{"id":3190,"date":"2015-10-09T08:39:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T08:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/?p=3190"},"modified":"2015-10-09T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T08:39:04","slug":"women-in-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/women-in-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linda Ku achieves experience, expertise in HVAC systems engineering, estimation and reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ontario Construction Report special feature<\/p>\n

Linda Ku is a mechanical technologist, senior estimator and office manager with GTA-based Aerodynamics Inspecting Consultants Ltd. (AICL). Through more than 25 years\u2019 experience in HVAC systems engineering, estimation and reporting, she has developed a wealth of experience and expertise in this male-dominated industry.<\/p>\n

In her current role, she applies best practices of quality plans and work instructions to ensure accurate communications and successful material flow throughout projects. She works with TAB Engineers (???) <\/strong>and technicians to identify root causes and solutions, ensure project process implementation, and suggest solutions for the processes that aren’t meeting the continuous improvement objectives.<\/p>\n

Ku is an expert in air and hydroid systems\u2019 testing adjusting and balancing, focused on building automation systems verification, and testing noise and vibration, laboratory installation, HVAC systems components and duct\/pipe leakage.<\/p>\n

She also has a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Nuclear Physics and a Master\u2019s Degree in Environment Engineering.<\/p>\n

Ku says mechanical engineering is challenging and she must balance being a woman and working in a predominantly male field. \u201cAs I love what I do, I find a way to do it like a man, to work like a man.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says with AICL she feels very supported by the men she works with and that they appreciate female engineers can sometimes provide an extra level of attention to a project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy my work. The experience of working with men has helped me in my professional career, and developed my skills as part of a team working to have all projects completed successfully.<\/p>\n

Ku is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Linda Ku achieves experience, expertise in HVAC systems engineering, estimation and reporting Ontario Construction Report special feature Linda Ku is a mechanical technologist, senior estimator and office manager with GTA-based Aerodynamics Inspecting Consultants Ltd. (AICL). Through more than 25 years\u2019 experience in HVAC systems engineering, estimation and reporting, she has developed a wealth of experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-featured"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3192,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3190\/revisions\/3192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}