Leading Alberta's Built Environment to a High-Performance Future
BUILDEX Alberta is a driving force behind today’s building industry and a vision of its future; we bring together professionals from across industry to interact, learn and discover the newest innovation from a market in constant transformation.
Join industry peers from Architecture, Interior Design, Construction, Engineering, Property Management and Homebuilding & Renovation professions for 2 days of networking, learning and finding new solutions.
BUILDEX Alberta 2023 By the Numbers
2
Days
1,900+
Participants
35%
growth in attendees vs 2022
100+
Exhibitors
20+
Sponsors
65+
Educational Seminars & Workshops
150+
Industry Speakers & Panelists
Upcoming Webinar
BUILDEX Connects is excited to present our upcoming webinar taking place Thursday, May 9th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm PT, 1:00pm-2:00pm MT, titled Assessing and Selecting Low Carbon Materials for a Zero Carbon World.
Zero Carbon buildings will soon be the new normal since embodied carbon is a significant factor (around 50%) in mapping architecture’s carbon footprint. Join our speaker, a respected collaborative project delivery and sustainable design expert, as he provides valuable insights on carbon smart choices in the design phase, cost-saving benefits of zero carbon buildings, and best practices on sourcing and selecting carbon-neutral building materials and systems.
Speaker
Shafraaz Kaba
Integrated Project Delivery Facilitator
EcoAmmo Sustainable Consulting
Property Management: Now & In the Future
The outlook for the property management industry is positive for the foreseeable future. Developers in Canada are building new apartments and condos at historically high rates. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, (CMHC) apartment construction – whether purpose-built rental or condominiums – continued to grow in importance across Canada’s 6 largest centres. However, this shift towards rental properties and condos has revealed a critical shortage in qualified property managers who can handle the increased work load. Industry professionals and associations are now warning of a “property management crises” in Canada. In its latest whitepaper, Buildings Canada is exploring what the property management landscape looks like today, and what the future holds for the profession.
BOOKING FOR 2024
BUILDEX Alberta is a driving force behind today’s building industry and a vision of its future; we bring together professionals from across industry to interact, learn and discover the newest innovation from a market in constant transformation.
Join industry peers from Architecture, Interior Design, Construction, Engineering, Property Management and Homebuilder & Renovator professions for 2 days of networking, learning and finding new solutions.
Earn Continuing Education Credits at BUILDEX
Select seminars from across the educational program are accredited for continuing education credits by AAA, IDCEC, BOMI and PMI. Check out the seminar program for more information.
Trending Industry News
Alberta to spend $1.9 billion on planning, design and construction of major highway and bridge projects
Ontario Construction News, Robin MacLennan, April 1, 2024
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors is investing $1.9 billion for planning, design and construction of major highway and bridge projects in 2024.
“Alberta’s highways connect families and friends and get local products to market. We all count on well-built roads to get where we need to go, and that is why we are investing in major upgrades to our road and bridge network. With smoother and more efficient traffic flows, families can spend less time on the road and more time together,” said Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors. Investing in upgrades to the provincial road and bridge network will thousands of jobs building infrastructure needed to get goods to new markets and support the higher traffic counts that come with a growing population.
Construction employment growth in Alberta to 2033 is driven by strong non-residential demands
Buildforce Canada, March 27, 2024
The components of Alberta’s construction sector saw mixed fortunes in 2023. Activity in the province’s non-residential sector grew modestly with an increase in the construction of industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) buildings and in the oil and gas sector. Meanwhile, residential construction demand, which had been performing at elevated levels in recent years, contracted under the pressure of rising interest rates.
BuildForce Canada released its 2024–2033 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward report for the province today. The outlook calls for a slight contraction in construction and maintenance employment in 2023, with losses in the residential sector offsetting a slight gain in non-residential employment. The sectors diverge across the forecast period. Non-residential employment is poised to chart a steady trend up to the end of the decade, rising 14% above 2023 levels by 2033. These gains are driven principally by a strong performance in the ICI buildings sector, and new gains in engineering construction after 2027.
Calgary Stampede gets keys to expanded BMO Centre, key milestone in $500M project
City News, City News Staff, Services- March 13, 2024
The keys to Calgary’s new BMO Centre were given to the Calgary Stampede Wednesday after four years of construction.
Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and the Stampede say the project has now moved into its final stages, preparing to begin operating following a June grand opening. The $500 million expansion pushes the building to more than one million square feet, which will allow for the hosting of up to 33,000 people at once.
Calgary’s convention centre is now the largest in western Canada. To prepare for those crowds, Stampede employees will soon start loading in furniture, dishes, cutlery and catering equipment, including 6,500 stacking chairs, 600 round banquet tables, 500 rectangular tables, 7,680 forks and knives, and 6,200 dinner plates.
Alberta budget pleases some but not all construction stakeholders
Calgary Construction Association, Lena Hogarth, March 6, 2024
Some Alberta construction stakeholders are reacting positively to the province’s latest budget announced Feb. 29, but others have a dimmer view.
Calgary Construction Association president Bill Black said the budget recognized the need to deal with an ongoing labour shortage, something his organization and others have lobbied for.“The $5,000 incentive added to the ‘Alberta is Calling’ campaign, funding for collegiate schools, funding for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s technical training centre, these are all good to see because the government is recognizing that they have a role to play in our long-term workforce challenge,” Black said. He added housing as an issue that is “inextricably linked.” “We need people to move here, they need homes, we need people to move here to build homes,” Black said.
Edmonton looks to spur energy-efficient construction after Alberta revokes city green building powers
Calgary Herald, Lauren Boothby, Feb 28, 2024
The City of Edmonton is looking for different ways to encourage more energy-efficient construction after the Alberta government announced its intention to revoke Edmonton’s and Calgary’s ability to demand greener building practices in December.
With nearly 40 per cent of Edmonton’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from residential and commercial buildings, the city wants to increase the stock of new emissions-neutral buildings and prepare existing ones for the impacts of climate change in the future. But soon Edmonton won’t be able to require new buildings to be more efficient than the province requires through the building code, putting a wrench in one option the city was exploring through Edmonton’s community energy transition plan approved by city council in 2021.
New Safety Codes to Come into Force on May 1, 2024
Discipline, Safety Codes Officers, admin, Jan 29, 2024
The National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition and National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition have been published. These codes and the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 will come into force in Alberta on May 1, 2024.
The National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition and the National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition are now available online. Paper copies will soon be available at the National Research Council’s Virtual Store. The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 is now available for free online.
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Treaty Number 7
BUILDEX Alberta is taking place in the BMO Centre at Stampede Park which is located in the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, Siksika), Stoney Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley) and Tsuut’ina First Nations Peoples, and the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. These lands have always been a gathering place, and we are proud to continue this tradition.
Treaty 7 First Nations Peoples have been a part of the Calgary Stampede since the very beginning in 1912. Stampede Founder, Guy Weadick, invited more than 1,800 First Nations Peoples to lead the first parade, camp at what is now known as Elbow River Camp, and compete in the rodeo. The Stampede remains committed to creating safe spaces for Indigenous Peoples to celebrate and practice their cultures and for non-Indigenous people to engage, appreciate, and understand.
Calgary is situated on land where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, and the traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Mohkinstsis”. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.