Andrew Oding

Partner

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A citizen of the United States and Canada, Andrew began his career in housing as a framing contractor and homebuilder in Michigan and North Carolina. He then served as product development and operations manager for one of Canada’s large volume homebuilders – developing Canada’s first LEED Platinum residences and LEED certified neighborhoods, as well as several of Canada’s first ENERGY STAR and Net Zero Ready Communities. 

While continuing his work as a builder, Andy returned to the University of Toronto School of Engineering & Building Science. In 2012, he began working with Gord Cooke and the professional engineering firm Building Knowledge Canada. Andy has enjoyed teaching and consulting on mechanical and enclosure design – working with more than 275 homebuilding companies across the United States and Canada to target better performance and optimize cost reductions. Andy also participates in the development of Canadian building codes, ASHRAE residential standards and much more. With 30+ years of experience, he brings a real-life practicality to building science principles and their in-field applications. 

As the architect of Construction Instruction’s Integrated Design Process (IDP), Andy empowers multi-disciplined teams within homebuilding organizations to strategically tackle quality issues, improve home performance, and achieve cost savings goals via a three-step approach – visioning, modeling, and interactive working group events. The IDP process gives builders actionable insights and creates alignment within their organizations to drive change in a matter of months rather than years and has been leveraged by leading organizations, including Beazer Homes, Mattamy Homes, PulteGroup, Woodside Homes and Taylor Morrison. 

Andy leads Building Knowledge Canada’s efforts as a member of EnergyPro Exchange (EPX), providing guidance and expert knowledge as one of the nation’s top single- and multi-family-building consultants and performance verification leaders. 

An engaging speaker and industry-recognized leader, Andy shares his expertise through the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance, the Energy Design Conference, the Government of Canada Office of Energy Efficiency, and as a lead trainer for Ci Live’s Advanced Building Science and High-Performance Enclosures curricula. 

Andy achieved his Building Science Specialist (BSS) designation from the University of Toronto and is actively engaged in moving housing forward through groups, including: 

  • ASHRAE’s SSPC to redevelop the 90.2 standard for low-rise residential buildings
  • ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Technical Standing Committee (past chair) 
  • National Building Code Canada’s Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency in Housing and chair of NBCC’s Unintended Consequences Working Group
  • Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors Board Member                                           
  • Canadian Homebuilders Association Net Zero Housing Council (past chair)  
  • Canadian Green Building Council LEED for Homes (past chair)