OIDB Team
David Petersen
David has accrued over 20 years of management and hands-on experience in the building envelope and fenestration sector, coupled with a formal background in management studies. Direct management of projects in Canada, the U.S and Caribbean along with a technical background and consulting experience (OIDB sister company: Earthshine Bionomics® – facilitating companies in applying Green Building best practices) allows David to understand client wants and needs and translate these into a comprehensive package focused on meeting design goals while keeping budgets and timelines in check.
Donald Chong B. Arch, MRAIC
The principal of an award-winning research-based design practice in Toronto focusing on architecture, urbanism and innovative construction techniques. Donald Chong Studio integrates detailing at all scales with a respect to longevity, nature and landscape. Donald has taught and lectured throughout Canada as well as in Switzerland, and has collaborated on projects, including Site Unseen: Laneway Architecture and Urbanism, Delirious New York (with Rem Koolhaas), and Maya (with Alias/wavefront). He was one of four Emerging Designers showcased at The 2007 Interior Design Show and was selected to The Globe and Mail’s ‘Fixing Toronto’ Design Series for a new urban space entitled Edgespace. Recent citations include: The Architectural Review’s ‘Emerging Architects 2008’, The 2009 Marcus Foundation Architectural Prize nominee, The Canadian Who’s Who Publication, and Dwell Magazine’s ‘The Future Issue’. Current projects/master plans include Seoul National University’s School of Dentistry & Research Hospital and Abbey Gardens Community and GardenLab in Haliburton, Ontario focused primarily on inspired and responsible strategies for growth, sustainability and careful integration into the natural setting.
Andreas Voura
Andy is the owner of Habitat Contracting Limited, a construction and site supervision entity grounded in a lifetime of building experience and solid commitment to the customer. Andy’s formal background in Urban Studies through the University of Toronto has served him well in connecting theory with the practical aspects of running a thriving construction company focused on applying low energy building technologies (R-2000™ Program) in a competitive environment. Andy is a certified Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) practitioner and specializes in energy efficient and passive construction systems. His first next generation home, built in 1999, has firmly entrenched Andy as a pioneer in the Green Building movement.