Justin holds a Bachelor of the Arts degree from Dickinson College in Environmental Studies and a Master of Architecture degree from The University of British Columbia. His undergraduate research was concerned with an analysis of technology transfer mechanisms under the global climate change treaty. After his undergraduate career, he worked in the Western USA, designing small homes for clients with off-grid needs. His graduate research concerned building design given climate change uncertainty, residential retrofit policy in British Columbia, and urban-scale scenario studies of the building envelope, morphology, and energy systems. 

Justin joined the A/S team in June 2021 as a doctoral student and successfully defended his research on the study of Building Integrated Photovoltaics in urban contexts in December 2024. As a postdoctoral researcher, Justin now focuses on the study of facade-integrated PV systems and their thermal dynamics with building interiors, envelope systems, and the exterior environment. He also contributes to teaching through a course on computational methods for building design with a focus on climate design.