a professor specializing in building science at Toronto Metropolitan University.

The discussion from all the panelist was engaging and insightful, touching on the significance of diverse perspectives in sustainable design, the essential role of diversity in tackling climate challenges, ways to foster inclusive workplaces in STEM fields, and how to attract and support underrepresented groups in building sciences.

Following the fireside chat, attendees were placed into randomly assigned small discussion groups, each led by a pre-assigned mentor. These breakout sessions created an open, supportive space to continue the conversation, dive deeper into key themes, and give participants the opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives, and learn from both peers and experienced leaders.

Pretium’s expertise informing the global building enclosure industry

At Pretium, we are committed to building a company where people are encouraged to lead, contribute and achieve their professional goals, both within and beyond our organization.

Our recent collaborations with, and accolades from, IIBEC prove that when our people thrive, the broader building science community benefits – and that’s something we’re incredibly proud of.