Infrastructure strategy · Toronto
Thinking beyond the next retrofit.
TD Centre Energy Plan. A long-term view of efficiency, infrastructure, and the order in which change happens.
Inside the projectBuildings. Systems.
And the things
in between.
Hello, I’m Mike. I build energy infrastructure for sustainable cities with teams and partners so people get reliable services and resilient places.
This is a collection of projects, notes, and things I’m trying to understand. Take a look around.
A few places to begin
Selected work
All projects
District energy · Toronto
A new chapter beneath the city.
Pearl Street Energy Centre. Bringing heat-pump technology into a working district energy network.
Inside the projectAlso in this collectionBeatty Plant Replacement · Vancouver ↗
Room to think.
Ideas about energy, infrastructure, and the choices that connect them.
Browse all insightsA different way to heat a city.
How heat-pump technology is changing district energy networks.
Energy, held for the right moment.
What storing heat and cold changes about peak demand.
Thinking through a building’s future.
Using simulation to understand performance and design choices.
Engineering has to work in the real world.
I’m Consulting Lead, Energy Infrastructure at HH Angus. My work connects district energy, central plant engineering, and infrastructure economics to the practical decisions behind reliable, low-carbon buildings.
Here, I want to make space for the thinking behind that work: the constraints, the questions, and the choices that deserve a closer look.
More about meBring the difficult question.
Infrastructure strategy, building performance, training, and technical communication.
BuiltSmart
A tool I built to help people find a useful first step for their building. Private, local, and open about its assumptions.