Full Name
Trevor Nightingale
Job Title
Associate Vice President, Engineering
Organization
National Research Council of Canada
Speaker Bio
In 2023 Trevor Nightingale became the Associate Vice President of Engineering at the National Research Council Canada, where he is responsible for leading executive stakeholder engagement related to low carbon construction. Before taking on this position, he served as the Director General of the Construction Research Centre for four years. In that capacity, he oversaw 350 research and technical professionals driving advancements in building science and engineering focusing on three key areas: climate change
adaptation and mitigation, and the health impacts of the built environment. Under his leadership, the center published the National Model Codes and the National Master Construction Specifications.
In 2015, Trevor spearheaded the NRC's High-performance Buildings program, which facilitated the development and commercialization of energy-saving retrofit technologies for commercial and institutional buildings.
From 2010 to 2015, Trevor held the position of Director of Research and Development for the Intelligent Building Operations research unit. During this period, he guided research initiatives in lighting, heating, ventilation, human factors, building controls, and energy measurement and verification.
Trevor commenced his career at NRC in 1992 as an acoustics researcher and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of British Columbia, as well as a Ph.D. in Building Engineering from Heriot Watt University in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Nightingale currently holds the following positions Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Building Acoustics, and Member of the Advisory Board to the Rick Hansen Foundation.
He has received several accolades, including the ASTM Award of Appreciation, the 2017 Real Property Institute of Canada Excellence Award in Energy Efficiency of Federal Buildings for Greatest Reduction of Energy Consumption, and two NRC Outstanding Achievement Awards between 2010 and 2017.
In the years 2009 to 2022, Trevor held various leadership positions, including, Co-Chair of the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes, Member of the Board of Directors of the Continental Automated Buildings Association, Member of the Industry Advisory Committee to the Canada Green Building Council Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Canadian representative to several ISO working groups on building acoustics measurement and prediction, ASTM Committee E33 Sound Transmission Chair; Subcommittee Chair E33.03 Transmission Loss; Subcommittee Chair E33.05 Research, Executive Secretary of the Canadian Acoustical Association, Co-Chair of InterNOISE 2009, and VP-North America for the International Institute of Noise Control Engineers.
adaptation and mitigation, and the health impacts of the built environment. Under his leadership, the center published the National Model Codes and the National Master Construction Specifications.
In 2015, Trevor spearheaded the NRC's High-performance Buildings program, which facilitated the development and commercialization of energy-saving retrofit technologies for commercial and institutional buildings.
From 2010 to 2015, Trevor held the position of Director of Research and Development for the Intelligent Building Operations research unit. During this period, he guided research initiatives in lighting, heating, ventilation, human factors, building controls, and energy measurement and verification.
Trevor commenced his career at NRC in 1992 as an acoustics researcher and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of British Columbia, as well as a Ph.D. in Building Engineering from Heriot Watt University in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Nightingale currently holds the following positions Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Building Acoustics, and Member of the Advisory Board to the Rick Hansen Foundation.
He has received several accolades, including the ASTM Award of Appreciation, the 2017 Real Property Institute of Canada Excellence Award in Energy Efficiency of Federal Buildings for Greatest Reduction of Energy Consumption, and two NRC Outstanding Achievement Awards between 2010 and 2017.
In the years 2009 to 2022, Trevor held various leadership positions, including, Co-Chair of the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes, Member of the Board of Directors of the Continental Automated Buildings Association, Member of the Industry Advisory Committee to the Canada Green Building Council Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Canadian representative to several ISO working groups on building acoustics measurement and prediction, ASTM Committee E33 Sound Transmission Chair; Subcommittee Chair E33.03 Transmission Loss; Subcommittee Chair E33.05 Research, Executive Secretary of the Canadian Acoustical Association, Co-Chair of InterNOISE 2009, and VP-North America for the International Institute of Noise Control Engineers.
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