Michael Jemtrud is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Founding Director of the Facility for Architectural Research in Media and Making (FARMM) at McGill University School of Architecture (former Director 2007-11). His research and creative activity focus on the investigation of the contemporary understanding of technology and culture relative to ecologically-responsible design practices. He is a Passive House certified Tradesperson and experienced in design-build platforms and high-performance building techniques based on sound building science models. His research interrogates sustainable building practices on a trans-scalar level (material to regional) including carbon sensitive architectural design, passive ventilation and energy recovery techniques, integration of renewable fuel systems, prefabrication and deep-energy retrofit techniques and strategies.
About
The School of Architecture at McGill University was founded in 1896, when a chair in architecture was established in the Faculty of Applied Science (today, the Faculty of Engineering) by Sir William C. Macdonald. The School of Architecture is now one of seven units reporting to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. This includes five engineering departments – Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Mining and Materials Engineering – and two Schools – the School of Urban Planning and the School of Architecture.