Home Building & Renovation
2023 has been challenging for homebuilding and renovation professionals as a surge in net migration led to a shortage of affordable housing. Higher interest rates, inflation, and increased costs for building materials all had significant impacts as demand in the housing market peaked in 2023. Explore BUILDEX Alberta and learn what solutions, new products, and innovations are available to help you succeed.
Featured Home Building & Renovation Exhibitors & BOOTH NUMBERS
Duro-Last Roofing- 617
Amanti Fireplaces- 414
BuildBase- 216
James Hardie Building Products- 409
Innotech Windows + Doors- 617
Pella Western Canada- 628
ServiceMASTER Restore- 716
ClosetMaid- 506
Centra Windows- 706
AZEK Building Products- 622
Featured Home Building & Renovation Sessions
Wednesday, October 18
W04: Addressing the Missing Middle of Housing Through Infill
9:00AM – 10:00AM
W09: Retrofits Without Demolitions: Net Zero, the “Active” Way
10:30AM –11:30AM
W19: Innovative Financing Options for Green Energy Projects
11:45AM – 12:45PM
W24: Tackling Overheating in Buildings Through Nature-Based Solutions
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Thursday, October 19
T04: Simplifying Alberta’s Permitting Process
9:00AM – 10:00AM
T22: Achieving Real Emissions Reductions Through Building Retrofits
1:00PM – 2:00PM
T29: Examining the Unique Challenges of Heat Pumps in Alberta
2:30PM – 3:30PM
BUILDEX Home Building & Renovation 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.
Builders & Brews: Happy Hour w/ BUILDEX!
Thursday, Oct.19, 4:30pm. – 7:30pm
New! Join a casual and welcoming event for anyone and everyone in the homebuilding and renovating industry. Find fellow architects, builders, designers, and trades getting together in the spirit of collaboration and opportunity after the close of BUILDEX Alberta day two!
Product Demonstration Stage
Wednesday, Oct.18, 9:00am – 3:30pm
Thursday, Oct.19, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Discover the latest products, services, and technologies from across the building and construction industry at the Product Demonstration Stage. Find new solutions that will transform your business and save you time and money.