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Contributors Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. is a Canadian member-owned, Lumber, Building Materials and Hardware buying group representing over 300 member locations across Canada. Visit castle.ca to find a Castle location in your area.

Editorial Director Castle Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. Jennifer Mercieca Publisher - JAD Media Group Inc. Dan Alexander Managing Editor Teresa Christine

Lawrence Cummer Lawrence (“Law”) Cummer is a freelance writer with more than 20 years of experience writing for trade periodicals, businesses and communications agencies. A former technology trade magazine editor and communications consultant, Law has been a frequent contributor to Contractor Advantage since 2009. Currently, he writes on a range of topics from contracting and construction, to general business, information technology, personal finance and occupational safety. He has a passion for learning and sharing how people can work better, easier and smarter, whether it’s contractors, technologists or business executives.

Art Director Aram Stamboulian Contributors Teresa Christine Lawrence Cummer Melissa Campeau

Melissa Campeau Advertising Inquiries Jennifer Mercieca Director of Communications Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. 905-564-3307 jmercieca@castle.ca Material Contact Maryam Bashir Marketing Coordinator Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. 905-564-3307 mbashir@castle.ca Published and designed exclusively for Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. by JAD Media Group Inc. 2

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Melissa Campeau is a Toronto-based journalist who regularly contributes to such publications as Yardstick, the OUR HOMES series of magazines, Mortgage Journal, Financial Post and National Post. She lives in Toronto with her husband, seven-year-old son and two-year-old puppy. Daily living in a “quirky” century house with an active first-grader and an accidentally destructive 50-lb dog means you’ll often find tradespeople and contractors on hand, as well.

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Keeping It Real: Gypsum Innovations for the Real World

Building Better From The Board Out

The annual supplement of Rough Construction is the perfect opportunity to highlight new home construction from the inside out. In this issue, we feature insight on the newest innovations in gypsum and showcase quality construction products available at your local Castle Building Centres location. Helping you build a better envelope in today’s construction industry. We hope you enjoy Rough Construction!

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Why the Best Leaders Serve Others “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” ~ Mahatma Gandhi As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we have an amazing opportunity to serve others. I’ve written in the past about the qualities and benefits of servantleadership. The most successful leaders focus on others. This article, however, is going to focus on more – our ability as leaders to make a difference through volunteerism. Anyone can volunteer, and I urge everyone to play their part – there are lots of worthwhile causes out

there to be a part of. But as leaders, we can do something more: we can mobilize people and teams. And ultimately, that’s a rewarding experience few of us ever forget. It can be argued that entrepreneurs have personalities well-equipped to contributing to their communities and the needs of others. After all, an innate part of being an entrepreneur is seeing people’s needs and finding ways to meet those needs. One of the most powerful experiences I’ve had is standing in the Ronald McDonald House kitchen serving food to families with sick children. Ronald McDonald Houses provide families of sick children

with a home to stay at while their child is being treated at a nearby hospital. I, along with 25 or 30 of our staff, have a wonderful time at this event. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, whatever they ask us to do, we do it. Humbling doesn’t accurately described the experience. However, in the end, we all leave more energized and renewed for our efforts.

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We’ve got remarkable people and exceptional entrepreneurs across this great country. Today I want to look into the rewarding culture of giving within our industry. I recently had the opportunity to speak with several unique individuals whose commitment, I feel, speaks volumes on the power we have as leaders. Claude Lacroix is the owner of Quincaillerie Touraine, a family hardware business with stores in Gatineau and Cantley, Que. Tragedy struck in his community when a pool accident left a little boy, Alec, with a number of brain-related injuries. Claude leapt into action, spearheading an initiative to help the family and assist Alec adapt to his new challenges. Claude developed a floor plan for a new

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home, donated the material and labour and gathered suppliers in his community to help. The response was overwhelming. The home was started last winter, and is progressing well. It’s bringing the community together. All thanks to the initiative of a local entrepreneur who sees the value in giving back to his community.

A Hero’s Welcome The men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces risk life and limb for the freedoms and prosperity we enjoy. But, as Paul Lobb, President of Vicwest Building Products points out, it all too often comes at a price.

Some of our selfless military personnel pay the ultimate sacrifice. Others return with physical injuries, or emotional traumas such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that greatly impact the lives of them and their families. That’s why Paul is a proud supporter and board member of Renos for Heroes. This great program, which is right in our bailiwick as an industry, renovates the homes of returning servicemen and servicewomen. Its goal is to help them regain mobility, quality of life and peace of mind. As Paul puts it, it’s much more than adding a wheelchair ramp or lowering a countertop. Renos for Heroes looks at the major structural issues that need to be addressed, and seeks to bridge the gap between what the government

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can do and what’s needed to help make our returning veteran’s daily routines less challenging. Kudos to Paul (and so many others) for dedicating the time and energy to such noble pursuits.

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Don’t Have Time? Make it! As business leaders, I know it isn’t easy to find time, but it’s important that we do. Our ability to mobilize and inspire such community efforts comes from leading the charge, not following it. Making the time requires organization and planning. But, isn’t that what we do every day in our businesses? An hour here, a day there and a week here, and in no time we’re building homes for those who need it, feeding the hungry or helping to better empower our returning military veterans. We’re able to do much of this using the skills and expertise we have in the construction industry and as business leaders. We’re giving back to the communities we serve. But make no mistake – we get so much more in return.

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Find Your Cause. Make a Difference! Here’s my challenge: No matter who you are, find your worthwhile cause, spearhead change, and create a legacy for your business. Be the lightning rod that attracts others to join and make an even greater difference. Whatever you choose to do, I guarantee you’ll find it to be the greatest team-building exercise you’ll ever experience, and you’ll become a stronger leader and better person for it. It did for me.

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Ken Jenkins Ken Jenkins is the President of Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. and has over 20 years of experience within the Lumber, Building Materials and Hardware industry. Insights is a regular Blog written by Ken sharing his insights with small business entrepreneurs to help them become more entrepreneurial, more independent, and more successful.

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Keeping It Real: Gypsum Innovations for the Real World Drywall Innovations Meet Real World Needs Head On. Written by Lawrence Cummer

Home buyers may flip over an exotic hardwood floor or marble kitchen countertop, but the innovation that goes into the bones of the house, and what covers them, makes the real difference in terms of comfort and durability. Gypsum board, or drywall, is far from new building material. For more than a century, and especially since the 1950s, it’s replaced the old lath and plaster process used for interior wall and ceilings finishes. Still, new innovations made to gypsum over the past decade are helping it meet evolving consumer demands and code requirements. “All around us are gypsum board walls, and we in the industry get excited about them, but you can’t expect homeowners to get as excited as they do about that stainless-steel refrigerator or the new faucet or door handle,” says Stephen Meima, Executive Director of the Gypsum Association. “Nonetheless, a lot of innovation has gone into that gypsum wall and it’s there for numerous reasons, the biggest of which is its fire-resistant properties.” Meima points to several innovations his organization’s members—North American gypsum manufacturers—have made that have elevated the boards beyond their role as passive fire restraint systems and the structural support for hanging artwork.

Taking a Beating While not as common for residential buildings, abuse- and impact-resistant boards are extremely popular in schools, hospitals and other high-traffic areas where builders are concerned with soft-body impact. “These boards are incredible in terms of the resistance they afford, to stand up to being punched, kicked or scraped,” Meima says. There may be a growing interest, however, in durability in residential builds, especially when one considers urban populations and the growth in multi-family units. Earlier this year CertainTeed unveiled its Habito highperformance drywall, which it calls the strongest ½” wallboard available. “It can hold up to 30 lbs. off a single screw, just by going into the face of the board,” says Tom Prokop, Innovation & Product Marketing Manager for CertainTeed Gypsum at Saint-Gobain. “There’s no need for threaded drywall anchors or nailing to wall studs.” In addition to the durability and fixing capabilities, Prokop notes that Habito helps to satisfy another area of growing importance to Canadian builders: acoustics.

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The Sound of Silence While wallboards acoustical performance has been of interest for several years, recent code changes in Canada are amping up its importance. Whereas traditionally an interior product’s acoustical performance was tied to STC (Sound Transmission Class), the National Building Code of Canada 2015 raised sound control requirements to a new level by linking it to the product’s ASTC (Apparent Sound Transmission Class). This stricter measurement incorporates the single transmission of sound through a product like STC, but also the ability for sound to flank the board, travel around it or diagonally through it, or through elements like an outlet box. It’s raised more discussions around acoustical performance. “ASTC is definitely more critical, and more closely resembles reality,” Prokop says.

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Achieving such a high degree of sound-resistance is typically done using two boards or a resilient channel. It’s more work and more complicated. That’s why Prokop points to developments like his company’s SilentFX acoustic system. The system combines noise-reducing, laminated drywall with a sound-dampening, viscoelastic polymer into a single board. It’s not just code driving the demand for greater sound controls, but consumers themselves, Prokop says. “We all know houses are getting more expensive. Homeowners are becoming more demanding and more educated,” he says. “I know I’ve bought multiple homes and each time I buy one the checklist based on past experiences grows.” “We are also now living closer to our neighbours, making acoustics that much more important.”

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Typically, of course, it’s external walls and those between units that need greater sound control. Knowing which rooms and walls need better sound control can also be a bit of common sense; builders and specifiers need to consider what householders want to hear and what they obviously won’t. “Generally, no one wants to hear their neighbours, but if I’m in the living room, I want to hear what the kids are doing in the basement,” Prokop laughs. “That’s when silence is the worst possible thing.”

Inside Out Use for gypsum as exterior sheathing represents another major development coming from the manufacturers, and a further rethinking of what can be done with the material. Designed to act as an underlayment for siding materials such as metal, vinyl, masonry, shingles or wood, this non-combustible, moisture-resistant gypsum board typically has a water-resistant core and facing of water-repellent paper or fiberglass mesh. It’s appropriate for use as sheathing, but also for soffits, and ceilings for porches and overhangs, notes the Gypsum Association.

Healthier Homes As the housing envelope becomes ever-more airtight and there are fewer air exchanges, air quality becomes a greater consideration. “Formaldehyde and other VOCs (volatile organic compounds) can get trapped, and so it’s incumbent on us manufacturers to create solutions that address this,” Prokop says. That’s why he says CertainTeed developed its AirRenew Drywall. This product isn’t simply environmentally-friendly, but it sucks toxins from the air and turns them inert, suggests Prokop. “That ties into occupant comfort, particularly someone with enhanced reactions to things like Formaldehyde, where it will give the homeowner headaches and other problems.”

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The Right Board Knowing which is the right type of gypsum board for any given application can be tricky with so many options. In 2015, the Gypsum Association did a survey, largely targeted at architects, to determine knowledge levels around gypsum options. They found that building specifiers needed help, Meima says, and so they developed a webbased application devoted to the proper specification, installation, storage and use of specialized performance gypsum panel products (found at www.gypsum.org). “Our tool is rich with information, including sound control information. Controlling sound has become so very important in dense population centres,” Meima reiterates. “So, we have a very rich sound component in this tool.” Even with the need for greater awareness, the trend over the past decade

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has been that specialty boards have been gaining share compared with traditional drywall. Meima theorizes, “this is in response to manufacturing realizing that certain qualities are needed and innovating to make them happen.” Savvy home builders are using the properties of specialty gypsum to differentiate themselves suggests both Prokop and Meima, although they admit it’s often just by creating a home in which the comfort speaks for itself “People walking through show homes can hear and feel the difference,” Meima says. “They may not know anything about STC, but they know what they like.” “Builders armed with the right resources will know how to make it feel better. So it doesn’t need to come through a better-looking refrigerator, but that sale can come through better walls, assembly and construction.”

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NBEC: National Building Envelope of Canada News Mark your calendars: This November is the Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology. Written by Melissa Campeau

When experts in any area share their best, cutting-edge ideas and research, the entire industry stands to gain. This is precisely what happens within The National Building Envelope Council of Canada (NBEC). The nonprofit organization, founded in 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, set out with some of the following objectives: to encourage the pursuit of excellence in the design, construction, and performance of building envelopes/enclosures and to advance educational and technical standards within the building envelope industry. The Council serves as the national organization of many Regional Building Envelope or Building Enclosure Councils (BEC’s) throughout the country. One of their other mandates is to sponsor the Canadian Building Science and Technology Conferences including the upcoming 13th Conference this fall. Every three years,

NBEC presents the Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (CCBST). This year, The BC Building Envelope Council is taking he helm, holding the event at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, from November 6 to 8. “The event brings together the building science and building envelope communities from right across Canada, and around the world,” says Jason Teetaert, with SMT Research Ltd. and a member of the CCBST organizing committee. “I’ve met delegates from Europe and New Zealand who come to these events and enjoy working with Canadians and then we continue to work together on projects, internationally,” says Teetaert. “Often, they come to our events and tell us we’re light years ahead in the things that we’re doing, and then they bring those things back to their own countries.”

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While the goal of the event is to provide a forum for peers to share industry knowledge, the social and networking side of things is a big part of the draw. “The camaraderie is why many people go to these conferences,” says Teetaert. “It’s about building relationships with others in the community, whether you’re meeting up with people you already know or engaging someone new from another country or welcoming students into the community.” The event will also feature some presentations from practitioners, featuring videos, photos and stories of lessons learned in the field. “One example is a presentation on passive house [rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint]”, says Teetaert.

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Although each regional building code may vary, the idea of sharing resources and highlighting issues that affect the entire industry as a whole are part of what will encourage those in the building envelope to continue to pursue design, construction and performance excellence. For more information on NBEC and their regionl BEC’s visit, www.nbec.net.

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