Andrew Pape-Salmon

Andrew Pape-Salmon, FCAE

Commissioner, BC Utilities Commission and Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)

May 12, 2020

Andrew Pape-Salmon holds degrees from the University of Waterloo and Simon Fraser University and is a Commissioner with the BC Utilities Commission. During his work as member of the CCA’s expert panel on the circular economy in Canada, he was the Executive Director of the B.C. Building and Safety Standards Branch. The Branch is responsible for the Building Act, Safety Standards Act, and Homeowner Protection Act. He is also a part-time Adjunct Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria.

Mr. Pape-Salmon is a recognized authority on efficient energy consumption and utilization of renewable energy. He has over 20 years of experience implementing energy efficiency and clean energy for buildings, equipment, and communities in Canada. He is the leading proponent of a bi-national Roadmap to Resilient, Ultra-Low Energy Buildings under which new buildings would be net-zero energy consumers and existing buildings would reduce energy consumption by 30 to 70 percent.

Andrew Pape-Salmon is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.


Role: Panel Member
Report: Turning Point (November 2021)