Kirk Johnson
President @Eco-Efficiency Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
President @Eco-Efficiency Consulting
CA
Expert in Agile Program Design and Delivery. Subject matter expert on Capacity Building/ DSM Incentives/ Performance Standards/ Benchmarking/SmartGrid/BI/DEI/Workforce Development programs for Low-Rise/MURB/CRE verticals. Knowledgeable on Deep Energy Retrofits, Electrification, Green Finance• 2024-Present Program Director & Delivery Lead for Enspire Potential Cleantech Workforce Development Program. Funder: BOMA Canada• 2019-24 Program Developer & Delivery Lead for Multi-Family DSM Market Transformation & Workforce Programs. Program Funders include ULI, NRCan, SBC, Humber College, Univ. of Waterloo, ISED, City of Toronto (CoT)-Market Transformation Director, SBC’s Ontario Social & Indigenous Housing Retrofit Accelerator-2024 -Chair, ULI ETOD North American Panel for Equitable Transit Oriented Development & Decarbonized Tower Retrofits -2024 -Creator, St. James Town MURB Capacity Building Program for -Lead, Home Efficiency Animator Program (HEAT) for NRCan & City of Toronto • 20••••21 Adjunct Professor, Sustainable Energy & Building Technology at Humber College: Developed 14-Week Curriculum, teaching Project Management (PM), Analytics (2020-21) and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (2014-21) courses. Taught Community Energy Planning (2011), Resource Management (2014), Agile PM (20••••20), Intro to PM (20••••20), Energy Loads (2019), Public Sector PM (2018-19). • 2018-19 Program Lead & Facilitator for EA Capacity Building Program (EACB) with blended Learning, & BI. Delivered at 4 GTHA locations for Humber (Funded by MOE, EGD & UG) for Workforce Dev & Inclusion• 2018 Manager, CDM Programs at HRAI for GreenON and Save on Energy HVAC/Heat Pump/Window Rebates• 2018 Author/Reviewer for MOE NRCan EA Exam Study Guides • 2018 CaGBC/MaRS - Investor Confidence Project WG• 2016-17 TAF Heat Pump (‘Pumping Energy’ Initiative) Industry Advisory Group.(IAG)• 2017 Toronto Green Standard (TGS V3.0) IAG
EDUCATION
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
High School
McMaster University
B. Eng., Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT KIRK JOHNSON
Sr. Market Transformation Director with 15+ years experience designing & delivering high-profile low carbon/net zero, capacity building, retrofit/new construction, financing, DEI, cleantech, business intelligence, affordability, and decarbonization programs across Canada\'s multi-family, office, single-family, and public-sector buildings. Includes AI, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation-DX, CRE, and Cybersecurity workforce development.•Led design of 25+ Sustainability Programs ($300M+ in cumulative budgets) with NRCan, CaGBC, City of Toronto, BOMA, ISED, University of Waterloo, Humber College, OPA/IESO, HRAI, and MOE.•Lead or Key contributor to DSM programs & standards including NRCan’s Portfolio Manager Canadian adaptation (2006-13)/EnerGuide ERS/ESNH (2017)/ENERGY STAR for Multi-family (2017), Ontario Building Code OBC SB-10/SB-12 (2017), Toronto Green Standard (2009/2018), IESO-funded BOMA Toronto CDM/HPNC/New Home incentive Programs (2006-08), CHBA’s NZE Standard (2015-17), and City of Toronto\'s BBP Incentives Portfolio & 5 Community Energy Plans (CEP)(2009-11).Industry Engagement:• Chair, 3-Day Toronto Rental Apt Affordability & Decarbonization Panel, ULI-Toronto & ULI-HQ, 2024• Lead Developer, 7 U. Waterloo AI, ICT, and Cleantech workforce programs (2 funded by ISED), 20••••24.• Industry Trailblazer, Efficiency Canada, 2023/2024.• Speaker/Moderator, ULI-Toronto Cleantech panels on Embodied Carbon-2023; Decarbonizing Toronto 2022/2024, Toronto/NYC NetZero Policy Panel, 2021.• Board Chair, Earth Day Canada/Eco-Kids Canada, 2017-22. • Creator/Facilitator St. James Town Climate Action program, 2021.• Program Creator, Humber College\'s accredited Project Management & Data Analytics Course 2020-22; DEI EA Capacity Building; Home Efficiency Animator Training-HEAT; and Home Efficiency Retrofit Orientation-HERO Programs, 2017-20; Adjunct Professor, ICT & Sustainable Energy 2014-24.• Member, Advisory Group, Investor Confidence Project for MaRS/CaGBC 2017-18; TAF Heat Pump Industry Advisory Group 2016-18. • Member, CHBA NZE Council, NZE Standard Design & Financing Steering Committees, 20••••17. • Developer/Speaker: NRCan ENERGY STAR Green Streets Incubators & Builder Forums in 7 Cities; EQ Housing Innovation Forum 2016.• Speaker, Low Carbon/NZE buildings at CaGBC GTA Municipal Leaders Forum; 6 Municipalities; Green Real Estate Conference; CaGBC National Green Building Conference; and BC PowerSmart Forum.• Chair, Toronto Mayor’s District Energy & GSHP Working Group;Co-Chair, NRCan DSM WG on Energy Benchmarking & Labelling.
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