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Dr. Russell Richman Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor

Academic Preparation

Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) | 2003 -2008

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering

Program: Building Science, Sustainable Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Kim D. Pressnail
Selected Courses: Special Studies in Civil Engineering Systems – Modern Roofing Systems  (CIV1299);  Wood  Products  and  Processing  (FOR1280);  Architecture, Technology  and  Ecology  (ARC3041);  Technology,  Society  and  the  Environment (JEI1901)
Thesis: The Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone Curtain Wall – Validation and Design
The  research  involved  creating,  building  and  testing  a  ‘solar  dynamic  buffer  zone’ curtain wall system that will function to reduce the energy load for heating a building through near passive techniques.  

M.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering) | 1999-2002

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering

Program: Building Science, Construction Management, Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Kim D. Pressnail
Selected Courses:
Management  of  Building  Projects  (CIV1281);  Case  Studies  in Building  Science  (CIV1282);  Construction  Contract  Documents  (CIV1279);  Special Studies in Civil Engineering – Moisture and Brick (CIV1299)
Thesis: Using the Inverse Method to Predict Air Flow in Buildings
The  research  involved  developing  a  unique  method  to  analyze  and  predict  a building’s   air   pressure   regime. By   conducting   several   field   tests   and designing a discrete method for air pressure prediction, the estimated leakage areas within building zones could be quantified.

B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering) | 1995-1999

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
With honours standing

Thesis:  The Reduced Gradient Approach Applied to a House Museum
The  research  involved  monitoring  and  analyzing  the  performance  of  an environmental  control  method  to  sustain  desired  relative  humidity  levels  in order to minimize the degradation of the artefacts within house museums.

Journal Articles

  1. K. Zhang*, R. Richman. (2020). Variability in Moisture Sorption Isotherms of Plywood and Oriented Strand Board with Accelerated Ageing. Journal of Building Materials.
    Revision Requested (accepted; in press)
  2. K. Khaled*, R. Richman. (2020). THERMAL PERFORMANCE IMPACTS OF GDDC VENTED EIFS ASSEMBLIES IN THE COLD CLIMATE OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. Journal of Building Engineering. (accepted; in press)
  3. Chen, F*, Richman, R. (2020). The effect of shallow depth horizontal ground loop clearance on the heat loss of a single family residential dwelling. Journal of Building Simulation. 29(May 2020)
  4. Patrick Andres* and Russell Richman. (2020). Life Cycle Operating Carbon Impact of a StandardizedPassive House in Various Canadian Climates. ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. 26(2)
  5. B. Khemet*, R. Richman. (2019). Towards a methodological approach to builder specific, preconstruction airtightness estimates for light-framed, detached, low-rise residential buildings in Canada. Journal of Building Engineering. 29(December)
  6. Carlsson, M.*, Touchie, M. Richman, R. (2019). Assessing the impact of a compartmentalization and ventilation system retrofit strategy on energy use in high-rise residential buildings. Energy and Buildings. 2019(199): 20-28.
  7. Zhang, K.*, Richman, R. (2020). Parametric Analysis of Moisture Sorption Isotherms of Wood Sheathing with Hygrothermal Modelling. Journal of Building Engineering. 28(March)
  8. Khemet, B*, Richman, R. (2018). A univariate and multiple linear regression analysis on a national fan (de) Pressurization testing database to predict airtightness in houses. Building and Environment. 146(2018): 88-97.
  9. Ebanks, P.*, Richman, R. (2019). Towards harmonizing the NFRC and CEN window performance simulation methods. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 46(8): 687-703.
  10. Das, R., Richman, R., & Brown, C. (2017). Demographic determinants of Canada’s households’ adoption of energy efficiency measures: observations from the Households and Environment Survey, 2013. Energy Efficiency, 1-18.
  11. Mark A.Flynn, RussellRichman, MarkGorgolewski, KelseySaunders, CraigRace. (2017). An Investigation into the Hygrothermal Performance of a Mineral Wool Based Externally Insulated Enclosure in a Cold Climate. Energy Procedia. Volume 132, October 2017, Pages 345-350
  12. Madeleine Craig and Russell Richman. (2017). Towards development of a standard methodology for testing field performance of residential greywater reuse systems: case study of a greywater reuse system installed in 22 homes in Southern Ontario. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalinization. 8 (2): 135-152.
  13. Kani-Sanchez, C., and R. Richman. (2017). Incorporating variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heat pump systems in whole building energy simulation – Detailed case study using measured data. Journal of Building Engineering 12: 314-324.
  14. Ujwal Dhakal, Umberto Berardi, Mark Gorgolewski, Russell Richman. (2017). Hygrothermal performance of hempcrete for Ontario (Canada) buildings. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142(4): 3655–3664.
  15. Russell Richman, Evan Bentz, Denver Jermyn and Chung Chang. (2017). Structural and Durability Analysis of a Novel Re-Roofing Concept. Engineering Structures and Technologies. Volume 9, 2017 - Issue 4, Pages 158-169.
  16. Matthew Carlsson and Russell Richman. (2017). A Compartmentalization & Ventilation System Retrofit Strategy for High-Rise Residential Buildings in Cold Climates. Energy Procedia. Volume 132, October 2017, Pages 867-872.
  17. Williams, B. and Richman, R.,(2017) Coupling Field Measurement and Laboratory Frost Dilatometry to Assess Load Bearing Clay Brick Masonry for Long-Term Durability, Journal of Building Physics, Vol 40, Issue 5.
  18. Denver Jermyn, Russell Richman. (2016) A process for developing deep energy retrofit strategies for single-family housing typologies: Three Toronto case studies, Energy and Buildings, Volume 116, 15 March, Pages 522-534
  19. Matthew S. Tokarik, Russell C. Richman. (2016) Life cycle cost optimization of passive energy efficiency improvements in a Toronto house, Energy and Buildings, Volume 118, 15 April, Pages 160-169.
  20. So, N. and Richman, R. (2016). A High Level Method to Disaggregate Electricity for Cluster-Metered Buildings, Energy and Buidlings, Volume 111, 1 January, Pages 351-368.
  21. Richman, R. and Simpson, R. (2016). Towards Quantifying Energy Saving Strategies in Big-Box Retail Stores: A Case Study in Ontario (Canada),  Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 20, January, Pages 61–70.
  22. Amanda Yip, Russell Richman. (2015) Reducing Ontario’s new single-family residential heating energy consumption by 80% by 2035: economic analysis of a tiered framework of performance targets. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 42(12): 1135-1145.
  23. Zirnhelt, H., Richman, R. (2015). The Potential Energy Savings from Residential Passive Solar Design in Canada, Energy and Buildings, Volume 103, 15 September, Pages 224–237.
  24. Robin Urquhart, Russell Richman, Graham Finch (2015). The effect of an Enclosure Retrofit on Air Leakage Rates for a Multi-unit Residential Case-study Building. Energy and Buildings. 86(1): 35-44.
  25. Richman, R.C., Munroe, J., Siddiqui, Y. (2014). A Pilot Neighborhood Study Towards Establishing a Benchmark for Reducing Electromagnetic Field Levels Within Single Family Residential Dwellings. Science of the Total Environment. 466-467(1): 625-634.
  26. Richman, R.C., Zirnhelt, H., Fix, S.. (2014). Large-scale Building Simulation Using Cloud Computing for Lifecycle Energy Consumption. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 41(3): 252-262.
  27. Blaszak, K., Richman, R. C. (2013), ”A Prioritizing Method for Retrofitting Toronto's Single Family Housing Stock”, Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 4, December, pp. 229-244.
  28. Stahlbrand, I., Richman, R. C. (2012) “Simulation of a Convective Loop for the NTED Low Energy House”, International Journal of Building Physics. 36(1), pp. 57-82.
  29. Dixon, E., Richman, R. C., Pressnail, K. D. (2012) “NTED TM: Achieving Significant Reductions in Heating Energy Use”, Energy and Buildings, Volume 54, pp. 215-224.
  30. Bristow, D., Richman, R. C., Kirsh, A., Kennedy, C., Pressnail, K. (2011) “Hour-by-Hour Analysis for Increased Accuracy of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a Low-Energy Condominium Design”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 381–393, June.
  31. Richman, R. C., O’Malley, L., Pressnail, K. D. and Liebenow, N. (2011) “The Reducted Gradient Approach (RGA):  An Alternative Method to Optimizing Humidity Conditions in House Museums in Cold Climates”, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, vol. 5, issue 1, January, pp. 48-59.
  32. Richman, R. C. and Pressnail, K. D. (2010)  “Laboratory Testing to Quantify Performance of the Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone (SDBZ) Curtain Wall”, Energy and Buildings, Volume 42, Issue 4, April, pp. 522-533.
  33. Richman, R. C., Cianfrone, C. and Pressnail, K. D. (2010) “More Sustainable Masonry Façades: Preheating Ventilation Air Using a Dynamic Buffer Zone (DBZ)”, Journal of Building Physics July vol. 34 no. 1, pp. 27-41.
  34. Richman, R. C., Pasqualini, P. and Kirsh, A. (2009) “Life Cycle Analysis of Roofing Insulation Levels for Cold Storage Buildings”, Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2, June, pp. 55-61.
  35. Richman, R. C. and Pressnail, K. D. (2009) “A More Sustainable Curtain Wall System:  Analytical Modelling of the Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone (SDBZ) Curtain Wall”, Building and Environment, vol. 44, issue 1, January, pp. 1-10.

Conference and Other Papers

  1. Khemet, B., Richman, R. (2017). MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON BLOWER DOOR TESTING POPULATION.  15th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, November 6-8, Vancouver.
  2. Carlsson, M., Richman, R. (2017). A COMPARTMENTALIZATION VENTILATION SYSTEM RETROFIT STRATEGY FOR HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS N COLD CLIMATES. 15th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, November 6-8, Vancouver.
  3. Kim Pressnail, Russ Richman, Ekaterina Tzekova, Maria Rumeo. (2017) The Best Made Plans: The Challenges of Retrofitting an Historic Single Family Home Using Nested Thermal Envelopes.  15th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, November 6-8, Vancouver.
  4. Dhakal, U., Richman, R. (2017) HYGROTHERMAL PERFORMANCE OF HEMPCRETE FOR ONTARIO (CANADA) BUILDINGS. 15th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, November 6-8, Vancouver.
  5. Tokarik, M., Richman, R. (2016).  A Multi-Objective Optimization Analysis of Passive Energy Conservation Measures in a Toronto House. 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference. Orlando, Fla., Jan. 23-27.
  6. Yip, A. and Richman, R. C., “Reducing Ontario Residential Heating Energy Consumption by 80% by 2030: A Tiered Framework of Performance Targets and Preliminary Implementation Strategy”, 14th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Toronto, Ontario, November 2014.
  7. Urquhart, R. and Richman, R. C., “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLOW EXPONENTS AND FLOW VALUES AND ASSOCIATED IMPLICATIONS FOR AIR LEAKAGE TESTING USING FAN (DE)PRESSURIZATION METHODOLOGY.”, 14th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Toronto, Ontario, November 2014.
  8. Hawkins, D., Richman, R. C., “Applying Lean Thinking to the Passive House Process”, 7th Annual North American Passive House Conference, Denver, Colorado, September 27-29, 2012.
  9. Dybskiy, P., Richman, R. C., “An Interactive Workbench for Monitoring, Identification and Calibration of Building Energy Models”, Simbuild2012 5th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, Madison, Wisconsin, August 1-3, 2012.
  10. Yip, A., Richman, R. C., “Assessing Metrics for Energy Performance in Canadian Residential Buildings”, SASBE2012, Sao Paolo, Brazil, June 2012. 
  11. Das, R., Richman, R. C., “Energy Literacy and Perceptions of Energy Consumption in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings”, SASBE2012, Sao Paolo, Brazil, June 2012. 
  12. Richman, R. C., “Rainscreens and Radiation Balance”, 6th Annual North American Passive House Conference, Silverspring, Maryland, October 26 to 28, 2011.
  13. Zirnhelt, H., Richman, R. C., “Residential Passive Solar Design for Canadian Cities: Assessing the Potential”, ISES SWC 2011, Denmark, August 28, September 2, 2011.
  14. Touchie, M., Pressnail, K., Richman, R., Dixon, E., “An Innovative Approach to Retrofitting Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Using a Nested Thermal Envelope DesignTM”, 9th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics, Tampere, Finland, May 29 – June 2, 2011.
  15. Blaszak, K., Richman, R. C., “Toward Sustainability:  Prioritizing Retrofit Options for Toronto’s Single-Family Homes”, 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2011.
  16. Fix, S.,  Richman, R. C., “Brute Force Optimization: Combining Mass Energy Simulation and Life Cycle Analysis to Optimize Building Design”, 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2011.
  17. Dixon, E., Richman, R. C., Pressnail, K. D., Touchie, M., “NTEDTM: Applicability of an Innovative Low-Energy Home Design to Northern Climates”, 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2011.
  18. Touchie, M., Pressnail, K. D., Dixon, E., Richman, R. C., “Overcoming the Challenges of Energy Retrofitting an Historic 1870’s Solid Masonry Home:  A Case Study”, 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2011.
  19. Bowick, M., Richman, R. C., “Life Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Residential Dwellings”, International Conference on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies, Vancouver, Canada, June 2010.
  20. Fix, S, and Richman, R. C., “Viability of Rammed Earth Building Construction in Cold Climates”, 2009, Ryerson University, Canada.
  21. Dixon, E., Richman, R.C., Pressnail, K. D., Touchie, M., “Gemini House:  An Innovative Design Using Nested Thermal Envelopes to Achieve Significant Reductions in Energy Use”, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XI International Conference, December 5-9, 2010, Clearwater Beach, Florida.
  22. Cianfrone, C., Richman, R.C., and Pressnail, K.D., “Using Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone Walls to Increase Performance of Air Source Heat Pumps in Cold Climates”, Building Enclosure Science and Technology II, 2010, Portland, Oregon.
  23. Ng, K.L., Wong, E.S.W., Richman, R.C., and Liao, Z., “Evaluating the Potentials of Variable Air Volume Systems in North American Houses”, 10th Asia Pacific Conference on the Building Environment, 2010.
  24. Caesar, D., Richman, R.C., and Pressnail, K.D., “Design and Construction of an Effective Window Wall System in High Rise Condominiums: A Case Study”, International Conference on Tall Buildings, Hong Kong, 2010.
  25. Richman, R.C., Pressnail, K.D. and Kirsh, A. “Moderating the Impact of Sustained Energy Interruptions by Designing and Constructing Low Energy Homes”, 2009 Passive and Low Energy Architecture International Conference.
  26. Bristow, D., Richman, R.C. Kirsh, A., Kennedy, C. and Pressnail, K.D.,  “Hour by Hour Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a Near-Zero Carbon Condominium Design”, International Society for Industrial Engineering 2009 Conference. Lisbon, Portugal.
  27. Pressnail, K.D., Kirsh, A.M. and Richman, R.C., “Low Energy Homes:  The Economic Case for Building More Responsibly Now”, !2th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST), May 6-8, 2009, Montreal, Canada.
  28. Richman, R.C. Pressnail, K.D., Cianfrone, C. “More Sustainable Masonry Façades: Preheating Ventilation Air Using a Dynamic Buffer Zone (DBZ)”, !2th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST), May 6-8, 2009, Montreal, Canada.
  29. Rowe, D.J., Pressnail, K.D., Richman, R.C., “Evaluating the Performance of a Double Façade in a Cold Climate: A Case Study”, !2th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST), May 6-8, 2009, Montreal, Canada.
  30. Pressnail, K.D., Richman, R.C. Kirsh, A., “An Innovative Approach to Low-Energy Building Performance Using Nested Thermal Envelopes”, !2th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST), May 6-8, 2009, Montreal, Canada.
  31. Illaszewicz, G.L., Pressnail, K.D., Richman, R.C., “A Study of Thermal Insulation Practices in the Arctic of Canada”, !2th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST), May 6-8, 2009, Montreal, Canada.
  32. Richman, R.C. and Pressnail, K.D., “The Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone (SDBZ) Curtain Wall:  Theory and Simulation”, Building Enclosure Science and Technology 1, Minneapolis, MN., 2008.
  33. Pressnail, K.D., Kirsh, A.M. and Richman, R.C., “Moderating the Impact of Sustained Energy Interruptions Through the Design and Construction of Low-Energy Homes”, International Society for Industrial Ecology Annual Conference, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  34. Pressnail, K.D. and Richman, R. C., “Exterior Basement Insulation: Further Proof of the Need to Build Better Now”, 2007, National Building Envelope Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  35. Richman, R. C. and Pressnail, K.D., “More Sustainable Curtain Wall Systems:  Using a Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone to Reduce Energy Costs”, 2006, The 2006 Annual General Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 
  36. Gray, S., Richman, R.C., Pressnail, K.D. and Dong, B, “Low Energy Homes:  Evaluating the Economic Need to Build Better Now”, 2005, 33rd Annual General Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  37. Richman, R.C. and Pressnail, K.D., “Further Validation of the Inverse Method for Prediction of Air Flow in Buildings”, 2005, 1st Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

  • NSERC Discovery Grant (Individual) | 2009-2013; 2013-2018; 2018-2023
  • NSERC Engage Grants - 9 over 6 years (2013-2019)
  • Various SSHRC grants (IDG, SIG)
  • Ryerson New Faculty SRC Award (Institutional) | 2009
  • Department of Civil Engineering Bronze Faculty Teaching Award (Institutional) | 2007
  • Civil Engineering Chair’s Award for Excellence in Research (Institutional) | 2006
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship for Science and Technology (Provincial) | 2005, 2006
  • CSCE General Conference Paper Award (National) | 2005
  • NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship PGS B (National) | 2003, 2004
  • NSERC Industrial Post Graduate Scholarship IPS 1 (National) | 2000, 2001
  • J. W. and H. G. Tyrell Memorial Scholarship (Institutional) | 1998, 1999
        • For undergraduate academic excellence
  • Faculty Member Scholarship (Institutional) | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Research Experience

Research Interests – building science (building physics), sustainable engineering, energy efficiency, low impact housing.

Professor | August 2018-present
Ryerson University, Toronto
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Assistant Professor | August 2013-2018
Ryerson University, Toronto
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Assistant Professor | August 2008-2013
Ryerson University, Toronto
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Ph.D. Graduate Student | 2003-2008
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, Sustainable Buildings GroupSupervisor: Professor K. D. Pressnail
    • Completed  doctoral  research  in  the  area  of  building  science.    Expertise  includes window and curtain wall systems, heat and moisture flow, sustainable buildings.
    • Designed  and  constructed  a  solar  dynamic  buffer  zone  curtain  wall  system utilizing full scale samples.
    • Developed  and  performed  testing  to  quantify  the  energy  efficiency  of  the  system using a climate simulator in a laboratory setting and all associated software/procedures.
    • Performed order of magnitude computer analysis utilizing several building energy analysis programs.

M.A.Sc. Graduate Student | 1999-2002
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Building ScienceSupervisor: Professor K. D. Pressnail
    • Completed master’s research in the area of building science.  Expertise includes building airflow analysis and simulation.
    • Performed computer analysis using available building air flow analysis software to verify simulation technique.
    • Designed and performed field tests on several residential dwellings to collect data for computer analysis

Research Assistant | 2000
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
•    Assisted in structural testing of a mortise and tenon style timber connector.
•    Analysis  of  test  data  to  verify  performance  of  the  connector  in  accordance  with industry and ASTM standards.

Research Assistant | 1999
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, Concrete Materials Group
Supervisor: Professor R. D. Hooton
    •    Assisted  a  Ph.D.  student  with  experiments  involving  long  term  expansion  effects of mortar exposed to salt solutions.

Undergraduate Research | 1998-1999
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
Supervisor: Professor K. D. Pressnail
    • Application  of  a  unique  interior  climate  control  approach  to  mitigate  deleterious effects of artefacts in house museums.
    • Extended  field  monitoring  of  a  house  museum  to  collect  data  to  verify  the Reduced Gradient Approach

Related Teaching Experience

Teaching  Interests–expertise  in  building  science;  competence  in  construction, sustainable design, statics and surveying.

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor | August 2008-present
Ryerson University, Toronto
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Course Instructor | 2007/2008
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
Course:  CIV425Y – Design Project (100 contact hours – 10 to 15 students)
Responsibilities: Facilitated the fourth year design project through seminar style studios highlighting various case-studies and design-oriented discussion

Course Instructor | 2004, 2006
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
Course:  CIV101 – Structures, Materials & Design (55 contact hours – 90 students)
Responsibilities: Performed  all  regular  duties  of  a  course  instructor  including  lecturing,  creating assignments and term tests, teaching assistant management and student mentoring.

Co-instructor | 2000-2001, 2003-2006
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
Course:  CIV358 – Survey Camp (400 contact hours – 60 students)
Responsibilities: Prepared  and  delivered  1/3  of  the  course  to  undergraduate students  in  a  field camp setting (i.e. lectures and field work supervision).

Course Coordinator (2005, 2006)/Instructor (2004) | 2004-2006
University of Toronto, Professional Development Centre
Course:  Building Science II (60 contact hours – 20 students)
Responsibilities: Performed  all  regular  duties  of  a  course  coordinator  including  course  syllabus, development, exam creation, lecturing and administrative duties.

Instructor | 2004, 2005
University of Toronto, DaVinci Engineering Enrichment Program (DEEP)
Course:  Building Science and Forensic Engineering (60 contact hours – 25 students)
Responsibilities: Creation of the course from concept to delivery including lectures, labs and other hands-on activities.

Teaching Assistant | 1997 (B.A.Sc. Year 3) - present
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
Courses:  
•CIV255 – Surveying
•CIV320 – Introduction to the Management of Construction
•CIV340 – Municipal Engineering
•CIV420 – Construction Management
•CIV575 – Building Science (undergraduate/graduate course)
•CIV1282 – Case Studies in Building Science (graduate course)
Responsibilities: Performed all regular duties of a T.A. including occasional lectures, tutorials, office hours and marking.

Invited Lectures

Ontario Building Envelope Council | April 2007

Related Professional Experience

President | 2005-present
Russell Richman Consulting Ltd.
• Building science consulting and engineering teaching services

Project Manager/Curtain Wall Specialist | 2004-2005
Yolles Partnership Inc.
• Curtain  wall  consultant  to  the  Canadian  Federal  Government  for  design  and construction of a new embassy in Seoul, South Korea.
• Project lead on several Property Condition Assessments across North America.

Intermediate Engineer/Building Envelope Specialist | 2000-2003
Yolles Partnership Inc.
• Responsible for managing projects while providing investigation, design, contract administration and client services

Surveyor – Rodman | 1999
City of Toronto, Engineering Survey Department
• Facilitated  land  surveying  applications  such  as  public  transit track  replacement, road and sidewalk replacement and topographic surveys.

Professional Academic and Administrative Experience

Prospective Professors in Training (PPIT) Program | 2006, 2007
University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering

Academic Planning Committee Graduate Student Representative | 2005, 2006, 2007
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering

Departmental Council Graduate Student Representative | 2005, 2006, 2007
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering

Graduate Student Reference | 2005
University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering
• Professor Bill Vanderburg’s promotion to full professor.

Representative | 2005
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Ontario Rural Research Services Committee Annual Meeting

Vice-President & Co-founder | 2003-2004
• University of Toronto Chopper Bicycle Club

Vice President | 1998-1999
• Civil Engineering Club, University of Toronto

Other Experience

Withrow Park Ball Hockey League | 1990-1996
• Coordinator

York Central Men’s Ball Hockey League | 1995-2000
• Referee

North York Hydro | 1997
• Land Surveyor

Morrison Hershfield Consulting Engineers | 1998
• Engineer in training

Professional Engineers of Ontario
Ontario Building Envelope Council
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers

Canoe Building

Reading

Back country and white water canoeing

Carpentry

Residential Renovation

Hockey

Alpine Skiing

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering | 2006
• Ontario Universities Fair Representative

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering | 2003-present
• Graduate student buddy

University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts and Science | 2005
• Gifted High School Student Conference – Special Lecturer

University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering | 2003, 2004
• Career fair – graduate student representative

Everdale Organic Farm | 2005-present
• Technical advisor

Toronto Humane Society | 2004-present
• Small domestics care-giver

Karma Co-operative | 2003–2004
• Building maintenance committee

Children’s Aid Society (Toronto) | 2000–2001
• Special friend

Habitat for Humanity | 1999
• Site Planning and residential construction