Oscar is an Architect with a wide range of experience in various sectors and on different scale projects. His firm, Flechas Architecture, is a progressive, small, and young studio that uses simple and creative design solutions to produce innovative, environmentally, and socially responsible results.

Oscar is an early adopter of the Passive House standard, and his firm now strives to design buildings that meet or use the principles required by the standard in each project. Passionate about low-energy and low-carbon buildings for future generations, Oscar is one of the few architects certified as Passive House Designer in Alberta and embraces most tools that encourage better building standards to help achieve greener buildings in Canada.

Juan Monterrosa is a P.Eng., LEED accredited professional and a Certified Passive House Consultant. He is currently the Senior Program Manager at Emissions-Neutral Building Information Exchange (ENBI😆 at Alberta Ecotrust Foundation which aims to be a convener and collaborator with building stakeholders to democratize information and increase capacity in designing and constructing emission neutral buildings.

Previously, Juan spent 7 years at the City of Edmonton in leadership roles such as Branch Manager of Development Services, and Director of Safety Code, Permits and Inspections. He was also part of the Board of Directors for the Safety Codes Council of Alberta and Energy Code Engineer.

Michael Woodland, Architect AAA, AIBC, SAA, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is a Partner and Principal with METAFOR Architecture, a Calgary and Edmonton based integrated Architectural practice known for its progressive approach to projects that has developed specialized expertise in Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy buildings for municipal and private clients.

Michael has recently completed four zero carbon projects with two of them achieving net zero energy and the others with a clear pathway to become net zero energy projects with expansion of their PV array. Michael’s projects have won various architectural and construction industry awards for the integration of sustainable design strategies and energy efficiency measures, including recently winning the 2022 CaGBC Zero Carbon Building award for ROAM Transit Garage.

Michael has been a past presenter at LGAA in Canmore, A4LE Conference; Canadian Design Build Institute; Sustainable Building Symposium; Alberta Infrastructure Partners Conference; and Alberta Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.