Maddy Kennedy-Parrott is a building science engineer, renter and mother of two who works on deep energy retrofits and climate-resilient buildings. Her professional and personal experience has shaped her focus on affordability, public services, climate action and building a province where families can feel secure about the future.

Maddy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University and a Master of Engineering in Building Science from BCIT. She is an Associate at a building-science consulting firm, where she works on high-performance and climate-resilient building solutions, integrating building enclosures, mechanical systems and energy modelling to reduce emissions and improve building performance.

A major focus of Maddy’s work is deep energy retrofits for existing buildings. She sees the existing building stock as an important opportunity to reduce emissions while improving comfort, affordability and resilience for the people who live and work in those buildings.

Maddy has also taught and contributed to courses on energy efficiency and building science at Langara College, Brighton College and BCIT. She is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and recently helped launch her firm’s first employee resource group for women in engineering.

She has also served on the BC Greens Provincial Council, contributing to the party’s governing board. Maddy believes climate action and social justice are closely connected and that solutions should improve people’s lives while reducing environmental impacts.

As a renter and parent raising two young children, Maddy is directly familiar with the pressures families face around housing, childcare, education and healthcare. She is running in Burnaby North to bring her experience in engineering, climate resilience and everyday family life into public service.