Taylor has been acting as Project Architect on a variety of successful projects since 1985. He is an award-winning designer and is one of the first professionals in Atlantic Canada to become LEED-accredited. He has become a well-rounded team player and leader and has developed solid capabilities in design, contract documents preparation and construction administration. He has developed a strong knowledge of green buildings and is responsible for some very innovative design solutions. He has been facilitating LEED projects for more than five years and a LEED Faculty Member since 2004.
He is married to Krista Taylor and has two daughters, Courtney and Sarah. Taylor has always been able to achieve a balance between his work and personal life.

 

Education

1981 – 85	T.U.N.S. School of Architecture, Halifax, NS -Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies -Bachelor of Architecture
1979 – 81	Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS -Engineering Program

 

Continuing Education

Sustainable Design for Buildings in Canada (SDBC) courses 101, 201 ,202

First Annual Green Roof Seminar and Conference, Chicago Illinois May 2003.

Completed the LEED Accreditation program March 2003

LEED Training workshop 2004

RAIC Photovoltaic seminar 2004

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Symposium 2005

USGBC Greenbuild Conference 2008

CHES Annual conference 2009

Buildgreenatlantic 2008, 2009, 2010

 

Experience

2010 – Present	Root Architecture
2009 – 10	Harvey & MacKenzie
2006 – 09	ADI Limited
1999 – 06	Kendall S. Taylor Architect
1998 – 99	Lydon Lynch Architects
1993 – 98	WHW Architects Inc.
1988 – 92	Davison, Seamone, Rickard, Adams Architects Inc.
1985 – 87	Core Design Group

 

Responsibilities

Design

Client and Consultant Coordination

Production and Coordination of Contract Documents

Contract Administration

 

Current Committee/volunteer work

Founding Member and Vice Chair of the Atlantic Chapter of the Canadian Green Building Council

Atlantic Chapter Carbon Committee

HRM Stadium Analysis Committee

 

Past Affiliations/Committees

HRMbyDesign Task force

Past Director of the Canadian Green Building Council

Past member of CaGBC LEED Steering committee, Marketing committee, Education committee, Governance Committee

Steering committee for the Green Roofs Symposium

Member of the NSAA/APENS Environment Committee

Member of the David Suzuki Foundation

 

Awards

2003	Lieutenant Governor’s Design Citation – BIO Energy Centre
2001	Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence – Dalhousie Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
1999	Lieutenant Governor’s Design Award of Merit – Taylor Residence
1997	Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Merit – Halifax International Airport
1997	Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Merit – CIBC Call Centre, Halifax

 

Computer Skills

Proficient in AutoCAD 2010-desktop, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Paint Shop Pro

Proficient in 3D software  ‘Sketchup’

 

Lectures

LEED Faculty Member for Atlantic Canada since 2004

Taught Construction course for the Real Estate Appraisal Institute of Canada for two years

Presented Case study at the RAIC Photovoltaic Seminar 2004

Presented Case study at the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Symposium 2005

Presented a Case study building at the School of Architecture Professional Practice module 2005

Presented LEED and sat on a LEED panel at the CHES annual conference in St. john’s, NL, 2009