Qualifications

Stephen Duncan has grown his career, building a tool chest of extensive work experience in his field.  He has many qualifications in roofing, building envelope, architectural coating, home inspections and thermal imaging. Stephen has taken numerous valuable courses and attended many important, related conferences…


EXPERIENCE

    • Architectural Coatings Consultant since 2009.
    • Roof Consultant and Building Envelope Consultant since 2004.
    • Professional residential home renovator and restoration specialist.
    • Professional residential, commercial, institutional paint contractor since 1989.
    • Past Facilitator at Conestoga College in the Home Inspection Certificate Program.
    • Certificate in Building Science – University of Toronto
    • Home Inspection Certificate – Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advance Learning.
    • Member of IIBEC Inc. (International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants).

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

    • Registered Roof Observer (RRO) through RCI Inc. The International Institute of  Building Enclosure Consultants.
    • MPI Certified Architectural Coatings Inspector (#00228)
    • MPI PQA (Paint Quality Assurance) Specialist – Master Painters Institute – Certificate Number: INS302.
    • MPI Maintenance Coating Specialist (MCS) – Master Painters Institute – Certificate Number R227.
    • MPI Architectural Coatings Specialist (ACS) – Master Painters Institute – Certificate Number A203.
    • MPI Architectural Coatings Technologist (ACT) – Master Painters Institute (MPI).
    • Certified Master Inspector (CMI) – Master Inspector Certification Board.
    • Thermographer – Level 2 Certified – Snell Infrared, conforming to (ANST)SNT-TC-1A (2006).
    • Principals of Construction Documentation (PCD) – Construction Specifications Canada (CSC).
    • IAC2 Certified for Mold and Radon Inspection – International Association of Indoor Air Consultants.


COURSES

University of Toronto – Certificate in Building Science

    • Building Science I
    • Building Science II
    • Building Envelope Materials
    • HVAC and the Building Envelope
    • Roofing Systems
    • Wall and Window Systems

Master Painters Institute (MPI)

    • MPI Certified Architectural Coatings Inspector Dec 2020
    • MPI – Inspection (MPI PQA) – Level 3, May 2015
    • MPI – Maintenance Repainting (MCS) – Level 2, April 2015
    • MPI – Architectural Painting (ACS) – Level 2, Jan 2014
    • MPI – Architectural Coating Technologist (ACT), Nov 2011

The Snell Group

    • Infrared Thermography – Level 2
    • Thermography for Building Applications
    • Infrared Thermography – Level 1

International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)

    • Exterior Wall Quality Assurance, Nov 2020
    • Exisiting Masonry Facade Repair, Nov 2020
    • Professional Building Consulting, Jan 2015
    • Sheet Metal Copings and Flashing Workshop, Oct 2012
    • Single Ply Roofing Membrane Workshop, April 2012
    • Advanced Waterproofing, Aug 2007
    • Wind and Drainage, Oct 2007
    • Advanced Thermal and Moisture, Oct 2007
    • Exterior Walls Technology and Science, Oct 2007
    • Registered Roof Observer, May 2006
    • Roof Technology and Science II, Nov 2006
    • Rooftop Quality Assurance, Jan 2006
    • Professional Roof Consulting, Feb 2005
    • Roof Technology and Science I, Nov 2005

Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)

    • Specifier Course – Certificate Received
    • Construction Contract Administration Course – Certificate Received
    • Principles of Construction Documentation (PCD) – Certificate Received

Conestoga College – Certificate in Home Inspection

    • Electrical Inspection, 2009
    • Exterior Inspection, 2009
    • Roofing Inspection, 2009
    • Heating Inspection I, 2010
    • Heating Inspection II, 2010
    • Plumbing Inspection, 2010
    • Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Inspection, 2010
    • Communication and Professional Practice, 2010
    • Structure Inspection, 2011
    • Insulation and Interiors, 2012

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

    • Ontario Building Code – Part 9 – The House – Health and Safety, 2006
    • Ontario Building Code – Part 9 – Building Envelope, 2006

Ontario Association of Home Inspectors

    • OAHI – Defect Recognition and Reporting Course 2009

Lighting Research Centre – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    • LRC’s LED Lighting Institute, May 16 – 18, 2007

Collective of further Certifications

    • AIC2 – Int’l Assoc. of Certified Indoor Air Consultants
    • InterNACHI – Int’l Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Oct 2013
    • InterNACHI – Radon Measurement Service Provider, Mar 2013
    • InterNACHI – Mold Inspector, Jan 2013
    • ICI Paints – Industrial Maintenance Coatings, Dec 1992
    • Safety Training – Fall Protection Certification
    • Safety Training – Workplace Hazardous Materials Info. System Certification


CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

    • RCI 23rd International Roof Consultants Convention,
      Auxilliary Seminar – Commerial Waterproofing Systems Exposed,
      – Phoenix, Arizona, 2008
    • RCI – Symposium on Building Envelope Technology,
      – Boston MA, 2007
    • RCI 22nd International Roof Consultants Convention,
      Auxilliary Seminar – Designing and Detailing to Avoid Moisture Related Problems in the Building Envelope,
      – Orlando, Florida, 2007
    • RCI – Building Envelope Symposium,
      – Washington, DC, 2006
    • RCI 21st International Roof Consultants Convention,
      Auxilliary Seminar – Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems,
      – Phoenix, Arizona, 2006
    • RCI – Building Envelope Symposium,
      – Chicago, IL, 2005
    • RCI 20th International Roof Consultants Convention,
      Auxilliary Seminar – Construction Documentation,
      – Miami, Florida, 2005
    • RCI – Building Envelope Symposium,
      – New Orleans, LA, 2004