Jenny McMinn Partner, Advisory and Impact

As Partner of Innovation and Impact at the Windmill Development Group and Managing Director of our advisory arm, Urban Equation, Jenny has been providing real estate development and sustainability advisory services across North America for over 15 years.

Jenny consults with private developers and all levels of government agencies to deliver award-winning, high-performance green building and community projects. These include those targeting the highest levels of social and environmental innovation, including One Planet Living, Zero Carbon Standard, The WELL standard, and LEED Platinum. Her expertise in delivering One Planet Living projects was recently recognized through her One Planet Living Integrator designation.

Jenny is Vice-Chair of the Canadian Green Building Council’s Board of Directors. She is an active mentor for both the Schulich School of Business and the Urban Land Institute, and she is past member of the City of Toronto’s Design Review Panel.

Before joining the Windmill Group, Jenny spent 10 years at Halsall Associates (now WSP) helping developers, municipalities and building owners create high-performance building and community projects. Before that, Jenny worked with Foster + Partners, the internationally-renowned London, England-based architectural firm.

Jenny is a LEED accredited professional, and Jenny holds degrees in architecture and environmental studies from the University of Waterloo.