About Us

Barry Brooks, MSc, AScT, CHI(P), PEng
Principal Engineer

A Professional Engineer with over 35 years of experience, I am licensed with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) and a member of BCIPI (BC Institute of Property Inspectors) and ASTTBC (Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC).

I am also a member of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) and I am licensed as a Home Inspector by Consumer Protection BC (# 47728).

Institutional memberships include the Canadian Green Building Council, Cascadia Region Green Building Council, and the BC Building Envelope Council.

My experience includes Engineering Design and Construction Support, Inspection and System Commissioning, Maintenance Engineering, and Project Management in Pulp and Paper, Gas Pipelines, and construction both large and small.

Having worked in post-secondary education for over 30 years, my current activities with Continuing Studies at Okanagan College in Vernon include developing and instructing a Certificate Program in Home Inspection and a Certificate Program in Green Building Design and Construction.

I first became interested in construction techniques as an Engineering Undergraduate through summer jobs on a construction crew in the Northwest Territories and in the Civil Engineering labs at the University of Calgary. While going on to complete two degrees in Electrical Engineering, I never lost my interest in construction. After leaving The University of Victoria in 2005, establishing my own practice was a logical next step.

Sustainable or “green” building (which from an engineers perspective is simply “doing it right”) is also a long standing interest. The connection between home inspections and green building may be a surprise to some, but in fact many of the problems identified in inspections are a result of misinformed attempts to improve the sustainability of homes, both new and renovated.