Rick Quirouette is a building envelope specialist and past president of the National Building Envelope Council. A graduate architect, he worked at the National Research Council's Building Research Division for 14 years and with Morrison Hershfield for six. Since 1993, he has operated his own firm, Quirouette Building Specialists Ltd. He has given numerous lectures, seminars and provided technical expertise in litigation. A renowned consultant, his practice takes him all over the country and as far away as Australia.