Kevin Hydes is the Vice President of Buildings Engineering and the Sector Leader of Sustainable Design at Stantec. He has spent 15 years focusing on green design and his sustainable vision led to the achievement of the first LEED Gold Certified project in Canada and the first LEED-EB Gold Certified project in North America. His enthusiasm has motivated the successful completion of 25 LEED Certified projects. He is the Chair of the World Green Building Council (WGBC), the immediate past Chair of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), and a Founder of the CaGBC.