ferent strategies in terms of how to build and
what materials to use that would be most ef-
fective in an energy and cost saving sense. The
software calculates the energy use of various
scenarios to compare different solutions.
The project was a pivotal one to Martin Roy’s
career choice taking him in the direction of
sustainable engineering, particularly energy
modeling and simulation systems. Martin Roy
advocates for sustainable building working and
teaching in various sectors to promote energy-
efficient design and building within the profes-
sion and to the general public. Since receiving
the LEED Fellow designation, he has increas-
ingly become an inspiring and accessible role
model for younger generations of engineers
interested in sustainable engineering.
“I’m trying to promote the sustainable way
of doing construction. It’s a new way, and so
sometimes people aren’t even aware, for ex-
ample, that sustainable building doesn’t have
to cost more,” said Martin Roy. “It’s just a ques-
tion of asking the right questions and finding
the best way to do the construction of the
building and operations.”
Some of the more than 70 LEED certified
milestone projects for Martin Roy and Asso-
ciates have completed over the years include
the St-Hyacinthe Eco-Responsible Horticulture
Pavilion in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec for which it
won the 2013 Real Estate Award of Excellence,
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