 Economy  Job Opportunities  Technical Trends  Employment Requirements For Internationally Trained Engineer - ITE

 Residential market expected to be stable for the next couple of years with only moderate growth.  Governments are spending money on hospitals not on schools.  Hotel industry will not see any increases in construction.  On average, three new office towers are built in Vancouver every three years.  Universities (UBC) still spending on new construction.

 Consulting  Sales  Construction (project management, controls)

 Sustainability is here to stay  Aggressive consulting market: BC is leading Canada in sustainable engineering  BC Government and the City of Vancouver require all new buildings to achieve LEED ® GOLD  LEED ® has become a known standard  Great progress in software:  Energy Modeling  Computational Fluid Dynamics  Natural Ventilation

 Current technologies:  Geothermal (air, ground, water)  Solar  Variable refrigerant flow  Heat recovery  Future technologies/systems:  Heat recovery (sewer)  Biomass  Central energy plant (distributed)  Energy performance verification  Energy performance contracts

 Must Have:  English - written and oral  Computer literacy: CAD, WORD, EXCEL  Assets:  Knowledge of specialized software such as Trane- Trace or Carrier-HAP  Knowledge of North American Standards such as LEED ®, ASHRAE  Project management skills  Field experience  Plumbing and fire protection knowledge

 Born in Valparaiso, Chile, 1956  1980 obtained Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Technical University Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile  Immigrated to Canada in 1981  Started working as a draftsman for MCW Consultants in Calgary, Alberta  Relocated to Vancouver in 1988  Hired by Keen Engineering in 1991  Obtained professional engineering, P Eng in BC in 2000  Became a Principal at Keen Engineering Ltd in 2001  LEED ® Accredited Professional in 2001  Founded Perez Engineering Ltd in 2005