Construction
Rising interest rates, continued cost escalation, labour shortages and regulatory change all impacted contractors and trades in 2023. However, increased digitization, the emergence of low-carbon materials, population migration and new legislation positions the industry to tackle the challenges head on. Join the conversation at BUILDEX to discover where change is underway and what is left to be done.
Featured Construction Exhibitors & Booth numbers
Rooster LLC- 318
Pella Western Canada- 628
Sunbelt Rentals- 502
KMS Tools- 207
Bailey Metal Products- 210
Beaver Plastics Ltd. - 608
Supersave Group of Companies- 418
Can-Cell Industries Inc.- 814
CANAM Group Inc.- 525
Combilift USA- 600
Featured Construction Sessions
Wednesday, October 18
W03: Encapsulated Mass Timber: A New Construction Type for the 2020 National Building Code (NBC)
9:00AM – 10:00AM
W08: Understanding the Role and Impact of Applied Education on Skills Development for the Construction Sector
10:30AM – 11:30 AM
W17: Minimizing Uncertainty in Office-to-Residential Conversions
1:00PM – 2:00PM
W23: Lean Workshop: Learn & Apply Mistake Proofing
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Thursday, October 19
T03: Managing Alberta’s New Prompt Payment Legislation
9:00AM – 10:00AM
T12: Overcoming the Impacts of Rising Interest Rates & Costs
10:30AM – 11:30AM
T19: The Best Offence Is a Strong Defense: How to Be Ready for Large Construction Disputes
1:00PM – 2:00PM
T26: Essential Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Talent in Today's Competitive Environment
2:30PM – 3:30PM
BUILDEX CONSTRUCTION KEYNOTE
T16:Construction Keynote: Talent Attraction & Retention: Creating a Construction Industry to Compete for Tomorrow’s Workforce
Thursday, October 19
11:45AM – 12:45AM
Free to Attend!
Alberta’s construction workforce faces a significant shortfall and is expected to need 43,100 additional workers by 2032. Against this shortfall, construction is competing against a range of related and unrelated industries and entities, many perceived as having more attractive, prosperous, and respectable employment opportunities. Consequently, our industry needs to make fundamental changes in the way it attracts, develops, and retains new workers to match the competition while at the same time addressing its public image.
This seminar brings together a panel of expertise and out of the box thinkers to address the scale of the challenge. At this potential inflection point for change, seminar attendees will hear how action and collaboration from the industry as a collective will be needed to help create the construction businesses to compete for tomorrow’s workforce.
Keynote Speakers:
Bill Black,President & COO, Calgary Construction Association
Jen Hancock, Vice Chair, Edmonton Construction Association / Alberta Construction Association
Must Attend Show Features
Workforce Solutions Centre, Sponsored by Calgary Construction Association
Wednesday, Oct.18, 9:30am – 6:00pm
Thursday, Oct.19, 9:30am – 3:00pm
New! 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.
BUILDEX Construction Leaders Breakfast, Presented by ICBA Alberta and CCA
Wednesday, Oct 18, 8:00am – 9:30am
Keynote address from Clint Malarchuk
Former NHL Goaltender | Mental Health Advocate
The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond
No job in the world of sports is as intimidating, exhilarating, and stressful as that of a hockey goaltender. Now imagine doing that job while suffering from high anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression, and having your career nearly cut short when a skate sliced across your neck.
Clint Malarchuk, the famed former NHL goaltender, shares his extraordinary and heart wrenching life story — which includes his long battle with alcoholism and almost ending his life by a gunshot to the head — in his relentless effort to help end the stigma of mental illness and to help others who may suffer as well.
Procore Networking Event: How We Build(ex) Now
Wednesday, Oct.18, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
New! Join us on October 18 for a builder’s bash and networking by Procore, in collaboration with BUILDEX. This exclusive event brings together construction professionals for a night of celebration, learning, networking, thought-sharing - and drinks! Explore insightful findings from Procore’s How We Build Now report, mingle with industry experts, and forge valuable connections