Your BUILDEX Alberta 2025 Experience: Architecture Edition
BUILDEX Alberta 2025 takes place October 22-23 at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, bringing together over 2,300 industry professionals, 135+ exhibitors, and 100+ expert speakers for Alberta’s largest design, construction, and real estate conference and expo.
Key Architecture Topics
Join fellow architects at BUILDEX Alberta 2025 as we explore the profession's most pressing design challenges. We'll examine housing affordability through an architectural lens, discuss zoning reform's impact on design possibilities, and address cost management strategies amid inflation and material tariff changes. Together, we'll dive into sustainable design practices, climate-conscious architecture, and embodied carbon reduction—the critical considerations reshaping how architects design for the future.
Hot Topics & Key Discussion Areas:
Housing Affordability, Economics & Zoning Reform
Construction Costs, Inflation, and Tariffs
Sustainability, Climate Goals & Embodied Carbon
Explore Architecture at BUILDEX
Here's a preview of what your day at BUILDEX Alberta could look like as an architecture professional.
Wednesday, October 22
Registration & Welcome
Start your day by picking up your badge and enjoying networking opportunities with fellow architecture professionals.
PRO TIP! Identify yourself using our industry colours.
Find badge stickers at registration, the Innovation & Networking Hub, and outside room 208. Simply choose a sticker color that best matches your role, place it on your badge and use the colour to quickly spot people of interest from the crowd.
9:00am – Morning Education Sessions
Choose from over 60 accredited conference sessions throughout the day tailored to architecture professionals:
W200 – Transforming Heritage: Renovation Strategies for Energy Efficient Buildings
9:00am – 10:00am (Room 212)
W401 – Navigating Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape: Key Shifts for 2025 and Beyond
10:30am – 11:30am (Room 213)
11:45am – 12:45pm – Speed Networking
Back by popular demand! The built environment's version of speed dating. Join a memorable fast-paced event that introduces you to a wide range of design, construction and real estate industry professionals in a short and efficient format. Learn more
12:45pm – Lunch & Networking Continued
Take advantage of one of the numerous networking events and show features happening throughout the conference & expo. Remember, if you’re an All-Access Pass holder, you can enjoy complimentary lunch with your $20 lunch voucher while exploring.
1:00pm – Afternoon Education Sessions
W702 – Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Sustainable Interiors
1:00pm – 2:00pm (Room 203)
W203 – Modular Alberta: Unlocking Offsite Construction for Scalable Housing Solutions
2:30pm – 3:30pm (Room 212)
Thursday, October 23
Registration & Welcome
If you haven't already, start your day by picking up your badge and enjoying networking opportunities with fellow architecture professionals.
9:00am – Morning Education Sessions
Choose from over 60 accredited conference sessions throughout the day tailored to architecture professionals:
T300 – Building Lighter, Living Better: Mass Timber, Life Cycle Assessment, and the Future of Design
9:00am – 10:00am (Room 205)
TM100 – Architecture Keynote – The Future of Architecture: Universal Design as a Catalyst for Innovation
10:00am – 11:00am BUILDEX Main Stage (Booth 743)
11:45am – 12:45pm – Speed Networking
Back by popular demand! The built environment's version of speed dating. Join a memorable fast-paced event that introduces you to a wide range of design, construction and real estate industry professionals in a short and efficient format. Learn more
12:45pm – Lunch & Networking Continued
Take advantage of one of the numerous networking events and show features happening throughout the conference & expo. Remember, if you’re an All-Access Pass holder, you can enjoy complimentary lunch with your $20 lunch voucher while exploring.
1:00pm – Afternoon Education Sessions
T202 – Future-Proofing Alberta: Resilience and Long-Term Thinking in Design
1:00pm – 2:00pm (Room 212)
T203 – Glenbow Museum Reimagined: A Deep Energy Retrofit Refining Adaptive Reuse
2:30pm – 3:30pm (Room 212)
Exhibit Hall Exploration
Throughout your time at BUILDEX Alberta, visit some of the 135+ cutting-edge exhibitors relevant to architecture professionals:
- Booth #337: Alberta Wood Works!
- Booth #403: Conceal IT
- Booth #409: Delcan Products Ltd.
- Booth #616: Nanjing Chemlead New Material Co.
- Booth #510: SONOpan
Evening Wrap-up
4:30pm – BUILDEX Industry Networking Reception
On Wednesday, enjoy complimentary drinks and live entertainment while forging valuable professional connections with professionals from all sectors of the built environment. Head to the Central Bar between 4:30pm and 6:00pm.
6:00pm – Show Floor Close
Our show floor closes at 6:00pm, but the action doesn’t stop there. Check out our 3rd party event partners to continue the conversation outside the BMO Centre.
Show Features for Architects
AI @ TECHCENTRIC
The TECHCENTRIC Stage introduces innovative AI content to BUILDEX Alberta. Explore practical AI implementation strategies from successful contractors, learn how to integrate AI into your AEC practice, and discover cutting-edge sustainable building technologies. This knowledge-packed stage delivers insights for implementing AI and sustainable solutions that drive real business results.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, October 22nd | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday, October 23rd | 9:30am – 3:00pm
ENBIX Demo Zone
Check out the ENBIX Demo Zone where they will be showcasing their high-performance wall assembly solutions from the ENBIX Wall Library, the Volta parametric energy modeling tool as well as other tools and resources that support energy efficiency measures in Alberta.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, October 22 | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday, October 23 | 9:30am – 3:00pm
ENBIX Content Stream
Introducing educational content from Alberta Ecotrust Foundation's Emissions-Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX). This stream explores deep energy retrofits, sustainable school design, and high-performance facades. Discover the SunRise Building revitalization, mass timber applications, Alberta Ecotrust's Volta modeling tool, and how carbon-smart material choices are transforming sustainable building design.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, October 22 | 10:30am – 3:30pm
Thursday, October 23 | 9:00am – 2:00pm
Workforce Solutions Centre
The Workforce Solutions Centre, sponsored by Calgary Construction Association has been created in response to the workforce crisis in Western Canada, providing a center point for the exchange of information, connections and solutions concerning work and labour at BUILDEX. Visit the show to discover how CCA, Alberta Construction Association, CAREERS, Centre for Newcomers, MCG Careers, Momentum Calgary and The Educational Partnership Foundation are moving the needle on labour and workforce challenges.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, October 22 | 9:30am – 6:00pm
Thursday, October 23 | 9:30am – 3:00pm
Networking for Architects
BUILDEX Industry Networking Reception
Enjoy complimentary drinks and live entertainment while forging valuable professional connections with professionals from all sectors of the built environment. Head to the Central Bar between 4:30pm and 6:00pm on Wednesday.
Date and time:
Wednesday, October 22
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Speed Networking
Back by popular demand! The built environment's version of speed dating. Join a memorable fast-paced event that introduces you to a wide range of design, construction and real estate industry professionals in a short and efficient format.
Date and time:
Wednesday, October 22, 11:45am – 12:45pm
Thursday, October 23, 11:45am – 12:45pm
Networking Mixers
Attendees will network, exchange ideas, and explore collaborative opportunities while building valuable professional relationships in our thoughtfully curated environment designed specifically for your field. Click "learn more" to explore our all-new networking mixers and how they are broken out by profession.
Free to Attend Demos
WTD100 - Design, Document, and Deliver with Vectorworks Architect
Wednesday, October 22
2:15pm- 2:45pm
Sponsor: Vectorworks
Discover what Vectorworks Architect can do for your design process and your architectural projects. Join the speaker as they go from initial hand sketch to drawing, modelling, and rendering in a fully integrated BIM workflow – all within Vectorworks. Whether you are an architect or designer who is looking for a flexible, design-oriented solution or you are an existing Vectorworks user who wants to take your practice further, this seminar is for you.
WTD101 - BIM and Specifications: Helping to Successfully Create a Digital Twin (NBS)
Wednesday, October 22
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Sponsor: NBS
The presentation will offer an overview of the current state of specification technology in Canada before discussing how and when specifications could or should be integrated with a BIM model in Vectorworks or Autodesk Revit. Ultimately, the information and process presented will improve the quality of contract specifications produced and reduce risk by helping to create a digital twin of the project.
WI103 - Major Projects: Advanced Legal Topics, Current Issues, and Practical Considerations (McCarthy Tetrault LLP)
Wednesday, October 22
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Sponsor: McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Stay ahead of the curve with this focused knowledge and networking session led by lawyers from McCarthy Tetrault LLP’s Construction and Project Disputes Team. The presentation team that “wrote the book” on this area of law will explore the latest legal developments affecting major construction projects. Afterward, enjoy a mixer with refreshments.
Get More Out of Your BUILDEX Experience
Earn CEUs: Many sessions are accredited by AAA, IDCEC, and BOMI Learn more
Explore the Live Show Floor Map: Discover innovations from 135+ trailblazing exhibitors View show floor map
Free to Attend Content: Extended programming and free to attend educational sessions, product demonstrations and Keynote discussions on the BUILDEX Tradeshow Floor and Conference Level. Learn more
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