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.
Call for Speakers Now Open
We Are Now Accepting Submissions for BUILDEX Alberta 2024.
We encourage industry thought leaders, innovators, subject matter experts, and renowned speakers to submit their proposals for our educational sessions. The deadline to submit your proposal is April 26, 2024.
2024 CALL FOR SPEAKERS NOW OPEN
BUILDEX Alberta returns to a new venue, BMO Centre, on October 23 & 24, 2024 where industry peers from architecture, interior design, construction, engineering, property management and homebuilding & renovation professions will explore key themes, challenges, and critical issues impacting the building industry.
Over the course of two days, attendees will interact, learn, and discover the newest innovation from a market in constant transformation through skills building seminars, workshops, panel discussions, and engaging keynotes.
We are looking for subject matter experts, innovators, industry veterans and passionate thought leaders to make their submissions for the educational conference program.
The submission deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024.
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!
The concept of Biophilic Design is a popular green strategy which seeks to connect people with experiences of nature in the modern built environment. This is usually achieved through stunning water and plants features, as well as breathtaking views of nature from indoors, and has multiple documented physiological, psychological, and economic benefits. BUILDEX Connects is excited to present our upcoming webinar, Successfully Implementing Biophilic Design, which will take place on April 11, 2024, at 12:00pm PT (1:00 MT).
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
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.
Alberta Budget 2024: 18 new schools to be built in Calgary and area
Calgary Herald, Scott Strasser, March 01, 2024
Alberta's education minister said the 2024 budget will support the construction of 28 new schools, 10 replacement schools and five modernization projects.
Eighteen new schools will be built in the Calgary region in the coming years, Alberta government officials announced Friday. Premier Danielle Smith and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides provided additional details Friday on new K-12 school projects that will receive funding in this year’s budget, including 18 new schools for Calgary and area and 14 in the Capital Region. The construction timeline for most of the projects was not revealed, and only two Calgary schools will receive full construction funding this year. Most of the shovel-ready projects will benefit the surrounding communities of Airdrie, Cochrane and Chestermere. The provincial budget tabled Thursday promised $2.1 billion in capital funding over three years to build, expand or modernize 43 schools across the province.
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.
Prompt Payment Legislation
Alberta Construction Association, ACAadmin, Jan 17, 2024
Over the past several years, the Alberta Construction Association has worked closely with the Government of Alberta in developing the Prompt Pay Construction Lien Act (PPCLA). This legislation was developed within the construction industry in response to chronic problems due to increasing delays in payment for work properly performed and invoiced. GC’s, Trades, and suppliers often wait 70 to 90 days or more to get paid – well past expiry of current lien rights. Such payment delays on public & private projects are detrimental to the financial health of firms by restricting cash flow and effectively adding financing costs to projects. ACA and its partners were supportive of the changes made by the Alberta government as a step in the right direction.
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Treaty Number 7
BUILDEX Alberta is taking place in the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre which is located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Iyarhe Nakoda.
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.