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Ghina Annan is a Stantec Associate, and a Decarbonization Business Lead with expertise in high-performance building design and a focus on net-positive regeneration. She is designated as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, recipient of ASHRAE YEA Inspirational Leader award 2024, recipient of the 2022 Association of Energy Engineering (AEE) International Young Energy Professional of the Year Award and Climate Action Leadership Award for the 2023 Women in Energy Awards. As the ASHRAE committee chair for the Building Decarbonization Whole Life Design Guide, she actively contributes to the development of guidelines focused on whole life carbon considerations for building systems. Ghina's significant contributions to the ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook, particularly in the chapter on global climate change, were recognized and published in 2021. Ghina is also a member of the United Nations Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee (RTOC)—contributing to the 2023 Energy Efficiency Working Group. This working group plays a vital role in assessing and advancing energy efficiency measures and technologies within the industry. Additionally, Ghina has more than a decade of experience working on iconic projects throughout the Middle East and around the world.
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