Township of Langley: Green Buildings On-Demand

Einar Halbig has over 16 years of education and experience in residential construction. He specializes in practical solutions that make a house more efficient, safe and comfortable. Trained as a civil engineer, he has evaluated over 2000 existing homes across the Lower Mainland as well as hundreds of new homes. Einar embarked on a deep-green energy retrofit of his own house and now enjoys the many benefits of the end result. He brings an engineering background, technical sales expertise, and hands-on experience to the field of energy-efficiency and sustainable consulting. Einar provides Building Science for New Homes training and Certified Energy Advisor training, and he serves as the Chair of the CHBA BC Technical Advisory Committee.

Mikhael Horvath is a professional engineer and the director of Enforma Engineering Inc., which specializes exclusively in energy code compliance analysis and testing for both Part 9 and Part 3 buildings. Since 2016, Enforma has completed over 600 projects in three provinces, and saved builders more than $2 million dollars in construction costs by using energy modeling based compliance strategies. Prior to specializing as an energy consultant, Mikhael practiced for over a decade as an HVAC and plumbing design engineer, working on building types ranging from residential to industrial.