Tammy Dow

Name Tammy Dow
School School of Engineering & Information Technology
Program Bachelor of Applied Technology (Honours) - Architecture - Project and Facility Management
Academic and Professional Designations

  • Professional Engineer (Ontario) (P.Eng) 

  • Certified Value Specialist (CVS) 

  • Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering (B.Sc.Eng) 

  • Master of Science Civil Engineering (M.Sc.Eng) 

  • Professional Associations 
    SAVE International – The Value Society 
    Professional Engineers of Ontario 
    Value Analysis Canada 
    International Association of Facilitators (IAF)

Title Professor
Courses Taught

  • ARCH74100 Architecture and Faculty Management Program 

  • CONS8040 Construction Project Management Program

Areas of Expertise & Interest

  • Value Engineering 

  • Functional Performance Specifications

Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities

  • 11 years as a Value Engineering Consultant 

  • Director, Value Analysis Canada 
  • 2016 Canadian Co-Conference Chair for Joint SAVE International/Value Analysis Canada Summit 
  • 2008 and 2014 Canadian Society of Value Analysis Conference Chair
Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications

Conference Presentations 

  • Using Value Analysis to Improve the Safety of Highway Maintenance, co-presented at the 2014 VAC, Toronto, ON 
  • Bay of Quinte Skyway Value Engineering Study, co-presented at the 2013 VAC Conference, Montreal, QC 
  • Achieving Innovation through Value Methodology – An Introduction to the Process, presented at the 2012 VAC Conference, Calgary, AB 
  • Value Engineering in Conestoga’s APFM Program, co-presented at the 2011 VAC Conference, Toronto, ON 

Walker Road and Howard Avenue CP Rail Grade Separation VE & Risk Analysis to the Re scue of Border Infrastructure. Presented at both the 2007 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and 2007 VAC Conferences.

Additional Information I enjoy teaching students the value engineering methodology and how it can apply to their careers.



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