Rizwan Ullah is a technical advisor at Codes Canada since 2017. Before joining Codes Canada, Rizwan had already worked for 10 years in wind energy conversion systems, building energy modeling and analysis, energy efficiency measures in building systems, and HVAC system design. Rizwan hold a Bachelor’s and a Master of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geo-Scientists of Saskatchewan. Rizwan is certified energy manager and also holds 4th class power engineer certification. In his current role, Rizwan provide support to the Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency and it’s Task Groups in their development and updating of the energy code requirements and the associated User’s Guides.

Gian-Luca is a Technical Advisor at Codes Canada, within the Construction Research Centre of the National Research Council Canada where he is currently leading the work of the Standing Committee on Fire Protection in the development of the National Model Building Code and Fire Code. Prior to joining the National Research Council, Gian-Luca worked as a construction project manager and engineer. Gian-Luca’s educational background includes a Diploma in Architectural Technology, a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering where he specialized in structural engineering and a Master of Applied Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Carleton University where he specialized in fire safety engineering.