Our Management
Experts in their fields, these leaders run the Schools of Energy, Sustainability & Regeneration, Carbon & GHGs, Nature & Bio-inspired design, Professional & Executive development and Online Learning
Phil Fung
Founder & President
Mr. Fung is a Professional Engineer and Designated Consulting Engineer in Ontario, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Systems Engineering. Mr. Fung holds several professional designations including LEED Accredited Professional, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Sustainable Development Professional, Certified Measurement and Verification Professional, Certified Energy Auditor and Certified Building Commissioning Professional. His areas of expertise are energy efficient, sustainable, and resilient buildings design, biomimetic and biophilic buildings design, energy modelling, and LEED certification management.
Starting his career as an Automation & Robotics Engineer in 1987, Mr. Fung joined SRS Consulting Engineers in 1997, and became its Managing Principal in 2004. In 2012, he accepted the part-time professorship at Humber College teaching Sustainable Buildings Design, Bio-Inspired Buildings Design, and Energy Modelling courses.
Mr. Fung has advised for more than 200 energy efficient buildings design utilizing energy modelling tools and managed over 1,000,000 m2 of LEED projects across Ontario, Canada. In the course of his career, Mr. Fung developed a vision in design and develop an affordable, self-sustaining, and regenerative Multi-Unit Residential building. He patented his Vertical Indoor Gardening and Aquaculture (VIGA™) system in early 2014 which was based on biomimetic and biophilic design principles.
Mr. Fung brings to the building design industry many years of experience as a consultant, an engineer, a system designer, an entrepreneur, an educator, and his boundless passion for education.
Dr. Matt Hammond has worked at the interface of nature and society for nearly two decades. A fascination with the sea and its biodiversity brought him to an early career in conservation. With formal undergraduate training in Biology from Bowdoin College, Maine, Matt spent several years studying coral reef ecosystems to better understand and protect them. His MSc from the University of Otago, New Zealand developed new ways of detecting the impacts of pollution in estuaries and was awarded the Beryl Brewin Prize for Marine Science. Matt received his PhD from McMaster University in 2015 where he developed new tools to help ecosystem managers predict changes in the levels of natural resources. Armed with an understanding of diverse ecologies, he helped to establish an innovative research program at McMaster University on ecological engineering for sustainable living. He has consulted on issues from biodiversity loss to urban agriculture R & D for the Bermuda Government, not-for-profits and companies and currently serves as a Senior Scientist at HiGarden Inc. Matt’s working philosophy is that only a deep understanding of nature can provide solutions to the tension between humans and the environment.
Lloyd Helferty
Executive Director
Mr. Helferty is the Executive Director of the Resilient World Institute (RWI). He does multidisciplinary technical consulting, education, training, empowerment, knowledge mapping and networking for responsible environmental management and resource sustainability. As a Cleantech and Sustainable Development Technology Trainer & Educator focused on the peaceful and practical deployment and use of sustainable technologies, Mr. Helferty had been at the forefront of Eco-Tech sector development, and has been promoting the early and rapid adoption of next generation of integrated sustainability technologies to support Sustainable Development in Canada and globally for more than ten years.
Mr. Helferty was one of the co-Founders of the Canadian Biochar Initiative (CBI) and is currently the President of the regional Environmental Industry Association, Biochar Ontario. He is also the Principal of Biochar Consulting (Canada), a sole proprietorship that has been providing technical consulting services to the emerging global biochar industry since 2009.
Most recently, Mr. Helferty has also been working with Energime University (New York) as their Project Development Director, System Leader and Sector Expert for the “Climate Smart” Platform to develop a global “Future Tech” Training and Education network to support the next generation of sustainable energy, transportation, integrated waste processing and integrated organic Climate Smart food production systems in communities around the world.
Eddie Lee
VP, Finance
Eddie started his career with Mandarin Oriental Hotel in 1981. In 1986, he joined a pioneering firm to establish China’s first world-class restaurant chain in the Shenzhen International Trade Business Centre. In 2000, Eddie worked as a venture capitalist responsible for executing investment opportunities, and provided incubator support for startups in Shanghai and H.K.
Eddie pursued his first degree in finance and administration in H.K., where he also subsequently took his MBA. Eddie also obtained an EMBA in Supply Chain from the ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
He has managed a dozen of companies in Canada and overseas as CFO and senior executive, including as a senior finance position for many years at Acer Group, a leading multinational IT provider with revenue reaching US$13 billion, and Nygard International, one of the Canada’s largest women’s fashion companies, to help it grow and reduce costs.
Eddie lived in Europe for over ten years, with extensive working experience in cities across the globe including Winnipeg, London, Zurich, Milan, Paris, San Jose, Barcelona, Stockholm, H.K., Taipei, Beijing, and Shanghai.
Leon Wasser
Director, School of Energy
Leon Wasser MBA, P.Eng., is a veteran environmental leader. At York University he led many campus-wide green initiatives including Canada’s largest non-municipal recycling program, a light pollution mitigation program, port-a-mug and residence students tote bag programs and the York University Green Transportation Plan.
Leon worked with Canadian green energy developers including the manufacturers of our first solar energy systems, solar shingles, micro-wind turbines and other technologies. Leon has also represented leading global developers of run-of-river, ocean wave and hydrogen fuel cell power technologies.
Leon has also been involved in power conservation technologies including nanotech solar window coatings, power quality remediation systems and numerous lighting technologies.
Academically, Leon won the Schulich School of Business Schulich Teaching Excellence Award, helped design the Centennial College Integrated Energy Program and is a founding member of the York University International Renewable Energy Institute. He lectures and writes professionally on sustainability and energy issues.
Leon serves on several boards including Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (Policy Co-Chair), Ontario Foundation for Engineering Education, Professional Engineers Ontario Toronto-Humber Chapter (Advocacy Chair). He was an industry association representative to the Government of Ontario for Organic Day (Organic Council of Ontario) and Environment Day (Ontario Environmental Industries Association) at Queens Park.
Jack Zhou
VP, Academic
Mr. Zhou was the recipient of the Evaluator of the Year 2016 Award presented by EnerQuality Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Architectural Science degree from Ryerson University.
Mr. Zhou holds several professional designations including Certified Radon Test and Mitigation specialist, Certified Infrared Thermographer – Level 1, Residential Air System Design Technician, Residential Hydronics Design Technician and HVAC commissioning professional. His areas of expertise are airtight building envelope design, construction and onsite verification, energy efficient and sustainable buildings design, HVAC design (high & low velocity and hydronic systems) and commissioning, optimal indoor thermal comfort design, energy modelling and Net Zero Homes consulting.
Over the past 7 years, Mr. Zhou has been giving guest lectures at Ryerson University on energy modeling using HOT2000 and energy audits on low-rise residential homes in Ontario. He has been traveling to different municipalities in Ontario, giving lectures to city staff on how to verify and determine building code performance compliance using HOT2000. He and his companies have inspected and certified over 4500 ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Standard and over 6000 existing homes in Ontario.
Mr. Zhou provides energy modelling and consulting services through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to other countries like People’s Republic of China and South Korea. Mr. Zhou is currently a technical member of the evaluator council at EnerQuality, Ontario Home Builders’ Association and a member of the building code technical advisory committee. He is very passionate about making homes more comfortable, energy-efficient, durable, healthy, environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Interested in becoming part of our team?
We are always looking for quality candidates in energy management, sustainability, resiliency and bio-inspired design.
