by Arnie Gess – Construction Links Network

Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to attend and partner with two of the four Canadian stops of the How We Build Now Canada Roadshow produced by Procore Technologies along with Home Depot Pro as their roadshow partner. The focus of the roadshow was to engage with construction leaders across the country about key findings from the report and to reveal current business practices and technology investments the construction industry is making to drive growth.

Download the How We Build Now Report here

Notable statistics from the report include:

• Canadian Prairies most confident about market conditions (reference page 8)
• 250 days to obtain a building permit – 3 times longer than in the US (reference page 16)
• 41% adopting technology to make teams more efficient, reduce rework and prevent costly mistakes and overheads (reference page 26)
• AI will play a role in 2024 – interesting article for your reference here

The roadshow included stops in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax where hundreds of construction professionals met for breakfast, information sessions and networking:

• Toronto – How We Build Now Canada: Ontario Edition
  • Speakers:
    • Executive Director of York Region Workforce Planning Board: Al Wilson 
    • Procore: Jeremy Briggs
  • Procore: Yasmeen Tonnos (moderator)
  • Procore: Kevin Mouen (presenter)

• Calgary – How We Build Now Canada: Alberta Edition
  • Procore: Harshil Gupta (presenter)
  • Speakers:
    • Calgary Construction Association: Bill Black
    • SAIT: Dr. Reva Bond
    • ConstructIQ Advisory: Shawn Gray
  • Procore: Kimberly Corlett (moderator)

• Vancouver – How We Build Now Canada: British Columbia Edition
  • Procore: Adil Kapadia (presenter)
  • Speakers:
    • ICBA: Chris Gardner
    • CCW: Seema Lal
    • Tino Mechanical: Piero Iamartino
  • Procore: Kimberly Corlett (moderator)

• Halifax – How We Build Now Canada: Atlantic Edition
  • Procore: Nicole Piperis (presenter)
  • Speakers:
    • RCS Construction: Brendan Nobes
    • Ermen Plumbing: Derek Ermen
    • Canadian Concrete Expo: Stuart Galloway
  • Procore: Kimberly Corlett (moderator)

Procore Technologies would like to extend a special thank you to Amir Nezhat and his team at Home Depot Pro for their partnership for this across Canada conversation.

If you were unable to attend the roadshow, we do invite you to Download the How We Build Now Report here.