October 12, 2022

Fall 2022

Fall 2022

Fall 2022

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MESSAGES

British Columbia

PROMPT PAYMENT LEGISLATION – ADVOCACY IN ACTION

CEO
Northern Regional
Construction Association

Nicole Bryant

CEO Northern Regional Construction Association

President, Vancouver Regional Construction Association

Donna Grant

President, Vancouver Regional Construction Association

CEO, Southern Interior Construction Association

Clifford Kshyk

CEO, Southern Interior Construction Association

CEO, Vancouver Island Construction Association

Rory Kulmala

CEO, Vancouver Island Construction Association

President
British Columbia Construction Association

Chris Atchison

President British Columbia Construction Association

Fall 2022

Alberta

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN…

President
Calgary Construction Association

Bill Black

President Calgary Construction Association

Saskatchewan

WORTHY OF PRAISE

President & CEO
Saskatchewan Construction
Association

Mark Cooper

President & CEO Saskatchewan Construction Association

Fall 2022

Manitoba

I FOUGHT THE CODE, BUT THE CODE WON

Principal, Building Professionals

Ryan Dalgleish

Principal, Building Professionals

Fall 2022

PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Student athletes at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, will sprint to success at new SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field.

NEW HOME TURF FOR RED LEAFS

Student athletes at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, will sprint to success at new SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field.

ALBERTA

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) Centre of Excellence, being built in Red Deer, Alberta, will be a safe space for the province’s most vulnerable.

BREAKING GROUND, BREAKING CYCLES

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) Centre of Excellence, being built in Red Deer, Alberta, will be a safe space for the province’s most vulnerable.

SASKATCHEWAN

A renewal project at Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatchewan embodies Indigenous culture while providing a place for Elders to gather.

MODERN EXPANSION EMPOWERS TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS

A renewal project at Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatchewan embodies Indigenous culture while providing a place for Elders to gather.

MANITOBA

The new Desautels Concert Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, provides performers with an inspirational venue that is designed to inspire, connect, and advance the arts.

DRAMATIC ARTS OPPORTUNITIES

The new Desautels Concert Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, provides performers with an inspirational venue that is designed to inspire, connect, and advance the arts.

FEATURES

BY MARK HUTCHINSON, CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

NEW REPORT POINTS THE WAY TO ZERO CARBON FOR CANADA’S LARGE BUILDINGS

BY MARK HUTCHINSON, CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

BY MIKE WIENINGER, PCL

PREPARING FOR A LOW-CARBON FUTURE

BY MIKE WIENINGER, PCL

BY MAXIME DUZYK, HUNTSMAN BUILDING SOLUTIONS

CHOOSING THE RIGHT INSULATION TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOODING

BY MAXIME DUZYK, HUNTSMAN BUILDING SOLUTIONS

BY MICHAEL SINGLETON, SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS CANADA

TO MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS, WE MUST ADDRESS OUR AGING BUILDINGS

BY MICHAEL SINGLETON, SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS CANADA

BY GORD RAJEWSKI AND DAVID MUISE, PINCHIN LTD.

MOULD, MOISTURE, AND THE BUILDING ENVELOPE

BY GORD RAJEWSKI AND DAVID MUISE, PINCHIN LTD.

BY EMILY ARROWSMITH, CANADIAN APPRENTICESHIP FORUM

HIRING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING WOMEN: CAF-FCA’S NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE TRADES

BY EMILY ARROWSMITH, CANADIAN APPRENTICESHIP FORUM

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