Sonia Zouari
Chief Architect @Department of National Defence/Ministère de la Défense nationale
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Architect @Department of National Defence/Ministère de la Défense nationale
EDUCATION
Lycee Francais Albert Camus
High School
Ecole Nationale d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme (ENAU)
Bachelor, Architecture
Ivey Business School Executive Education
Executive Leadership Development Program
Ecole Nationale d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme (ENAU)
Masters, Architecture with Honors
University of Alaska Anchorage
Fundamentals of Arctic Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT SONIA ZOUARI
Chief Architect licensed in Ontario (OAA) and Quebec (OAQ) with over 25 years Experience Registered Change Management Practitioner ( APMG) Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) CandidateLean Yellow BeltCharette Design professional Certified Passive House Designer, Certified Retrofit Expert (Designers) and trainer (International Passive House Institute)Energy Modelling and building simulation professional (BCIT)Green Globes ProfessionalCertified LEED Green AssociateEcoDistricts AP CertifiedCertified Specification Practitioner Certified Construction Contract AdministratorCivil Servant and Award-winning Architect with over 25 years of international multi- sector work experience in designing, delivering, and managing real property projects, portfolios and strategic initiatives; providing technical advice and guidance, informing real property policy, leading multidisciplinary teams, mentoring, coaching and teaching. Specializes in sustainability, energy efficiency, digital enablement and the integration of building science with data science to decarbonize buildings.Works across disciplines and leads Change and effective collaboration across different levels of government and industry.Public/ Community Service Highlights include: 1. Led a BIM enabled real property digital transformation initiative at PSPC towards IM, data analytics and business intelligence to become the backbone of real property management2. Championed the world’s leading energy efficiency standard -Passive House in the affordable Housing Sector (Karen’s Place in Ottawa) and the Federal Government (Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Discovery Centre in Nipigon, ON)3. Seeded a new “fall safe” approach to universal design for people living with cerebral palsy Proud of: • 2019 Canadian Design and Construction Report Top 10 Passive House Leaders feature.• Passive House Designer and Co-project Architect of 1st passive house certified large scale multi-unit affordable housing project in a cold climate – Karen’s Place, Ottawa. • 1st World Prize Winner (Team) International Cerebral Palsy \"Sponge House\" Competition, 2016• Ontario Association of Architects feature part of the blOAAg series 2015 \'Women in Architecture - Ontario\'• Passive House Canada Harold Or Award 2023-
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