Alana MacLellan-Bonnell
P.Eng.
Team Leader, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Alana has provided services including specialized and in-depth analysis to determine conformance or alternative conformance with local, Provincial, National, and International Building and Fire Codes and Standards. For more than 24 years and prior to and following the adoption of the 2005 Edition of the National Codes, she has completed many Alternative Compliance Solutions for existing buildings and new construction, where meeting the prescriptive requirements of the codes is limited or restrictive to design. In 2010, Alana was appointed to the Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities. As a member of this committee, Alana is responsible for the review of existing code requirements found in the National Fire Code of Canada, the National Building Code of Canada, and the implementation of new code requirements or changes to existing code requirements for the 2015 edition. Alana was appointed Chair of the Standing Committee responsible for the National Fire Code of Canada for the 2020 edition of the Codes and continues as Chair for the 2025 edition of the Codes.
Education / Certifications
- M.Sc., Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick
- P.Eng.: NS, NL, AB, ON, PEI
- Standing Committee Member, National Research Council of Canada
- Committee Member, ULC