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The team combines early career practical experience with further specialised education while targeting strategies that are economically viable, pragmatic to implement and convenient to operate and maintain. Success is measured by the number of interventions implemented rather than the number proposed.

Paul J. CarewPaul J. Carew completed his BEng in Mechanical Engineering at University of Stellenbosch and worked as a building services engineer in South Africa and for Buro Happold in London with a focus on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. He then attended attended an MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden (thesis to be completed before MSc awarded.) After spending a semester lecturing on building physics and comfort strategies at the School of Architecture at Universidade Austral, Chile, he returned to South Africa and founded PJCarew Consulting in 2004. He has developed specific experience for a wide range of building typologies including offices, residential projects, laboratories, schools and hotels in a range of climates from tropical to cold. His focus is on passive and low energy design, thermal comfort strategies, computer simulated modeling, and costing and cost-recovery tools specific to green buildings. Paul has lectured at the University of Cape Town and continues to publish papers and attend local and international conferences.

Accreditations:

  • Green Star (SA) AP Course Facilitator and Independent Assessor
  • Green Star (SA) Technical Working Group – Green Star Office Tool v1
  • Green Star (SA) Accredited Professional, 2009
  • Green Building Council South Africa Board Member
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC) Member

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Michelle LudwigMichelle Ludwig achieved her BSc Interior Architecture and Masters of Industrial Design in the United States where she previously practised commercial sustainable architecture with the firms of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) and William McDonough & Partners. Settled in South Africa since 2006, she worked with Peerutin Architects before associating with PJCarew Consulting in 2008. Her experience has included sustainable design and management of commercial projects, materials evaluation and research, universal design for persons with disabilities and she is currently lecturing at University of Cape Town, School of Architecture.

Accreditations: 

  • Green Star (SA) AP Course Facilitator and Independent Assessor
  • Green Star (SA) Technical Working Group – Green Star Retail Tool v1
  • Green Star (SA) Accredited Professional, 2009
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® Accredited Professional, 2001
  • Pr.S.Arch.T

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Mary HawMary Haw studied Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and completed her MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering with her thesis in the modelling of the South African energy system and national decision making energy issues while studying at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. After working as a hydrological engineer at Ninham Shand, she joined the firm in 2007 and focuses on water and thermal comfort strategies.

Accreditations:

  • Green Star (SA) AP Course Facilitator and Independent Assessor
  • Green Star (SA) Technical Working Group – Green Star Office Tool v1
  • Green Star (SA) Accredited Professional, 2009

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Bernard BekkerBernard Bekker completed a BEng degree in 1996, after which he worked as an IT network and software systems engineer in the UK and South Africa. He obtained his MSc in Electrical Engineering in 2004 from Stellenbosch University, specialising in photo-voltaic systems, and his PhD in 2010 from the University of Cape Town, looking at decision-making within renewable energy electrification projects in Southern Africa. Bernard heads our Research Development and Education unit.

Accreditations:

  • Green Star (SA) Accredited Professional, 2009

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Tino MàrquezTimo Márquez obtained his BSc in Mech. Eng. at University of Zulia in Venezuela and his MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Projects include Utrecht University (Netherlands) developing energy consumption scenarios and ETH Center for Sustainability (Switzerland) on Corporate Social Responsibility. Since 2005, he has integrated sustainable strategies within architecture projects in Maracaibo (Venezuela) and with PJCarew Consulting (South Africa). Timo participates in local and international conferences and currently serves as Chair of the Technology & Society Division of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is the Director for Masters in Energy Efficiency and Certification Agency in Energy Efficiency at Universidad Mayor, Chile while working part-time for PJC providing simulation support.

Accreditations:

  • US Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® Accredited Professional, 2007