Kieran is an internationally trained and experienced Fire Engineer & Code Consultant with 16+ years within the fire industry and leads the LMDG Calgary office. He has the unique distinction of attaining both undergraduate and post graduate degrees in fire engineering and fire & explosion engineering. He has led the development of numerous iconic and notable projects in Canada, United Kingdom, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. The projects cross multiple sectors including low, medium, and high rise residential, hotels, stadia, offices, industrial, assembly/educational buildings, transit, and multi-use developments.

Kieran specializes in developing solutions for emerging challenges within the built environment, such as high-rise construction and integration, the promotion and use of sustainable materials (mass timber) and embracing and advancing emerging technologies that influence industry and society. He has extensive experience in the use, application, and training of multiple fire engineering tools including CFD modelling, zone models, evacuation modelling, thermal radiation assessments, probabilistic risk analysis, and structural fire engineering packages.

Shafraaz Kaba is the founder of ASK* for a Better World – a company that aims to facilitate the creation of net zero energy, carbon neutral and regenerative buildings, which he founded in 2019. ASK* for a Better World is also a consortium partner with EcoAmmo Sustainable Consulting, where Shafraaz provides expertise in collaborative project delivery and sustainable design.

Over the last 25 years, he has made significant contributions to the design and cultural landscape of Western Canada. Shafraaz is a founder of Media, Architecture, Design Edmonton (M.A.D.E.) – an organization that stimulates design discussion within the community and specifically creates a public forum for design debate. More recently, Shafraaz has provided leadership as Co-Chair of the Energy Transition and Climate Resilience Committee for City of Edmonton, and is now chairing the Emission Neutral Building Information Exchange.