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VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Institute of Technology has announced Dr. Guido Wimmers has been appointed as the new dean for the School of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion and the Environment (SoCE).

Wimmers started his new role on Aug. 28. His previous experience includes a tenured professorship at the University of British Columbia (UBC) where in 2014 he assumed the role of inaugural chair for a Master of Engineering Program in Timber Engineering and played a major role in building of UBC’s Wood Innovation Research Laboratory.

Wimmers has also served as a consultant for the City of Vancouver and the BC Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Association’s construction innovation committee. 

Prior to moving to Canada in 2007, he collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams across Austria, Germany and Italy, focusing on energy-efficient and sustainable building projects.

He has also played an instrumental role in the implementation of the International Passive House Standards in B.C. and across Canada, a BCIT release stated. 

Wimmers earned a PhD from the doctoral program in engineering science as well as a master’s degree in architectural engineering from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria.

Wayne Hand is the previous SoCE dean.