Upcoming Events

• UPCOMING TECHNICAL SESSION - 

Date: Tuesday 31st January, 2012

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Venue: The Normandie Hotel, St. Anns.

Topic:  STRATEGIC THOUGHT transformed through GREEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT ‘GREENTHINK’

Presenter: Ms. Jo-Ann Murrell

Bio: Architect Jo-Ann Murrell did her undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where in 1985 she obtained her Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES). The Bachelor of Environmental Studies is the undergraduate programme in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. Ms. Murrell then went on to the Polytechnic of North London, England where in 1989 she obtained her Diploma (Hons) Architecture. Her training at the University of Manitoba and the Polytechnic of North London has resulted in her use of ‘Greenthink’ in her architectural designs and practice long before the term became popular.
Upon her return to Trinidad in late 1989, Ms. Murrell worked at the National Housing Authority (now the Housing Development Corporation ) for ten (10) years after which she opted to go into private practice. She first started practicing as Jo-Ann Murrell Architect and this morphed into Carisoul Architecture of which she is the Owner/Managing Director.
She has been Lead Architect for several projects ranging from vocational training centres, libraries, day care centres, single and multi-family housing developments and commercial buildings. Her work demonstrates a strong response to the needs of her clients, the end users and the built environment. As an Independent Consultant, she has undertaken several projects such as the design and construction supervision of townhouse developments and the design of secondary schools.
Ms. Murrell continues her professional development by being actively involved in professional associations. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a past President of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA); member of the Board of Architecture of Trinidad and Tobago (BOATT) and a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
An advocate for green sustainable design, Ms. Murrell is pleased that GreenPM is being brought to the fore in that Project Managers in leading their Project Teams would be consciously taking the environment into consideration before making
decisions.
In the field of research, Ms. Murrell continues to investigate and explore best practices that can add value to her clients’ projects. An advocate for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Ms. Murrell frequently attends conferences, seminars, and technical sessions and does courses that would allow her to remain relevant in her career and an ever changing world.

TBA - To be announced.