Bruno Faucher P. Eng., M.Sc., M. Env.

EDUCATION

 1990  B.Sc. (Agricultural engineering) Laval University, Quebec, Canada

 1995 M. Sc. (Agricultural engineering) Laval University, Quebec, Canada

 2003  2nd cycle Diploma, Environnement Management, Sherbrooke University, Québec, Canada

 2004  M. Env (Environmental Science), Sherbrooke University, Québec, Canada 

 2018  1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 Member of the Quebec Order of Engineers  Member of the Canadian Green Building Council   Member of Association of Educational and Research Greenhouse Curators (AERGC) 

SPECIALIZATION

 Greenhouse energy use analysis.  Research greenhouse design.  Commercial greenhouse design and feasibility studies.  Development of new greenhouse systems and components.  Programming, costing. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-: DESIGN/PROJECT ENGINEER, as part of the design team of GREENHOUSE ENGINEERING, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and as part of CAPITAL GREENHOUSE. 

 Design Engineer responsible for specific design work on various portions of projects.  Carries out all attributed design tasks and collaborates in planning, designing and coordinating with other consultants, users groups and Client.  Collaborates in developing drawings and specifications.  Design work involves mechanical and control specialties.  Carries out site visits and commissioning phase.

2001-2003: ROCHE Ltée., Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada.

 Project Engineer, Project Management.  Business Development.  ISO 9001 coordinator.  

1994-2001: AGRITECHNOVE INC., St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada.

 Design Engineer responsible for specific design work on all or various portions of a project.  Carries out all attributed design tasks and collaborates in planning and tracking project costs.  Supervises and collaborates in developing working drawings.  Design work involves structural,  mechanical and control specialties.  Carries out site visits and commissioning as required by the contract.  

 • University of California in Irvine, CA  Planning and programming (POR) of a new research greenhouse complex.  10,000 ft2 of new greenhouses, divided into two wings and a total of 10 compartments per wing.  Users need analysis, program of requirement document.  Performance specifications.   Currently during design phase. . 

• Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Qc. Canada.  Complete design, drawings and specifications for a new roof-top research greenhouse.  Design of all the greenhouse systems and components, structure and glazing, heating system, ventilation, growing systems designed for hop crops, supplemental lighting system, fog system, light spillage curtain system, control system.  1 200 ft2 of new research rooftop greenhouse in one single zone.  Total value of the project of approximately 3.5M$.  Project just completed.  

• McGill University, Montreal, Qc. Canada.  Planning and programming of a new research/teaching greenhouse complex and support building.  Users need analysis, program document (POR), conceptual design, cost estimating.  Completed. 

 • University of Saskatchewan, Sask. Canada.  Complete design, drawings and specifications for new roof-top research greenhouse complex.  Design of all the greenhouse systems and components, structure and glazing, heating system, ventilation, growing benches, supplemental lighting system, movable light canopies, fog system, light spillage system, control system, BSL-2 level containment greenhouse.  4 500 ft2 of new research rooftop greenhouse, divided into 12 individual compartments and a central corridor. Total value of the project of approximately 3.5M$.  Construction completed in 2018.  

• University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada  New research phytozone.  Re-arrangement of an existing greenhouse, creating 6 new research zones.  Complete design, drawings and specifications.  Heating, cooling, lighting, control systems. Construction supervisions, start-up and commissioning.  Project value of 600k$.  Project completed in 2017.  

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ste-Foy, Canada.  Complete design, drawings and specifications for new research greenhouse complex.  Design of all the greenhouse systems and components, structure and glazing, heating system, ventilation, growing benches, supplemental lighting system, movable light canopies, fog system, control system, BSL-2 level containment greenhouse.  Construction supervisions, start-up and commissioning.  5 000 ft2 of new research greenhouse, divided into 8 individual compartments and a central corridor. Total value of the project o approximately 4.3M$.  Construction completed in 2018.

• Laval University, Quebec, Canada  Up-grade and improvement of existing research greenhouses (5 complexes).  Upgrade of the control systems, ventilation, movable light canopies, shade systems and vertical curtains, rain water harvesting systems.   Project value of 2.0 M$.  Completed in 2019.

 • University of Sherbrooke, department of Biology, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada  Pre-project feasibility study.  Planning and programming of a new rooftop research greenhouse complex and support building.  Users need analysis, conceptual design, cost estimating.  3 800 ft2 of new rooftop greenhouses in 13 research zones and 1 corridor. Estimated construction value of 4.9 M$. Currently under design. 

 • Bright Farms, New York, NY  Complete programming, design and construction documents for a new hydroponic greenhouse.  85,000 ft2.  Complete design including, greenhouse structure and glazing, HVAC, shading, growing systems (hydroponics), controls.  Estimated value of 3.9 M$.

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada  Pre-project feasibility study.  Planning and programming of a new research greenhouse complex and support building.  Users need analysis, conceptual design, cost estimating. Feasibility phase for a new research greenhouse facility.  6 100 ft2 of greenhouses in 10 research zones and 1 corridor, 13 100 ft2of renovated support building and 3 500 ft2 of new construction Estimated construction value of 8.4 M$. 

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, London, Pesticide-free wing, Ontario, Canada.  Research greenhouse complex, 2,400 ft2, divided into 5 research zones, which one as PPC-2A containment level.  Greenhouse structure, radiant hot water heating system, ventilation, irrigation, motorized shade curtains (horizontal & vertical), evaporative cooler units, A/C compartments, growing benches, computerized control system.  Responsible for the programming phase, design of the greenhouse systems and specifications.

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Horticulture Research and Development Centre, St-Jean-surRichelieu, Québec, Canada  Renovation of an existing research greenhouse complex.  Design of the greenhouse systems, heating, ventilating, shading, lighting, controls.  Renovation of 21 research zones.  Shop drawings review, construction supervision. Renovation value of 1.5 M$.  Renovation project completed in 2012.  

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.  Research greenhouse complex of 6,400 ft2, divided into 7 research compartments.  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, evaporative cooler units, A/C cooling, growing benches.  Responsible for the programming phase, greenhouse design and specifications.  .  Construction completed in 2012.

 • State University of New York, Syracuse, NY. Exterior Rehab Illick Hall Greenhouses  Research rooftop greenhouse complex of 7,200 ft2, divided into 12 zones.  4,000 ft2 will be for Teaching & collections, 2,300 ft2 of research greenhouses and 860 ft2 of quarantine space.  .  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, growing benches.  5 zones are A/C.  Responsible for the design of the greenhouse systems and components, specifications and coordination with the other consultants.

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Semi-Arid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Swift Current, Sask, Canada.   Research greenhouse complex of 6,400 ft2, divided into 10 research compartments.  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, evaporative cooler units, growing benches. « Design-build » project. Responsible for the programming phase, greenhouse design and specifications.  .  Project completed. .  

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrington research farm, Harrington, PEI., Canada  Research greenhouse complex of 3,600 ft2, divided into 6 research compartments.  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, evaporative cooler units, growing benches. « Design-build » project. Responsible for the programming phase, greenhouse design and specifications.  .  Project completed.

 • University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, MA, Bowditch Greenhouse  Research greenhouse complex of 9,700 ft2, divided into 12 research zones.  4,600 ft2 will meet the BL2P containment level.  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, evaporative cooler units, growing benches.  2 zones are A/C.  Responsible for the design of the greenhouse systems and components, specifications and coordination with the other consultants.  Development of a greenhouse energy model for LEED certification.  Project completed in 2011.  LEED gold Certification.      

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, London, Ontario, Canada. Programming phase for a new research greenhouse complex.  Users need analysis, conceptual design, cost estimating, POR (program of requirement).  

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Horticulture Research and Development Centre, St-Jean-surRichelieu, Québec, Canada  Programming phase for a new research greenhouse complex.  7 800 ft2 of greenhouses in 20 research zones and 2 corridors.  Estimated construction value of 5.7 M$. 

 • ITA de Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada  Teaching Greenhouses for technology transfer, 5,000 ft2 of new greenhouses.  Construction cost analysis.  

 • Alberta Infrastructure, Brooks Crop Diversification Centre South, Brooks, Alberta, Canada  New greenhouse complex of a total area of 57,600 ft2.  11 600 ft2 of research greenhouse up to BL2P+ containment level and 46,000 ft2 of Venlo glass and polyethylene greenhouses for vegetable crops.  Greenhouse structure and cladding systems, radiant heating systems, ventilation, irrigation, shade, evaporative cooler units, growing benches.  Pre-production greenhouse with 10 heads fertilization system, 16 mixings for randomised irrigation nutriments.  First research greenhouse project LEED certified even.  Responsible for the LEED issues.  Construction value of 11 M$, Project completed in 2011.  This project achieved LEED Gold certification.  

 • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  14,000 square feet research greenhouse complex, divided in 16 individual zones.  Greenhouse structure with insulated glass panel glazing, radiant heating, forced ventilation (evaporative coolers), supplementary lighting, shade systems and irrigation.  4M$ project complete in 2009.

• Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Forestry, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada  30,000 square feet of new research greenhouse complex. Greenhouse structure with insulated glass panel glazing, radiant heating, forced ventilation (evaporative coolers), supplementary lighting, shade systems, irrigation and fog.  10M$ project Commissioned 2007.