Lisa Bate

Lisa is the Immediate Past Chair of the World Green Building Council Board and sits on B+H's five person Global Management Board. Adopting a big picture perspective with focus on Climate Action under three global goals of Advancing Net Zero Carbon, Health & Wellbeing, Resources & the Circular Economy, Lisa unpacks the complexities that are inherent in every problem and project she works on to identify key objectives that may not have otherwise been considered. By applying a comprehensive project methodology from visioning through to measuring performance in occupancy, Lisa optimizes design solutions to help clients build and develop their people, culture, and business portfolios. Her focus is on ROI, ROSR (Return on Sustainability & Resiliency) and ROHC (Return on Human Capital) to ensure the best design and technical performance for People + Planet + Profit.

B+H acquired Lisa's firm in 2007. Her design experience spans across Canada to China, the US, the Caribbean, SE Asia, and India. From 2012 to 2016, she was based in Shanghai as B+H’s Managing Principal, China and EVP, Asia. From 2016 to 2018, she was B+H’s Regional Managing Principal for the Americas. Lisa has built trust with her clients and colleagues over the years by being a careful listener who uncovers the most important elements of the goals for every project and tailors the process to deliver on them. Her focus on project schedules and design quality – coupled with her determination to innovate for high performance and a commitment to lifelong learning – tie all the pieces together to inform strategic, successful outcomes.

Lisa is a passionate advocate for environmental, economic, and social sustainability and resiliency. Her recent leadership roles on large-scale complex projects include Mohawk College's Net Zero Carbon Design and Operational Performance Certified Joyce Centre for Partnerships & Innovation and Humber College's Passive House EnerPHiT and Net Zero Carbon Design Certified Building Nx, the retrofit of a 1980s structure. Lisa led the firm’s delivery of over a dozen venues for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. Lisa has helped mentor many future leaders in the design and construction sector. Lisa is extremely proud that B+H’s Global Director of Specifications, Matt Roberts, had the foresight to have CarbonCure as base specification for more than a decade.

Lisa’s experience with supporting global studios combined with the broader Surbana Jurong group of companies equips her with a global perspective of how to serve clients, grow their as well as B+H’s and Surbana Jurong’s business, and deliver meaningful sustainable and resilient projects.