Our Speakers


The EA Exchange speaker lineup features respected industry leaders, technical experts, and innovators from across the residential building sector, delivering expert perspectives on building science, energy performance, industry tools, and emerging practices that are shaping the future of residential construction and retrofits.

Dr. John Straube

Dr. John Straube

P.Eng – Associate Professor, University of Waterloo

Dr. John Straube is an Associate Professor joint-appointed to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. He researches and teaches building science, building materials, and engineering design with a focus on high-performance low-energy sustainable buildings.

A registered professional engineer he is also a Principal at RDH Building Science Inc., where he leads forensic investigations, hygrothermal measurement and analysis research projects, and design projects in the areas of low energy building design, highly durable building enclosures, new building materials and systems, and extreme climate buildings.

Professor Straube authored “High Performance Enclosures” and co-authored “Building Science for Building Enclosures” with Eric Burnett.

He received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Building Science Education from the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (NCHRC).

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