Advisory Services at a Glance:

I’m Christina Goodvin — a Professional Engineer (P.Eng., Alberta & BC), passionate about building science, alternative materials, and the future of climate-resilient housing. For over 15 years, I’ve bridged engineering and construction to design and test real-world building systems that protect people, the land, and the future.

I believe the strength of an assembly isn't proven on paper, it’s proven in reality. That’s why I don’t just design; I build. Over the years, I’ve constructed and monitored:

• The first hempcrete dome in Canada
• Hempcrete tiny houses and greenhouses, performing long-term in local conditions
• A 3D‑printed platform for testing vapor-open and fire-resilient materials
• A sauna designed to push vapor and moisture dynamics to their limits
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Every project has taught me profound lessons in materials behavior, detailing, moisture dynamics, and long-term resilience, knowledge I bring into every engineering project I lead.

Buildings should be more than shelter.
They should:

• Protect from fire, moisture, and climate extremes
• Regenerate natural systems through material choice
• Root in community, culture, and land
• Enable comfort, exploration, inspiration, and connection

As an engineer, my goal is to enable these solutions along with best practice and an understanding of new materials based on the use of local appropriate resources.

• Envelope & Alternative Material Engineering Not just the design, I’m the qualified authority who signs off assemblies.
• Research-Driven Prototyping I test assumptions in real life, gather data, and optimize performance.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration from architects and builders to municipalities and First Nations. My goal is to help with understanding and use of these materials.
• Climate-Ready Design I engineer systems that work across Canada’s deep cold climates, blazing hot summers, intense moisture cycles, and fire-prone zones.

When I’m not on a project or in the outdoors you can find me...

• Imagining and actionably implementing a built future for my children on our rural property.
• Exploring new binder formulations to test and integrate a 3D printer to use local materials to assist with building hybrid assemblies.
• Advocating for sustainable construction pathways through CANBE, my network of engineer colleagues
• Spending time in spaces built by hand, feeling the quiet confidence of structures that last.

If you’re serious about exploring a project using alternative or natural materials, or you want engineering oversight that's real, tested, and code-compliant — let's connect: