My work is, and always has been, focused on improving building performance. After receiving my undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2011, I worked as a design engineer in the building science consulting industry. I worked mainly with existing commercial and multi-unit residential buildings, assessing the condition of building envelope systems and components, identifying performance issues, and developing repair/retrofit solutions. My time in the consulting industry gave me an appreciation for how building envelope systems and components perform in-service, and highlighted the fact that good building design needs to consider building use and how occupants will interact with the building systems. While I enjoyed the practical elements of consulting, I also loved the open-ended exploration that research allows. In 2015, I took a break from consulting to earn a Master’s degree and then later on a PhD, both in Civil Engineering. My MASc degree was my first introduction to building airtightness and ventilation, and their impact on both building energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. My MASc thesis used component air leakage testing of windows as a cost-effective means to improve the calibration of whole building energy models for existing multi-unit residential buildings. For my PhD, I stuck with building airtightness and multi-unit residential buildings, this time focusing on interior partition airtightness (e.g., interior walls, floors, and ceilings). The airtightness of interior partitions controls how air moves throughout a building, affecting building energy efficiency, and odour and pollutant transport between dwelling units (anyone who has ever lived in an apartment building can probably relate to unwanted odours/pollutants migrating from an adjacent unit). Using a combination of field and simulation techniques, I demonstrated the role of interior partition airtightness in minimizing inter-zonal air flow (and pollutant transport) in multi-unit residential buildings. As an assistant professor in the Building Performance Research Centre at Carleton University, my research will continue to focus on indoor air quality in residential buildings, including (but not limited to) ventilation system efficiency; indoor air and environmental quality during climate stressors (such as wildfires and extreme heat events); and the role of occupants/occupant behaviours in managing indoor air quality.