Jonathan Rubes

Email: jrubes@leber-rubes.com

“We may have to change codes, improve them, and improve their enforcement, but certainly education of the public and professionals needs immediate attention.”

Jonathan is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba and New Brunswick, and a Designated Consulting Engineer in Ontario. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo (Mechanical Engineering) as well as the University of Toronto Schools.

His more than 25 years experience in fire protection and Building Code consulting include:

Current and Former Committees:

• Chair, Part 3 Ontario Building Code Committee
• Past Chair, National Fire Code Committee on Fire Safety in Buildings
• Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes - Committee on Fire Safety and Occupancy
ASHRAE - Guideline for Commissioning Smoke Management Systems
• CCBFC Strategic Planning Task Group
• Professional Engineers of Ontario - Professional Practice Committee (former member)

Presentations to:

• Maritimes Architecture Association

• Manitoba Building Officials Association

• The Canadian Institute

• Engineering for Crowd Control - London, UK

• National Fire Protection Association

• University of Toronto School of Architecture

• Ontario Building Officials Association

• Metro Area Code Interpretations Committee

• Seneca College

• Canadian Fire Safety Association

• Society of Fire Protection Engineers

• Technical University of Nova Scotia.

Past President: 

• Canadian Fire Safety Association

Sample Projects:

Of more than 2000 project on which Jonathan Rubes has provided services, included are:

• The Toronto Skydome

• Sheppard Subway Line

• Niagara Fallsview Casino

• Vaughn Mills Shopping Centre

• Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

• Roy Thompson Hall

• Pearson International Airport

• CN Tower

As well as international projects in:

• United States of America

• China

• U.A.E.

• Saudi Arabia

• Japan

• Egypt

• Hungary

• Turkey

• Trinidad

• Mauritius