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Mixing the old and new New Central Library marries books and community
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CCA Chair’s Report Frederick Vine
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Lean is the Word The benefits of a Lean construction model
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Enlightening Information Alberta ushers in new era of energy efficiency
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Strong as Steel Iconic structural steel buildings grace Calgary’s skyline
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How Times Have Changed A message from CCA President Dave Smith
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The Right Stuff Lafarge’s Exshaw facility achieves bigger and better
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Construction Industry Connections Matching youth with employers one opportunity at a time
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Teamwork in Action As the finishing touches begin on Brookfield Place, construction partners reflect on this stand-out project
134 Doing your part The art of corporate social responsibility 142 From Ground to Air The YYC International Facilities Project is ready for take off 146 Your National Voice Canadian Construction Association Report 150 Standard Contracts and Documents 154 Does a Labour and Material Payment Bond Create a Trust? 156 Digging the Downtown Scene TELUS Sky features innovation from below 160 CCA Gold Seal Certificate Holders 172 Strong and Sturdy Armour Equipment celebrates 55 years of business with an artistic portrayal of their trade 174 A Man with a Mission Don Ward, former CCA president, has dedicated his life to bettering his community, family, and the industry he has served 178 Tackling the Grey Areas The Canadian Construction Association’s new ethics course has been well-received 182 10 Years of Success Calgary’s Construction Career Expo showcases construction as a first choice
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Delivering Results Bidding effectively with COOLNet Alberta
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ACA Report ACA submits construction industry concerns to the WCB review panel
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Taking it to Task New OAEC courses target leadership and BIM training
188 CCA’s Education Fundraiser Golf Tournament Golfers raise $53,000 for scholarship funding
From Shovels to Towers Calgary’s condo market toughing it out
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106 Supporting Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Employers The CCA creates new scholarships for SAIT and the University of Calgary 110 Go With the Flow New interchanges improve local and regional traffic in Calgary 120 Playtime in Rocky Ridge and Seton Two of Calgary’s newest rec centres offer up ample amenities and striking designs
186 Going for Green Lord Shaughnessy High School’s Career and Technology Centre scores award for innovative environmental programming
230 CCA Champions of Education 232 The Key to Innovation Innovation and what it can do for the construction industry 236 CCA Past Chairs 240 CCA Past Chairs’ Luncheon In the heart of a historical landmark 242 Ted Walden Award Winners 244 Index to Advertisers
126 Passing the Leadership Torch YCL gives voice to a new generation in construction
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2016 Board of Directors Colin Aitken, GSC Director at Large Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. 10909 - 27 St. S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2Z 3V9 Phone: 403-253-1314 E-mail: colinai@graham.ca Bill Black Director at Large Brxton Construction LP #227, 11979 – 40 Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2Z 4M3 Phone: 403-830-7477 Email: bill.black@brxton.com Rob Bromberg Director at Large Davidson Enman Lumber Ltd. 452 – 42 Ave. S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2G 1Y5 Phone: 403-243-2566 Email: rbromberg@delumber.com
Fabrizio Carinelli, GSC Director at Large CANA Construction Ltd. 5720 4th Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 1K7 Phone: 403-255-5521 Email: carinell@cana.ca
Craig Clifton, P. Eng. Consulting Engineers of Alberta Clifton Associates 2222 – 30 Avenue N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7K9 Phone: 403-263-2556 E-mail: craig_clifton@clifton.ca
Tyler Bungay, GSC Director at Large Botting and Associates #215, 340 Midpark Way S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2X 1P1 Phone: 403-256-6544 Email: tyler.bungay@botting.ab.ca
Andy Carr, GSC Director at Large Canem Systems Ltd. 7110 Fairmont Dr. S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 0X4 Phone: 403-259-2221 Email: acarr@canem.com
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Kim Connell, P. Eng., GSC Director at Large CANA Construction Co. Ltd. 5720 – 4 St. S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 1K7 Phone: 403- 255-5521 Email: connellk@cana.ca Wellington Evans Sheet Metal Contractors Association Universal Ventilation Ltd. Bay 4, 412 - 53rd Avenue S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 0N4 Phone: 403-516-1966 Email: wellington@universalventilation.com Todd Garstad Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating Wolseley Plumbing & Heating Bay 5 10775 42nd Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2C 5B2 Phone: 403-243-8790 Email: todd.garstad@wolseleyinc.ca Scott Grobel Mechanical Contractors Association MJS Mechanical Ltd. 2401 – 144 Avenue N.E. Calgary, Alberta T3P 1E1 Phone: 403-250-1355 Email: sgrobel@mjsmechanical.com
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2016 Board of Directors Dave Kinley, GSC Director at Large Concept Electric Ltd. 1260 Highfield Crescent Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2G 5M3 Phone: 403-287-8777 Email: dave.kinley@conceptgroup.ca
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Ian Reid, GSC Director at Large Bird Construction Company #106, 12143 – 40 St. S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2Z 4E6 Phone: 403-319-0470 Email: ireid@bird.ca
Todd Poulsen, GSC Director at Large Elan Construction Limited 100, 3639 – 27 St. N.E. Calgary, Alberta T1Y 5E4 Phone: 403-291-1165 Email: toddp@elanconstruction.com
John Reitmeier Calgary Glass & Architectural Metal Association Grant Metal Products Ltd. 291210 Wagon Wheel Road Rocky View, Alberta T4A 0E2 Phone: 403-590-8000 Email: john@grantmetal.com Bob Robinson, P.Eng., GSC Director at Large Westcor Construction Ltd. 2420 - 39 Ave. N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 6X1 Phone: 403-663-8677 Email: bob.robinson@westcor.net
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New Central Library marries books and community By Melanie Franner
Carson Kotnyek, project manager for Stuart Olson, the general contractor on the New Central Library, explains the building utilizes some unique steel structures including four very large trusses.
They say “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” but this may not be the case with the New Central Library (NCL). True, the building’s exterior will mirror the architectural embodiment of the sense of community within but it will also use a combination of innovative materials and design to play homage to the interior mysteries and wonders that will beckon both young and old for many years to come. The digital age may well be upon us but in the case of the NCL, it will be a matter of combining the old and new to bring about a new definition of this age-old community resource.
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All in one The NCL will feature an extensive mix of reading, instructional, technological, and play spaces. This will enable it to remain a “library” in the traditional sense, while also inviting broader community participation. Bestsellers will be on display on the first floor, which will also be home to a children’s play and reading area. A coffee shop and foodservice area will be part of the mix, as will a theatre space that can be used for public forums, school groups, book readings, etc. Gathering spaces will be spaced throughout the structure, while the third and fourth floors will provide
a nod to the more traditional with quiet reading spaces and a wood-panelled reading room. “Libraries have always been about people; they are spaces for people to come together to gather and share information,” states Kate Thompson, vicepresident of projects for the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC). “It doesn’t matter if that information is on a scroll, in a book or is in digital format. Yes, the New Central Library will have shelves of books but it will also be a community gathering centre and, as such, will have – and offer – so much more.”
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The encapsulation of a working LRT – a first for Calgary – took 18 months, covered 150 metres of the LRT lines and required the installation of 9,150 metres of cable.
Below ground The encapsulation of a working LRT – a first for Calgary – started off what continues to be an exciting construction experience for the NCL. The encapsulation itself took 40,000 hours, or 18 months, to complete. It covered 150 metres of the LRT line and required the installation of 9,150 metres of cable. Ninety-nine per cent of the work was done while the CTrain was in full service. Pilings were sunk to a depth of up to 32 metres. The amount of concrete used totalled 2,500 cubic metres; the amount of rebar 420 metric tonnes. “The encapsulation began in 2014 and was finished in the fall of 2015,” states Carson Kotnyek, project manager for Stuart Olson. “The LRT acted as part of our foundation. The loads from the structure of the building come down through the LRT. As a result, we’ve had to do a lot of specific safety items.” A couple of the specialty products required during the LRT encapsulation included Cematrix lightweight concrete, which provided for a two-hour fire rating in the event of a fire emergency between the LRT and the building, as well as custom-made geoform (expanded polystyrene) blocks that range from a depth of half a metre to a full metre.
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“Having finished the foundations of the building, we’re now going vertical with the superstructure,” states Kotnyek. “We’re about 40-per cent done now but are aiming to be finished the structure in early January 2017.” Above ground Thanks to the wide open spaces and raised floors that were specified in the architectural design of the NCL by architects Snøhetta and Dialog, the steel structure of the building features a few unusual elements. One of these is the trusses. “One of the biggest differences in this building is the use of four very large trusses,” explains Kotnyek. “Because we’re going over the top of the trains, there isn’t any intermediate support. It is also an architectural feature of the building. Entuitive is the structural engineer on the project and they designed it in such a way as to require these very large steel trusses that offer a free span of 55 metres.” According to Kotnyek, the trusses are too large to be shipped complete. “They are all custom-made out of heavy-duty plate sections, not your typical steel I-beams,” he says. “They are milled in the U.S., shipped to Canada,
and fabricated in Alberta. They are too big to be shipped complete so we have them being delivered in pieces. We will have to use a combination of specialty trucking and road closures to get them here.” Installation of the trusses is anticipated to finish in Q1 of 2017 and will require the use of a 500-tonne crane. Each of the library floors will have a load-bearing capacity of 7.2 kilopascals. Each truss will use five to 10 beams and columns with the largest weighing 200 tonnes and measuring 53 metres. A fifth, much smaller truss will also be used on the NCL. It will be placed in the very northern portion of the building and will cantilever over the LRT by about five metres. “We just started working on the trusses,” says Kotnyek. “The north-tip truss will be the last one we put in place. It is smaller than the other four but is a bit more complicated to install because of the trains below.” The steel contractor on the job is Supermétal, a global supplier of structural steel. “This is the largest steel I’ve ever dealt with personally,” says Kotnyek. “It’s even unusual for Supermétal.” Another interesting design feature of
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the NCL is exposure of the building materials. “The architects are using a lot of the structure as exposed architectural features,” explains Kotnyek. “On the steel side, for example, we have some architecturally exposed structural steel, which needs to be finished to a very high level. There is also exposed architectural concrete in the library’s front of house. The building interior uses a raised floor system so the ceilings are all fully exposed architectural concrete as well, as are all the building columns.” According to Kotnyek, Snøhetta and Dialog wanted the exposed elements to be of a very light-coloured concrete. “We partnered with Lafarge to make a custom light grey colour,” he says, who adds about 60 per cent of the building is concrete and 40 per cent is steel. Carson Kotnyek, project manager for Stuart Olson and Eric Cameron, senior project manager, with Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) on site with the building’s vertical superstructure, which is set to be complete in January 2017.
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Around and around The steel and concrete assembly slowly rising above ground in Calgary’s East Village may constitute the backbone of the NCL but it will be the 465 hexagon panels that form the outer cladding of the building that will help create the iconic nature of the structure itself. Each of the panels is one of five different shapes – and yet each is slightly different from the other. “The cladding was such a critical part of the entire building for us,” explains CMLC’s Thompson. “It lent so much to the identity of the building.” The panels range in size from 4 feet by 12 feet to 9 feet by 30 feet and weigh between 2,000 and 5,000 pounds. They have been designed to fit together like a giant jigsaw puzzle over the steel and concrete structure – encasing the building’s scholastic wonders within. Designed to LEED® Gold certification, the NCL will incorporate a host of energy-efficient technologies. The outer hexagon panels will also do their part to contribute to this equation. “The glass panels will provide texture to the building because they have a clear, glazed, or fritted finish,” says Thompson. “It’s how you plug and play with the panels that gives the building texture. At the same time, the placement of the panels can be used to prevent heat buildup.
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To achieve our LEED® Gold status, we kept the glazed openings to a maximum of 40 per cent of the entire exterior of the building. This limits excessive heat loads on the building and therefore reduces any additional cooling applied to the space. Understanding solar gain in the library helped dictate where we have the glazed versus solid panels.” The panels are being fabricated by local manufacturer Ferguson Corporation, a Calgary-based company specializing in advanced curtain wall and structuralglass building enclosures. The company will take eight months to fabricate the panels and another six to install them. “Ferguson had two prototype panels sent down to a testing lab in Miami to see how they withstood water, heat, and other extreme conditions,” says Thompson, who adds some minor modifications were made as a result. “Ferguson will start the installation from the south end of the building, make their way around the corner and then head to the north end. The building should be entirely closed in by the spring of 2017.” BIM technology One of the key tools used in the design and construction of the NCL is BIM and 3D modelling technology. In fact, the building’s unique geometry made it almost a necessity.
“Because of the curves and compound curves that are not on a radius, we had to use 3D modelling on the entire project,” states Kotnyek. “Everything from the concrete to penetration of the concrete to the structural steel and curtain wall, all of it relied on taking XYZ points of space out of the model. We used it for all of the building’s layout and for all the trades.” Kotnyek adds that without the use of BIM, the project would not only prove that much more challenging but there would be a lot more risk inherent in human error. As such, Stuart Olson has spent a lot of time and energy in educating the trades about the use of BIM. “We’ve asked each of the major trades – like the structural steel, mechanical, and curtain wall – to do their own 3D model and then we’ve brought those standalone models into the master one,” he explains. “This way, we’re able to see beforehand if something doesn’t line up or if there is an issue with the connector points.” According to Kotnyek, BIM meetings are held on a weekly basis in order to foresee any potential challenges arising in the next three or four-week scope of work. “By using BIM, we’re able to solve any potential clashes or coordination issues in the meeting room rather than in the
field,” he says. “It helps us save time and money and even more important, the cost of having to rework something that has already been completed.” Toward 2018 Phase 1 of the NCL project – LRT encapsulation – is complete. Phase 2 is almost complete. It represents the building skeleton or the erection of the building structure itself – rising four storeys above ground. This phase also includes the outer curtain wall and the fabrication on the 465 hexagon glass panels. Installation will be complete by the spring of 2017. After that, it’s the mechanical and electrical services of Phase 3 and then the fit and finishing stage of Phase 4. “The interesting thing for the public is that the outside of the building will soon look like it’s largely done,” states Thompson. “But we’ll just be starting on the inside.” That being said, Thompson is quick to add that, like the public, the construction site is abuzz of excitement these days. “There is a palpable sense of pride onsite with the trades,” she concludes. “Everyone is pretty excited to be working on a public building that is so unusual in its design. Everyone is being pushed to their limits but, at the same time, excited about the challenge.” n
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CCA Chair’s Report Frederick Vine
Frederick Vine observed the devastation that hit Fort McMurray from the wildfires when he was there in October 2016.
I am honoured to have the privilege of serving as the Calgary Construction Association (CCA) chair for 2016. Calgary is currently experiencing an economic downturn which creates a great deal of volatility for the construction industry. Calgary has experienced similar downturns several times in the last 40 years. I am convinced the construction industry will emerge from this latest reality stronger, more successful, and better equipped to deal with the future prosperity in Alberta. Corporate social responsibility Following our Annual General Meeting in March 2016, when I assumed my current position as chair, our first board meeting and retreat was held in Banff the same week as the wild fire, dubbed “The Beast,” was sweeping through Fort McMurray. The first item discussed was not if we would help but how we should help. The CCA directors agreed unanimously to donate $100,000, previously designated for future Calgary Construction Association building maintenance, to the Red Cross Wildfire Relief Fund.
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Education Education through seminars and courses has become a primary function of the Calgary Construction Association. The number and variety of programs offered has expanded dramatically. Many of these are of interest to the owners, architects, and engineers community, as well as contractors. Government action The CCA is experiencing an unprecedented level of cooperation and partnership with the City of Calgary (CoC). The Construction On-Site Safety Advisory Committee deals with matters of mutual concern such as weather advisory, road and sidewalk closures, public protection, and other emerging issues. We have liaison meetings with the CoC to discuss openly ongoing areas of mutual interest, as well as areas of concern. We have also had a great deal of involvement reviewing and discussing the CoC’s new Procurement Documents. The CCA along with other industry associations have discussed the current understanding and implications of the detailed specific
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wording of these template documents and the CoC has been very respectful in responding, as well as explaining their understanding and objectives. Social The Calgary Construction Association has been a longstanding partner in the fight against cancer. The 2016 Steacy Easton Memorial Cancer Charity Classic raised $9,000, $8,000 of which was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. The remaining $1,000 raised by the Young Construction Leaders was donated to Kids Cancer Care bringing CCA’s total donations towards the fight to more than $40,000 in just the past five years. Gold Seal Project The Seton Recreation Facility, currently under construction, was designated as a Gold Seal Project (GSP) through a partnership between the City of Calgary, Bird Construction, the Canadian Construction Association, and the Calgary Construction Association. This is the fourth project in Calgary to be designated as a GSP. All firms and individuals involved in this project are encouraged to participate in Gold Seal. Calgary leads the country in our engagement in the Gold Seal Program by both the number of Gold Seal Projects and the number of Gold Seal Certified individuals. Young Construction Leaders The Young Construction Leaders (YCL) group commenced this year to enhance the industry by providing a sustainable platform for Calgary’s young construction leaders to build relationships, exchange ideas, and create community through social, educational, and outreach initiatives. The YCL committee is made up of individuals with a vested interest in volunteering and contributing their expertise to the construction community.
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OAEC The CCA recognizes the need to be inclusive and engaged with the owners, architects, engineers, and contractors in our industry. By hosting a one-day OAEC workshop each year we are creating dialogue and seeking industry solutions for the betterment of all parties. The next OAEC workshop is currently being developed for February 2017. Lean community of practice Lean is being implemented by all businesses to address efficiency and practical improvements. This new local group was established to share a new common sense understanding in the community and disseminate knowledge regarding the management of work and projects. This follows the recent founding of the national Lean Construction Institute - Canada (LCI-C). Construction Career Expo Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the CCA’s Construction Career Expo took place in April 2016, at the BMO Centre. Canada’s largest construction expo hosted over 2,800 youth who came from Calgary and surrounding area junior and senior high schools. Upon arrival, youth were given an array of complimentary colourful T-shirts showcasing the 10th anniversary expo logo. With 48 exhibitors, Stampede Park was bustling as students had the opportunity to get hands-on experience in different construction trades, including carpentry, masonry, electrical, welding, millwork, virtual simulation, and many others. First dual credit carpentry graduating class The CCA, Calgary Board of Education (CBE), and Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) partnership with SAIT had
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Construction Association. The continued strength of our association is through membership, participation, and commitment. The CCA has been serving the members, through building relationships within the construction industry. I look forward to working with the CCA staff for the remainder of my term as chair and appreciate their dedication and support. n CCA Chair Frederick Vine’s experience in the construction industry in Calgary extends more than 30 years and includes 19 years of managing his own commercial construction firm, as well as work with a highrise condo developer and most recently a large national constructor.
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Lean is the Word
The benefits of a Lean construction model By Melanie Franner
Kathleen Lausman at the LCI-Canada conference held in Calgary in February 2016.
The movement to Lean construction is one that is growing by leaps and bounds – thanks in part to the continuing awareness of the concept. Another reason for its increasing popularity derives from the benefits delivered therein. “Generally, when there is awareness of Lean construction, the acceptance rate is very high,” explains Kathleen Lausman, council co-chair for the Lean Construc-
The CCA has held a lean bootcamp on two occasions at the Calgary Construction Centre with Lean instructor Mike Weishaar of Lean Integrated out of Seattle, Washington.
tion Institute of Canada (LCI-Canada). “The use of Lean methodologies and tools will improve any process at the grass-roots level and can be initiated in any business – big or small.” Waste not; want not Of course, increasing project value by eliminating waste is one of the biggest drivers of Lean construction processes.
How the Calgary Construction Association Lean Movement Began The first LCI-C Conference was held April 6 to 8, 2016, in Calgary. With 25 per cent of the attendees from Calgary, it’s clear that enhancing productivity, improving profitability, and helping the industry achieve better results with less waste are on the radar for the Calgary construction community. However, Lean construction was introduced to the Calgary community before this inaugural conference of LCI-C. In January 2015, the Calgary Construction Association held the first training session on Lean principles and “Pull Planning.” Centron Group of Companies and Westcor Construction Ltd. were attendees at this inaugural training and are actively embracing Lean in their companies. The Lean journey continued with Calgary hosting the LCI-C Lean Forum, to a room full of 54 attendees in February 2016, creating sufficient momentum to start the “Lean movement.”
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This rings especially true in today’s construction industry where new technologies have done little to increase efficiencies. “The term ‘waste’ is foundational to the concept of Lean construction,” explains Lausman. “Productivity in the building industry has remained flat or declined over the past number of decades in comparison to other industries. Yet technology in all industries has improved. Look at every aspect of building – materials have improved, systems and knowledge have advanced and yet, Bridging the Gap from Site to Office In December 2016, the Calgary Construction Association will be delivering a Lean course to explore the Lean processes that “Bridge the Gap from Site to Office.” The session will focus on purchase orders, payment process, RFIs, change orders, daily logs, and time sheets with the goal of streamlining execution that delivers value to the customer.
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Lean discussions focus on enhancing productivity, improving profitability, and helping the industry achieve better results with less waste.
when measuring against the three metrics of on budget, on schedule and expected quality, project outcomes have declined.” Lean construction defines waste as “any activity that has a cost and provides no value to the project.” “The Request for Information process, price request, and change-order process are examples of some of the major wastes in our industry,” states Ken Smith, council member, LCI-Canada. “This process is a reaction to having incomplete information at the front end of the project. It adds no value to the customer.” The idea that every activity should add value is easily understandable. “Time is money,” adds Lausman. “So every activity on a project should be adding value.” According to Smith, there is approximately 50 per cent of waste in every construction project. Of that amount, about half is unavoidable. That leaves one quarter – or 25 per cent – as avoidable. That 25 per cent is significant – even on projects that don’t necessarily involve millions of dollars. “We’re so used to waste that when we price a project for the owner, we do not realize that our unit costs include costs of all types of waste that we encounter on projects,” he says. “The unit costs that we use to bid on projects includes
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cost of unnecessarily handling and moving materials, storing, and sorting materials ahead of when required, waiting for answers to our RFIs, etc.” Smith is quick to add that by eliminating waste, costs to the project can be reduced and, at the same time, profitability increased. Lean identifies a minimum of eight avoidable wastes that add no value to construction projects. These include: • Transport – moving people, products, and information unnecessarily; • Inventory – storing parts, pieces, documentation, equipment, and materials ahead of requirements; • Motion – bending, turning, reaching, lifting – unnecessarily; • Waiting – for parts, information, instructions, equipment, decisions; • Over-production – making more than is immediately required; • Over-processing – tighter tolerances or higher-grade materials than are necessary; over-designing; • Defects – rework, scrap, incorrect documentation, redesign; and • Skills – underutilizing capabilities, delegating tasks with inadequate training. “All of these eight wastes are critical and important to improving value to the building industry through reduction or elimination,” notes Lausman.
Leaning Up the Office Recognizing that Lean is not just for the construction site, the Calgary Construction Association will offer in November 2016 a session titled “Leaning Up the Office.” Many organizations are now rapidly realizing numerous processes that are slowing down production and causing waste are administrative and are turning to Lean to address this. It’s not always about how to get things done better or faster, but rather about are we doing what we really need to be doing. Change it up There are a number of Lean tools and methods designed to help eliminate waste. 5S, for example, focuses on the five ways to better organize your business and work in order to eliminate waste. “Just cleaning and organizing your work space can produce dramatic results,” explains Smith. “A clean job site is a safe job site is a productive job site.” In the end, however, it comes down to accepting change. And, it needs to start with a changed mindset of collaboration explains Lausman. It has been said the industry operates in silos with a series of specialists concerned about their own individual part as opposed to the whole
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project outcome. This “grey area” of work handoff leads to scope disputes, delays, rework, and project gaps. The CCA also saw this silo approach and responded by creating their owner, architects engineers, and contractors (OAEC) workshop, spawning task forces which focus on leadership and industry collaboration. Much like Lean, it’s goal is to eliminate “waste.” Eliminating waste is the end goal but there are many benefits to be attained in between – such as better experiences for all participants, greater profitability, better value for the money, and a competitive advantage. Research data from a Construction 2013 McGraw Hill study found that the use of Lean project delivery methods produced numerous positive results which include improved safety, greater customer satisfaction, higher quality construction, reduced project schedule, greater productivity, and greater profitability/reduced costs. “Other common benefits of Lean construction include improved employee morale, reduced employee turnover, and employee pride of workmanship,” says Smith, adding Lean was developed in the manufacturing industry back in the 1990s and harkens back to the “Toyota Way” manufacturing process which is all about collaboration and working together to create better value through the elimination of waste. “In the design and construction industry, we’re adapting Lean manufacturing principles to the project processes, which is drastically different as each project is different, involves a different business structure, and is in a different location with a different team of professionals.”
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The Journey On September 9, 2016, the CCA launched the inaugural Calgary Community of Practice (CoP) under the guidance of LCI-C. CoPs are where this emerging community meets and a sense is forged. At their best, local CoPs provide a meeting ground where people can gather, learn, connect, and explore the ramifications of these ideas both for their own organizations and the larger industry. Smith has found those contractors who practice Lean processes are the ones being invited to bid on invitational tenders where bidders are selected based on professionalism, co-operation, and a collaborative culture – not simply on price alone. “The general contractors notice that things just work more efficiently with these select collaborative trades,” he explains. “I believe that eventually, Lean construction will see more team members chosen because of their relationships and expertise more so than the price. By eliminating waste, the priority can change from low cost to quality collaborative teams working together to improve value and reduce waste to the customer.” Lausman’s own experience with Lean construction lends credence to this. “What happens with a Lean project is that there is a whole array of people who are at different steps of the journey,” she explains. “In our case, we brought in Lean facilitators and Lean training. We put everyone through Lean boot camp and set up a big room – physical and virtual – so that everyone could be in
Continuous Improvement Starts with the Lean Bootcamp The Calgary Construction Association Lean Bootcamp is the first step in creating highly successful projects through collaboration in a team environment. All parties working together to reduce waste and time, and increase each company’s bottom line, starts with the Lean Bootcamp. What I love about this workshop is the energy it creates around Lean in construction. Everyone is leaving the workshop with several ideas for immediate implementation in their workplace. As a trade contractor we have used the “5S,” “Gemba Walks,” and “DOWNTIME” in our efforts to eliminate waste and work more efficiently. - Kerry Brabant, Skyline Concrete “We have recognized that Lean planning, implementation and success starts with the superintendent, site trades, and field personnel. This course was very informative and enlightening, and really helped our team to see the benefits of communication and collaboration on a project.” - Kelly Zaharia, Centron Group of Companies
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Improved safety 77 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (39 per cent and 38 per cent respectively)
Greater customer satisfaction 80 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (38 per cent and 42 per cent respectively)
Higher quality construction 84 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (36 per cent and 48 per cent respectively)
Reduced project schedule 74 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (34 per cent and 40 per cent respectively)
Greater productivity 77 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (33 per cent and 44 per cent respectively)
Greater profitability/reduced costs 64 per cent of Lean practitioners rated a high or medium level of achievement (30 per cent and 34 per cent respectively)
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the same space and collaborate. We used the project as a vehicle to actually train people on how Lean methodology works and how to use it within their own business.” Lausman admits there was a cost to facilitating Lean learning on the project but one that she says was well worth it. “It was a lot less expensive than not doing it that way,” she notes. “It was a small cost input relative to the resultant value output.” Lean in action Clark Builders is an example of a general contracting company that has adopted Lean methodology. According to Austin Boyle, senior project manager for Clark Builders, it’s something that has been underfoot for the last couple of years. “A lot of the things that we already had been doing are Leanbased,” he says, citing the company’s drive for continuous improvement as a prime example. “For us, it’s more of a philosophy of expressing that across the entire business, at empowering people to look for ways to improve things and make them better.” Boyle alludes to the company’s automated work flows and use of electronics in the field to stay on top of current drawings as further examples of how processes have been changed for the better. “We plan, assess, modify, or update as we go along,” he adds. “We’re continuously improving as the project advances.” Clark Builders’ Lean processes and tools also extend to its partners. “We like to build relationships with our subcontractors and bring them in on our methods so that they see the value in their own businesses,” he says, adding that one of the critical components of these relationships is to have everyone working together. “At the end of the day, the subcontractors and our field staff are the ones doing the work. They’re the best ones to say, ‘Hey, there is a better way to do this’, so we bring them in to get their input as early as possible and throughout the process.” Boyle suggests that one of the easiest ways of passing along the merits inherent in Lean methodology is to refrain from making it too complicated. Keeping it simple always wins in the end, he says. “People need to realize that it’s not a typical start and stop process, as there isn’t an actual finish,” he adds. “It’s a long road and a constant evolution. It’s about building a culture of thinking differently and empowering our people. You just have to let it grow.” A new day has begun And with LCI-Canada focused on nurturing this growth within the Canadian construction industry, one can rest assured that the use of Lean methodology will continue to increase as time goes on. “Lean is a mindset and a journey of continuous learning and improving,” concludes Lausman. “If an organization isn’t learning, changing or improving, then it won’t be around for very long. Lean is a way to gain a competitive advantage. And in a day when global economic influences are on the rise, having a competitive advantage is critical to survival.” n
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Iconic structural steel buildings grace Calgary’s skyline By Lisa Fattori
The Bow was Calgary’s first steel skyscraper and required 200-plus ironworkers and three different crews of raising gangs, as well as bolting up crews, to construct the east and west ends and the middle of the building.
Some of Calgary’s most iconic buildings have been constructed using structural steel. The Bow is an internationally-acclaimed landmark that joins other award-winning Calgary steel structures, including Telus Spark, The Water Centre, Calgary Courts Centre Atrium, and National Music Centre. The office tower, 707 Fifth, is currently under construction, as is Brookfield Place, which will surpass the Bow as Calgary’s tallest building. While the price between steel and concrete is comparable, the decision to construct using one over the other is dependent on personal preference and several variables including complexity of design, construction time, and a building’s function. Structural steel is often the preferred choice for office towers as the building material offers speed of erection in multi-storey construction. Unlike concrete multiple floors can be erected at a time, in all weather, and steel does not require forms or hoarding. The material also gives architects a greater degree of flexibility and creativity, combining function with aesthetics. Steel
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can be cut and shaped more readily, and if a change in design is made, the section can easily be cut out and replaced with a new fabricated piece. “What we’re hearing from the design community is that steel buildings can be erected more quickly, and they allow for column-free clear spans,” says Neil Kaarsemaker, regional manager for Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC). “Fabrication is done off-site, then materials are delivered on a just-in-time basis, for a seamless workflow. Structural steel construction is quite prevalent in the commercial sector and, increasingly, it’s being used in public infrastructure, such as bridges and airport terminals, as well as municipal buildings, such as schools, recreation centres, libraries, museums, and art galleries.” With more companies looking for products that have a lower environmental footprint, steel is also a sustainable building material. According to the CISC, there is up to 93 per cent recycled
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Ironworker James Bird on the top of the column on the 56th floor of The Bow, which at the time was the tallest structure west of Toronto.
“My whole life, I wanted to work on a skyscraper and I finally had that opportunity on The Bow.” – James Bird
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content in steel construction and more than 98 per cent of steel in construction can be reused. Since 1990, energy efficiency in the Canadian steel industry has improved by 26 per cent, and greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 24 per cent in intensity per tonne. Compared to 10 years ago, air and water emissions are 90 per cent lower and, as a highly prefabricated system, steel increases efficiency by reducing construction periods by 60 per cent and requiring 75 per cent fewer on-site workers. “The industry’s evolution includes advances in the composition of steel, to make it lighter and, at the same time, stronger,” says Kaarsemaker. “From a design perspective, there’s been a lot of improvements in the connection design between pieces, which has resulted in a reduction in the amount of steel required and erection time. The fabrication process has also become highly automated, for increased efficiency.” Set to open in April 2017, 707 Fifth is a structural steel, 27-storey office tower that is targeted to become LEED® Gold certified. Developed by Manulife Real Estate, the 600,000-square-foot building has a distinct elliptical form and floorto-ceiling glass to maximize sunlight exposure. The building’s concrete core supports the structural steel and houses the elevator shaft. Composite metal decking is attached to the steel beams and concrete topping, reinforced with steel mesh, and reinforcing steel, is placed over the metal deck. The design allows for openconcept, flexible interior spaces, which is on trend with modern office environments. “Structural steel construction allows owners of buildings to have clear-span office space with no columns in the centre, which is what a lot of tenant companies like,” says Martyn Wesley, construction manager for EllisDon Construction, general contractor on the project. “Steel buildings also go up faster, although you have to spend an extra week, per floor, to fire-spray the steel.” Structural steel contractor, Supermétal, began erecting the tower in July 2015, and installed the last steel beam in May 2016. Approximately 4,500 tonnes of steel was used for the project. A self-erect-
ing tower crane was used for the project, and placed all of the structural steel. Final steel installation for the two-storey roof light box was completed in September 2016. A derrick, placed on the roof, will be used to dismantle the crane. “If you get the fabrication right, then the construction of a steel building goes very well,” says Welsey. “The challenge is having the right weather conditions. If the wind gets too strong, you have to shut down the crane. Also, many of the columns need to be welded with full penetration welds. This can be difficult in winter, when you have days with very cold temperatures.” Brookfield Place is also a new commercial development that occupies a full city block, between 1st and 2nd Streets and 6th and 7th Avenues Southwest in Calgary’s downtown core. This structural steel building is 11 metres taller than the Bow at 247 metres and is targeted for LEED® Gold for core and shell development. The 60-storey East Tower offers over 1.4 million square feet of space, while additional development plans include a 42-storey West Tower totalling one million square feet, a 60-foot-high glass pavilion, restaurants, retail shops and amenities at street level, a public plaza, and underground parking. The East Tower broke ground in 2013, with the project targeted for completion at the end of 2017. Structural steel construction commenced in March 2015, and the building was topped off at the end of July 2016. Structural steel was also used for the glass pavilion. The project required the detailing, supply, and erection of over 10,000 tonnes of structural steel, which included an intricate Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS) crown at the top of the building to house the mechanical penthouse. Floor plates have concrete infill on the metal decking. “Brookfield Place replaces the Bow as the tallest commercial office tower building west of Toronto,” says Tim Verhey, vice-president of Engineering and Production for Walters Inc., the steel supplier and steel erector for the Bow. “The building is rectangular in plan, however, the radius of the tower’s corners increase as you go up the building, creating an optical illusion that the building is tapered. It
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707 Fifth’s composite metal decking is attached to the steel beams and concrete topping, reinforced with steel mesh, and reinforcing steel is placed over the metal deck allowing for open-concept, flexible interior spaces, which is on trend with modern office environments.
is a structural steel framed building with a concrete elevator and mechanical core, which is typical of the other high-rises we’ve constructed in Calgary, Toronto, and New York City.” The 58-storey, 236-metre Bow is an engineering feat, which has received many awards of distinction, including The Best
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tures a triangular steel diagrid system on a curved building, whereby the exposed structural framing supports the building and is part of the aesthetic design. As such, the project required approximately 30 per cent less steel and, due to large spans, interior space was maximized for a total of two million square feet of office space. The connection/construction engineering, detailing, fabrication, and erection of the structural steel was a joint venture between Walters Inc. and Supreme Steel. “The diagrid system for the Bow was made up of 10 six-storey modules,” says Verhey. “Everything was fabricated off-site and then shipped by rail and truck to the site. Connections for the architectural diagrid were bolt-ed temporarily with crews coming in behind to complete all of the welding. The majority of the lateral loads are resisted at the exterior of the building. For a building of this height and shape, the exterior structural steel diagrid system is the most efficient for resisting the lateral wind loading.” Top down construction enabled above grade work to continue simultaneously with the construction of the parking garage beneath the Bow. The main foundation was a 10-foot thick pour and, at 13,500 cubic metres, was the largest continuous concrete pour in Canada at the time. The steel framed garage was constructed quickly and the building’s main floor was constructed to provide the support needed to accommodate the tower
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A self-erecting tower crane was used for 707 Fifth, and placed all of the structural steel, including the two-storey roof light box which was completed in September 2016.
In the cool fall temperatures, Brookfield Place rises to the great heights of 247 metres, 11 metres taller than the Bow.
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well as bolting up crews, to construct the east and west ends, and the middle of the building. The centre was always three floors higher, so that we could hook into this section and continue erecting steel, floor by floor.” Bird was also a welder on Brookfield Place where he worked for 13 months welding T-beams, deck angles, and splice plates, from the fourth floor to the 58th floor on the east end of the building, and the south and west side of the last floor. Because the skip could only be mounted to where the cement was poured, this project required ironworkers to do a lot of walking to reach upper levels of the structure. For ironworkers, however, weather conditions pose the biggest challenge, particularly when workers are at extreme heights where they are more exposed to the elements. “When storms come up, you have to shut down the skip, because it’s too dangerous,” says Bird. “One time, on the Bow, we were on the 36th floor and a hail storm came up that lasted three and a half hours. Another time, there was a dust storm so bad that we hid behind col-
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How Times Have Changed A message from CCA President Dave Smith
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It was my 35th birthday, June 24th, 1984, when I started working at the Calgary Construction Association (CCA). It was a day after my last child was born, and with five kids to feed, I was eager to start at a new job in the ICI construction sector from that of the home builders. It was tough times back in the early 1980s. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau had implemented the National Energy Program (1981) which resulted in thousands of Calgarians being laid off. Not only was unemployment skyrocketing, but so were mortgage rates. Thousands of homeowners had no jobs, and with the value of their home less than their mortgage they simply left the keys in their front door for the bank and walked away. For the CCA, membership was down. The new 30,000-square-foot Calgary Construction Centre had recently opened with very few tenants, and the financial statements of the association were facing red ink. But the task to bring the association back to life was a welcome challenge for me. Oil prices in 1980 were $37.42 per barrel ($109.51 inflation adjusted by 2016 standards) and by 1988, the price of oil slipped to $14.87. The XV Olympic Winter Games brought an excitement to the city of Calgary. Even with no Canadian athlete winning a gold medal, who would forget the heroic failure of British ski jumper Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards and the Winter Olympic debut of Jamaica’s national bobsled team? You could say the numerous venues built for the Olympics in the mid-1980s saved many contractors from closing their doors. There was not only the Olympic Saddledome, Olympic Oval, ski jumps and bobsled/luge track being built, but also the beautiful new City of Calgary $92-million Municipal Building designed by the international awardwinning firm of Webb Zerafa Menkes Housden (WZMH) Architects, who also designed the CN Tower in Toronto. To
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this day, this signature civic building continues to bring an emotional impact on the citizens of Calgary as it did when it was opened in 1985. The city skyline has changed dramatically over the years that I have been at CCA. Just across the street from the Municipal Building, we have a new architectural wonder being built - the New Central Library (NCL). I am sure the NCL will leave a lasting impression on future generations for decades to come just as the Municipal Building has done.
On the political side of the agenda, after more than 30 years, we have a new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, son of the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau, along with a new NDP government after nearly 44 years of Conservative rule. However, today’s business environment is very similar as when I started in 1984. We’re seeing high unemployment in Calgary, which is sitting at nine per cent due to the fall in oil prices to below the $27 level from over $100 a barrel in early 2014. And while Albertans are now facing one
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of the longest oil downturns since the 1980s, house prices have hung in remarkably well. Average house prices in Calgary are up 17 per cent over the last five years, a stark contrast to the first five years in the 1980s when Calgary home values lost more than a third of their value. The big difference between now and then is that mortgage rates were setting record highs in the double digits, while today they’re setting record lows. With a young Trudeau and Alberta’s Premier Rachel Notley indecisiveness on the development of Canada’s natural resources, Calgary finds itself once again with tens of thousands of unemployed Calgarians. As Alberta’s lead economic driver, the oil and gas industry has halted most developments due to a global oversupply in oil. In addition, the governments of the day, both provincially and federally, are attempting to convince Canadians the world will not survive with the continuing use of fossil fuels which give off greenhouse gas emissions. The media, along with our politicians, continue to put the fear into Canadians that we must look towards renewable resources immediately and, thus, the proposed carbon tax. While our government officials ponder how to move the green environment forward, four major pipeline projects remain in limbo - TransCanada Corp’s Energy East ($15.7 billion), Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway ($7.9 billion), and Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ($6.8 billion). National Energy Board (NEB) costs for the review of the Trans Mountain pipeline hit $1.83 million, with a conditional recommendation in May 2016, that the line from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., be approved. TransCanada had hoped Energy East would be running in 2017; however, the NEB review, which is financed 90 per cent by the pipeline and energy companies and 10 per cent from public coffers, has already spent $685,000 dollars and there is no figure as to what the final NEB numbers will be for Energy East. The NEB hopes to have a decision made on Energy East pipeline by 2018 and operating by 2021. And let’s not forget TransCanada’s Keystone XL which has been rejected by the Obama administra-
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tion and has led to a $15-billion claim under NAFTA. Should we be asking ourselves the question, “Is there overkill in the regulatory approval process by our governments that have placed a huge burden on companies to show how big projects benefit our economy, while safeguarding the environment?” Now I am not suggesting Canada adopts the communist way of doing things, but I do sense while recently touring the Three Gorges Dam in China, that the Chinese
government basically gave notice to 1.2 million rural Chinese farmers that the new dam would rise 181 metres and the dam’s reservoir would back up 600 kilometres, so they (the farmers) best get ready to pull up stakes, many of which did. Maybe in China that process just applies to “renewable hydro energy” projects. Being that the CCA and our affiliate associations, the Alberta Construction Association and the Canadian Construction Association, are looked upon
to be the “Voice of the Construction Industry”, we need to speak out more, and our governments have to be realistic in establishing goals to reduce our CO2 emissions. Non-renewal world production of resources, such as crude oil (32 per cent), coal (31 per cent), and natural gas (24 per cent), currently provides 87 per cent of the world’s energy with renewables. Hydro produces six per cent, while wind, biofuels, solar, and geothermal make up two per cent. Nuclear makes up five per cent which has emission values lower that renewables; however, among social debates nuclear power opponents contend that nuclear power poses many threats to people, and who can argue with that when you consider what happened at Chernobyl and Fukushima in Russia and Japan respectively. On global energy consumption, China, the world’s second largest economy, consumes 20 per cent, with the largest economy being the United States, which consumes 19 per cent. Canada consumes 2.6 per cent, and India, a country with 37 times the population of Canada, consumes four per cent. However, that will surely change over the coming decade. With a carbon tax being set by the federal government, along with a few provincial governments, this new tax will cost everyone. Isn’t this dumb politics and economic madness considering today’s economy? And don’t forget in Alberta since Premier Notley was elected, MEMBER the bond rating agency Standards and Poor’s has downgraded Alberta’s credit rating twice, knocking Alberta from its Triple A rating to AA+ (December 2015), and then again to AA (May 2016), all in just one year. In addition, Alberta’s dramatic jump in borrowing has resulted in a forecast that Alberta’s debt will hit $57 billion. However, Premier Notley continues to embrace a climate change strategy which means a cap on oilsands emissions, an accelerated phase-out of coal power, increases in the minimum Pile Load Load Testing Build Solutions • Driven Piling Piling • Expanded Base Piling Pile Testing• Design • Design Build Solutions • Driven • Expanded Base Piling wage, and a $20 per tonne for CO2 Drilled Cast-In-Place Piling • Continuous Flight Auger Piling • Tiebacks • Cut-off Drilled Cast-In-Place Piling • Continuous Flight Auger Piling • Tiebacks • Cut-off emissions effective January 1, 2017, inWalls • Earth Retention and Shoring • Diaphragm Walls • Cutter Soil Mixing Walls • Earth Retention and Shoring • Diaphragm Walls • Cutter Soil Mixing creasing to $30 per tonne in 2018, which www.agra.com is estimated to cost Albertans $9.6 bilEdmonton • Calgary • Saskatoon • Vancouver info@agra.com www.agra.com lion over a five-year period. Edmonton • Calgary • Saskatoon • Vancouver info@agra.com
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We all know we will have to address the issue of climate change, but we have to question how will this be accomplished? Will China and the U.S. commit to the Paris climate accord or will they just pay lip service to the emission reduction targets that will be set by the United Nations? We must take a more balanced approach as Canada will not solve the global warming issue alone. No matter what happens, and to just to reassure everyone, contractors from coast to coast in Canada embrace sustainability while building in the 21st century. Owners who purchase construction services, along with architects and engineers and the construction community are all working towards creating healthier buildings where we live, work, and play. The new National Energy Code for Buildings which is being adopted by the City of Calgary (November 1, 2016) is being accepted by the owners, architects, engineers, and contractors (OAEC) communities which will reduce our carbon footprint and will provide for a more durable and energy-efficient environment. The OAEC will continue to be innovative over the coming years as we strive for “net zero.” Whatever the challenges, the construction industry, along with their OAEC partners, will work to ensure our environment will provide Calgarians and Albertans with a lifestyle few experience. We will continue to work hard and be innovative in our democratic society without political turbulence as being experienced in such petro-states as Russia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Ecuador, and Brazil.
After 32 years with the association, this will likely be my last article that I will write for The Constructor magazine which has been said to be the best publication produced by the construction industry in Canada. Making a difference has been a key objective of the CCA over the period that I have served this industry association as your president. I am very humbled and it has been an honour to have worked with so many great leaders, not only in Calgary but throughout Canada and the U.S. Over the course of my years of service as your president, I am proud to say CCA was: • the first local construction association in Canada to provide the members with an electronic Bulletin Board System (1991) which became known as COOLNet (1995) and has since grown to be a provincial wide electronic tender document distribution service in Alberta in addition to providing e-Bidding. • The OAEC communities experienced the introduction of CAD, and two decades later, building information modeling (BIM). CCA is a leading OAEC partner in embracing the development of full BIM implementation. • The CCA in partnership with the City of Calgary developed the only Advanced Weather Forecasting System (AWFS) in North America, along with addressing issues of safety, prequalification and the review of construction contracts.
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The formation of the CCA Education Fund, which has raised in excess of $1.4 million dollars and has provided scholarships in the tens of thousands of dollars annually. Youth Employment Program has assisted youth by fulfilling their dreams by providing work experiences that lead to careers in construction. The annual CCA Construction Career Expo is the largest in Canada and was the first such event organized by a local construction association, giving youth the opportunity to get their hands on the tools of the construction trades. CCA developed “Construction 101” and “Cold Weather Construction” seminars/workshops which are both being offered across Canada. In addition, CCA developed a seminar tailored to the construction industry on leadership. CCA leads the nation in Gold Seal Certifications and has hosted four major Gold Seal designated projects (South Health Campus – EllisDon; SAIT’s Trades and Technology Complex – PCL; The National Music Centre – CANA; and Seton Recreation Facility – BIRD Construction). CCA was awarded the national Gold Seal Award in 2010. CCA embraces corporate social responsibility and has assisted various organizations with funding. CCA’s Women in Construction committee mentors today’s youth and provides programs that both women and men benefit from. CCA in partnership with the University of Calgary hosted a 10-year research project on the subject of Enhancing Construction Productivity. The association is a supporter of Construction Canada Innovations. CCA is a partner in the national Lean Construction Institute – Canada and have developed the first LCA Community of Practice with the objective of continuous improvement and eliminating waste. CCA have embraced the national Indigenous Engagement report and will work with First Nations in providing opportunities for indigenous youth to build a career in construction. The Young Construction Leaders are establishing various programs that will develop tomorrow’s leaders. CCA developed the annual OAEC workshop which collectively connects owners, architects, engineers, and contractors. The OAEC collaboratively addresses issues of mutual interest that advances the OAEC business communities. CCA communications have advanced from a single, weekly newsletter to include social media such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. In addition, the Calgary Construction Association Magazine
association produces an annual calendar which highlights the CCA services along with photos of current projects under construction in Calgary. • The Calgary Construction Centre is the hub of ICI construction and provides a pictorial tribute to the building of Calgary from 1875 to the present. In addition, a bronze statue titled The Constructor graces the main entrance with a time capsule to be opened in the year 2100. • The CCA was awarded the Association of the Year Award in 2001, and again in 2004, for its leadership in advocacy which lead to the provincial government providing five cents per litre to the City of Calgary for transportation infrastructure funding along with honouring women who are leaders in the construction community. The CCA could not have accomplished these various initiatives without the following partners: the Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District, SAIT, University of Calgary, Alberta Infrastructure/Transportation, the City of Calgary, the surrounding municipalities, the Calgary Airport Authority, the Consulting Architects of Alberta and the Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Urban Development Institute, the Canadian Home Builders Association-Calgary, Canadian Public Procurement Council, Construction Specifications Canada, the Surety Association of Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, along with our industry affiliate trade associations, Alberta Construction Association, Canadian Construction Association, and the Alberta Construction Safety Association. I sincerely thank all of the individuals from the above organizations, along with the CCA staff, who have given their time and expertise and their commitment to make the construction industry better which has enhanced the business environment in the city. It has been a privilege to work with so many great leaders who have such a passion for construction and have made the CCA the best in the country. CCA will continue to take on the challenges of tomorrow and the association will continue to be the voice of the construction industry. And as this chapter in my life comes to a close, I will miss you all when I retire on June 24, 2017, after 33 years of service. While I will not be taking up residence at the Calgary Construction Centre, I will be moving to the Okanagan, and I invite you all to visit my partner Debbie Hicks and myself in beautiful Lake Country for a Coke Classic, or a glass of fine wine. Wishing all of you and your industry association all the success, and I thank you all of you from the bottom of my heart for the fond everlasting memories. Your friend, Dave. n
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Lafarge’s Exshaw facility achieves bigger and better By Melanie Franner The Lafarge facility near Exshaw, Alberta, has been producing cement for over 110 years and has achieved record sales as a result. But thanks to recent modernizations and improvements that were necessary to increase operating capacity, it’s on a trajectory to achieve even more. The latest round of renovations began in 2007, with the design, engineering, and permit process. Actual physical construction on the upgrades started in 2013. The end result is the closure of Kiln 4, major upgrades to Kiln 5, and the launch of brand new Kiln 6. “We’re committed to continuous improvement,” explains Jim Bachmann, plant manager at the Lafarge Exshaw facility. “We had to upgrade a lot of our environmental systems and permits at the time, so it just made sense to modernize the plant as well.” The upshot of all this work is a production capacity increase from 1.3 million tonnes per year (tpy) to 2.2 million tpy – almost double the capacity. Add to this a 60-per cent reduction in
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sulphur dioxide emissions, a 40-per cent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions, and a significant reduction in fugitive dust and noise coming from the plant’s equipment. The facility has also achieved zero water discharge from its operations. The plant used to “borrow” water from the Bow River to cool down its equipment but it now uses a closedloop system that needs to be topped up only from loss due to evaporation. “One of the more noteworthy aspects of this project is the world-class people we have here,” states Bachmann. “We have a team of 160 employees who have worked collectively for over one million hours with no lost-time incident. And, if you consider the close to 600 contractors we had on-site during peak construction, that’s another almost three million hours with no losttime incidents. That’s due solely to a lot of good people and good systems. Safety is definitely our main focus here – each and every day.”
Kiln craft The recent work at the Lafarge Exshaw plant included the closure of Kiln 4, a $20-million investment in Kiln 5, and the launch of a brand new Kiln 6. Kiln 4 was shut down officially in November 2015. This was done for a couple of reasons, namely to meet new emissions targets established by the provincial government and to retire the less efficient gravel-bed filter technology. Upgrades to Kiln 5 began in 2013, and continued through until July 2014 – at which point all attention shifted to Kiln 6. “Kiln 5 used similar technology to what we’re using for Kiln 6,” explains Bachmann. “But the technology has improved a lot since the 1980s when we built Kiln 5. It’s become a lot more efficient. We achieved a
25-per cent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Kiln 5 just based on combustion alone as a result of our improvements.” The improvements to Kiln 5 took place concurrently to the building of Kiln 6 – a tough achievement, given the tight footprint of the facility and the fact that Kiln 5 had to remain operational throughout. The plant is approximately 302,800 square metres and the construction site is approximately 84,000 square metres, meaning that the company had to work within a space that equates to about 28 per cent of its industrial property. Kiln 6 uses a long, dry technology with a five-stage pre-heater pre-calciner. “The idea for Kiln 6 was conceived back in 2006 but actual construction began in mid-2014,” explains Bachmann, who attributes the delay primarily to the need for upgraded environmental permits. “The expansion was part of the environmental upgrade strategy.” Kiln 6 became operation in May 2016. The new processing line includes a new raw mill, storage dome, pre-heater tower, and vertical cement mill. The equipment alone is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. “It’s one of the best startups we’ve ever had in this company,” notes Bachmann. “It has met all of our expectations
and those of the community. Like any startup, there are a few growing pains in the first three to six months but there is no doubt that it has been a lot easier than we thought it would be.” Dome design As part of the new Kiln 6 processing line, Lafarge needed to rethink its material storage philosophy. “We use a lot of raw materials to make our product,” explains Bachmann. “Historically, we had a lot of temporary storage areas on site but the high winds in the valley can make some of these materials airborne or, if it rains, the materials become wet and we need to incur the expense of drying them. Constructing a permanent storage dome became a win-win for both us and the community.” Lafarge scoured the globe in search of the perfect dome – and eventually settled on an aluminum one from China that measures approximately 110 metres in diameter and has a total volume capacity of 53,000 tonnes. “We looked at all the options – concrete, steel, aluminum – you name it,” explains Bachmann. “In the end, we decided to go with an aluminum one. It wasn’t the cheapest option but it was the safest to build. The nice thing about it is that every
The Lafarge facility near Exshaw, Alberta, has been producing cement for over 110 years and now with recent upgrades produces 2.2 million tonnes per year.
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Recent work at the Lafarge Exshaw plant included the closure of Kiln 4, a $20-million investment in Kiln 5, and the launch of a brand new Kiln 6, namely to meet new emissions targets established by the provincial government and to retire the less efficient gravel-bed filter technology.
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part of that dome was built at a height of no more than eight to 10 feet off the ground.” The dome itself is about 35 metres tall but the first piece of it to be constructed was the very tip. That tip was then raised so many feet up and the next curved piece was built below it. The dome got wider and taller as it moved further and further into construction. Of course, as the dome began to emerge on the horizon, the community became more and more interested. “One of our employees had the idea of holding a contest to name the dome,” says Bachmann. “The idea really caught on. We ran the contest for about four weeks and we’re expecting maybe 50 submittals in total. By the end of the first week, we had over 100.” The contest was limited to full-time residents within the community. More than 300 entries were received. “Our employees got to pick from among the submissions and come to an agreement as to which one they thought was the best,” adds Bachmann. “We donated money to the charity of choice on behalf of the winner but there were so many good entries that we also ended up donating a total of about $4,000.” The winning proposal was EcoDome, although Bachmann himself still thinks highly of the Rubble Bubble. Ready and willing The recent upgrades to Kiln 5 and the new Kiln 6 have prepared the Lafarge Exshaw plant for both today and tomorrow. Already, the facility has increased its cement production to supply the ever-growing list of customers within Western Canada and the northern U.S. states. It has also resulted in better environmental systems as well. According to Bachmann, any new plant comes with at least a 50-year life expectancy. In this case, Lafarge has been operating on this site for well over 100 years. The company has even completed two restoration projects on an adjacent cemetery that dates back to May 1906 – and has provided restricted access to community members who want to visit those interred. In fact, a
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Matching youth with employers one opportunity at a time By Colleen Biondi
Kevin King (left) with Dave Kinley (right), founder and CEO of Concept Electric, both understand the importance of YEP. King is an alumni of the YEP program, now project manager at Concept Electric, while Kinley served as the chair of YEP for several years and continues to hire candidates from the program to work at his company.
Like many 22 year olds, Kevin King didn’t really know what he wanted to do with his life. He was studying business at university, but his heart was not in it. A family friend, who was working on his family’s basement, suggested he think about the construction industry and recommended King contact a program at the Calgary Construction Association (CCA) designed to get young people involved in the business. That call changed the trajectory of his work life. In short order, he went to work as a starter electrician at Concept Electric. Over the last eight years, he’s advanced from apprentice to journeyman and held the positions of foreman and superintendent. He is currently a project manager and,
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ironically, is now back to school taking a business degree online from Athabasca University. “The Youth Employment Program (YEP) did absolutely everything for me,” he says. “It was a fantastic experience.” This kind of experience has been replicated time over time since the program started in 1998, says Toni Casamassima, construction career development co-ordinator at the CCA. The program matches young people over age 16 and generally inexperienced with entry-level positions in the construction industry. There are two parts to the program. One is developing awareness of potential construction careers through posters, presentations, career fairs, and social
media, while the other is recruiting interested young people and employers. It works like this: a young person goes to the program website (www.yepcca.cc) and researches the large variety of construction trades to choose from, fills out a “Career Research Report” which outlines what area is of interest and why, and then submits a resume. “It is straightforward and easy,” she says. “And that is when I reach out and set up a general interview.” The 45-minute interview explores, in more depth, the candidate’s personality and work-oriented likes and dislikes. After successfully taking the Construction Safety Training System (CSTS) certification online, the person is added to
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the candidate pool and Casamassima seeks out an appropriate employer. After placement, she follows up with employees at the three-week mark and every three months thereafter to make sure all is well at the workplace. Currently there are 28 youth waiting for positions and 15 employers using YEP. It has been a tough year for placements due to a weakened economy; there were nine youth placed from January to July 2016, compared to 17 during the same time frame in 2015. But Casamassima sees the situation turning around as the economy rebounds. In the meantime as she continues to use recruitment tools such as the program websites, www.yepcca.cc, and www.constructioncareers.ca, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The program is fully funded by the CCA with no cost to youth or employers. The young person gets information, interview assistance, safety training, an employer recommendation, and even an opportunity to apply for CCA scholarships to pursue related schooling; employers get pre-screened, motivated candidates eager to learn a trade and contribute to the construction industry. The employer is asked to hire the individual for a minimum of three weeks, but in over 95 per cent of cases, employers have hired the person full time. “It is a huge win-win situation for both parties,” says Casamassima. Dave Kinley, founder and CEO of Concept Electric, is intimately familiar with the YEP on two levels - he's chaired its committee at the CCA for seven years, as well as hired candi-dates from YEP to work at his company. YEP was started in the first place to “build construction as a viable career for
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youth and to offset anticipated labour shortages” when baby boomers retired, he says. There have been a few changes since its inception. Initially Human Resources Canada and the Alberta Careers Program were co-sponsors of the program and the three-week initial employment stint was an unpaid one. Today, the program is totally independent and the three-week beginning phase has a paycheque attached. The CCA, through this program and in other means, is committed to engaging with junior high schools and senior high schools in the city. As a result, it has a “much broader footprint” than ever before and young people are viewing construction as a respectable and lucrative industry. Kinley has also hired candidates from the YEP to work at his company – 37, in fact - since 2007. Several, such as Owen Morris and Glenn Hogan, are still at the company. Morris was working in the parts department at a Land Rover location when a buddy mentioned work as an electrician. He thought that might be interesting and after seeing a notice for the YEP at a local career centre, he called in. “I had zero experience at that point,” he says. But after the interviews and training, he landed a job at Concept, where he has been employed for eight years. Morris also managed to snag a $500 scholarship through YEP to go back to school and now works as a journeyman electrician in the service area of the com-pany (on the morning of this interview, he had been testing fire alarms and emergency lights at a commercial facility). “I definitely wouldn’t have gotten this far in the business if not for YEP,” he says. “It provided a huge advantage for me.” His colleague, Glenn Hogan, has a similar story to share. When he was 20, he was working in a restaurant and floundering. He went online to do some research and found YEP. He selected electrical work as he thought it provided the best opportunities for advancement. “That was important to me,” he says. “YEP is a good, supportive system from start to end. It is a complete experience for young adults.”
But you can’t sit on your laurels and let the program do all the work, he warns. The program will give you the tools, but you have to “walk the path yourself.” If you are motivated, a hard worker, and dedicated to the trade, you will do well. Hogan has been with Concept for 11
years and currently works as a service electrician. “Taking that first step with YEP was a life-changing event for me,” he says, and he encourages other young people to do the same. “Look at joining a trade. Give it a shot. I am happy being an electrician.” n
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As the finishing touches begin on Brookfield Place, construction partners reflect on this stand-out project By Deb Smith Three years ago, Brookfield Place was nothing more than a gaping hole in the ground in the middle of downtown Calgary. The logistics of getting to that stage had been tough - working around existing power infrastructure, hidden tunnels, and buried basements of structures built almost 100 years earlier. But the experience and can-do attitude of EllisDon’s team pushed through, laying foundations deep in the ground to support the anticipated tallest building in Western Canada - Phase 1 of Brookfield Place, a 247-metre addition to the Calgary skyline. On May 10, 2016, crews topped out the concrete superstructure with the last lift of the core from 59th to 60th floor, and by July 7, 2016, the last signature beam was put into place by Walters Inc. with a tree strapped on the end as a symbol of new life. Other crews were working on the interior of six levels of underground parking. “We’re completing the finishing work now in the parkade,” says Joe Bechberger, senior project manager for EllisDon. “Western Electrical has been installing light fixtures while Durwest Construction Systems is well underway with the traffic topping.” Outside at ground level, working around a very congested city site, Alsa Road Construction Ltd. started installing portions of the curbs and sidewalks. Its crews completed this scope first, allowing for the subsequent installation of the exterior stone tiling by Alberta Marble & Tile (AM&T). The AM&T crew will be using several granite mixes: Jet Mist, Silver Cloud, and Mesabi black granite mined in the U.S. and manufactured in SaintSebastien, Quebec. This outdoor plaza will feature landscaped open space with tree-lined walkways and the spectacular three-storey
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It is estimated that construction of Phase 1 of Brookfield Place will total 7.5 million man-hours, all working together as one complicated, effective team of know-how and integrity. Photos by Hammad Chaudhry, VDC coordinator/project coordinator for Brookfield Place Calgary, EllisDon Construction Services Inc.
Anticipated to be the tallest building in Western Canada, Phase 1 of Brookfield Place, will be a 247-metre addition to the Calgary skyline.
glass Pavilion. From there, two new Plus 15 bridge connections will give pedestrian access to adjacent buildings and the First Street LRT station. Seele Canada Inc. is constructing the Pavilion using a structural steel mullion system with aluminum profiles followed by unique glass units. The mullions include intricate, slender, rounded, and curved sections all to be covered with glass manufactured in China. One unique feature is that all the mechanical/electrical services are essentially con-
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The north side of the tower features the crown, a curved steel structure and aluminum mullion system which will receive special bent glass.
cealed in the steel mullions and support system. Glazing profiles include traditional flat, curved, and, in some cases, glass bent in multiple directions - possibly the first time attempted in the world. Bechberger expects the Podium, the official name of the building’s lobby, and Pavilion will be closed in by early September, allowing AM&T to finish the interior walls with two granites - Mocha Cream, mined and manufactured in Portugal, and Statuario from Italy. Flooring will also be completed at this time.
From the top of the Pavilion, the tower is a tall stretch of spectacular glazing, reflecting the surrounding city on all sides, corners curving gracefully up to its crown. The glass came from Spain to Canada by water, was manufactured in Toronto and Vancouver, and then shipped to the Calgary site. Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® installed that curtain wall, and Bechberger has nothing but praise for them. “There were challenges at the beginning; however, they collectively in-
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creased production as they progressed towards the roof,” he explains. “They have a small crew, just six or eight guys and they closed in one floor every week, hitting it pretty much on time all the way. A small crane worked a floor or two ahead lifting the glass from above down to the workers where they set it in place, snapping into the previous piece. They worked that way around the floor they were on, then up to the next floor.” Once the last piece of structural steel was placed in early July, one of two tower cranes was disassembled and removed from site. On the north side of the tower, the remaining crane will finish up the crown and mechanical installations. That crown, a curved steel structure and aluminum mullion system, will receive special bent glass being fabricated over the summer. It will be a visual guard, housing enclosed, independent mechanical and electrical equipment spaces. Bechberger anticipates its completion at the end of September 2016. Meanwhile, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada is installing the extensive
elevator system. “The elevators have a large part in driving the schedule,” says Bechberger. “We need to get the service elevators operational in order to take down the three outside man/material hoists. Once that happens, we can fill in the gaps in the curtain wall. This is a major October milestone on this year’s schedule. ThyssenKrupp is doing a great job. They are excellent at scheduling, have completed the low-rise and by July were about 75 per cent done on the mid-rise.” There will be 30 passenger elevators, four shuttle, and four service elevators featuring some of the fastest elevator cars made, travelling at 1,200 feet per minute. The state-of-the-art Destination Dispatch System reduces lobby wait times, number of stops and overall travel time by directing passengers to the most efficient cab/route possible. Throughout, there has been extensive work going on inside the tower. Bechberger points out, “You watch a building grow for so long, and you might think it’s done when we get to the top,
but that’s just the start; the mechanical and electrical bring it all to life.” Arpi’s Industries Ltd. is handling heating and plumbing, and Western Electrical Management Ltd. is accomplishing electrical. Floor by floor, Alpine Drywall Calgary Ltd. crews are closing everything in, while the Calibre Group completes the architectural painting – basics such as columns, mechanical spaces, and washrooms. There are two washrooms on every floor and they must be 100 per cent complete along with the ceiling grid, sprinklers, etc. before the owner takes over the space. In those washrooms, Porter Tile & Marble (1991) Ltd. will install a total of 130,000 porcelain wall tiles and 15,600 floor tiles. So far, EllisDon has turned over the low-rise floors (about 23 floors) to the owner and expects to complete the mid-rise turnover by the end of September. Bechberger sees finishing details as one of the most difficult parts of any building project. “It’s a major challenge
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building the shell and superstructure that encompasses the floors and spaces, but it is equally as hard getting it commissioned, operational, and functioning as a building.” He anticipates another year’s worth of work to meet the completion date of July 2017. It’s all coming together and on schedule. Bechberger attributes this success to how EllisDon is set up, ensuring everyone works together. “That’s what makes a project go well…when you have that unity, that collaborative, problem-solving mindset between all trades,” he says. As construction manager, his goal has been keeping an eye on the schedule, costs, scopes of work, and contracts, ultimately having all the paperwork/documentation in place so the team can go out and build. “The trades have been very co-operative, organized, and easy to work with - problem-solvers who take a lot of pride in their work. I’ve worked with a lot of different supers, in a lot of different places, and these here are by far some of the best. Tim Brock essentially takes care of the tower, driving the super-structure and associated trades to the roof; Keith Studer has been working on the Pavilion and the Podium areas; Matt Rondot is covering the finishes going up the tower; and Mike Horobec works and monitors the overall plan/ schedule,” he praises. “Brad Storey and Scott Thompson both retired approximately a year ago, but it was a lot of their effort and hard work that got us set up and off to the right start. They’re a major part of the reason for our success in the project, and they still keep in touch, seeing how it’s progressing.” It is estimated that construction of Phase 1 of Brookfield Place will total 7.5 million man-hours, all working together as one complicated, effective team of know-how and integrity. That’s how we get things done in Calgary, and by next year, Brookfield Place will be further proof of the excellence of our construction industry. n
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REPORT | ACA
ACA Report ACA submits construction industry concerns to the WCB review panel
By Paul Verhesen, chairman of the Alberta Construction Association The Alberta Construction Association continues to make progress in advocating member needs to our partners in government and throughout the industry. With leadership from the Calgary Construction Association, ACA has carried forward the message that Alberta and our construction industry cannot prosper without market access for our petroleum products. Building on a positive meeting with Alberta Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, ACA called upon our partner associations at the 2016 fall meeting of the Canadian Construction Association to help build support in their communities. ACA’s message was well-received, and a task force was convened to determine next steps. Alberta’s leadership on prompt payment has also helped build momentum on the national stage. With leadership from Alberta Infrastructure, ACA was able to secure contract terms formalizing payment within 30 days, and progressive release of holdback. Canadian Construction Association is using this approach to assist its work with the federal government. On the home front, ACA has written the provincial government, municipalities, and other public sector owners asking they emulate Infrastructure’s lead. In concert with Alberta’s regional construction associations, the next step is regional workshops of contractors, owners, and the design community to explore improvements in the payment process. ACA and Alberta Infrastructure (AI) continue to work on contract terms of mutual concern. The Contract Close-Out Committee with AI is drawing to a successful close, which will see new contract language to provide clarity and line item payments for activities related to record documents and other aspects of closeout. A similar approach is under discussion for delivery of LEED items that fall within the responsibility of the contractor. Virtually every Alberta contractor and materials supplier is covered by (and funds) the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board. When the government announced in spring 2016 that the WCB would be reviewed, ACA immediately undertook development of a submission as a priority. Despite a very compressed timetable (release of consultation documents June 6,
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2016, with the deadline of submissions July 15, 2016), ACA’s submission was forwarded in early July to the review panel. ACA thanks a group of dedicated volunteers from the membership and our friends at the ITF, the employer association whose sole purpose is improving the WCB. ACA will be involved in followup consultations with the WCB Review Panel, expected to begin in fall 2016. Members can request a copy of the submission by contacting ACA (info@albertaconstruction.net). ACA recommendations and submission preamble are provided here as a quick snapshot: List of ACA recommendations include: 1. ACA recommends the board recruitment process be lengthened so that employer associations are given sufficient time to recruit candidates for consideration. 2. ACA recommends that employer reps be involved in the recruitment interviews as is currently the case with the Appeals Commission. 3. ACA recommends the current WCB Corporate Governance policy be revised to oblige that all nine of the WCB directors meet regularly with broad stakeholder groups such as the Industry Task Force (for employers) and the Labour Coalition (for labour). 4. ACA recommends the establishment of an independent Employer Appeals Office, within the Ministry of Labour, funded through an allocation of WCB premiums. 5. ACA recommends separating the Office of (worker) Appeals Advisor from the WCB, and improving the competency of these individuals. 6. ACA recommends repetitive strain injuries for older workers be treated as an occupational illness similar to hearing loss (that is, the costs be borne by the industry group as a whole rather than an individual employer). 7. ACA recommends the WCB Act should be amended to enshrine the principle that no-fault does not extend to post-incident behaviour that in effect removes the worker from the course of employment and hence entitlement to disability benefits.
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8. ACA recommends that the WCB formalize the use of inperson multi-stakeholder consultation, where the anticipated change will incur costs above a threshold, for example, where costs impacting those most affected by the change are going to increase by more than five per cent. 9. ACA recommends specific policies should be identified and cited for all decisions made on claims. 10. ACA recommends that the WCB confirm the range required to maintain actuarial soundness, and then operate within that range. 11. ACA recommends that the claim be automatically assigned to the camp operator when the operator is determined to be negligent, and otherwise be assigned to the industry group rather than the individual contractor. 12. ACA recommends amending the WCB Act to eliminate the potential for litigation for owner operators where they choose to forego personal coverage, as long as their corporation has coverage. The Alberta Construction Association welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the review of the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board. Alberta’s construction industry employs approximately one in 10 working Albertans and contributes approximately 25 per cent of WCB premiums (Source: WCB). With 3,000 member firms across Alberta, from small entrepreneurs to multinationals, union and non-union, serving all segments of the construction market, Alberta Construction Association represents the collective voice of Alberta’s nonresidential construction industry. While interprovincial comparisons need to be scrutinized to ensure comparing “apples to apples,” Alberta’s stakeholders can be justifiably proud in establishing one of the best workers’ compensation systems in Canada in terms of striking the right balance between workers and employers to ensure fair compensation, meaningful rehabilitation for an injured worker, and a sustainable and affordable workers’ compensation system:
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Beyond prompt pay and the WCB review, emerging issues for ACA and its membership include: • Adapting to carbon pricing and responding to market opportunities for renewable energy and energy efficiency programming. • Advocating for legislative protection and tools to assist employers in determining impairment and taking appropriate steps to protect their workers and the public, in the event that marijuana becomes legalized. ACA has expressed these views to the federal panel, and continues to develop understanding of the complexities in responding to this potentially significant change. n
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New OAEC courses target leadership and BIM training By Lisa Fattori
Colin Aitken, chair of the OAEC Leadership Committee and vice-president at Graham Construction and Engineering Inc., explains that clear and honest communication across all stakeholder groups is so important.
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Following the OAEC III Workshop (owners, architects, engineers and contractors) in 2015, task forces were created to focus on two areas of common interest – Effective Leadership and Embracing BIM. For the next year, committee members worked to develop course programming and, in 2016, the OAEC launched Modelling the Way: A Practical Course for Impacting Leadership, as well as Building Information Modeling (BIM) – Understand how to use Navisworks software for field co-ordination. Offered in Calgary, these two new courses provide participants with practical, how-to strategies and information, which they can then take back to their organizations and implement immediately. One Gold Seal credit is also awarded for each course completed. “From the OAEC workshop papers and evaluations, it was determined that the construction industry needed to focus additional attention around leadership and BIM,” says Dave Smith, president of the Calgary Construction Association. Debbie Hicks, president of DSH Consulting also notes, “It’s very challenging to get BIM adoption at the beginning of a project so that the model can effectively be used during construction and facilities maintenance during the life cycle of the building. The OAEC communities really need to work on this and it won’t change quickly. Also, the construction industry is very good at hard skills training, but we need to focus on the softer skills, such as honesty, authenticity, and integrity. Leadership is a very broad term, but we’re making this training more specific to leadership challenges facing the construction industry.” The pilot leadership course was offered in February 2016, with subsequent sessions held in June and September 2016. The one-day course was limited to 20 students to ensure one-on-one training time. In addition to participation by
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members of the leadership committee, the first course attendees represented a broad cross-section of OAEC stakeholder groups, including owners who purchase construction services, City representatives, engineers, architects, University of Calgary personnel, and a number of contractors. The 2015 OAEC workshop session on “How to be Good Leaders” identified key attributes of good leaders and these qualities were highlighted in the course programming. A positive attitude, humility, honesty, and confidence is a sampling of what was identified as the key attributes of a good leader. “This course was created to address issues that are common across all four stakeholder groups,” says Colin Aitken, chair of the OAEC Leadership Committee and vice-president at Graham Construction and Engineering Inc. “Clear and honest communications is so important. A common problem at the project level is a lack of cooperation – the contractor who doesn’t do what he says he will, owners who don’t make decisions, and architects who don’t provide information on time. It works better for everyone when all stakeholders are honest about what they can and can’t do, and then deliver on their commitments.” The leadership course is delivered by Vik Maraj, renowned for his work coaching global leaders, corporations, boards, and NGOs. Clients have gone on to make a significant difference in their communities, institutions, and societies. Maraj has also taught the critical aspects of leadership, as well as hostage negotiations to Canada’s national police force. Programming for the OAEC leadership course combines Maraj’s skills as an effective coach with practical leadership strategies that are geared to those working in the construction industry. Subject matter includes covering four foundations of leadership: leadership versus management, integrity, authenticity and responsibility, and social awareness and skilled conversation. Maraj’s unorthodox approach is effective in enabling students to experience real change and the sessions require active participation by attendees.
“Assignments during the course are very hands-on, with some work done individually and some in groups. One assignment was to deal with something that each of us had put off, some personal task that we didn’t get done. Right then and there we had to phone up the appropriate person and deal with the issue,” says Aitken. “This course is particularly good for smaller companies who don’t have in-house resources for training. At Graham, we have three leadership sessions developed and delivered in-house,
but we still put some of our people in the OAEC leadership course in September [2016], because of the quality, content, and unique delivery of the course. This course is suited for any level, and can benefit anyone working in a collaborative environment.” Participants were asked to examine their own personalities, and how their personal style effects how they deal with people and situations. “I enjoyed the course because it brought you out of your comfort zone and forced you to do a bit
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of soul searching,” says Tyler Bungay, president of Botting & Associates. “Construction is so vast, from engineering and construction to sales and marketing, so this course is useful to everyone in the industry. What you learn helps you to become a better leader and Vic had a different delivery method, which I found interesting and engaging.” Transparency and good communication throughout the supply chain of a project extends to the use of BIM and the opportunity for all parties to work off of accurate models. Inconsistencies in the accuracy of 3D models and the translation from 3D to 2D, increase the potential for errors, which costs a project time and money, and calls into questions the competence of construction professionals. Efforts to encourage widespread adoption of BIM, includes work by the Canada BIM Council (CanBIM), whose mission includes developing an industry consensus on BIM. The OAEC BIM task force, and subsequent course offering, were designed to address the need for a bigger uptake of BIM and standardized best practices. “In Canada, we are behind the U.S., U.K., and Singapore in developing a standard for BIM,” says Dragan Marinkovic, BIM task force committee member and BIM manager for CANA Construction Ltd. “We’re trying to start the BIM process at the beginning of a project, before the construction period starts, and bring the client, architect and structural, mechanical and electrical engineers all together. BIM can save a lot of money, because you build a model to make sure that everything fits prior to construction. You can reduce a significant percentage of material waste as well as time of labour.” Designers of 3D models can be reluctant to share what they consider proprietary material with general contractors of a project who must then create their own 3D models from 2D plans. Even when models are shared, they can lack pertinent details required by subcontractors, which stalls a project until clarifications are made. The practice of out-sourcing model building, and in some instances, to companies outside of Canada, further jeopardizes the accuracy of the 3D model, which may not adhere to local
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By Barb Livingstone Evolution, a multiphase condo project in the East Village, is just one example of the redevelopment boom happening in what is one of Calgary’s oldest neighbourhoods along the Bow River.
When FRAM+Slokker put shovels in the ground May 2016 in Calgary’s massive East Village redevelopment, the city’s condo market was already experiencing a drop in demand driven by a shrinking economy. But while construction cranes continue to dot the city skyline, they are a stark reflection of a multi-family housing sector that sells a majority of units well before construction even starts. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) forecasts multi-family starts in Calgary will decline to between 5,300 to 5,700 units in 2016, compared to almost 10,637 in the peak year of 2014. However, there were 10,398 units already under construction in March
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2016, all contributing to a year of growing inventory and fewer buyers. “Multi-family has more moving parts than single family,” says Richard Cho, senior market analyst for CMHC’s Prairie Region. He says with pre-sales and carry-over demand from before the full hit of the economic downturn, the multi sector wasn’t affected as early as other housing sectors. Last year, for example, despite the slowing economy, there were 8,895 units started — still considered a strong year. Fred Serrafero, vice-president of development and construction at Torontobased FRAM Building Group, says May’s
construction start on Verve — its second project in East Village, after the already completed First — came with 82 per cent of its 288 condos sold, most in 2014. Verve is slated for completion fall 2018 and “our hope is that by then, things will be a little better in Alberta,” he states. In Calgary’s condo market, the East Village project, spearheaded by Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), is one of the biggest re-developments the city has seen and in the current downturn, one of the city’s biggest economic drivers. Almost 12,000 people are expected to eventually reside in what is Calgary’s oldest neighbourhood along the Bow River, adjacent to the down-
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the urban renaissance happening in Victoria Park. While the north tower is complete, the south version, a perfect reflection of its partner, will be finished in 2016. While many condo builders are focusing this year on selling surplus inventory, some, like Embassy BOSA, are proceeding with initial stages on future projects. Already in the market with The Royal in Mount Royal, BOSA filed for a development per-mit for 700 multi-family units (including two towers of 18 and 30 storeys) Canada Lands’ Currie Barracks, in the city’s southwest core. While FRAM+Slokker has three more projects slated for East Village, including the 10-storey, 150-unit Vibe, which it hopes to launch early next year. Serrafero says the major challenge during the current economy– even when most units have been pre-sold — is finding bank financing, something that can take more than a year in Calgary, compared to three months in Toronto. The good news is construction costs have dropped, tradespeople are avail-
able, and while some discounting has been offered buyers, condo prices have not decreased substantially. Maggie Schofield, executive director of the Calgary Downtown Association, says the core’s residential market is an increasingly important support for downtown businesses, already affected by a huge increase in office vacancies and a drop in employment and retail spending. “It is easier to draw people if they are right there,” she says, particularly with the growth of East Village, which markets the downtown as residents’ “living room” with its cafes, restaurants, bars and arts, and culture venues. Schofield recalls the 1980s economic downturn where commercial and residential construction cranes disappeared in the core. The difference with this economy, she says, is interest rates are not 17 per cent, and for those with jobs, it is an excellent time to jump into the housing market. The Beltline, just south of downtown, continues its extensive, multi-family de-
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Qualex-Landmark’s newest project under construction, the 34-storey, 289-unit Park Point, faces onto Calgary’s historical Central Memorial Park.
velopment. Grosvenor Americas Calgary has two projects: the sold-out 135-unit Drake and Smith (53 per cent sold), an 18-storey, 250+ unit project slated for December 2016 completion. The company has purchased two additional sites in the neighbourhood, and is proceeding with preliminary permit and archi-
tectural plans for mixed-use developments, in preparation for the economy’s revival. “Whether that is one year, or three, or four, we want to be first to market,” says Robert Duteau, senior vice-president of development for Grosvenor Americas. “We will be watching the economy and
consumer confidence because the trend of urbanization in Calgary is only at its beginning. More and more people want to live in the inner core, and not be driving the Deerfoot every day.” Grosvenor also has Avenue, one of the few condo towers being built in the city’s west end, across the river from Kensington. The first 198-unit tower is 78 per cent sold. That project — with a strong component of downsizers not as affected by the downturn — has partnered with Calgary realtors, to ensure Avenue is in their mix. It has worked as 50 per cent of sales have been through realtors. Qualex-Landmark, with a $370-million investment and seven land parcels in the Beltline, has, over its 14 years in the neighbourhood, experienced two major economic swings. Parham Mahboubi, vice-president of planning and marketing, says Calgary successfully rebounded from the 2007 downturn, and his company feels the worst is over in the current slump. Qualex-Landmark’s newest project under construction, the 34-storey, 289unit Park Point, faces onto Calgary’s his-
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torical Central Memorial Park. It is still seeing a steady flow of visitors, continued sales (seven within a month) and record low cancellations. “In our view, this sales activity is history repeating itself: what goes up, comes down and then goes back up again,” says Mahboubi. In Calgary’s apartment condo market the burgeoning inventory of available units not only means a buyers’ market, but a renters’ one as well. CMHC predicts the 30 per cent of apartment condos traditionally bought by investors to offer for rent, will combine with new rental-only units being built (1,943 units were under construction in March 2016). Versus is a new apartment development by WAM Development Group currently under construction by general contractor Ledcor. Located at the western end of the vibrant mixed-use Beltline area of Calgary, the site is ideally located to offer residents access to the best urban amenities the city has to offer. The project will feature 444 rental residential suites in two towers (17 and 34 storeys in height) with complementary ground and second floor commercial space, set to be completed in late 2016. Projects like this will help to push the vacancy rate to seven per cent by October – although experts say that rate was already in place this summer – and push rents down. That new vacancy rate compares to 5.3 per cent in October 2015, and 1.4 per cent in fall 2014. n
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FEATURE | New Scholarships
Supporting Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Employers The CCA creates new scholarships for SAIT and the University of Calgary By Deb Smith
Scott MacPherson, dean of SAIT’s School of Construction, in front of the school’s 740,000-square-foot Trades and Technology complex.
Danielle Lambert receiving one of six $2,500 scholarships for CPM students at SAIT from Todd Poulsen, president of Elan Construction Limited and chairman of the CCA Education Fund committee.
The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) has made a $50,000 donation to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in recognition of the school’s 2016 centennial anniversary. Matched by the provincial government’s Access to the Future Fund, the donation will establish two annual scholarships in perpetuity of $1,750 for two students entering the SAIT School of Construction in the first year of a degree, diploma, or apprenticeship program. The criteria for the award is based on 50 per cent financial need, 20 per cent academic achievement, and 30 per cent leadership. Students also must be Canadian citizens and/or landed immigrants, and preference is given to Alberta students. In recognition that women make up 15 per cent of Canada’s construction workforce, but only two per cent of all tradespeople, the CCA has stipulated the annual scholarships go to one male and one female beginning their training in the industry. To further their commitment to education in construction trades the CCA has also provided six $2,500 scholarships for University of Calgary engineering students through the CCA Education Fund. The CCA established its Education Fund in 2001 as part of
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its ongoing commitment to education within the construction industry. Since its creation the Education Fund has raised in excess of over one million dollars - $719,000 of which has been raised through the CCA’s annual Education Fund Golf tournament. The 2016 golf event alone raised $53,000 to further advance scholarship opportunities through the fund. Today, the Education Fund provides scholarships and awards for CCA member firm employees, dependents, and students every year, as well as support for high school and post secondary trades programs. Examples of these are outlined below: • In their fourth year, SAIT’s BSc. Construction Project Management (CPM) students complete a “Capstone Project” to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have acquired through their degree. The CCA Education Fund awards six $2,500 annual scholarships in recognition of these achievements. Although not directly as part of the CCA Education Fund program, CCA member firms support the CPM students with internships after their third year in the degree program. • A one-time contribution of $50,000 for two tool cribs including tools - $25,000 each for the Calgary Board of
First cohort of CCA sponsored Dual-Credit Carpenters complete technical training at SAIT
Thank you for investing in the future of construction SAIT proudly recognizes the Calgary Construction Association and its members for their dedication to applied education. SAIT would like to thank the Calgary Construction Association for continued support of our students through the CCA Education Fund. Your contributions to first-class construction education through the purchase of tools and equipment combined with the student awards you provide give us the ability to create student success.
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(Left to right) Fabrizio Carinelli, 2014 CCA chair, presents Scott MacPherson, dean of SAIT’s School of Construction, with a donation for tool cribs.
Education (CBE) and the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) to kick off the Dual Credit Carpentry Program, a partnership between SAIT, the CBE, CCSD, and the CCA. • Annual contributions of $6,400 for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) based on 32 dual credit carpentry students. This gives new students their own PPE, creating a culture of safety at the start of their careers in construction. “The CCA fundraises every year to fulfil our commitment to the Education Fund,” explains Todd Poulsen, president of Elan Construction Limited and the chairman of the CCA Education Fund committee. One hundred per cent of what the CCA Education Fund raises goes to supportive industries through scholarships and
bursaries and to help youth pursue their career in construction. A large part of that funding goes to benefit SAIT’s construction industry students. The SAIT School of Construction primarily resides in the 740,000-square-foot Trades and Technology complex that was built in 2012 at a cost of $400 million. In order to meet modern construction needs, the school offers more than 20 full-time programs which range from degrees, diplomas, certificates, and apprenticeships. As a measure of the success of these programs, recent grads achieved a 96-per cent employment rate in the industry. SAIT has been an active force within Calgary’s construction industry since it opened its doors in 1916, committed to handson, skills-oriented training. It was the first publicly-funded technology institute in Canada, specifically designed to meet the practical needs of employers. That philosophy continues today as expert advisory committees continuously review and update its programs to reflect the changing needs within industry. As Scott MacPherson, dean of SAIT’s School of Construction, explains, “We don’t determine what the students learn; industry tells us what it is that they need the students to learn.” Since the CCA was established in 1944, its members have been working with SAIT to bring the most skilled and highly trained workforce to the Calgary construction industry. “We’re strong supporters of each other,” says Poulsen. “SAIT enables tradespeople coming into our industry to realize their goals, whether it is to become journeypersons or architectural and civil engineer technologists or construction management degree holders.” Not only is it vital to attract young people into the construction industry in order to fulfil future labour market challenges, it also benefits all to ensure the upcoming workforce is the best it can be. This recent generous donation by the CCA to support and recognize the contribution SAIT has made to the construction industry for a century is one more way the association strives to carry forward the excellent reputation of Calgary’s tradespeople and the CCA membership. n
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FEATURE | New Interchanges
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Mac Logan, general manager of the Transportation Department for the City of Calgary, states that one of the goals of the City’s infrastructure projects is to foster economic growth.
Whether its by transit, car, or even bicycle, the City of Calgary is ensuring it’s citizens get to where they want to go in a timely and safe manner. It’s a promise that can be seen in the City’s current and future budget. The projection for total city infrastructure spending in the next three years is $1.5 billion, which is a 25 per cent increase in the City’s record year of spending. Unlike previous years, however, the strategy is to pool resources to support a variety of infrastructure needs in a particular neighbourhood rather than to fund individual departments. “When we look at infrastructure investment in Calgary, there are three themes emerging: transportation and logistics;
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sports and entertainment; and health and education,” says Mac Logan, general manager of the Transportation Department for the City of Calgary. “Historically, transportation infrastructure projects are planned based on goods movement and traffic growth. Next year, we will be combining the list of all municipal infrastructure projects to target specific areas in Calgary. It’s good to get someone from the suburbs to downtown faster, but that doesn’t create a job. The goal is to pool our projects and to cluster investment to foster economic growth.” New overpass projects in Calgary are aiding in that growth, improving the efficiency of moving goods and people, all while enhancing safety for pedestrians,
cyclists, and motorists. Construction is currently underway at three key intersections: Macleod Trail and 162 Avenue South, Glenmore Trail and Ogden Road S.E., and the TransCanada Highway (TCH) and Sarcee Trail. Constructed by Graham Infrastructure, the interchange projects improve traffic flow through the elimination of traffic lights, while roadway ramp improvements increase capacity to accommodate more vehicles, particularly in growth areas. The multi-phase projects are in various stages of construction, with completion expected from August to December in 2017. The Macleod Trail/162 Avenue South Interchange is a $61-million project that has been designed to make Macleod Trail
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a free-flow gateway to the city from the provincial highway network. Over top of Macleod Trail, two interchange bridges accommodate east and west traffic on 162 Avenue and Sun Valley Boulevard. The scope of work includes intersection improvements at Shawville Boulevard and 162 Avenue, as well as a basketweave structure to accommodate access for southbound traffic to the shopping centre. The design of the interchange over Macleod Trail is a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI), which is the first DDI constructed in Canada. “The nice thing about this design is that you have greater capacity and shorter signal cycle times for turning movements when entering and exiting 162 Avenue,” says Bryce McKay, senior project manager with Graham Infrastructure. “For left turns exiting 162 Avenue, motorists only pass through one signal instead of two signals with convention signalized diamond interchanges. Eastbound traffic temporarily crosses over to the traditional westbound lanes and vice versa. This allows for two phase signals and significantly improves traffic operations, compared to a standard diamond interchange.” The two separate overpass bridges are mirror images and have a span of 52 metres. Construction of the DDI is divided into nine phases, beginning with the construction of the south bridge. In fall 2016, traffic will be moved to the newly built south alignment, and construction will begin on the north bridge. The old 162 Avenue at-grade roadway, where it intersects Macleod Trail, will be excavated and replaced with bulk fill to build up the new roadway elevation. “The final stage will require a larger shutdown of the complete intersection, so that we can switch lane alignments,” says Brad Harder, project manager for Graham Infrastructure. “This will be a two-to-three-day process over a weekend, in mid-August [2017]. The project will then just require final landscaping, before the interchange is officially open in September [2017].” Another of Calgary’s busiest corridors is Glenmore Trail, between Barlow Trail and Ogden Road. Two at-grade railway crossings on each side of the Western Headworks (WH) Canal, as well as traffic
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Jayson Veldhoen, operations manager, regional civil-Calgary, Graham Infrastructure, shows the design of the interchange over Macleod Trail, a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI), which is the first DDI constructed in Canada.
The $60.3-million improvements to the Glenmore Trail and Ogden Road S.E. Interchange will increase eastbound Glenmore Trail from 18 Street to Ogden Road from two lanes to three.
lights at Ogden Road, create bottlenecks for both commuters and commercial vehicles, with wait times at railway stops, sometimes as long as 30 minutes. With the future LRT line slated to run west of the CPR tracks, traffic flow would be further interrupted, with traffic stopping every five minutes during rush hour. The Glenmore Trail and Ogden Road
S.E. Interchange will create a free-flow roadway between Barlow Trail and 18 Street S.E. The $60.3-million improvements include a new roadway on Glenmore Trail between Ogden Road and Barlow Trail; a new bridge over the CPR and CNR tracks, the WH Canal, and the future Southeast LRT tracks; and a new interchange at Glenmore Trail and Ogden
Road. In addition, Shepard Road, south of Glenmore Trail, has been replaced by a new roadway at 26 Street, which will connect to Ogden Road. Eastbound Glenmore Trail, from 18 Street to Ogden Road will increase from two to three lanes, while the westbound carriage will be expanded to three lanes from the WH Canal to 18 Street. Improvements on Glenmore Trail occupy a 2.8-kilometre stretch of roadway. The Ogden Road structure has a span of 66 metres, and the WH Canal bridge spans 124 metres. The distance between the two bridges is approximately 300 metres. This section has been completely filled in with 160,000 cubic metres of earth to raise the grade so that it is even with the two bridges. The bridges are being constructed using a combination of black, galvanized, and stainless steel. Typically, bridge surfaces are finished in galvanized steel, but for this project, the more durable and corrosion-resistant stainless steel is installed on the deck. “One of the biggest challenges was the construction of the bridge over the canal and tracks, because we had three different stakeholders all in one area,” says Tyler Krug-Wilson, project manager for Graham Infrastructure. “We had a very tight timeline, from mid-October to April [2016], to fill in the canal and create a working platform to build the bridge’s piers and girders. Also, there are huge traffic volumes in this area, which requires various stages of detours, to minimize disruption and keep traffic flowing.”
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Improvements to the TCH and Sarcee Trail interchange is a joint project between the City of Calgary and developer Trinity Development Group. The goal is to separate the higher-volume commuter traffic from the local traffic that needs to access adjacent communities, including the new Trinity Hills development southwest of the interchange. The improvements will increase safety for drivers by eliminating conflict points. Cyclists and pedestrians will also enjoy enhanced safety with the inclusion of a pedestrian underpass from Wilson Gardens to the Trinity Hills pathway system. The $30-million joint project is fairly unique in that approximately 75 per cent of the funding is provided by Trinity Development Group. “Having a developer employ the contractor and fund the majority of an infrastructure project is relatively new for the City of Calgary,” says Jayson Veldhoen, operations manager, regional civil-Calgary, for Graham Infrastructure. “As Calgary grew drastically over the past 20 years, there was a lot of development along the highways, and it was a challenge to get proper interchanges constructed. In the last 10 years, as Calgary’s population surpassed one million people, there has been a lot of pressure for developers to share the costs. Now, the City is making it a condition for Land Use that the infrastructure servicing a new development has to be in place. Raising the bar benefits the City, current residents and future residents of new developments.” The majority of work is to provide access to the Trinity Hills development, and at the same time, there are improvements to TCH on and off ramps to improve the flow of traffic. Other work includes a new east bridge and a new west bridge on Sarcee Trail, to allow for free flow traffic, while incorporating a roundabout for access to the Trinity Hills development. There are two new storm water management facilities, underground utilities, MSE retaining walls, and a new pathway connection via the pedestrian underpass. “The roundabout keeps traffic flowing without the need for lights,” says Edgar Morais, project manager for Graham Infrastructure. “It gives you access to Trinity Hills development and Wilson Gardens residential area, as well as easy access to
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east/west TCH and north/south Sarcee Trail. MSE retaining walls are required to accommodate the pathways and pedestrian underpass into the interchange.” The new TCH/Sarcee Trail interchange not only improves local and regional connections, but it also makes a key contribution to Calgary’s overall transportation network. The pedestrian underpass enables cyclists and pedestrians to safety cross Sarcee Trail and the new route will eventually tie in with the city’s pathway system. The interchange will also be an important link in maintaining the efficiency of free-flow traffic coming off of the Calgary Ring Road. “This interchange will take a huge volume of traffic from the Southwest Calgary Ring Road, which will be completed in 2021,” Veldhoen says. “The last segment is the West Calgary Ring Road, and until this portion is completed, TCH and Sarcee Trail will be a crucial link.” The City of Calgary maintains a 10-year capital program that is updated every four years. Transportation infrastructure projects fall within four areas: mobility hubs and transit corridors; goods move-
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The new TransCanada Highway/Sarcee Trail interchange not only improves local and regional connections, but it also makes a key contribution to Calgary’s overall transportation network.
ment and traffic growth; transportation network optimization, which includes traffic signals and noise barriers; and lifecycle and asset management. Within the City’s 2015-2024 transportation infrastructure investment plan, Investing in Mobility, there are 29 projects identified that require $762 million in funding. Seventeen of those projects have received funding and the remaining candidates will move up the list of priorities, as funding becomes available. Calgary Transit is also pursuing the start of a new LRT line, the Green Line, which is a project to begin within five years, with a first phase of $4.5-billion investment. Upcoming projects include the construction of five connecting roads from the South West Ring Road to the city. “The North East and South East sections are finished and the Province has committed to having the Ring Road open by 2021,” says the City’s Mac Logan. “There is over $100 million worth of work on the City’s side to build those connecting roads. One is almost complete and one or two a year will be constructed until 2020.” n
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FEATURE | Recreation Centres
Playtime in Rocky Ridge and Seton Two of Calgary’s newest rec centres offer up ample amenities and striking designs
By Colleen Biondi
The design of Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility is intended to mimic the natural surroundings of the area with a low-rise look of structural waves and undulations to match the local landscape.
In short order, two of Calgary’s growing neighbourhoods – Rocky Ridge in the city’s northwest and Seton in the deep south - will welcome state-of-the-art, multi-purpose recreation centres. When completed, in 2017 and 2018 respectively, they will be hubs for health, wellness, creativity, and connectivity. The two facilities represent approximately 80 per cent of a $480-million project budget as part of the City of Calgary’s
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investment to improve the availability of recreation opportunities in underserved areas of Calgary. Remington YMCA in Quarry Park and the Great Plains Recreation Facility - both in the southeast opened to the public earlier in 2016. The Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility will be a 284,000-square-foot facility located in a park between a natural hill and a reconstructed wetland area, where there are scenic views of both cityscape
and the mountains. Amenities will include competition and leisure pools, a wave system and water slide, two ice rinks, three gyms, a fitness centre, aerobic studios, and walking and running tracks. There will be child-minding and art studio spaces, a Calgary Public Library, as well as an outdoor basketball court, skateboard park, and outlook structures. The City-owned facility will be operated by YMCA Calgary.
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The interior of the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility features big, bright glulam beams made from Douglas fir and shipped in from Penticton, British Columbia adding to the impressive aesthetic of the 284,000-square-foot facility.
Seton Recreation Facility’s design features exposed structural steel elements, large trusses, and sparkly, tile-like panels, along with large atriums and clear storage spaces, which at night, will allow viewers to see through the building.
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The construction crew broke ground on this civic venture in February 2015, explains Trevor O’Brien, senior project manager with PCL Construction. To date, the structure is wrapped up and the envelope is in full swing. They are working on drywall, masonry, and electrical rough-in duties. The finishes will be next and will be tackled once the relevant sections are watertight. “We’ve got a lot of real estate out here and a lot of space to fill,” he adds. And to do that work, O’Brien is relying on the many trade contractors on-site each and every day. Peak production is underway with a site workforce of over 200. One unique aspect of the building is its design, which is intended to mimic the natural surroundings of the area. Picture a low-rise look, with structural waves and undulations to match the local landscape. So, a curvy roof made of glued laminated timbers; an outside clad in brass patina to look like and blend in with native grasses; walls which curve in elevation to the roof to form the parapets. “The glulams are at different elevations and are striking,” says O’Brien. “From anywhere in the building they are big, bright pieces of lumber.” Due to the challenge of such a “curvaceous” layout, O’Brien and his team approached the task in two specific ways. First, they used a virtual construction process using 3D technology to create the building digitally. Second, they built a life-sized mock-up of the glulam-steel connection and parapet and built that in the field. “This was a huge step in making sure we understood the complexity and the sequencing and to help plan out the build. It worked quite well.” Indeed, neither the work nor the complexities are daunting to O’Brien, who is on target for the project’s time frame and budget. “I am fortunate to be working with such a talented team. Everyone is committed to the vision.” At the Seton Recreation Facility site, the team working with John Preston, senior project manager with Bird Construction and project manager on the job, is also committed to building a firstrate product.
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This 330,000-square-foot facility is being built behind South Health Campus and will butt up against a future LRT station and a high school. The crew broke ground in March 2016. Similar to Rocky Ridge, Seton also features a mix of leisure, sports, arts, cultural, recreational, and community amenities, including a community library, performance theatre, and youth centre. Seton’s water park area also features a “wave runner” for surfing enthusiasts. The “articulated” exterior of this building features exposed structural steel elements and large trusses. It is a clean-looking design which uses sparkly, tile-like panels. The colour scheme – although not totally nailed down – will involve a variegated, grey palette. Inside, there are large atriums and clear storage spaces, as well as efficient LED lighting. “At night, it will be exquisite,” says Preston. “You’ll be able to see through the building.” As with any project, there have been some challenges since construction began, including the excessive rain that characterized the 2016 summer season. Concurrent projects, such as the start of the construction for the high school, will pose additional logistical challenges and require coordinating finesse from both project teams. Despite requiring some extra thought and efforts, Preston is optimistic the finished product will be well worth it. He and his team are proud of working on a project that will be used and enjoyed by many and will have a long shelf life. Plus, they have an additional feather in their cap – this project has received a Gold Seal Certification (GSC) designation. This means the staff working on it have met a national standard of excellence. “Bird has been instrumental in keeping the Gold Seal Program front and centre. Investing in our people pays dividends for their own self-worth, for the company and its projects.” The Gold Seal Program was created about 25 years ago by the Canadian Construction Association, explains Kees Cusveller, national chairperson for the program and vice-president of alternative projects with Graham Con-
Frederick Vine, 2016 CCA chair at the podium welcoming everyone to the CCA’s 4th Gold Seal Project celebration. In addition, from left to right, Kees Cusveller, CCA-National Gold Seal program chair bringing greetings to the event from the Canadian Construction Association, Ian Reid, BIRD Construction representing the general contractor on the project, and Dwayne Dronyk, project manager, facility infrastructure representing the City of Calgary (owner).
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FEATURE | Young Construction Leaders Committee
Passing the Leadership Torch
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The members of the very first Young Construction Leaders Committee (YCLC) were announced at the CCA’s annual general meeting in March 2016. Since then, the YCLC has been hard at work establishing the committee’s mandate by creating a mission statement, designing a new committee logo, and planning various events. Be sure to follow @YCL_Calgary on Twitter and encourage others to join the YCL community. Left to right: Chair Jordan Teed (Universal Flooring), Scott Bateman (Pockar Masonry), Vice-Chair Kyle Morgan (Westcor Construction), Avree Bujaczek (PCL), Dustin Worts (Read Jones Christoffersen), Rob Lukacs (CANA), Amy Smith (CCA), Tyler Bungay (Botting & Associates), and Harrison Duke (EllisDon).
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“Over the past few years and over the next decade, there will be a big generational change and the question is how do we turn the enthusiastic younger generation into the leaders of tomorrow?”
Avree Bujaczek on site of the Calgary Zoo Flood Mitigation project where she is a field coordinator for PCL Construction.
YCLC Chair Jordan Teed (Universal Flooring) and Social Committee lead Scott Bateman (Pockar Masonry) presenting a $1,000 cheque to Amy Schick of Kids Cancer Care. This money was raised through the generous support of CCA members at the Steacy Easton Memorial Tournament that took place at Country Hills in June 2016.
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Like many industries, Calgary’s institutional, commercial, and industrial construction sectors face the continuing retirement of many of its baby boomer-generation leaders. That is one reason, says Avree Bujaczek, a 28-yearold field coordinator at PCL, there is a need for a resource to help young professionals to “act as a sponge” and tap into that professional experience, and to strengthen their own leadership capabilities. “Some of these people have 40 years in the industry and it is unlikely we will be able to find that again,” says the secretary-treasurer of the new committee. YCLC was officially launched in March 2016, as a standing committee of the CCA. The new committee members worked hard in the early stages to establish their mission and create clarity around the purpose of the group. The YCLC felt with a clear vision of what they stood for would enable them to remain focused on their goals and also provide the industry with an understanding of their purpose. The mission is to “enhance the industry by providing a sustainable platform for Calgary’s Young Construction Leaders to build relationships, exchange ideas, and create community through social, educational, and outreach initiatives.” YCLC will work on those three defined pillars – social, education, and outreach – with industry members who are 35 and under, and whose em-
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ployers are members of the CCA. Committee executive includes a chair, vicechair, secretary-treasurer, past chair (in coming years), and both a CCA staff and board of directors’ liaison. Teed has been on the CCA board of directors for two years, and became chair of YCLC. “I believe it is something that can have a real impact,” he says. Already, he says, the voice of the next generation is being heard in its call for increased collaboration — less work silos and more teamwork on projects — and increased use of technology, for efficiencies. He also says the committee will be involved in recruitment of young people into the industry by challenging stereotypes. “You are not putting your personal safety at risk – this is a very safe industry, it is not just for men, and your career options are not limited to the trades,” says Teed, citing the diversity of careers, from skilled trades, to project management, to finance, to marketing, to engineering, and architecture. Bujaczek, who, prior to taking SAIT’s Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management, worked in Saskatchewan’s geo-technical field, says it was at SAIT she joined committees connecting students with industry. “It was getting involved and seeing the opportunities out there that was exciting.” She is also, through the CCA, involved in promoting the industry to young women, and says the new committee hopes to speak in high schools to make all students aware of the breadth of the industry.
Left to right: YCLC members Harrison Duke (EllisDon), Kyle Morgan (Westcor), Scott Bateman (Pockar Masonry), and Jordan Teed (Universal Flooring) participate in the first lean Community of Practice (CoP) session that took place on September 9, 2016. Calgary has established the first lean CoP where people can gather, learn, connect and explore the ramifications of lean principles both for their own organizations and the larger industry.
Tyler Bungay, president of mechanical contracting company Botting and Associates, is the board of directors’ liaison for YCLC. His 17-year path to leadership at Botting began when he joined Calgary’s construction industry at age 21. He says his journey was aided by involvement in CCA, where he has been on the board since 2009. “I got involved as a young guy, went and participated wherever I could. It’s a base for you to grow,” he explains. Bungay says the new committee’s big picture is to help young members of the industry gain experience from others, and from the industry as a whole, beyond just their particular discipline. He adds as the older generation in the industry steps back, there is the opportunity for a younger generation to step forward. “Over the past few years and over the next decade, there will be a big generational change and the question is, how do we turn the enthusiastic younger generation into the leaders of tomorrow?” questions Bungay. Bungay, who led the CCA committee that framed terms of reference and structure for YCLC, says the industry has been searching for ways to grow leadership in the younger generation and the younger generation has been looking for opportunities to get into senior positions. The CCA listened to the two voices of its membership, and knew it needed to fill the hole. Amy Smith, director of operations for CCA, sits as the staff liaison on the young leaders committee. She says the association took a year to “do it right” by developing a strong framework to
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Bob Robinson, president and CEO of Westcor Construction, and his team weave CSR in to the everyday workings of the company.
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There’s been a quiet but powerful movement underfoot in the Canadian construction industry. To date, it’s mainly been spoken about in back offices or behind closed doors. But its story is starting to be told and it’s getting louder and louder in each telling. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has come to the forefront and those companies that are embracing it and calling it their own are reaping the rewards – from all their stakeholders. Defining CSR “CSR encompasses not only what companies do with their profits but also how they make them,” states a Brantford Consulting Report entitled Corporate Social Responsibility: State of Play in the Construction Industry. “It goes beyond philanthropy and compliance and addresses how companies manage their economic, social, and environmental impacts, as well as their relationships in all key spheres of influence: the workplace; the
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“Each of us asked ourselves what we could do to gain an advantage and differentiate ourselves,” he recalls. “We not only looked at ways to reduce waste and recycle but also for ways to engage the community. We came up with a proposal to offer some education at the local school within their existing construction program. Our thoughts were that we could engage the kids of the community during construction and maybe they would be less apt to vandalize the building after it was done, that it would
give them a sense of ownership. And we thought we could use the opportunity to actually explain the construction process to the kids as it progressed. It would also serve as another way to introduce them to construction careers.” Group 92 won the bid. The aforementioned Brantwood Consulting report noted many benefits in having a sound CSR policy. Among them are stronger financial performance and profitability through operational efficiency gains; improved relations with the investment community and better access to capital; enhanced employee relations; stronger relationships with communities and enhanced license to operate; and improved reputation and branding. The report quotes that companies with high employee engagement, for example, had a 19-per cent increase in operating income and almost 28-per cent growth in earnings per share. By comparison, those companies with low levels of engagement experienced a 32per cent drop in operating income and an 11-per cent decline in earnings per share. Loud and clear In helping to spread the word about CSR, Coote often finds himself asked for clarification from those companies that are already investing financially in their communities. “I try to tell them that quite honestly, most of them are already doing CSR, but that they’re framing it differently,” he says. “The construction industry has tended to stay out of the limelight when it comes to these sort of things. We don’t like to toot our own horn. The problem is that we see CSR creeping into procurement. Municipalities are starting to ask for a company’s CSR policy on their tenders. For some companies, it’s really just a matter of shaping things differently. But the point is that we want our members to get out in front of it and, if they’re asked, they can respond with an understanding of CSR and will be equipped with the right tools to manage it.” One individual who had a bit of a tough time adjusting to being vocal
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about his company’s CSR activities is Bob Robinson, president and CEO of Westcor Construction. “One of the things that strikes me about CSR is that, traditionally, people have done that kind of stuff but they have done it quietly,” he explains. “I kept having employees, especially the younger ones, asking me why we aren’t talking about the things we’re doing. Getting used to shouting it from the mountain top, through Twitter and our website, involved a bit of discomfort on my part. But having our people thank me for doing things on their behalf made it a bit easier. I truly believe that it’s important for people to know about it.” According to Robinson, being outspoken about your company’s activities accomplishes two very important things. One, it challenges other people/ firms to do the same – or better. And two, it’s good for your employees because they really do want to know what their company is doing on their behalf. Westcor is fortunate in that CSR was embedded in the company’s culture right from the getgo of its founding in 2003. The company’s core values (such as integrity, accountability, professionalism, collaboration, innovation, helping others, etc.) pretty much aligned with what Robinson calls the “four pillars” of CSR: ethics; health and safety; environment; and valuing partnerships throughout the supply chain. “When those core values become embedded in the company’s culture, it drives everything. For us, the terminology came after,” says Robinson. “We were doing the CSR things but just didn’t know what it was called.” Westcor’s CSR initiatives are woven into the company’s everyday culture from supplying a pallet of drinking water to the homeless on an unseasonably hot Calgary day, to employees setting up numerous Westcor team challenges that result in donations to important charities. Some are more time consuming, such hosting an official practice tender closing for SAIT students which takes hours of the company’s estimating team’s time to organize, and some are outside of office hours. And although it sometimes does cost money, Robinson
emphasizes it’s all well worth the price. “Cost does play a role in CSR,” he states. “But, interestingly, there are a lot of things you can do that aren’t costly. And those things that do cost money aren’t really hard decisions because sometimes, you just have to do the right thing.” Community care Doing the right thing may also be a matter of going on a bit of a voyage of discovery to see how you can help with-
in the community. Late in 2015, several individuals took part in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to gain a first-hand look at what it meant to live in Calgary as a person with disabilities. Calgary Construction Association President Dave Smith found himself in a wheelchair for the experience, while representatives from the City of Calgary and non-profit organizations wore earmuffs to simulate being deaf or blindfolds to simulate being blind.
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Smith noted how the city of Calgary, although very proactive in providing accessibility to all, still offers some day-to-day challenges that most people aren’t aware of. His new perspective revealed how difficult it can be to board an LRT car from the station platform because the small front wheels of the wheelchair became lodged between the platform and the LRT car. Fortunately, Smith managed to maneuver through the difficulties – thanks to the kindness of locals who were willing to assist in lifting the wheelchair to the LRT car.
As a result of his experience that day, Smith met with Kent Hehr, the new Liberal Member of Parliament. Smith has also vowed to help create an environment of greater accessibility for all Calgarians. The CCA will be working with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, CCA members, and the City of Calgary to develop a best practices guide for greater accessibility for individuals with disabilities within Calgary. In September 2016, the City of Calgary updated their Access Design Standards.
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These standards enhance accessibility by mandating design measures that exceed the Alberta Building Code requirements, and are required to be incorporated into the design and construction of all new buildings constructed on City-owned land, spaces leased by the City in buildings that are not on City-owned land, and City renovation projects. These updates are intended to help create an inclusive society, where the built environment is useable, functional, and accessible to everyone. Major updates address mobility design, such as parking within 50 metres of an entrance and power door operators for barrier-free bathrooms; vision accessibility including service animal relieving areas and signage requirements for rooms within City buildings; and hearing accessibility which includes assisted listening system at information counters and more descriptive signage for assisted listening systems. Building recognition The task of developing a CSR policy does not have to be a complicated one. Robinson identifies two clear paths forward. “The first avenue is to sit down and answer the ‘why’ of why you’re in business,” he says. “You need to explore what your core values are. If those values align with CSR, then the rest is easy. The second avenue to sit down and draft a code of ethics. But you need to engage everyone in its development. CSR is a high priority for the youth, so you definitely need them to be at the table.” According to Robinson, it’s worth the effort to develop a CSR policy. “Those companies that don’t actively embrace some form of CSR are going to lose employees, certainly the millennials,” he concludes. “More and more, the millennials are the ones driving this. And those who aren’t millennials, but who have an open mind, are very interested in learning more about it. There is no doubt that genuine CSR can be a huge differentiator in today’s market.” n
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From Ground to Air
The YYC International Facilities Project is ready for take off By Deb Smith
Photos courtesy of the Calgary Airport Authority.
The YYC Calgary Airport Authority’s Airport Development Program consists of two major projects: Canada’s longest 14,000-foot parallel runway, which opened in June 2014, and a major terminal expansion, doubling the footprint of the existing airport terminal, which opened in October 2016.
Over 100 years ago, Calgary’s airport was nothing more than a runway in a field 10 kilometres outside city limits. As part of the World War II effort, it added four runways and five wartime hangers. Growing alongside the city of Calgary, what is now Calgary International Airport has become an important transportation hub with traffic continuing to rise despite the current economic turndown. Last year 15.48 million passengers travelled through YYC – a 1.4 per cent increase from 2014. And for many years the airport has been experiencing record growth, nearly doubling in passenger numbers over the last 10 years. Looking ahead to accommodate future growth, The Calgary Airport Authority undertook the Airport Development Program which consists of two major projects: Canada’s longest 14,000-foot parallel runway, which opened in June 2014, and a major terminal expansion, doubling
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the footprint of the existing airport terminal, which is set to open its doors on October 31, 2016, and includes terminal connectivity projects focused on providing infrastructure and systems to connect passengers and baggage between the new international terminal and the existing terminal. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. is the construction manager for the new five-level terminal, the structure/shell for an on-site Marriott Hotel, built directly between the two terminals, as well as the related terminal connectivity projects. EllisDon also completed the hotel’s interior fit-out in time for its September 2016 opening. The new terminal has 25 passengerboarding bridges configured for Multiple Aircraft Ramp Systems (MARS)–a state-ofthe-art system maximizing parking space on the tarmac. Multi-headed aerobridges
will accommodate large wide body aircraft with multiple entry/exit doors, while each head can individually service single-entry, smaller aircraft. The result is a flexible system designed for changing demands in aircraft traffic and technology. International and U.S.-destined travellers will have their own respective Departures Halls where they can relax and enjoy 50 new shops and service locations. Passengers can shop and dine, while they wait to board their aircraft. Beneath the terminal building, 581 vertical geothermal wells at a depth of 150 metres will heat and cool the large space through 620 kilometres of in-floor radiant tubing, while co-generation heat and power units supply any remaining heating needs. Marco Mejia, vice-president of Planning and Engineering for The Calgary Airport Authority explains, “The terminal was developed with a focus on reducing
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More than 2,000 people took part in trials on everything from YYC LINK passenger shuttles to check-in and passenger processing systems in the new International Terminal.
our environmental footprint wherever possible.” The project includes many other sustainable features in the design. Rainwater and meltwater collected from the terminal roof will be filtered and stored in large cisterns with a capacity of 800,000 litres of water to be used for low-flow plumbing fixtures throughout the facility washrooms. The exterior glass wall will both retain and repel heat as needed with a double glazed façade on all south facing walls, triple-pane glass, and automatic built-in blinds. Even the way passenger’s bags will be handled is going greener. “We’ve completed testing our new stateof-the-art CrisBag® baggage-handling system. Although this tote-and-tray system is often used in Europe, it is new for North America,” says Mejia. Each bag has its own tote, allowing for positive tracking throughout the 10-kilometre length system. At a top speed of 10 metres per second, it can handle 4,000 bags every hour and uses 60 per cent less energy than a traditional conveyer system. The existing terminal will also be outfitted with this baggage system as part of the connectivity projects. Physically, the two terminals are connected on two fronts: road-side, with travellers moving freely from one to the other with the new hotel in the middle and on the air side with the secure over 600-metre post-security Connections Corridor.
Passengers can remain within securityscreened areas when making connections for international flights with no need to pick up and recheck bags as they move from domestic to international. Travellers can traverse the Corridor, walking along a dedicated path or they can use one of the six moving walkways, supplied and installed by ThyssenKrupp Elevator. “These ‘pitless’ moving walkways were set on top of the finished floors,” says Jason Clouthier, EllisDon’s senior project manager. “Because the baggage handling system is below the Connections Corridor that runs between the two terminals, we couldn’t take space from above that area.” Passengers can also ride on one of 20 YYC LINK™ passenger shuttles, specially designed and built in Canada in collaboration with YYC by a consortium of Quebec companies: FP Innovations, a not-for-profit engineering and research group, the product development specialists, Services PRECICAD Inc., electric vehicle manufacturer, KARGO, research organization, Institut du véhicule innovant, and automotive design company, Deutschman Design. The YYC LINK™ vehicles are 100 per cent electric powered, capable of travelling 12 kilometres per hour, and can carry up to 10 passengers and their carry-on luggage, and will run on scheduled service. “The Corridor will be fully operational on opening day with some temporary
measures in place as we will continue to have phased construction going on with dedicated teams working through what will be the domestic terminal,” says Mejia. Once the new terminal opens, construction can be completed throughout the existing Canadian and U.S. Customs areas to align the Corridor into its final route. “The biggest challenge in construction has been building within a fullyoperational airport,” Mejia explains. “Every day, every worker who is involved in work post security or airside has to clear security.” In addition, all materials must go through security; vehicles are screened and security escort services are set up to oversee the site. Meanwhile, working alongside construction crews, Mejia and his team have run full trials at end of September 2016. Mejia has extensive experience in how it all fits together, having supervised the construction of the new Quinto International Airport in Ecuador, as well as coordinating construction activities at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. “We completed the commissioning stage of planning and operations early this summer. From there we moved into integration and activation, which allows us to try out various systems as if they were operating today.” From an Information Technology (IT) perspective, the existing terminal must The CONSTRUCTOR 2017
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connect seamlessly to the new International Terminal. “Testing of signage, announcements, and information kiosks is ongoing,” adds Mejia. “We need to know that passengers are going to be able to check-in smoothly, that all the information displays are up and running, and the pre-board screening areas are functioning. We want to make sure passengers can find their way through the new space easily and quickly.” Mejia indicates new employees must be hired and trained while systems continue to go through various tests and trials. YYC employees will undergo training sessions and e-learning programs prior to
opening day in order to become familiar with the new technology and systems, from August to September 2016, YYC performs trials on everything from YYC LINK passenger shuttles to check-in and passenger processing systems. To this end, the activation team is bringing in volunteers from the community to take simulated trips and provide feedback on their experiences. More than 2,000 people will take part in these trials running from August to October 2016. On October 31, 2016, the new International Terminal will come to life overnight when all international and U.S.-destined flights move over from the
existing facility. Mejia says, “This switch is critical. A number of people will work on scheduling throughout the night, making sure everything is running efficiently on the operational day.” The new terminal will open up opportunities to add expanded destinations and provide an efficient, state-of-the-art facility for the millions of passengers who come through YYC every year. YYC has come a long way from that first grassy runway on the edge of town, and the Calgary construction industry has been an important part of that journey from the ground up. n
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Canadian Construction Association Report By Gilbert Brulotte, CCA-National, Board Chair
(Left to right): John Bockstael, president & CEO of Bockstael Construction Ltd. and CCA-National third national vice-chair; Zey Emir president of Revay and Associates Ltd. and CCA-National second national vice-chair/honourary secretary; Gilbert Brulotte, senior vice-president, civil division of EllisDon Corp. and CCA-National chair; Justine Trudeau, prime minister; Chris McNally, director of C & M McNally Engineering Corp. and first national vice-chair/treasurer; Michael Atkinson, CCA-National president.
The Canadian Construction Association is your national voice in Ottawa. Here are some of CCA-National’s current top priorities. The new federal infrastructure program CCA-National was pleased to see the federal government make good on its election promise to a new 10-year $60-billion program that essentially doubles the previous federal commitment. CCA-National has pledged to work with the government to ensure a successful and timely roll-out of this program but is concerned with the possible application of “community benefits” and/or other forms of “social procurement” to both federal government construction contracts and federally-funded projects. It is also concerned that the federal government may introduce a ‘’carbon screen” for Phase 2 projects that might cause projects to be re-designed or re-prioritized an thereby effect timely implementation. Federal prompt payment The CCA-National board passed the following motion: “That, CCA-National work with its partner associations, interested stakeholders, and federal contracting authorities, to educate the federal government on the importance of prompt
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payment and cash flow on federal construction projects, and work together to resolve any concerns, which may include the enactment of federal prompt payment legislation acceptable to the industry.” A CCA-National task force established to complete the foregoing task made a presentation to the major federal construction contracting authorities in April 2016 designed to get them to acknowledge: 1. That payment/cash flow is a serious problem for the industry and for federal construction projects; 2. To recognize that there is a role for the federal contracting agencies in addressing prompt payment concerns beyond simply the prime contract level; 3. To agree to work jointly with CCA to resolve those concerns including looking at a host of potential measures. The presentation met its objectives. The major federal construction contracting authorities agreed to strike a joint industry-government working group with CCA-National to resolve this issue. Those meetings are now underway. Federal government procurement and contracting practices CCA-National has ongoing concerns with the possibility of seeing apprenticeship hiring quotas on federal projects. It also continues to be concerned with the delays and duplication ex-
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perienced with federal industrial security clearance procedures, and the length of the payment terms utilized by the RP1 Contractor, Brookfield GIS. Quality of design documents Another high priority issue for CCA-National is the poor quality of design documents. In 2015, CCA hosted a series of country-wide regional workshops with general contractors, trade contractors, architects, consulting engineers, and owner representatives to raise the awareness of the impact of poor design and to seek feedback on the causes and potential solutions. CCA-National has captured and recorded the major points, findings and recommendations that emerged from these workshops and has posted these on its website and is now pursuing discussions on the recommendations and proposed solutions with the national design associations and public owners like the federal government. A federal government-industry working group has been established for that purpose. Review of environmental laws and regulations The new federal government has promised to make environmental assessments “credible again” and to restore protections lost by the previous government’s changes to the Fisheries Act and the Navigable Waters Protection Act. CCA-National is concerned that this could mean a return to the uncertainty, unnecessary duplication, and “green tape” of the past that had nothing to do with good environmental stewardship. CCA-National was successful in having a representative appointed to the Minister of Environment’s Multi-Interest Advisory Committee on Environmental Assessment, formed to advise the Expert Panel, the Minister established to review environmental assessment processes. The new Lean Construction Institute of Canada CCA-National has established the new Lean Construction Institute of Canada (LCI-C) as a special of CCA-National similar to the Canadian Design-Build Institute (CDBI). This has
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been done in consultation with the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) in the United States. The new institute’s priority is to promote awareness of the lean process and to educate the industry on lean principles and how they can be applied to design and construction, in all project delivery methodologies. LCI-Canada held its inaugural national conference in April 2016, in Calgary and is currently rolling out a national educational program based upon the Lean Construction Education Program developed by the Associated General Contractors of America in concert with the Lean Construction Institute in the U.S. National Construction Industry Ethics course CCA-National and BuildForce Canada partnered to produce the first ever national Construction Industry Ethics course. The course consists of both an online and a classroom portion. The Gold Seal Certification program has announced that both the online and classroom portions of the new ethics course will be mandatory for all new Gold Seal applicants starting in 2017. The Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC) CCA-National is a founding member of the Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC). IBC also now serves as the Canadian chapter of buildingSMART International. IBC’s Mission is “to lead and facilitate the coordinated use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design, construction, and management of the Canadian built environment.” The IBC will releasing the first three volumes of its BIM Manual by the end of this year: • Volume1- BIM: A Primer; • Volume 2 - Setting up BIM in an Office; and • Volume 3 - Setting up BIM on a Project. Inaugural Canadian Standard IPD Contract CCA-National is working with the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) to develop the first ever stan-
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New Indigenous Engagement Best Practices Guide being developed A CCA-National task force is working with Indigenous Works to develop an Indigenous Engagement Best Practices Guide for member firms. It is expected late 2016. Corporate social responsibility CCA-National has a task force looking at what role it should take in the promotion of best practices concerning corporate social responsibility (CSR). Recently the CCA board approved a policy that promotes the voluntary adoption of CSR principles. CCA-National is now housing on its website educational literature and information on CSR, and is developing a CSR “howto-guide” for member firms. Gold Seal program The CCA-National Gold Seal Certification Program is entering a new phase in its evolution with grandfathering and the senior practitioner category gone. The only way to now become Gold Seal certified going forward is to successfully pass, (i.e. achieve a mark of 75 per cent or better on), a National Gold Seal examination in the particular designation and discipline in which certification is being sought. New measures currently under consideration include man-
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FEATURE | Construction Law
Does a Labour and Material Payment Bond Create a Trust? By Shaun W. Hohman, Rose LLP The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Valard Construction Ltd v Bird Construction Company1, upholding the decision from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench2, which held that an obligee does not owe a duty to provide notice of the existence of a labour and material payment bond to subcontractors working at a project. Facts and issue Bird Construction Company (“Bird”), the general contractor, entered into a subcontract with Langford Electric Ltd. (“Langford”), an electric subcontractor, which required Langford to obtain a labour and material payment bond (the “Bond”) for the work it was to provide Bird at a project located in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The Bond was a standard CCDC version labour and material payment bond. The Bond appointed Bird as the obligee and trustee, and Langford as the principal. Valard Construction Ltd. (“Valard”) entered into a sub-subcontract with Langford to complete a portion of the electrical work. Valard was not paid for all the services that it provided to Langford and later obtained default judgment against Langford in the amount of $660,000.17. Valard also made a claim under the Bond; however, that claim was denied by the surety on the basis that such claim was outside the time requirements imposed by the Bond. In the face of this, and because Valard had no knowledge of the existence of the Bond until after the notice period had expired, Valard claimed damages directly against Bird (with whom it had no contractual relationship) for an alleged breach of the fiduciary duties that Bird owed Valard based upon the wording of the Bond. In doing so, Valard relied upon trust language in the Bond which stated that the obligee was to act as a trustee for all potential claimants under the Bond. Valard alleged that Bird’s fiduciary duty to inform it of the existence of the Bond was triggered at or before the time when Bird learned of difficulties that were encountered at the project. Bird provided a copy of the Bond to Valard immediately after it was requested by Valard, although this was also after the 120-day notice period prescribed in the Bond had expired.
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A mini-trial was held to determine the sole issue of whether Bird, as trustee, owed any fiduciary duties to Valard, to inform Valard of the existence of the Bond prior to Valard making inquiries to Bird in this regard. Analysis In upholding the trial decision, the 2:1 majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal relied upon previous authority from Canadian courts which rejected the proposition that a trustee/obligee under a labour and material payment bond has a positive legal duty to take steps to bring the existence of bonds to the attention of potential claimants. Finding that Bird was not in a fiduciary relationship with Valard, the Court stated: [28] “The Canadian cases offered by [Bird] are sound in law and principle. In Alberta, a contractor in the position of [Bird] has no legal duty to inform any potential claimant about the existence of a labour and material payment bond, unless and until a clear and unequivocal request for information about the bond is made. Alberta’s Builders’ Lien Act provides the method for a potential claimant – a lien holder – to make a demand for information, and imposes consequences upon those who fail to promptly comply with such demand. [30] [Bird] did not owe a legal duty to inform [Valard] of the existence of the labour and material payment bond, irrespective of howsoever such duty might be satisfied, until [Bird] was specifically asked by [Valard] about the existence of a labour and material payment bond. That specific request was made by [Valard] on April 19, 2010. [Bird] answered [Valard’s] specific request. [31] Accordingly, this ground of appeal is dismissed.” Following the lead of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal placed the burden squarely back upon the shoulders of Valard to ensure that it made appropriate inquiries at the outset of the project to determine if any bonding facilities were available.3
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As a refresher on the law of trusts, the dissenting Justice then provided a thorough review of the duties of a trustee, concluding that the Bond displayed all the essential features of an express trust. What makes this decision interesting is the lengthy and substantive dissenting decision that follows. The dissenting Justice found that a trustee holds fiduciary obligations created by the business trust, which in this case were not met. Bird, as the trustee named in the Bond, was required to take reasonable measures to make available, to a sufficiently large segment of the potential beneficiaries, information about the existence of the Bond. Three methods for doing this were presented: 1. A copy of the Bond could have been posted at the project site office where meetings attended by contractors were regularly held; 2. Bird could have insisted that Langford include in its contracts with subcontractors, a provision that disclosed the existence of the Bond and required all subcontractors to notify Bird in writing, acknowledging receipt of notice with respect to the existence of the Bond; or 3. Bird could have demanded that Langford provide it, in a timely manner, with a list of all subcontractors that were retained to work on the project, following which Bird could have taken reasonable steps to communicate to this group the existence of the Bond. Noting that the cost of such measures would have been negligible, the dissenting Justice pointed out that Bird took no steps whatsoever to notify Valard of the existence of the Bond (prior to Valard’s request), and that Valard would have benefited from such knowledge. Accordingly, the dissenting Justice found that Bird failed to discharge its fiduciary obligations as trustee and was responsible for the damages that Valard, a beneficiary under the Bond, suffered as a result of Bird’s failure to discharge its fiduciary obligations. Further, the dissenting Justice noted that the fiduciary duty owed to potential claimants under a labour and material payment bond is not diminished by the conduct of the beneficiary, and accordingly, whether Valard did or did not take reasonable measures to determine if a labour and performance bond existed, was irrelevant. As a refresher on the law of trusts, the dissenting Justice then provided a thorough review of the duties of a trustee, concluding that the Bond displayed all the essential features of an express trust. He dis-
agreed with the trial Justice and the majority decision, which both found that the trustee language in the Bond was included to create a limited trust so as to circumvent the third party beneficiary that would prevent non-party claimants from making a claim on such bond. Instead, the dissenting Justice found that all three pillars of a trust were met and that a true express trust was in fact created by the wording of the Bond, which trust had been breached by Bird. As a final shot across the bow, the following was proposed to avoid the obligations inherently created by the Bond: [165] “If labour and material payment bond trustees are convinced that these obligations are onerous and impractical, they should instruct their lawyers to draft labour and material payment bonds that expressly declare the notice obligations that the trustee bears. Careful drafters will realize that as the obligation of the trustee to discharge the universally accepted duties of a trustee diminishes, the risk that a court may decline the characterize the relationship as a trust increases.” In light of the substantive dissenting decision, it may be that the law on this issue in Alberta (and throughout Canada) is not settled. We will continue to monitor whether leave is sought to the Supreme Court of Canada to determine once and for all the duties that an obligee owes to potential claimants under labour and material payment bonds. Footnotes 1 Valard Construction Ltd v Bird Construction Company, 2016 ABCA 249 2 Valard Construction Ltd v Bird Construction Company, 2015 ABQB 141 3 The Alberta Court of Appeal did reverse the costs award that was awarded by the Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench to Bird, allowing the appeal in this regard to succeed. The reason for this was that the Court of Appeal did not believe that Valard’s claim against the respondent was “a proceeding to enforce the provisions of the bond.” Instead, such claim was a claim against Bird for breaching its alleged duty to inform Valard of the existence of the bond. n
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Digging the Downtown Scene
TELUS Sky features innovation from below By Tammy Schuster
The Stampede, the Saddledome, the 1988 Winter Olympics - Calgary is the home of many events, landmarks, and moments in history. Now, Calgary is also home to one of the largest man-made holes in Canada. Construction of TELUS Sky, a 60-storey development, will be one of the tallest buildings in the city and the excavation for a building of such height required a 31-metre hole be dug beneath its surface. Not exactly business-as-usual when having to excavate in downtown Calgary. “The challenge was the depth of the dig, and the small footprint of the site,” says Jan Gryckiewicz, chief executive officer, Professional Excavators Ltd. “The deadline had to be met so we had to come up with a way to produce the volume of dirt needed on a daily basis to stay on schedule.” Gryckiewicz says during excavation of the Bow building in Calgary, which is on a larger site taking up two square blocks, they had the space to build the conventional ramp leading down into the excavation. Trucks could then drive down to be loaded with dirt and drive back out removing it from the site. On the current site, in the 100 block of 7th Avenue Southwest at Centre Street South, there was no room to build a ramp down into the excavation. “The way the shoring was working to support the existing buildings and infrastructure, there was no way we could have a ramp inside the hole because it would occupy most of the excavation.” So Gryckiewicz’s team took a different approach by bringing the dirt up to the trucks which were parked on the street. There was talk of installing a conveyer system, but that would not bring out the volume of dirt needed to meet their deadline. Digging down to 102 feet and removing nearly 80,000 cubic metres of dirt would require some innovation. “We spent $100,000 doing mock-ups in our yard to ensure this system would work,” says Gryckiewicz. “We built a hopper, a portion of which came from Left to right: The team from Professional Excavators: Brynn Haika, chief estimator; Kim Wolkowski, president; Jan Gryckiewicz, CEO; Bob Logue, vicepresident operations; and Sean Murphy, vice-president.
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TELUS Sky, a 60-storey development, will be one of the tallest buildings in the city and the excavation for a building of such height required a 31-metre hole. In fact it was one of the largest man-made holes in Canada.
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California, then we did some fabrication in our yard, and Dirtzilla came from a dredging barge in a lake in Manitoba.” Dirtzilla, a clam bucket attached to a 110-tonne crane and capable of scooping seven-and-a-half yards of dirt at a time, loaded the excavated dirt into the hopper they created which then fed into a series of dump trucks up at street level. The first cut of the excavation was done using conventional track hoes and the trucks were able to drive up and be loaded with dirt. Then, as the dig went deeper, four excavators were in the hole digging and casting the dirt into the corner for Dirtzilla to remove. “We chose to load everything from the streets marrying the old technology of the drag line with the new technology of the crane.” When nearing the end of the excavation, crews hit some difficult rock at the bottom so they attempted some blasting which, says Gryckiewicz, didn’t make a significant difference so they continued breaking the rock with hydraulic breakers to finish the project. Once the excavation was complete, two cranes were brought in to haul all of the equipment — including some of the shoring — out of the hole and onto trailers. The innovation garnered the company some attention from organizations including the Canadian Society for Civil Engineers and SAIT, and the team received requests to consult on projects in Vancouver and Toronto. The entire excavation, including shoring, took eight and half months and they were able to meet their deadline. Once out of the ground, TELUS Sky will incorporate office space, retail stores, and luxury residences. Designed by international architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group and local firm DIALOG, construction is expected to complete in 2018. “Construction has been going well, and the project is ahead of schedule,” says Rhiannon Mabberley, project manager for Westbank Projects Corp. “It is approaching a more a complicated level of construction where the floor plate of the building changes.
FEATURE | Telus Sky In order to dig down 102 feet and remove nearly 80,000 cubic metres of dirt Professional Excavators Ltd. brought it Dirtzilla, a clam bucket attached to a 110-tonne crane which was capable of scooping sevenand-a-half yards of dirt at a time.
Mabberley says a nine-storey atrium will be shelled out of the west side of the property, and office space will be allocated up to the 29th storey before turning into residential space. “The building will shift slightly and the façade will become more pixelated as it transitions into the residential floors.” While mixed-use buildings are common in larger cities, there are less of these projects seen in Calgary. Even the idea of having residential accommodations in Calgary’s downtown core is a big shift. But while the design, the innovation, and the philosophy are distinctive, the finished product will be a positive change to the look and feel of the city. “It wasn’t a new approach, but it was unique,” says Gryckiewicz of the project. “I believe this is going to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Calgary.” n
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GOLD SEAL CERTIFICATE HOLDERS Abdelwahab, Alaa Schindler Elevator Corporation Project Manager, Specialty Trade
Anderson, Grant N. Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd. Superintendent, General
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Aitken, Colin R. Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General
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Bardell, Chris Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Contracting
Admussen, Ryan Skyline Building Envelope Solutions (CGY) Inc. Superintendent, Metal Siding/Decking
Aldecoa, Cyren Ledcor Construction Limited Estimator, General Alexander, R. Wayne** Bird Construction Company Estimator, Project Manager, General Allan, Brad Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Allan, Richard M. SimplexGrinnell Project Manager, Fire Protection Allen, Sandee L. Safety Coordinator, Construction Allenbrand, Anthony Inland Pope Project Manager, General Contracting Allenbrand, Anthony Inland Pipe Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Allum, Curtis Wayne The State Group Inc Project Manager, Electrical Almond, Patrick Douglas Amygdalus Technical Training Safety Coordinator, Construction Almond, Perry Wade Bluebird Contracting Services Ltd. Superintendent, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction
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Boan, Garry S. Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Estimator, Project Manager, General
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Dholakia, Shailesh Lear Construction Estimator, General Contracting
Darling, Nicholas Project Manager, General
Dickason, Thomas Jason Estimator, Electrical
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Dickinson, Trevor Desa Glass Safety Coordinator, Construction
Davidson, Bert Thomas Superintendent, Mechanical Davies, Bruce Superintendent, Mechanical
Diebold, Nathan Tarpon Energy Service Project Manager, Electrical
Driver, Dana Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited Safety Coordinator, Construction Dubé, Quinton R. Project Manager, General Dubois, Lee Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Dubois, Robert S. Superintendent, General
Diggens, Bradley George MJS Mechanical Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Ducey, Mark PCL Construction Management Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
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Ducey, Mark PCL Construction Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
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Dumais, Magella G. Superintendent, Mechanical Dumont, Patrick J. Estimator, General Dupuis, Michel Superintendent, General Dyck, Fred** Superintendent, Project Manager, General Eberhardt, Mark Westcor Construction Ltd. Superintendent, General Ebner, Scott Ryan Iconic Power and Control Inc. Project Manager, Electrical Eckstein, Donald William Bird Construction Company Estimator, Project Manager, General Edmunds, Garth Superintendent, General Elford, Neil J. Scott Builders Inc. Project Manager, General Ellis, Maurice Safety Coordinator, Construction Elzinga, Bill PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General Enders, Kim C. Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Ens, Bradford J. Estimator, General
CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Ernst, Bruce H. Project Manager, General
Fink-Jensen, Kjeld Superintendent, General
Estabrooks, Steve Honeywell Ltd. Project Manager, Elec. Controls
Finn, Sean Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze
Estby, Justin Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Fischer, Shane Dean Southpaw Metal Ltd. Project Manager, Specialty Trade
Estereicher, Chris Western Electrical Management Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical
Flores Contreras, P. Eng., Esteban Resin Systems Inc. Project Manager, General
Estey, P. Eng., John Kane CH2M Hill Canada Ltd. Project Manager, Roadbuilding
Fong, Colin Bird Construction Company Estimator, General
Evans, Thomas George PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, Project Manager, Estimator, General
Fontaine, Brittany HCM Contractors Inc. Project Manager, Specialty Trade Contractors
Facette, Richard S SimplexGrinnell Project Manager, Low Voltage Control Fairbairn, Dennis R. Falco Electrical Services Ltd. Estimator, Project Manager, Electrical, Electrical Faraci, Robin EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Farhat, Ali Quadra Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Farnum, Sean Farnum Construction Management & Consulting Ltd. Project Manager, General Faulk, Steven Trotter & Morton Constructors Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Fawcett, Laura CANA Project Manager, General Contracting Fedor, Gordon L.** Superintendent, General Felzien, Aidan PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Fernhout, Ryan Westcor Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Festa, Damien Anthony Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. Estimator, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Figueroa, German Sebastian Ledcor Technical Services Project Manager, General Figuracion, Edwin No employer Estimator, General Contracting Finan, Adrian Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Friesen, Lindsay RS Line Contracting Safety Coordinator, Construction
Gilzean, Paul Trotter & Morton Superintendent, Mechanical Contracting
Friesen, Lonnie Scott Builders Inc. Superintendent, General
Gonzalez, Jessel Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Estimator, General
Friesz, Rhett Brian Ledcor Group of Companies Superintendent, General
Gordon, Douglas Ferguson Glass Superintendent, Door/Wind/Glaze
Froning, Timothy D. ** Viking Fire Protection Superintendent, Fire Protection
Goucher, John Inglis Allied Projects Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Fulton, Roy Scott Keystone Excavating Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Govett, Gregory Lee Danmar Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General
Fyith, Jamily Project Manager, General
Graf, Mathias Michael ITC Construction Group Project Manager, General
Forrest, Douglas M. Westglas Insulation Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Gair, Gordon PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General
Fortin, Roger C.* EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General
Gale, Larry A. L.J.R Electric Ltd. Estimator, Project Manager, Electrical, Electrical
Foster, Jennifer Gracom Safety Coordinator, Construction
Gardner, Malcolm D. Finning Safety Coordinator, Construction
Foster, Joanne EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General
Garner, James Superintendent, General
Fournier, Lawrence Joseph NVR Construction Project Manager, General
Gauthier, Shane Ameco Safety Coordinator, Construction
Fowler, Leslie-Anne Estimator, General
Geist, Norman G. Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Foy, Thomas J. Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Superintendent, General
Geoffrion, David TransCanada Safety Coordinator, Construction
Fradkin, Stanislav Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Estimator, General
Germscheid, Garry Lockerbie & Hole Co. Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Frank, Fred Contract Glaziers West Project Manager, Specialty Trade
Giannelia, Paul Project Manager, General
Frank, Peter Superintendent, General Franken, Bert Estimator, Masonry Fraser, Shawn D. PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Friesen, Gail GM Friesen Consulting Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Friesen, Gary Dale Clark Builders Superintendent, General Friesen, Harold James Project Manager, Superintendent, General
Gibson, Michael Canem Systems Project Manager, Electrical Gibson, Scott Custom Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Giesbrecht, Douglas W. Custom Electric Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical Gilbert, Bruce Scott Builders Inc. Project Manager, General Gilzean, Paul Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Superintendent, Mechanical
Graham, David P. Hurst Construction Co. Ltd. Project Manager, General Graham, Gordon Ronald Hurst Construction Co. Ltd. Estimator, Project Manager, General Grant, James J. Ledcor Construction Project Manager, General Graul, Ted Harris Rebar Safety Coordinator, Construction Gray, Nathalie Harris Rebar Safety Coordinator, Construction Gray, Rick Koralta Construction Superintendent, General Greer, Kenneth D. PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General Grieder, P. Eng., Jeff Project Manager, Foundation Sys. Grimshaw, John ABMS Project Manager, Mechanical Contracting Groshak, James Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General Gunter, Rick CANA Construction Project Manager, General Guzman, Guillermo Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical Haddow, Kimberly Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General Hahn, Troy Project Manager, Electrical
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CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Halko, Pete ** Graham Construction and Engineering LP Superintendent, General
Henderson, C.E.T., Richard Dale Estimator, General
Hall, Jamie Clark Builders Safety Coordinator, Construction
Henn, Shawn Aaron Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Hames, Mark William ** CANA Construction Project Manager, General
Heringa, Pierre Centron Construction Corp. Superintendent, General
Hamilton, Patrick R. Project Manager, Mechanical
Herlein, Don Graham Construction and Engineering LP Superintendent, General
Hammond, Brad Westcor Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Hansford, Krista Dakota Reclamators Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction Hanson, Doug PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General Harder, Brent Ferguson Glass Estimator, Door/Wind/Glaze Harms, Richard Seko Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Harrison, G. Kay Mount Royal College Project Manager, General Harrison, Michael Ferguson Glass Superintendent, Specialty Trade Harrison, Philip A.* EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Estimator, Project Manager, General Hartley, P. Eng., Syd Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Hartmanshenn, Dieter Hans Superintendent, General Haswell, Christopher John CANA High Voltage Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Hay, Stuart I.** Custom Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Haydu, Kim S.E. Johnson Management Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical Hayes, Kenneth J. Standard General Inc. Estimator, Road Building & Heavy Construction Heath, Andrew Peter Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Heiber, P. Eng., Irvin Project Manager, General Henderson, Daniel A. PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Herman, Dave Flint Canada Ltd. Superintendent, Roofing Herten, Ralph PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. Project Manager, General Hetherington, Nikki Demers Contracting Safety Coordinator, Construction Hewko, Colin Tim Iconic Power and Controls Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Huang, Wei (David) Lear construction Management Ltd. Estimator, General Contracting
Jones, Gordon Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General
Huber, Bradley C. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Jones, Ron** Project Manager, Estimator, General
Hubert, Brian A. Project Manager, General
Jozwiak, Brian Lockerbie & Hole Co. Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Huculak, Lyle Superintendent, Mechanical Hull, Bonny PCL Construction Management Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Hull, Douglas W. PCL Builders Inc. Superintendent, General Hullah, Michael** Hullah Malcolm & Associates Inc. Project Manager, General Hunter, Bryson G. Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze Huska, Stephen F. Viking Fire Protection Superintendent, Specialty Trade
Jungwirth, Shawn Keller Canada Project Manager, Foundation Systems Kabatoff, Jack** Lockerbie & Hole Co. Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical Kadylo, Morris Project Manager, General Kambeitz, Duane Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical Kanevski, Jade Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Contracting
Hutchings, John C. Estimator, General
Kang, Dennis D. Hoover Mechanical Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Estimator, Mechanical
Illerbrun, Kelly L. PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General
Karim, Mohammed Shamsul Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Inman, Edward J. Project Manager, General
Kean, Kevin Bruce Project Manager, General
Januszewski, Randy Ledcor Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Kelleher, Jason Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Jeffrey, Scott Imperial Owner’s Construction Manager,
Kelly, Anthony Centurion Mechanical Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Holbrook, Malcolm J. Pockar Masonry Ltd. Project Manager, Masonry
Jessa, Shamshir Salim Cemrock Flatwork Ltd. Project Manager, General
Holt, Graham R. Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Superintendent, General
Jeynes, David Estimator, Project Manager, Mechanical
Kelly, Liam William Kelly & Sons Plumbing Contractors 1989 Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Heyens, Paul Alberta Glass Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze Hildenbrandt, Robert P. Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General Hobbs, Wendy BTY Group Project Manager, General Contracting Hoffman, Dallas G. Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Hope, Paul Estimator, General Hopper, Mark Graham Construction and Engineering LP Safety Coordinator, Construction Horn, Donald G. Remington Development Corporation Estimator, Precast Concrete Horobec, Michael D. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General Horton, John Charles Superintendent, Mechanical Howse, Kathryn DMP Construction Management Safety Coordinator, Construction
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Jiang, Vincent Graham Construction and Engineering LP Estimator, General Johnson, Melvin B. Dynasound Communications Inc. Estimator, Project Manager, Sound Contractor, Sound Contractor Johnson, Ryan C. Bluebird Contracting Services Ltd. Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Johnson, P.Eng., Chad Akela Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Johnston, Bob Adler Insulation & Firestopping Safety Coordinator, Construction
Kelly, William William Kelly & Sons Plumbing Contractors 1989 Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical Kendall, Edwin Ariel Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Kernl, Lothar Bauer Fondations Project Manager, Specialty Trade, Piling & Foundation Systems Kerr, Ian Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Project Manager, General Khan, Faizur Fluor Canada Estimator, General Contracting
CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Khansari, Mohammad Mojtahedi Elite Formwork Estimator, Specialty Trade Kharey, Baldev JBS Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Kiefer, Klaus Keller Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Kinley, Dave Concept Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Kirk, Ken S. Bluebird Contracting Superintendent, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Kirkpatrick, Gerry North American Caisson Ltd. Project Manager, Piling & Foundation Systems Kirkpatrick, Ron C. North American Caisson Ltd. Project Manager, Piling & Foundation Systems Kirsch, Rob Hopewell Group of Companies Safety Coordinator, Construction
Krause, Landis G. Project Manager, General Kroon, Paul Solaris Electric Inc. Project Manager, Electrical Kucy, Frank Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Superintendent, General Kuhn, Jerry Chandos Construction Ltd. Superintendent, General Kuipers, Peter Maple Reinders Inc. Project Manager, General Kuntz, Joseph G. Chandos Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Kuysters, Alan PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Kuzek, Richard P.** Custom Electric Ltd. Estimator, Project Manager, Electrical, Electrical Kyle, Tak Scott Builders Inc. Project Manager, General
Kittlaus, Brian CANA Construction Management Superintendent, General Contracting
Laforest, Roger A. Estimator, Roadbuilding
Klassen, George Jacob Project Manager, General
Laidlaw, N. James Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical
Klassen, Matthew Ledcor Estimator, General Contracting
Lamb, Brad Project Manager, Roofing
Knecht, Art Superintendent, General
Landon, Darrell Qualico Developments Safety Coordinator, Construction
Knowles, Paul PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Konrad, Brooke EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General Kopriva, David J. Project Manager, General Korethoski, John S. Superintendent, General Koropatwa, Vaughn EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Koscher, Kevin Superintendent, General Kost, Robert Carmacks Maintenance Services Ltd. Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Kostiuk, Wayne E. PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Langford, Scott Graham Construction and Engineering LP Safety Coordinator, Construction Lapinskie Jr., David CANA Management Ltd. Superintendent, General LaRocque, Leslie Allan Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical Lauinger, Dale Superintendent, General Lavallee, K. Perry Total E&P Canada Inc. Superintendent, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Lawson, Terry W. Safety Coordinator, Construction Lealess, Patrick BMP Project Manager, General Contracting Leask, Terry Superintendent, Mechanical
Leddy, Glen Alberta Construction Safety Association Safety Coordinator, Construction
MacEachern, Mark Graham Construction and Engineering Project Manager, General Contracting
Lewis, Evan ITC Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Machado, Alfredo Manuel Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical
Lindsay, Mark Oracle Construction Services Safety Coordinator, Construction
Machnee, Christopher J. Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Estimator, Mechanical
Link, Randal A. PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Maciborsky, Blaine PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General
Loader, Paul J. Falco Electrical Services Ltd. Estimator, Electrical
MacKeigan, P. Eng., Al Blue-Con Excavating Ltd. Estimator, Civil
Lobley, Geoffrey Bruce Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Contracting
MacLachlan, C. Darrell Karson Builders Ltd. Project Manager, General
Lockie, Blaine Tri-Alta Mechanical (1997) Ltd. Project Manager, Sheet Metal
Maclean, David Alsa Road Construction Ltd. Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Logue, Bob Blue-Con Excavating Ltd. Project Manager, Utility Construction
MacLeod, Don Superintendent, Mechanical
Long, Gary Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Project Manager, General Long, Stuart EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Loppe, Brad Project Manager, Electrical Lorenzen, D.L. (Donnie) Owner’s Construction Manager, Loughlin, Michael J. Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Project Manager, Mechanical Lucas, Robert Ferguson Glass Superintendent, Door/Wind/Glaze Ludwar, A.Sc.T., Randy Modus Group of Companies Project Manager, General Ludwig, Heinz** Genesis Building Corporation Project Manager, Estimator, General Lukacs, J. Robert CANA Construction Project Manager, General MacArthur, Douglas John EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Estimator, General MacDonald, Kyle Aecon Transportation West Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction MacDougall, Sandra Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General
Maerz, Lyle Superintendent, General Magnusson, John Executive Millwork Inc. Estimator, Finish Carpentry/Millwork Mah, P. Eng., PMP, Alan Timothy Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Majcher, Tyler Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical Malberg, Rhonda Safety Coordinator, Construction Maloff, Moreley James EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Manders, Barclay Barclay & Associates Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Marhoffer, Frank J. Falco Electrical Services Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical Marko, Steve Alva Superintendent, General Markovich, Peter SNC Lavalin Pacific Contractors Inc. Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Marsh, Alex Estimator (Senior), General Marshall, Jeffrey S. Safety Coordinator, Construction Martin, Al Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
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CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Mathews, Robert Eric Project Manager, General Mathews, William A. Project Manager, Drywall/Acoustic Matkovic, Peter Matkovic Holdings Ltd. Project Manager, Estimator, Mechanical Insulator, General Matlo, Darryl J. Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Mattheis, Herbert Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General Mauthe, Lori Axiom Builders Project Manager, General Contracting Maxwell, Wendy Matrix Labour Leasing Safety Coordinator, Construction Maybury, Garreth Maple Reinders Inc. Project Manager, General McBride, Clint Eagle Canada Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Mejia, Marco Antonio Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Montpetit, Jason Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Nason, Joseph Delnor Construction 2012 Ltd. Project Manager, General
Melanson, Gary Edward Remington Development Corporation Estimator, General
Moore, Thomas EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General
Natt, Frank Morrison Homes Safety Coordinator, Construction
Merrill, David MCI Safety Coordinator, Construction
Moore, Timothy Matthews Development (Alberta) Inc. Project Manager, General
Navarette, Carlos Atco Sustainable Communities Estimator, General Contracting
Messner, Marvin EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General
Morgan, Andrew Westcor Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General
Navarrete, Carlos Atco Sustainable Communities Estimator, General Contracting
Mew, Henry J. PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General
Morgan, Kyle Westcor Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General
Neal, Richard Ferguson Glass Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze
Michalezki, Mike Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, General
Morrison, Larry Luff Industries Safety Coordinator, Construction
Negard, Douglas Black & McDonald Project Manager, Electrical
Mickalyk, Lyle Dwayne Estimator, General
Morrow, Bill Lockerbie & Hole Co. Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical
Nelson, Andrew Wright Construction Western Inc. Superintendent, General
Mortenson, Norman D.** Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Nelson, Colin N.J. Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Contracting
Muhunthan, Sitham CANA Management Ltd. Estimator, General
Neufeld, Brad Safety Coordinator, Construction
Mickelson, Peter Project Manager, Specialty Trade Mielnichuk, Larry David Genesis Building Corporation Project Manager, General
McClernon, Bernie** Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Estimator, General
Mielnichuk, Michael Genesis Building Corporation Owner’s Project Manager, Safety Coordinator, General, Construction
McCormac, Joe Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General
Mielnichuk, Mitchell Genesis Building Corporation Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
McDonnell, Seamus Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Estimator, General
Miglierina, Mario L. Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, Project Manager, General
McDougall, Denis J. CANA Construction Superintendent, General
Mihailescu, Emilian Scott Construction Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, General
Murray, Richard James Hurst Construction Co. Ltd. Estimator, General
McIlvenna, Jamieson A.R. Alberta Construction Safety Association Safety Coordinator, Construction
Miller, Dale V. Superintendent, Mechanical
Myatt, Gareth Jasper Constructors Superintendent, General
McIntyre, Scott Craig Safety Coordinator, Construction
Milne, Kenneth Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General
McKay, William Ronald Falco Electrical Services Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical
Milo, Theodore Graham Construction and Engineering LP Superintendent, General
McKinty, Myles J.S. Landis Construction Alberta Project Manager, General
Missiaen, Guy S. Project Manager, General
McLean, J. Peter Superintendent, Mechanical
Mitchell, Terance Robert PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
McLennan, Norm** PCL Constructors Inc. Project Manager, Superintendent, General
Mitschke, Darrell Alberta Infrastructure Superintendent, General
Mei, Hong Lie (Henry) Watts Mechanical Services Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Moffatt, Neil Canem Systems Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Meier, Joseph Max Project Manager, General
Mollet, Jeremy URS Flint Safety Coordinator, Construction
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Mulzet, John J. Maple Reinders Inc. Superintendent, General Murphy, John J. Norfab MFG (1993) Inc. Project Manager, General Murphy, Lori J. Project Manager, General
Myers, Reginald E.** Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Mysek, Steve Canem Systems Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical Nadurak, Brad Enmax Safety Coordinator, Construction Nagel, Tammie Construction, Safety Coordinator Nagie, Nathen Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Nahirney, Harvey B. Clark Builders Estimator, General
Neufeld, Irvin Project Manager, Mechanical Newhouse, Gary C. BrockWhite Geotechnical Project Manager, General Nicholls, Georgina S.C.H. Safety Coordinator, Construction Nichols, Randy Superintendent, General Nickel, Lyndon Safety Coordinator, Construction Nicolson, Michael S. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Nielsen, Gary Kurt Project Manager, Electrical Niemack, John W. Estimator, General Nieuwenhuizen, Frederick Assured Communities Ltd. Estimator, General Contracting Nippard, Dorman PCL Construction Management Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Niznik, Alen Superintendent, General Nordmark, Owen PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General North, Jason M. CANA Management Ltd. Project Manager, General
CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Noye, John Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, Petroleum Installations Nyberg, Dale Elan Construction Limited Superintendent, General Ogston, Bradly Michael Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Ogston, Gary PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General Ohrn, Al** Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Opheim, Kim XL Excavating & General Contracting Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction Otway, Robert J. PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Page, Alan Paul SMP Engineering Superintendent, Electrical Pappas, Dan B.** Griffin Glass (1981) Ltd. Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze Pardy, Matthew Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Parker, David J. Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Parnell, Thomas Andrew Superintendent, General Patchin, Curtis Keith Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical Pate, Robert Edward Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, Finish Carpentry/Millwork Pavey, Brian Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Pavka, Terry Ledcor Construction Limited Safety Coordinator, Construction Pawliuk, Terrance David Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Estimator, Sheet Metal Pearce, Derek Wayne PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Pearson, Darcy Cord WorleyParsons Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical
Pearson, Rob Robert J. Pearson Safety Training and Auditing Safety Coordinator, Construction
Popovschi, Nick O. Superintendent, General
Rickard, Phil Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, General
Pedersen, Rick E. Superintendent, General
Popwich, Justin Cross Town Heating & Ventilation (Calgary) Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Penn, Sean Chandos Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General
Portas, Jason PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General
Rideout, Patrick D. PCL Construction Management Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Pennoyer, Ron** PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Portier, Marcel Andy Superintendent, General
Rider, Paul Leslie Project Manager, Mechanical
Poulsen, Todd Elan Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Riedel, Cal Concept Electric Ltd. Estimator, Project Manager, Electrical, Electrical
Poulsen, Trevor Elan Construction Limited Estimator, General
Roach, John J. Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General
Profitt, John A. Project Manager, General
Roberts, Bill Concept Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical
Peters, Brian W. Elan Construction Limited Project Manager, General Peterson, Chad CANA Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Peterson, Ryan Custom Electric Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical Pfeiffer, Harold R. Superintendent, General Pfeiffer, Michael R. Graham Construction and Engineering LP Superintendent, General Pfeiffer, Rudy E.** Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Phelps, Brian E. Custom Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Philis, Peter Estimator, General Piskko, Carson Thommey EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Plata, Ricardo A. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Plested, Mernie Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, General Pletch, Steven Ross Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Plett, Albert Superintendent, Project Manager, General Plett, Dennis Project Manager, Estimator, General Plourde, Heather Medican Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Pocock, Jason Shawn Graham Construction and Engineering LP Estimator, General Polay, Robert G.** Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Project Manager, General
Prokopetz, Graham Botting & Associates Alberta Ltd. Superintendent, Mechanical Querido, Rene E. Safety Coordinator, Construction Quiring, Jonathan FWS Group Project Manager, General Ragog, Henry Elan Construction Limited Superintendent, General Raine, Gregory W. Superintendent, General
Rickbeil, Kenneth Western Electrical Management Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical
Roberts, Blair Devitt & Forand Construction Superintendent, General Robertson, Bradley Maple Reinders Inc. Estimator, General Robinson, P.Eng., Bob Westcor Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Rogers, Rebecca S.E. Johnson Management Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Randall, Amanda Safety Coordinator, Construction
Roll, Rodney Executive Millwork Inc. Project Manager, Millwork
Rankin, Michael Scott Builders Inc. Superintendent, General
Romijn, Ken Ledcor Construction Limited Superintendent, General
Rayner, Ben Chads Contracting Safety Coordinator, Construction
Rondeau, Brian PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Reardon, Bruce Black & McDonald Superintendent, Electrical
Root, Dan J. Lear construction Management Ltd. Superintendent, General
Regier, Brad Clark Builders Superintendent, General
Rosewarn, David J. Harris Rebar Estimator, Reinforcing Steel
Regner, Brian Pockar Masonry Ltd. Estimator, Masonry
Ross, Dave L. Crosstown Heating Estimator, Sheet Metal
Reichert, Henry Alpine Drywall (Calgary) Ltd. Superintendent, Drywall/Acoustics
Ross, Michael Rodger Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Reid, Ian F. Bird Construction Company Superintendent, Project Manager, General
Rowe, Craig A. HCM Contractors Inc. Project Manager, Piling & Found Systems
Reid, Jerry Safety Coordinator, Project Manager, Construction
Rude, Diana T1 Services Group Safety Coordinator, Construction
Reimer, Jerrie Clark Builders Superintendent, General
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CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Rusk, Brad Pockar Masonry Ltd. Superintendent, Masonry Russell, April Graham Construction and Engineering LP Safety Coordinator, Construction
Schmucker, Fred Superintendent, General Schneider, Dallas Saipem Canada (previously) Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Shipley, Michael Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Project Manager, General Contracting
Spielman, Raymond L.** Griffin Glass (1981) Ltd. Estimator, Door/Wind/Glaze
Shook, Bradley C. Kidco Construction Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
St. Louis, Kristin Scott Builders Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Short, Joseph Alpine Drywall (Calgary) Ltd. Estimator, Drywall/Acoustics
Stallman, Klaus G. Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General
Simmons, Donald G. Alberta Construction Safety Association Safety Coordinator, Construction
Stark, Andrew Blue Bird Safety Coordinator, Construction
Rye, Henry Project Manager, General
Schrader, Moira A. Alta-Fab Structures Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Sabraw, Gary Sunco Drywall Ltd. Project Manager, Estimator, Drywall/Acoustics/ EIFS/Access Flooring
Schram, Jeff Remington Development Corporation Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction
Sakamoto, Kingo Estimator, Superintendent, General
Schulz, Paul ATCO Structures and Logistics Project Manager, General
Simon, Matthew PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Starner, Jeremy Aecon Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Schum, Bob Superintendent, Electrical
Simpson, David Jasper Constructors Superintendent, General
Starnes, Norm Most Canada Superintendent, General
Sinclair, Donald G. Estimator, General
Stauffer, Clarence A. Project Manager, Electrical
Scott, Suzanne Carolyn H.F. Nodes Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Skierka, Robert CANA Construction Management Superintendent, General
Stern, Ed Encana Superintendent, General
Secord, Marc Morgan Construction Superintendent, General
Skjei, Karen T. Project Manager, General
Stetski, Avery B. Project Manager, General
Slater, Dean Charles Ledcor Construction Project Manager, General
Stevenson, Robert J. ** Seko Construction Ltd. Superintendent, General
Sleeman, Cody Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General
Storey, Norman Bradley EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, Project Manager, General
Smart, Jeff Ferguson Glass Superintendent, Door/Wind/Glaze
Street, Michael J. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Sakamoto, Lyal K. Westbridge Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Sangra, Manjit Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Superintendent, Mechanical Sanusi, Adermi Clement North West Redwater Partnership Estimator, General Contracting Saretsky, Don ** Graham Construction and Engineering LP Superintendent, General
Schum, Fred** Custom Electric Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical
Sargent, Doug Superintendent, General
Seegerer, Alexander Ferguson Glass Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze
Schafer, Kevin Superintendent, Safety Coordinator, General, Construction
Serink, Justin Axiom Builders Superintendent, General Contracting
Schamber, David C. Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General
Shackleton, Wayne Clark Builders Superintendent, General
Scheck, Michael James Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General
Sharma, Dev Michael Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Scheelar, Brian N. S.E. Johnson Management Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Sharp, Steven Richard ARTE Group of Companies Safety Coordinator, Construction
Schille, Colin J. PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Shaw, Robert EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Estimator, General
Schille, Todd L. PCL Civil Constructors Inc. Superintendent, General
Sheldrake, Ross I. Hinz, Rockwell Automation Company Project Manager, Electrical
Schlunzen, Al Pockar Masonry Ltd. Estimator, Masonry
Shellborn, Brian R. Canem Systems Ltd. Estimator, Electrical
Schmaltz, Perry Estimator, Project Manager, General
Shenton, Ed Elan Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Schmid, Simon Safety Coordinator, General Schmidt, Clifford Ainsworth Inc. Project Manager, Electrical Schmidt, Darick CANA Construction Project Manager, General
Shenton, Ed ELAN Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Contracting Shields, David CANA Management Ltd. Project Manager, General
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Smith, Dax Project Manager, General Smith, Edward City of Halifax Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction
Stuart, Tyler Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Studer, Keith W. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General
Smith, J. G. Bruce Elan Construction Limited Project Manager, General
Stunnell, Trevor John Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Smith, Peter David Superintendent, General
Sunderland, Anthony Ian Project Manager, General
Sommerfeld, David Allan PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Symon, Grant W. Graham Construction and Engineering LP Estimator, Project Manager, General
Sonnenberg, Bruce PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General
Szekely, Jason Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Superintendent, General Contracting
Sorensen, Kelly PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General
Tagseth, Benjamin CANA Utilities Safety Coordinator, Construction
Sorenson, Dale EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, Owner
Tatterton, Ron PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General
Souchotte, Joel Project Manager, General
Taylor, Blake F. Qualico Group of Companies Safety Coordinator, Construction
CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders Walz, C.E.T., Mike Project Manager, General
Taylor, Gordon W.** Hurst Construction Co. Ltd. Superintendent, General
Tingley, Bruce Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Vanberg, Cindy Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
Taylor, Jason Barrett Skyline Building Envelope Solutions (CGY) Inc. Estimator, Metal Siding/Decking
Tisdale, Derek W. Breckenridge Group Safety Coordinator, Construction
Vanberg, Lance Jasper Constructors Superintendent, General
Toews, Peter Superintendent, Electrical
Vanderheide, Richard Project Manager, Roofing
Ward, Kevin PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General
Toker-Tokarczyk, Martin Estimator, General
Vandermey, Peter Ron Clarke & Associates Project Manager, General
Wardale, David A.** Bird Construction Company Estimator, General
Vanderwal, Anthony Willam EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General
Wasylyshen, Mike Safety Coordinator, Construction
Taylor, Mark David Owen PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Teed, John Universal Flooring Systems Project Manager, Carpet/Resilient Flooring Tennis, Larry I. Project Manager, General Terlesky, Bart Genesis Integration Estimator, Low Voltage Integration Tetarenko, Glen PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General Theal, Harley Henry Superintendent, Mechanical Thiessen, Gerald Clark Builders Project Manager, General Thiessen, Kenneth W. Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Thomas, Allan C. Project Manager, Mechanical Thomas, Bernard J. Project Manager, General Thomas, Keith KT Construction Services Inc. Estimator, Project Manager, General Thomas, Michael Allied Projects Ltd. Estimator, Electrical Thompson, Lyle* Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Thompson, Robert Ritchie Brothers Auctioneer Project Manager, General Thompson, Robert** Custom Electric Ltd. Superintendent, Electrical Thompson, Scott D. EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Thomson, Ron Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Superintendent, General Thomson, Ryan Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, General Thorlakson, Bruce A. S.E. Johnson Management Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Toms, Douglas Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Project Manager, General Tones, Gordon Edward Project Manager, General Tong, Bing (Benjamin) Ledcor Construction Limited Estimator, General Toovey, Barry Concept Electric Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Topley, Brian Brandon Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Trueman, Ken** Project Manager, General Tryuda, Ronald R. Canem Systems Ltd. Project Manager, Electrical Tucker, Christopher Elite Formwork Safety Coordinator, Construction Twa, Brian The State Group Inc Project Manager, Electrical Ure, David** Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Project Manager, General Urquhart, Cory Project Manager, General Urquhart, Susan J. Alberta Construction Safety Association Safety Coordinator, Construction Urquhart, Todd Clark Builders Project Manager, General Uyesugi, Ken Westbridge Construction Ltd. Superintendent, General Van Dyke, Stewart Critical Safety Ltd. Safety Coordinator, Construction Van Es, John Western Construction & Combustion Safety Coordinator, Construction Van Es JR., Dick Pockar Masonry Ltd. Superintendent, Masonry Van Vliet, David R. Estimator, Project Manager, Mechanical
Vargyas, Geza EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Vermeeren, John Adrian Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction Veronelly, Wade Elan Construction Limited Project Manager, General Vickery, Brenden Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Vine, Frederick Project Manager, General Virostek, Todd Victor Kidco Construction Ltd. Estimator, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Vogel, Ron Ron Vogel Construction Ltd. Project Manager, General Vollob, Bruce Ferguson Glass Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze Volponi, John West Air Sheet Metal Ltd. Estimator, Sheet Metal Walden, Nick Modern Niagara Albert Inc Project Manager, Mechanical Contractors Walker, Donald Safety Coordinator, Superintendent, Construction, General Contracting Walker, Paul Ledcor Group of Companies Superintendent, General Walroth, Kathleen Closs Alberta Construction Safety Association Safety Coordinator, Construction Walsh, Edward (Ted) Leo Project Manager, General Walsh, Robert J. Harris Rebar Project Manager, Reinforcing Steel Walters, Murray Lewis Spacemakers Construction Services Inc. Superintendent, General
Ward, Don J.** Griffin Glass (1981) Ltd. Project Manager, Door/Wind/Glaze
Watt, Jeffrey Graham Construction and Engineering LP Project Manager, General Watts, Andrew Watts Mechanical Services Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical Watts, Donald W.** PCL Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General Wealleans, E. (Ted)** Project Manager, Mechanical Wealleans, Sidney Project Manager, Mechanical Webber, Allen Stanley Standard General Inc. Superintendent, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction Webster, Michael David Graham Construction and Engineering LP Estimator, General Wedderburn, David** PCL Construction Management Inc. Superintendent, General Wedel, Tyler Iconic Power and Controls Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction Wedholm, Jason Clark Builders Superintendent, General Contracting Weiss, Sieg** Superintendent, General Welch, Jim Bird Construction Company Estimator, General Wesley, Martyn EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Project Manager, General West, Greg Ferguson Glass Estimator, Door/Wind/Glaze West, Jeff Bird Construction Company Superintendent, General Weston, Malcolm Evolution Glass Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
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CCA | Gold Seal Certificate Holders White, Brent Scott Builders Inc. Project Manager, General
Willms, Cameron L. Ledcor Construction Limited Project Manager, Electrical
Woods, Jeffrey 3Woods Technical Project Manager, General
Yerxa, Drew (Andrew) Stewart Sales and Rentals Safety Coordinator, Construction
White, Bruce PCL Construction Management Inc. Project Manager, General
Wilson, Dwayne Lawrence Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Estimator, Project Manager, Mechanical
Worobey, Dean Wright Construction Western Inc. Project Manager, General
Young, N. Garnet Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc. Superintendent, Mechanical
Whyte, Trevor Gordon Griffin Glass (1981) Ltd. Superintendent, Specialty Trade Wikeruk, Bill Estimator, General Wilkinson, C.E.T., PMP, Scott Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. Project Manager, Roadbuilding & Heavy Construction
Wilson, Stefan Hamar Industries Safety Coordinator, Construction Woerle, Andy J. Project Manager, General
Wray, Frederick O. Project Manager, Estimator, General Wunderlich, Dale Alpine Drywall (Calgary) Ltd. Estimator, Drywall/Acoustics
Wolkowski, R. (Kim) Estimator, Civil
Wunderlich, Lyle Alpine Drywall (Calgary) Ltd. Project Manager, Drywall/Acoustics
Wonderham, Michael EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Safety Coordinator, Construction
Wunsch, David B. Lockerbie & Hole Co. Ltd. Project Manager, Mechanical
Wong, Jerry Peter PCL Construction Management Inc. Estimator, General
Wurtz, Jordan Harris Rebar Safety Coordinator, Construction
Wong, Leong Tung Estimator, General
Wyatt, P.Q.S., Edward G. Estimator, Superintendent, General
Williams, Gordon A. Superintendent, Roadbuilding
Wong, Tommy W.I. Estimator, Project Manager, General
Williams, Ian CANA Construction Project Manager, General
Wood, Michael Scott Builders Inc. Superintendent, General
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Wilk-Reid, Kim Safety Coordinator, Construction Willard, Graham Ross Estimator, Mechanical Willcot, Rodger Worley Parsons Construction Safety Coordinator, Construction
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FEATURE | Armour Equipment
Strong and Sturdy
Armour Equipment celebrates 55 years of business with an artistic portrayal of their trade By Carly Peters
Armour Equipment celebrated 55 years in business with a unique scaffold art contest as part of Beakerhead 2016, a colourful mashup of technology, art, and science.
Scaffolding is used for construction trades to access their work safely and efficiently and is seen on construction sites all over Alberta. As one of the most common materials seen on construction sites, it’s often the one most overlooked by the public, but Charles Maygard, owner and general manager of Armour Equipment, views the structures with a different eye. This vision inspired an innovative contest for Beakerhead 2016, a colourful mashup of technology, art, and science, as well as a way to celebrate the company’s 55th anniversary. “For years, I had seen an inherent artistic ability in a scaffolder to design and build temporary structures from a quick glance of a height workers needed to access and often wondered if that skill could be translated into a piece of art, as the fundamentals are the same,” he explains. “A lot of artists throughout history have used scaffolding to create their art. For example Michelangelo required scaffolding to paint the Sistine Chapel. Often scaffolding is used to create, install, and sometimes display art. But it is rarely used as an art medium itself.”
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Celebrating 55 years in business is a rarity as well, and one that most companies do not often get to boast in Alberta. Maygard wanted to bring attention to this accomplishment in a cool and unusual way, one that would show the trade in a different perspective. So he decided to create a first-of-its-kind competition in which scaffolders could conceive and submit an art sculpture using a common construction tool - scaffolding. Having developed the idea, Maygard decided to wait for the right time to get the critical mass and attention needed to make the competition both relevant and successful. This year, the stars aligned with both the milestone anniversary and the wild popular art installation celebration. “When Armour approached Beakerhead about the competition, they were ecstatic about the idea and happy to facilitate the winning display at their venues. This was the opportunity and partnership we needed to get our winning scaffold art the attention it deserved,” he states, pointing out Armour had
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Left to right: Nique Bruce, third-year scaffold apprentice (helped build the art piece); Heath Kai, estimator (and one of the judges); Artur Karlov, art design winner; Charles Maygard, owner and general manager; Richard McLennan, client success manager; Jeff Snow, working foreman (helped build the art piece).
The winning design, Pegasus, represents what the essence of scaffold is - something sturdy and reliable and at the same time something that is able to lift the rider through the air.
worked with Beakerhead for the last two years creating display and interactive scaffolds for the venues. The first year, a robot scaffold was built at the entrance of Beakerhead’s main venue. The following year, a large, interactive stage was used for a concert where acrobats used the scaffold as a playground showing their parkour skills, as well as a life-sized arcade claw machine built out of scaffold and a huge claw and crane system where users could try their luck at snagging huge stuffed animals. For the 2016 competition, 10 entries were submitted and reviewed by a panel of seven judges which included representatives from Beakerhead, Local 2103 United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Armour Equipment, and a local structural engineer. In the end, the winning design was chosen by an almost unanimous decision. Pegasus by Artur Karlov, a journeyman union scaffolder living in Edmonton, who had originally taken formal art school in his home country of Russia, showed the judges not only his understanding of structure, but of art as well. “My design is a Pegasus, a divine winged stallion from the Greek mythology. I feel that it represents what the essence of scaffold is: something sturdy and reliable (a horse supported by four strong legs) and at the same time something that is able to lift the rider through the air (the wings on the Pegasus). And just like a Pegasus would not be ridden just by anybody, but by the worthy rider; so is the scaffold that can be only be saddled by the user who possesses the appropriate level of skill,” explained Karlov in his design submission. The symbolism of the Pegasus, which was created out of tube and clamp scaffolding, was something that truly hit home with Maygard as well. “Not only is Pegasus symbolic of a scaffolder, it is a symbol of Armour Equipment’s history and my entrepreneurial vision,” he states. “I work in one of the oldest industries, so things are commonly done the same way. I challenge my team to look at our business differently and find fun and creative ways to do business to help differentiate our company. Especially after 55 years in business, redundancy and complacency can set in and work can become boring. Seeing pieces of steel and aluminum come together into a beautiful and engaging piece of art has brought new life to our company. I think that’s why you celebrate an anniversary, to acknowledge the past and create excitement about the future. With Pegasus as our inspiration, we are looking forward to flying high into the future on a strong and sturdy past.” n The CONSTRUCTOR 2017
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PROFILE | Past President - Don Ward
A Man with a Mission
Don Ward, former CCA president, has dedicated his life to bettering his community, family, and the industry he has served By Colleen Biondi
Don Ward’s school photo from Crescent Heights High School where he graduated from in 1961.
Don Ward’s first memory takes him back to the age of five. The local doctor was at his Swift Current house tending to his mother who’d suffered a burst aneurysm. Unfortunately, his arrival came too late. This memory, and several other profound ones which followed, created in Don a very particular life mission – despite any challenges or difficulties he might experience in life, or maybe because of them, he would become a grateful man, an exceptional friend, and an accomplished colleague. This mission was successfully, although not easily, realized. After his mother’s death, Don’s older sister, Gerry, took over the housekeeping reins and his grandparents helped look after him while his father was at work. Five years later, Don’s dad moved the family to Calgary as he had secured work as a heavy duty mechanic for Mannix Construction. But he was a widower
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and it was the 1950s; he needed someone to look after the boy while he got settled. After some serious investigating, he put Don in a Calgary orphanage called Wood’s Christian Homes for three years. A total of 10 staff members, “not counting the cook and laundry lady,” looked after 100 kids. Although Ward will not go into detail as to what it was like at Wood’s back then, the experience was not a positive one. His dad visited him as often as he could and took him for lunches on weekends. After graduating from Grade 9, his dad was able to take him home. During Grade 11, Don’s dad remarried. Ward now had a stepmom and stepsister – a dynamic which would add two new challenging dimensions to his life. At this point, Don was attending Crescent Heights High School. Instead of being a place of refuge from his home life, it was a place where he felt overwhelmed. He was used to being one of a handful of students in his grade at Wood’s; now, there were 800. In fact, it wasn’t until he joined the Navy, at the age of 18 during the Cold War that the sands shifted. He took 16 weeks of new-entry training and six months of communications training south of Halifax. He learned Morse code (passed the test at 25 words – or 130 letters – per minute), as well as how to teletype and manage coded messages related to top secret material. One ship he sailed on had unique submarine detection mechanisms. One day, the crew detected a Russian submarine in the Bay of Fundy. Don spent three years in service and logged more than 250 days at sea during his final year. Over this time frame, he became an
accomplished able seaman radioman, travelled the world, and met men who became treasured and lifelong friends. It was interesting work, but also isolating. He left the Navy in 1965, but, to this day, can still wear his uniform. In 1965, Don started work at Canadian Pittsburgh Industries - which would ultimately become PPG - as a warehouse helper and packer and settled into civilian life. He took his glassworkers apprenticeship certification at SAIT and was later promoted to field superintendent, estimator, and contract sales manager. In 1981, he joined Griffin Glass and became president in 1985. There were good times and there were tough times as Alberta’s fluctuating economy rose and fell, but at day’s end, he was able to put bread on the family table. He learned many lessons at work – the importance of having a good boss and mentor and being one as well and the importance of regular and honest communication with suppliers, staff, contractors, and owners and the importance of rolling up your sleeves and joining the team in order to meet a business objective and to build rapport and trust. “I got more information working with a crew – holding the balance while they were lifting heavy glass, for example - than I did through a visit or meeting,” says Don. During his time with Griffin and for the rest of his business life, he became involved with industry volunteer work. He volunteered at the executive level for the Calgary Construction Association, the Alberta Construction Association, and the Canadian Construction Association, as well as for the Calgary Glass and Architectural Metals Associa-
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Don at Communications School in 1962 wearing his “Tropical Whites” Uniform. Here at Venture Block Communications Division H.M.C.S. Cornwallis Don learned Morse code, teletype, and other top secret communications.
tion. He acted as initial chairman of the Alberta Construction Tendering System and the local and provincial Apprenticeship Advisory Committee for Glaziers, amongst other industry groups. One of his claims to fame as a volunteer was meeting with federal government officials at Meech Lake to promote bid depository style tendering for the industry. Another was the successful role he played on the task force committee that lobbied the provincial government to reduce the statutory holdback on the Alberta Standard subcontract document from 15 per cent to 10 per cent. Dave Smith, president of the Calgary Construction Association, has commented that Don’s, “belief in a fair, transparent, and equitable bid system was unwavering” and his leadership in establishing ethical business practices for the industry was exemplary. Don has been recognized repeatedly by his business peers. He is the recipient of the Canadian Construction Association’s prestigious Ernest Dobbelsteyn Memorial Trophy. He has also received the Calgary Construction Association’s Ted Walden Award and its 2002 Person of the Year Award. He also has a robust personal life. In 1966, he married Dianne. They have three sons - Jeff is married to Katyuska
Don Ward, an able seaman in 1964 aboard Royal Canadian Navy frigate H.M.C.S Crescent.
and is a mechanical engineer at Fluor; Travis is married to Julie and is president of Griffin Glass; Kevin is married to Janis and is a project manager with PCL. They have three grandchildren Ariani, Dylan and Riley. Don’s daughter Shelly lives near Halifax with her husband, Shawn and two teenaged daughters Katie and Kellie Don and his wife have travelled extensively throughout Canada and the
United States, as well as to the Caribbean, England, Egypt, Peru, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, France, and New Zealand. They have owned properties in Mexico and Costa Rica. Today, they are snowbirds and spend six months each winter in the Palm Springs area. “We enjoy the small community there so decided to drop our anchor,” he adds. While in California, Don enjoys golfing and playing bocce ball. He is also
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During Don’s time as CCA president in 1992 he worked with Al Duerr, Calgary’s mayor at the time, and city councillors to create a relationship between the City and the industry to reduce red tape and standardize contracts documents.
Don and Dianne Ward with sons left to right, Travis, Jeff (back), and Kevin celebrating Dianne’s 50th birthday on a Panama cruise.
in charge of set design and construction for a local performing arts club. His latest gig includes designing and fabricating a pie for a dead actor’s head to drop into. “Being so close to Los Angeles, we have some real actors, producers, and directors there. Some very accomplished people get involved,” he muses. He is also a photography buff and is a member of the Shadow Hills Camera Club. In 2015, he won three awards for a black and white image of an artist’s hands. With the money he won, he purchased more sophisticated photographic equipment. In addition to the extensive volunteering Don has done inside the industry, he has also been busy in the Calgary community. He has donated over 60 pints of blood to Canadian Blood Services, was a Boy Scout leader when the boys were young, and has recently canvassed for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This latter choice was a very specific one. In 2010, Don suffered a major heart attack in Golden, British Columbia and was airlifted to Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Doctors inserted a stent and he is now well. The only other health issue that he lives with is five-per cent vision in his right eye due to a condition called amblyopia, which does not respond to corrective lenses. For fun while in Calgary, Don putters in the garden, goes on daily walks and swims, fishes and canoes on the lake which his home backs onto. Both he and Dianne enjoy renovating and have recently torn up the flooring, redone a bathroom, and expanded their back deck. And, of course, the kids and
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Don’s family in August 2015 at their annual reunion at McKenzie Lake where he resides in Calgary. Left to right: Son Kevin and daughter-in-law Janis with grandsons Riley and Dylan; granddaughters Ariani and Katie; Don’s wife Dianne, son Travis and daughter-in-law Julie; daughter-in-law Katyuska and son Jeff.
grandchildren are a constant in his life and a true blessing. Over the years, Don has proven time and time again his dedication to four things: to building successful businesses, to volunteering hundreds of hours each year for the betterment of the industry and the community, to creating a happy family and to making lifelong friends. And he has done that by way of a resilient and optimistic spirit. But he doesn’t brag about his accomplishments or about the personal and business challenges he has overcome. Instead he will quietly, and understatedly, agree that all has turned out well. “Life is good,” he says. n
Don’s photograph, “Artistic Hands,” won the best of show title at the 2016 Riverside Country Fair in Indio, California.
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FEATURE | Construction Industry Ethics
Tackling the Grey Areas
The Canadian Construction Association’s new ethics course has been well-received By Melanie Franner
Kees Cusveller, vice-president of Alternative Project Delivery for Graham Group Ltd., and chair of the national Gold Seal program, represented the Canadian Construction Association when working with BuildForce Canada to establish the Construction Industry Ethics course.
The Charbonneau Commission looking into corruption practices within the Quebec construction industry may have been the catalyst that got the ball rolling, but the subsequent Construction Industry Ethics course from the Canadian Construction Association (CdnCA) has been well-received right across the country. The course launched nationally in April 2016. “We looked around at the time and saw there were a lot of courses out there but none specific to construction,” explains Kees Cusveller, vice-president of Alternative Project Delivery for Graham Group Ltd. (Graham), and member of the CdnCA’s board of directors. “So we went to work on designing a course that was built for industry by people in the industry.” To do so, the CdnCA partnered with BuildForce Canada. “Ethics is an issue for all industries,” states Rosemary Sparks, executive director of BuildForce Canada. “The CdnCA wanted to show leadership and set the
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CCA Past Chair Ted Wealleans (1989) presenting the Calgary Construction Association’s Ethics Certificate to fellow Past Chair Gord Graham (1983).
standards for ethics within the Canadian construction industry. There was a real gap in the market in terms of what was available.” A year in the making After 12 months in development, the Construction Industry Ethics course launched as an online resource. The goal? To help those in a supervisory capacity – either in the office or out in the field – to consider the ethical consequences of their actions. “The intent is to get people thinking,” says Cusveller. “This is all about looking at the grey areas. When a supplier calls and invites you out to a round of golf, you’ll probably say ‘sure.’ But if in the next breath he says that the game will be in the Queen Charlotte Islands, then what do you say? Will that trip be there at the back of your mind when it’s time to award the next contract?” According to Sparks, the course is designed for anyone who is in a position
of leading by example, and showing others the ethical way to act in “grey” situations that may arise day-to-day. “The situations used in the course are very real,” notes Cusveller. “They are based on real things that have happened to most of us who have been in the construction industry for any length of time. The rules were different 30 years ago. It used to be that the guy who yelled the loudest was the best superintendent. That’s changed. The whole industry has changed. It’s become much more inclusive, respectful, and ethical. There is a real need for a course like this in today’s construction industry.” The Construction Industry Ethics course is designed with both an online and classroom component. The online portion can be completed anywhere – work or home – while the classroom component is designed to engage the learners in discussions and exploration of ethical scenarios. “The online portion takes an average of four hours to complete,” explains
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CCA staff showing off their e-learning certificates for completing the Construction Industry Ethics course. Left to right: Aaron Vastenhout, Amy Smith, Toni Casamassima, Mary Truong, Jade Rhyason, Allyson Ramsay, and Dave Smith.
Sparks, who adds as part of BuildForce’s work with the CdnCA, the organization designed an instructor manual for the classroom portion of the course. “The classroom portion takes about one day and will differ from course to course depending on who is delivering it and who the participants are. Organizations, like construction associations or individual companies, will deliver the classroom training.” Sparks describes the Construction Industry Ethics course as having been designed to help the participant make decisions that have ethical ramifications. “We tried to include some theory, as well as construction-specific practical scenarios to illustrate the application on the job,” she explains. “It also touches on things like a Code of Ethics, the value of it and what it means, and social license and social responsibility. Ultimately, the whole course is about how to understand and act when navigating the ethical grey areas.”
Industry reaction BuildForce reports that more than 60 people have registered for the online portion of the Construction Industry Ethics course and 33 people have completed it since the launch date (as of June 2016). According to Sparks, feedback from the participant surveys show that people really like the course, that they find it “exceeds or meets” their expectations, and that they would recommend it to someone else. “The reaction has been very positive,” says Cusveller. “We’re starting to get good uptake.” Cusveller is quick to add companies like Graham are considering ways to
bring the Construction Industry Ethics course in-house and offer it to many of their employees. “We’ve shared it with our training group and they are looking at introducing it in the company this fall,” he says, adding Graham has eight offices across Canada, with 1,200 salaried employees and 5,000 hourly employees. Another factor that will definitely raise interest in the Construction Industry Ethics course is making it mandatory for Gold Seal certification. “I chair the Gold Seal committee of the CdnCA and one of the challenges I’ve encountered since taking on the position six months ago has been that there are no minimum standards when it
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Marketable material Having individual companies promote and deliver the Construction Industry Ethics course is one way to help spread the word of its availability. Another is to involve the industry associations themselves. “The key thing is to raise awareness of the course and to let industry know that it is available,” says Cusveller. “There is a lot of room in the classroom portion of the course for companies to customize it to their own organization. The point
is that this is a national course that is applicable right across the country. It’s a great opportunity for associations to market to and engage with their own members. CdnCA has paid for the development, which was a significant endeavour, so that the course itself would be relatively inexpensive. The hard work is done. It’s up to the industry to pick it up from here.” The CCA has been an early adopter of promoting ethics and sound business practices. Ted Weallens, past chair of the Calgary Construction Association FIRE PROTECTION FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES & INDUSTRY (CCA), led a committee of construction industry leaders to the Code of Ethics/ Code of Practice for the CCA in the late 1980s. “The code was then presented to the CCA board of directors who unanimously approved it,” he says. FIRE PROTECTIONFOR FORHOMES, HOMES,BUSINESSES BUSINESSES&&INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FIRE PROTECTION The Code of Ethics was developed at that time because he could see the CADDesign Design CAD industry was shifting. “A contract was Metro Fire Protection, Inc. Consultation Consultation sealed on handshake,” he says, laughhas been designing, building ing. Weallens believes the way business Installation Installation and installing fire protection is done has changed, but the need to Maintenance Maintenance systems for residential, conduct business ethically has not. Metro Fire Protection, Inc. Metro Fire Protection, Inc. commercial and industrialThe CCA continues to hold true to hasbeen been designing,building building has designing, andinstalling installing fireprotection protection and fire customers since 1987. Wethat philosophy. Every staff member systemsfor forresidential, residential, systems work with architects, general with the CCA has taken, and successcommercialand andindustrial industrial commercial customers since 2005. We contractors and homeowners to fully completed, the new Construction customers since 1987. We workwith witharchitects, architects,general general work Industry Ethics course and encourages design, install, service, inspect contractorsand andhomeowners homeownersto to contractors other and maintain all types of fire local construction associations to design, install, service, inspect design, install, service, inspect andmaintain maintain alltypes typessystems. offire fire do the same. protection We also and all of protectionsystems. systems.We Wealso also protection design consultingAnd andwith a course that has already reprovideprovide designconsulting consulting and provide design and ceived construction management / accolades from the participants construction management construction management // inspection services. and a commitment from many industry inspection inspection services. services. players – not to mention Gold Seal approval itself – it’s hard to believe that the industry could not help but promote its widespread acceptance. In an age where Phone: 1.855.366.8801 Phone: 1.855.366.8801 a handshake or golf game no longer has Email: Info@metrofire.ca Email: Info@metrofire.ca the same significance as they did just a Phone: Web:1.855.366.8801 www.metrofire.ca Web: www.metrofire.ca few years ago, there is more of a need to Email: info@metrofire.ca recognize and understand your actions Web: www.metrofire.ca than ever before. Being confident in your decision-making abilities is just another way to deliver to the best of your abilities. “I hope that this course really has an MEMBER impact on the industry,” concludes Cusveller. “I think it will be reactionary; it will get people thinking and talking about it. And that’s a good thing.” n
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FEATURE | 2016 Construction Career Expo
10 Years of Success
Calgary’s Construction Career Expo showcases construction as a first choice By Amy Smith
The Construction Career Expo is industry funded and put on by over 200 volunteers and exhibitors. The team that put the 10th annual expo together.
In 2006, in Calgary, times were good. The economy was healthy and about to reach the pinnacle of a boom. With that, the construction industry identified a looming labour shortage as the baby boomer generation was about to commence retirement. With construction building permits on the rise and the city’s skyline changing daily, there was a need for a workforce larger than what we had. In addition, career options multiplied as industries became more specialized and there were more and more career options for youth to consider. The market of job options also became saturated with so many unique and specialized career paths to choose from. This situation only added to the confusion of adolescent teenagers who become overwhelmed by the vast world of career opportunities. The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) board of directors recognized
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these factors and decided to form a committee that would establish a unique hands-on exhibition showcasing the various construction trades. When you are in high school, the exposure to various trades outside of carpentry or welding is extremely limited, and it’s also dependent on the kinds of facilities your high school offers. Therefore, unless you had family or friends working in the industry, outside of the construction shop classroom, there weren’t a lot of opportunities to be exposed to the intricacies of specific trades, including, but not limited to, electrical wiring, sheet metal, masonry, concrete paving, siding, or roofing. The CCA formed a Construction Career Expo committee and this group set out to connect first with the two main school boards in the city - the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). The industry also
wanted buy-in from the school boards and to make the expo as accessible as possible. Therefore, the committee removed anticipated barriers such as cost to attend the event, complimentary bussing to and from the expo, reimbursement to cover any substitute teacher needs, and a complimentary lunch to all attendees. The industry thought this would surely garner support from the two largest school boards. And it did. With invitations being sent to over 50 high schools, the CCA saw buy-in from the schools and eventually the students. Once at the expo, students were greeted by over 45 different industry trade associations or CCA member companies who conduct construction-related business. This opportunity offered to the students was like none other and this one-day exposition offered full exposure of the career opportunities available.
FEATURE | 2016 Construction Career Expo
Youth at the expo were creating glass inukshuks at the Glass and Architectural Metals Association booth.
Lights, camera, action. The Youth Employment Program tent turned “theatre” featuring the Careers in Construction video which highlights the rewards of working in construction.
Students participated in a competition at the Siding Contractors Association of Alberta display where they would race another team to see how fast they could construct the eavestrough to a structure that resembled a home.
Rob Shaw of EllisDon presented the seven dog houses that were built at the Construction Career Expo to the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS). Accepting the dog houses is Lindsay Black (with furry friend) and Kelsey Scoular, representatives from AARCS. A bird’s-eye view of the action on the exhibit floor where students were shoulder to shoulder in activity all day.
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CCA would like to thank the following exhibitors for their participation in the 2016 Construction Career Expo:
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Grant Symon of Graham Construction and chair of the Construction Career Expo Committee (left) presented Francesca Firme with a new iPad mini for getting 100 per cent on her construction quiz. Her teacher Martin Hass from Light of Christ Catholic School is a long-time Expo supporter and enthusiast.
Not to be confused with an annual hiring fair, the intent of this expo was specifically created for career exploration, providing a platform to expose youth to the vast number of skilled trade opportunities within reach for both men and women. Perceptions of working in construction were challenged as stigmas and preconceived notions were now faced with facts from real people in the industry. BuildForce Canada notes one out of every nine people work in construction or a related field. In addition, the average salary of a construction worker is above the national average. Furthermore, the opportunity to earn while you learn is there. You see a lot of apprentices graduating as journeyman with zero school debt, and that is a message the industry is pleased to share with students, parents, and school faculty. There aren’t a lot of other industries out there where you could say the same. The CCA was the first construction association in the country to offer this one-of-a-kind hands-on construction fair with only a few others to date following in the association’s footsteps and offering a similar exhibition in their local areas. What evolved from just a handful of schools in attendance now welcomes
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schools from rural communities as far away as Vulcan or Canmore and the likes of surrounding communities such as Cochrane, Sundre, Strathmore, Chestemere, Okotoks, and Airdrie. The first expo 10 years ago welcomed approximately 600 students to the fair which has incrementally grown each year to see a record 2,800 students in 2016. The association continues to work closely with the school boards today on a number of initiatives related to construction career opportunities. The CCA also attends the Alberta Teachers’ Association convention along with the Palliser District Teachers’ Convention each year to meet with new and returning teachers to discuss the benefits of a career in construction. The CCA would like to thank the Construction Career Expo committee Chairman Grant Symon of Graham Construction who has graciously donated his time and efforts towards this initiative for the past 10 years. The association continues to believe strongly in promoting construction as a viable, worthwhile, and rewarding career option. If you are interested in getting involved, don’t miss the 2017 expo taking place on April 12. n
Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Finning Heavy Construction Division Alberta Construction Safety Association Glass & Architectural Metals Association Alberta Floor Covering Association Harris Rebar/Ironworkers Local 725 Alberta Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Hertz Equipment Rental Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 146 Armour Equipment Sales & Rentals KBM Commercial Flooring Building Trades of Alberta Ledcor Construction Ltd. Burnco Rock Products Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta Calgary Fasteners & Tools - Bosch Power Tools Master Painters and Decorators Association of Alberta Calgary Fasteners & Tools - Dewalt Mechanical Contractors Association Calgary Fasteners & Tools - Makita Tools Merit Contractors Association Calgary Fasteners & Tools - Milwaukee PCL Construction Management Inc. Calgary General Contractors Association Professional Excavators Ltd. CANA Construction SAIT Polytechnic School of Construction Canadian Fire Alarm Association SAIT Polytechnic School of Construction (Geomatics) Careers: The Next Generation SAIT Polytechnic School of Construction (Carpentry) Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association SAIT Polytechnic School of Construction (Sheet Metal) CCA Women in Construction SAIT Polytechnic School of Construction (Virtual Spray Painting) CCA Youth Employment Program SAIT Learning Exploration Centre (Fuselage) Centron Group Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Alberta City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre Siding Contractors Association of Alberta DIRTT Environmental Solutions Trotter & Morton Group of Companies Elan Construction Limited UA Local 496 Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta Westcor Construction Ltd.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, exhibitors, industry partners, volunteers, and schools who took the time to make the Construction Career Expo’s 10th anniversary such a huge success.
FEATURE | Lord Shaughnessy High School
Going for Green
Lord Shaughnessy High School’s Career and Technology Centre scores award for innovative environmental programming By Tyler Walsh
Students in the Energy and Environment program harvest the 16 irrigated garden boxes that were built, designed, planted, and maintained by students.
Going green has paid off for Calgary’s Lord Shaughnessy High School. The school is being honoured with a national environmental award for their innovative curriculum and green building design at their unique Career and Technology Centre (CTC). The high school won first place in the 2016 Greenest School in Canada competition, presented yearly by the Canada Green Building Council and the Canadian Coalition for Green Schools. According to the Canada Green Building Council’s website, Lord Shaughnessy High School won for its “amazing Energy and Environmental Innovation program, that presented unique environmental strategies in both curriculum and physical building changes and updates.” Adam Robb, co-teacher of the Energy and Environmental Innovations Program at CTC, says the school finished second in 2015, and made a concerted effort to fill some gaps in its programming this year in order to take home the top prize.
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Students harvest microgreens and sprouts. These greens are grown indoors by students and then sold to local restaurants. All revenues made are put toward student field trip costs. Last year over Students chill out in this open concept fort designed specifically for their use. They are sitting on recycled carpet tiles, donated by $6,000 was raised and students were able to Interface flooring, as part of the sustainability story of the school. visit Jasper National Park on a multi-night trip.
“Instead of just having the environmental efforts in [just one] program of our school, we made it throughout many of the programs in our school,” he states. “Even auto body, cosmetology, culinary; all the different educational programs here. So it’s become more of a schoolwide initiative.” Bringing the entire school into the green initiative means doing things like installing hydroponics systems to improve air quality in the auto body department or tending and growing gardens to be used in culinary classes. Robb says because the Energy and Environmental Innovations Program is interdisciplinary it can be mixed in with different subject areas while keeping the fundamentals of environmental sustainability intact. “Students design projects with the common goal of achieving something good for the environment, good for the community, and combatting or mitigating the effects of climate change,” he explains. “So
we have students designing policies, we have students growing things, and we have students building things.” The students in the Energy and Environmental Innovations Program are hearing from the industry that living walls are in demand. A living wall is essentially a vertical garden attached to existing wall inside or outside a building that not only offers aesthetic appeal but also improves air quality and can be used to earn additional LEED® credits. The students get requests from restaurants and even other schools to build the walls, says Robb. With the emphasis on environmental innovations in the school, Robb says students have taken a real interest in green buildings and construction. A group of students recently toured the new Mosaic Centre in Edmonton, Alberta’s first netzero commercial building which is also under review for LEED® Platinum Certification. “It’s basically a living building, he says. “It’s such a good educational tool for stu-
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dents to look at the people inside of a building and think about all the health, energy, and water. We use that as a teaching concept here; the idea of a living building and our living community.” Building a partnership Lord Shaughnessy High School students have been learning and applying their skills in a state-of-the-art building since 2013, thanks to Westcor Construction, who completed major renovations to the centre. Construction involved removing asbestos, electrical and ventilation upgrades, and a complete design facelift which included building additions and a new entrance to the building Westcor Project Manager Ron Salat says even though the construction itself was pretty standard, working with the partners on the project was really enjoyable. “What made it key on this job is the positivity and the collaboration we had from all parties. The meetings we had with the consultants, the architect, the Calgary Board of Education [CBE], it was collaborative and solution oriented.”
In regards to the award, Salat adds, “To be part of that, it’s a great feeling and you can see it resonate through Westcor as well.” The project wasn’t without its challenges though. The school remained open for learning during the construction period. It required a lot of management of phasing plans and extra emphasis on both student and faculty safety and the safety of all workers, says Salat. Westcor continues to work closely with the CBE and other boards in the province on major school projects. The company has completed a major upgrade to a school in Three Hills and a new construction in Panorama Hills. “We’re also doing a major renovation in Hanna which is a big job that includes asbestos removal and a facelift of the school,” adds Salat. Bright future Another major aspect of Lord Shaughnessy High School’s renovation was an upgrade to the load bearing capacity of the roof, a feature the school
hopes to take advantage of through its solar energy initiative. “We’re looking at the cost analyses of implementing large scale solar,” states Robb, adding it’s something the school board is willing to invest in within the next couple of years. “Solar companies in Alberta are looking for places to put solar and schools are the perfect candidate because we have these huge flat roofs and it can also be used for educational purposes.” Along with the honour of being named the Greenest School in Canada was $2,000 in prize money to use for a green program. What does Lord Shaughnessy plan to do with the cash? “We’ve got a few different projects we could put that towards. We could add a zero on to that, I’d find room for it for sure,” says Robb with a laugh. The school will have a chance to add to its total as it goes on to compete as this year’s official Canadian entry for the Greenest School on Earth competition, awarded by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council. n
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CCA’s Education Fundraiser Golf Tournament Golfers raise $53,000 for scholarship funding
By Amy Smith
CCA Chair Frederick Vine (left) presenting the $53,000 to CCA Education Fund Chair Todd Poulsen of Elan Construction Limited.
The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) welcomed a 144 golfers to Carnmoney Golf and Country Club on a blustery day at the end of August 2016 for the annual Education Fund Golf Tournament. Despite it being one of the coldest days in August, it proved to be another tremendous effort by CCA members to support the Education Fund. As usual the course was full of various activities at each hole put on by CCA members to add to the experience of the
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game and also try to raise a few more dollars that would be donated back to the Education Fund. Davidson Enman Lumber, long-time CCA member and president level sponsor returned to keep the chilly players nourished with a gourmet Spolumbos sausage at hole number four. BigSteelBox was back this year to host the favourite “chipping contest” where golfers had to chip three pseudo balls into one of their large steel boxes. With the
high winds experienced that day this certainly posed a challenge for all the participants. The creative game of “fundraising” poker was sponsored by Grant Thorton which baited players to purchase $5 cards to get a better hand. For each team, the hand would be dealt and a flop presented. Based on the cards in each player’s hand, they could choose to buy a new card which would increase their chances of getting the best hand of the day leading to a worthy
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The President, Constructor, and Master level sponsors: President level: Elan Construction Limited and Davidson Enman Lumber Ltd. Constructor level: Bird Construction Group, Botting and Associates, Brxton Construction LP, EllisDon Construction Services, Ferguson Corporation, Graham Construction & Engineering LP, PCL Construction Management Inc., Westcor Construction Ltd., and Traugott. Master level: BDO Canada LLP, Canem Systems Ltd., Clark Builders, Executive Millwork, Harris Steel Services Ltd., Ledcor Construction Ltd., Scott Builders Inc., United Decorating Inc., S.I.S. Supply Install Services Ltd., and Northcal Insulation Services Ltd.
door prize. Inevitably the more money you spent the better hand you would get. This activity raised a total of $1,095. The CCA’s newest committee, the Young Construction Leaders (YCL) made their debut in Greek-style dressed in togas, a bold move for an unforeseen frosty day. This group came up with the creative game of “pitch pong”, a play on the popular game of beer pong. Again, players “pitched” money in order to play and this group raised $545. Once in the clubhouse, the golfers eagerly purchased 50/50 tickets and the lucky winner was Larry Tennis of Bird Construction. He could have been $725 richer but he chose to donate his winnings back to the Education Fund. Thank you Larry. It may have been a cold day on the links, but there were many warm hearts as people generously donated money throughout the day to bring the total of $53,000 raised for the CCA’s Education Fund. Over the past 12 years that the association has hosted this event, $719,000 has been raised. Thank you to all the participants and sponsors who continuously shine in the spirit of generosity and investing in the industry’s workforce. For a full list of sponsors of the tournament, please see page 190. n
Young Construction Leader members Scott Bateman (Pockar Masonry), Kyle Morgan (Westcor Construction), Curtis Wood (ITC Group), and Tak Kyle (Scott Builders) promoting awareness of the new CCA committee for individuals in the construction industry 35 and under.
Bird Construction foursome (left to right): Ian Reid, Rick Henderson, Larry Tennis, and Jeremy Boldt.
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Aqua Air Systems Ltd. David Lima 8703 50 St. Edmonton, AB T6B 1E7 Tel: (403) 279-7958 Email: david@aquaair.ab.ca www.aquaair.ab.ca
Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Dustin Linke 1100 - 1 Street SE, 4th Floor Calgary, AB T2G 1B1 Tel: (403) 267-7010 Email: dustin.linke@aon.ca www.aon.ca
Aquateck West Ltd. Patrick Linfoot #125, 2727 Centre Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2A 2L4 Tel: (403) 272-0052 Email: calgary@aquateck.com www.aquateck.com Arboricultural Services Inc. David Zalik P.O. Box 68192 Crowfoot RPO Calgary, AB T3G 3N8 Tel: (403) 852-8733 Email: asiservices@shaw.ca www.theasigroup.ca Ardivan Enterprises Ltd. Ariel Garcia 35 Kingston View SE Airdrie, AB T4A 0K4 Tel: (403) 708-3043 Email: ardivanenterprises@yahoo.com www.ardivanenterprises.com Armour Equipment Charles Maygard 5316 - 4 Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 1K5 Tel: (403) 252-6067 Email: info@armourscaffold.ca www.armourscaffold.ca Armtec Geoff Schmidtler 8916 - 48 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2P9 Tel: (403) 279-8161 Email: geoff.schmidtler@armtec.com www.armtec.com Arpi’s Industries Ltd. Barry Cousins 6815 - 40 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2W7 Tel: (403) 236-2444 Email: barry.cousins@arpis.com www.arpis.com ARTE Group Inc. Boaz Shilmover 4300 5th Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7C3 Tel: (403) 640-4559 Email: info@artegroupco.com www.artegroupco.com ASCCI (All Systems Communications Contracting Inc.) Mike Tattersall Bay 3-6025 12th St SE Calgary, AB T2H 2K1 Tel: (403) 253-7222 Email: ascci1@ascci.ab.ca www.ascci.ab.ca
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CCA | Membership Ascension Elevators Inc. Nick Lum 9A 4620 Manilla Rd SE Calgary, AB T2G 4B7 Tel: (403) 700-7300 Email: nick@ascensionelevators.com www.ascensionelevators.com
Aviva Insurance Company of Canada Reijo Salmela 10250 101 St, Suite 1700 Edmonton, AB T5J 3B4 Tel: (780) 945-2202 Email: reijo_salmela@avivacanada.com www.avivacanada.com
B2 Group Ltd. Adrian Bojko 100, 625-14 Street N.W. Calgary, AB T2N 2A1 Tel: (403) 560-4614 Email: adrian.bojko@b2groupltd.com www.b2groupltd.com
Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Sandy Weber Bay 6, 1826 25 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7K1 Tel: (403) 777-8383 Email: sandy.weber@assaabloy.com www.a1powerdoor.com
AW-NRG Insulation Services Luke Ceraldi #206 3750 46th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2B 0L1 Tel: (403) 279-0714 Email: luke@aw-nrg.com www.aw-nrg.com
Badger Backhoe Services Dan Yaroschak 14836-1 Street SE Calgary, AB T2X 1A1 Tel: (403) 256-6495 Email: badgerbackhoe@shaw.ca
Aston Concrete Ltd. Matt Arbour 1053 Newbrighton Gardens SW Calgary, AB T2Z 4X2 Tel: (403) 923-1507 Email: matt@astonconcrete.com
Axiom Builders Inc. Nicole Routcliffe Suite-300 1201 5th street sw Calgary, AB T2R 0Y6 Tel: (587) 390-2100 Email: invoices@axiombuilders.ca
Badger Electrical Management Sean Kent 119 Hillview Lane Strathmore, AB T1P 1Z9 Tel: (403) 901-4945 Email: skent@badgerem.com www.badgerem.com
Atco Structures & Logistics Ltd. Garry Blashyn 285044 Bluegrass Drive Rockyview County, AB T1X 0P5 Tel: (403) 292-7600 Email: garry.blashyn@atcosl.com www.atcostructures.com
Azimuth Builders Ltd. Gary Bizek 15824 6 Street SE Calgary, AB T2X1J4 Tel: (403) 801-4612 Email: azimuthbuilders@gmail.com www.azimuthbuilders.com
BakerCorp Canada Ryan Bosanko 200-120 7th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 Tel: (403) 801-4200 Email: rbosanko@bakercorp.com www.bakercorp.com
A-TECH Engineering Ltd. Nida Choudhry 7917 Martha’s Haven Park NE Calgary, AB T3J3X8 Tel: (780) 238-8324 Email: sales@atecheng.ca
Aztec Renovations & Refit Inc. Raz Mandru Unit #4 1313 44th Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 6L6 Tel: (403) 510-5098 Email: razm@aztecgroup.ca www.aztecgroup.ca
Baldwin Construction Services Ltd. Mike Baldwin 263230 Butte Hills Way Rocky View, AB T4A 0P6 Tel: (403) 8995321 Email: bcsltd@shaw.ca
Atkins Kuntz Construction Group Inc. Dave Renton 3303 57 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 0B2 Tel: (403) 457-1366 Email: dave@surfacepros.ca Atlas Anchor Systems (B.C.) Ltd. Joseph D’sa 1618 S.E. Marine Drive Vancouver, BC V5P 2R6 Tel: (604) 435-0008 Email: josephd@atlas-anchor.com At-Pac Scaffolding Chris Burke 6215 82 Ave Edmonton, AB T6B 0E8 Tel: (780) 440-3099 Email: cburke@at-pac.com www.at-pac.com Austin Contracting Ltd. James Legendre #427-36th Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 6R1 Tel: (403) 279-0088 Email: james@austincontracting.net AVI-SPL Kyle Derzaph 2923 - 5 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2A 6T8 Tel: (403) 457-1994 Email: kyle.derzaph@avispl.com www.avispl.com
B.C. Drywall Installations Ltd. Ngaire Afele 12140 - 103A Avenue Surrey, BC V3V 3G8 Tel: (604) 648-2688 Email: mehrdads@bcdrywall.com www.bcdrywall.com
Balzer’s Canada Inc. Nils Nordin 235051 Wrangler Drive S.E. Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 243-4481 Email: anordin@balzerscanada.com
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CCA | Membership Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd. Rick March 4300 - 21 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 9A6 Tel: (403) 291-1099 Email: rick@bartlegibson.com
BC Integrated Solutions Inc. Cecille Bertholdi 215, 6165 Highway 17A Delta, BC V4K 5B8 Tel: (604) 644-3825 Email: info@bcisinc.ca
BDO Canada LLP Taylor Gray 620, 903 - 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 0P7 Tel: (403) 266-5608 Email: calgary@bdo.ca
Bauer Foundations Canada Inc. Bill Milner 5050 - 74 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 3C9 Tel: (403) 723-0159 Email: b.milner@bauerfoundations.ca www.bauerfoundations.ca
BCL Brothers Masonry Contracting Ltd. Immdat Ulutas 190 Somerside Park S.W. Calgary, AB T2Y 3G3 Tel: (403) 5428095 Email: brotherscontractingltd@gmail.com
BearStone Ex. Inc Dale Cruickshank 53 Industry Way SE Calgary, AB T3S 0A2 Tel: (403) 701-8323 Email: dale@bear-stone.com www.bear-stone.com Beedie Construction Adam Irwin 830 1601 Airport Rd NE calgary, AB T2E 6Z8 Tel: (403) 472-3410 Email: adam.irwin@beediegroup.ca www.beediegroup.ca Bell Davidson Insurance Brokers Ltd. Dick Vaive Suite 108, 10333 Southport Rd. S.W. Calgary, AB T2W 3X6 Tel: (403) 228-5888 Email: dvaive@bdinsurance.com www.bdinsurance.com Beyond Foam Insulation Inc. Chad Harnden 230244, RR 283a Calgary, AB T1X 0G9 Tel: (403) 850-2475 Email: chadh@beyondfoam.com www.beyondfoam.com BFL CANADA Insurance Services Inc. Ann Donald Suite 200, 1167 Kensington Cres. NW Calgary, AB T2N 1X7 Tel: (403) 451-4132 Email: adonald@bflcanada.ca www.bflcanada.ca
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Big Sky Equipment & Excavating Ltd. Bill Josephison 307 Strathaven Bay Strathmore, AB T1P 1N4 Tel: (403) 934-5601 Email: bill@bigskybill.com www.bigskybill.com
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BigSteelBox Corporation David Lister 5208 - 84th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 5N3 Tel: (403) 998-8511 Email: davidl@bigsteelbox.com Bird Construction Group Ian Reid #106, 12143 - 40 St SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4E6 Tel: (403) 319-0470 Email: ian.reid@bird.ca www.bird.ca
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CCA | Membership Boom Construction Rick Hoogenboom 42A McCool Cres, P.O.Box 1379 Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (587) 318-2176 Email: rick@boomltd.ca
Black & McDonald Limited Dave Morrow 1071 - 26 Street NE Calgary, AB T2A 6K8 Tel: (403) 235-0331 Email: dmorrow@blackandmcdonald.com www.blackandmcdonald.com
BMP Mechanical Ltd. BMP Estimating #110, 6420 - 6A St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2B7 Tel: (403) 816-4409 Email: estimating@bmpmechanical.com www.bmpmechanical.com
Black River Contracting Inc. Francois Brousseau 48 Elderwood Place SE Airdrie, AB T4B 2G2 Tel: (403) 899-7070 Email: blackriver@shaw.ca
Bock Roofing Ltd. Howard Bock Bay H, 7131 - 6 St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2M8 Tel: (403) 6404173 Email: hobo@bockroofing.com www.bockroofing.com
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Trish Morrison Centennial Place East Tower Suite 1900, 520 3rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 0R3 Tel: (403) 232-9500 Email: pmorrison@blg.com www.blg.com
Bogdan’s Construction Ltd. Bogdan Buziak 813 - 14 Street Canmore, AB T1W 1W7 Tel: (403) 688-7474 Email: info@bogdansconstruction.com www.bogdansconstruction.com
Bordt & Sons Tile & Stone Ltd. Cliff Bordt 3624 Manchester Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3Z5 Tel: (403) 287-1548 Email: cbordt@telusplanet.net www.bordtandsons.com
Blackie Site Works Ltd. Harvey Leslie Box 357 Blackie, AB T0L 0J0 Tel: (403) 3361243 Email: harveyleslie@xplornet.com Blazer Mechanical Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Brad Dovell 230 Initiative Ave SE Calgary, AB T3S 0B7 Tel: (403) 919-0838 Email: info@blazermechanical.com www.blazermechanical.com Blue Con Excavating Ltd. Matt Haasen 285010 Wrangler Way Rockyview, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 273-1144 Email: matt@blueconcalgary.ca www.blueconcalgary.ca Blue Grass Nursery Ltd. Bill McEwen 260130B Writing Creek Crescent Rocky View, AB T4A 0M9 Tel: (403) 226-0468 Email: admin@bluegrassnursery.com
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Blue Ridge Excavating Ltd. Damon Grover 235103 Ryan Road Rockyview AB, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 2545883 Email: damon@blue-ridge.ca www.blue-ridge.ca Bluebird Contracting Services Ltd. Matt Thomson 3652 - 44 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3J9 Tel: (403) 279-9094 Email: mthomson@tmlgroup.com www.bluebirdcontracting.com BMP Construction Management Ltd. Patrick Lealess #105, 118 East Lake Blvd Airdrie, AB T4A 2G2 Tel: (587) 775-1136 Email: plealess@bmpmanagement.ca www.bmpconstructionmanagement.ca
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CCA | Membership Botting and Associates Alberta Ltd. Tyler Bungay #215, 340 Midpark Way SE Calgary, AB T2X 1P1 Tel: (403) 256-6544 Email: Tyler.Bungay@botting.ab.ca www.botting.ca
Brooks Asphalt & Aggregate Ltd. Byron Smith Box 1360 Brooks, AB T1R 1C3 Tel: (403) 362-5597 Email: accountspayable@brooksasphalt.com www.brookasphalt.com
Bow Mark Paving Ltd. Sean McArthur P.O. Box 730 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A8 Tel: (403) 938-7920 Email: bowmark@telusplanet.net
Brxton Construction LP Les Pruden #227, 11979 - 40 Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4M3 Tel: (403) 271-9666 Email: lesp@brxton.com www.gracom.ca
Bow West Wall Systems Inc. Robert Condic Bay 123, 5065 - 13 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5M8 Tel: (403) 291-2726 Email: info@bowwest.ca www.bowwest.ca
Burling Ranger Co. Inc. Jeanne Kempfer 3399-9th Line Innisfil, ON L95 3Z2 Tel: (705) 436-2186 Email: jeanne@burlingranger.com www.burlingranger.com
Bridger Welding Ltd. Don Bridger 240 Royal Birch Circle NW Calgary, AB T3G 5L4 Tel: (403) 975-3139 Email: bridgerw@telus.net Brock White Canada Company Gina Slaney 2703 - 61 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 4X3 Tel: (403) 287-5889 Email: gslaney@brockwhite.com www.brockwhite.com Brookfield Residential Properties Alberta Doug Owens 4906 Richard Road SW Calgary, AB T3E 6L1 Tel: (403) 231-8900 Email: doug.owens@brookfieldrp.com
C.R Laurence / US Aluminum Mario Maggio 4200 116 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4B5 Tel: (778) 986-6058 Email: mario_maggio@USALUM.com Cactus Waterproofing & Roofing Inc. Dean Sziva Box 80, Site 8, RR 1 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A1 Tel: (403) 590-0109 Email: dsziva@platinum.ca
Building Works Ltd. Erich Krause 2732 - 5 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 4V4 Tel: (403) 235-5400 Email: erich@buildingworks.ca www.buildingworks.ca
Bowa Envrionmental Pete Knechtel 200 - 924 17th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2T 0A2 Tel: (403) 701-4327 Email: pete@bowa.ca www.bowa.ca
Byrne on Demand Katherine Byrne 1001 Shantz Cres Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (416) 717-0225 Email: kbyrne@byrneondemand.ca
Burnco Rock Products Ltd. Norm Kuntz P.O. Box 1480, Stn. T Calgary, AB T2H 2P9 Tel: (403) 2552600 Email: norm.kuntz@burnco.com www.burnco.com Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP David A. de Groot 2400, 525 - 8 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 1G1 Tel: (403) 260-0100 Email: ddegroot@bdplaw.com www.bdplaw.com Burton General Contracting Ltd. Angela Burton Box 10, Site 22, RR 1 De Winton, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 243-8833 Email: info@burtongeneral.ca
Cal Tech Glass Services Ltd. Bert Green 4450 - 104 Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1R7 Tel: (403) 250-5726 Email: info@cal-techglass.com Calgary Fasteners & Tools Tim Sikora 2211 - 32 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Z3 Tel: (403) 291-9177 Email: tsikora@calfast.com www.calfast.com Calgary Tinsmith Industries Ltd. Jean Stoutenburg 616 - 35 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 2L1 Tel: (403) 276-5306 Email: jean@calgarytinsmith.com www.calgarytinsmith.com Calgary Tunnelling & Horizontal Augering Ltd. Jeff Stephens 9424 - 60 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4V8 Tel: (403) 289-4522 Email: jstephens@calgarytunnelling.com www.calgarytunnelling.com
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CCA | Membership Calias Inc Djebber Benmoumene 1311 3 street NW Calgary, AB T2M 2X7 Tel: (403) 835-9901 Email: caliasservices@gmail.com Calibre Developments Inc. Derrick Prince 6224 - 29 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1W3 Tel: (403) 287-7366 Email: info@calibregroup.ca Cambium Woodwork (2005) Ltd. Ryan Stawnychko 1200 - 26 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2G 5S2 Tel: (403) 2492025 Email: ryan@cambiumwoodwork.com www.cambiumwoodwork.com Cameron & Son Excavating Ltd. Vern Cameron 4703 - 70 Street N.W. Calgary, AB T3B 2K8 Tel: (403) 247-5070 Email: vwcameron@shaw.ca Camino Modular Systems David Varty 89 Carlingview Drive Etobicoke, ON M9W 5E4 Tel: (403) 640-2407 Email: dvarty@caminosystems.com www.camino-access-floors.com CampCorp Structures Ryan Morrison 11210 215 Street Edmonton, AB t5l2b5 Tel: (780) 447-2128 Email: ryan.morrison@campcorpstructures.com CANA Construction Co. Ltd. Fabrizio Carinelli 5720 - 4 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1K7 Tel: (403) 255-5521 Email: carinelli@cana.ca www.cana.ca CANA Utilities Ltd. Richard Revesz 5720 - 4 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1X5 Tel: (403) 2530002 Email: reveszr@cana.ca www.canautilities.ca Canada Power Fencing Ltd. Michael Haywood 53 Fireside Bend Cochrane, AB T4C 0V5 Tel: (403) 370-3612 Email: michael.haywood@ canadapowerfencing.ca Canadian Aqualine Sales Inc. Elaine Woof 3201 - 9 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 0J9 Tel: (403) 243-3387 Email: elainew@can-aqua.com
Canadian Dewatering LP Shaun Fielding 8816 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P2 Tel: (403) 945-2643 Email: sfielding@canadiandewatering.com www.canadiandewatering.com
Capital H2O Systems Inc. Paul Wong 12315 - 17 St. S.W. Calgary, AB T2W 4A1 Tel: (403) 251-2438 Email: paul@capitalh2o.com www.capitalh2o.com
Canbar Steel Fabricators Ltd. John Uhrich 9216 - 44 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2N4 Tel: (403) 2795161 Email: info@canbarsteel.com
Carbon Constructors Inc. Jason McGinn 3915 - 8 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3A5 Tel: (403) 203-4900 Email: jason@carbonconstructors.com www.carbonconstructors.com
Candesto Enterprises Inc. Chris Bokenfohr Box #84073 Market Mall P.O. Calgary, AB T3A 5C4 Tel: (403) 2867922 Email: candesto@xplornet.ca Canem Systems Ltd. Andy Carr 7110 Fairmount Dr SE Calgary, AB T2H 0X4 Tel: (403) 259-2221 Email: acarr@canem.com www.canem.com Cannex Contracting 2000 Inc. David Chamberland #205, 4100 - 6A St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 4B1 Tel: (403) 531-9110 Email: david@cannexcontracting.com www.cannexcontracting.com Canterbury Roofing Ltd. Erik Exner 3810 16 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3R7 Tel: (403) 234-8582 Email: canroof5@telus.net Canwest Concrete Cutting & Coring Inc. Jonelle Reid 5025 - 13 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5N1 Tel: (403) 2254445 Email: calgary@canwestconcrete.com www.canwestconcrete.com CANWEST Elevator & Lifts Dave Davies 7413 Macleod Tr. S.W. Calgary, AB T2H 0L8 Tel: (403) 203-3244 Email: daved@canwestelevators.com www.canwestelevators.com Caon Services Inc. Verne Cornwell 1143 42nd Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 1Z3 Tel: (403) 279-6641 Email: verne@caon.ab.ca www.caon.ab.ca
Carbon Copy Digital Tony Smith 110-11th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2R 0B8 Tel: (403) 266-5954 Email: scustodio@carboncopydigital.com www.carboncopydigital.com Carmacks Enterprises Gary Brooks 13930 - 52 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T3N 1B7 Tel: (403) 5430305 Email: gary.brooks@carmacksent.com www.carmacksent.com Carmichael Engeneering Ltd. Carl Newman 6504 30th Street Calgary, AB T2C 1N4 Tel: (403) 255-3322 Email: cnewman@carmichael-eng.ca Carpet Superstores Cameron Lang Bay 6, 1825 - 32 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7C8 Tel: (403) 290-0006 Email: cam@carpetsuperstorescalgary.ca www.carpetsuperstorescalgary.ca Carrier Enterprise Canada LP Bruce Eastcott Bay 1, 3201 Ogden Road SE Calgary, AB T2G 4N4 Tel: (403) 287-4800 Email: bruce.eastcott@carrierenterprise.com www.commercial.carrier.com Carsteel Manufacturing Ltd. Martin Kneblewski P.O. Box 127, 1028 Laut Ave. Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (403) 941-4999 Email: martin@carsteel.ca www.carsteel.ca Cast Supply Edmonton Inc. Douglas Scorgie 12135 Fort Road Edmonton, AB T5B 4H2 Tel: (780) 479-2278 Email: dscorgie@castsupply.ca www.castsupply.ca
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CCA | Membership CBJ Engineering Inc. Brad Johnson 129 Auburn Glen Manor SE Calgary, AB T3M 0L3 Tel: (403) 860-1351 Email: cbjeng15@telus.net
CCS Contracting Ltd. Martin McLean 2611-58 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 0B4 Tel: (403) 215-4040 Email: mdm@ccscontracting.com
CCD Western Limited Graham Loubert #101, 616 - 71 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2R1 Tel: (403) 255-9567 Email: ccd@ccdwestern.com www.ccdwestern.com
CDM Mechanical Ltd. Carl McGovern Bay 8, 55 - 9 Ave. S.E. High River, AB T1V 1E6 Tel: (403) 6521777 Email: angie@cdmmechanical.com www.cdmmechanical.com
Cedar Crest Lands (Alta) Ltd. Kevin Szymanek Bay # 145, 2727 Centre Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2A 2L4 Tel: (403) 295-0400 Email: kevin@cedarcrest.ab.ca www.cedarcrest.ab.ca Celtic Project Services Ltd. Bob Cotterall #3, 4948 - 126 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2I 0A9 Tel: (403) 726-2340 Email: bob@celticprojects.com Cematrix (Canada) Inc. Lynn Kendrick 5440 - 53 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4B6 Tel: (403) 219-0484 Email: lynn.kendrick@cematrix.com www.cematrix.com Cemrock Concrete & Construction Ltd. Luis Ferreira #121, 2432 - 48 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 1M4 Tel: (403) 263-7168 Email: cemrock@cemrock.ca www.cemrock.ca
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Centaur Products Inc. James Monteith 1145H - 44 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4X4 Tel: (403) 243-5111 Email: alberta@centaurproducts.com www.centaurproducts.com Central Painting Inc. Rick Luft 17878 106th Avenue, Unit 101 Edmonton, AB T5S 1V4 Tel: (780) 628-1850 Email: rluft@centralpainting.com www.centralpainting.com Centron Group of Companies Eleanor Buggie Suite 104, 8826 Blackfoot Tr. SE Calgary, AB T2J 3J1 Tel: (403) 252-1120 Email: ebuggie@centrongroup.com www.centrongroup.com Centurion Mechanical Ltd. Jill Martin Bldg. B6, 301 - 2509 Dieppe Avenue SW Calgary, AB T3E 7J9 Tel: (403) 452-6761 Email: jmartin@centurionmech.com www.centurionmechanical.com Century Carpet One Floor & Home Brent Thompson 1115 - 11th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 0G5 Tel: (403) 245-1115 Email: bthompson@centurycarpetone.com
CCA | Membership Certainteed Gypsum and Insulation Canada Vivian Hall 2424 Lakeshore Road West Mississauga, ON L5J 1K4 Tel: (905) 823-9881 Email: vivian.hall@saint-gobain.com www.certainteed.com Challenger Geomatics Ltd. Kirt van der Woude #460, 6940 Fisher Rd SE Calgary, AB T2H 0W3 Tel: (403) 253-8101 Email: kvanderwoude@chalgeo.com www.challengergeomatics.com Champion Concrete Cutting (Calgary) Inc. Todd Maurer 291242 Crossiron Drive Rocky View Country, AB T4A 0T5 Tel: (403) 277-2233 Email: todd@championgroup.ca www.championconcrete.com Chandos Construction Mike Coyne Suite 200, Bldg. 1000, 15-Sunpark Plaza S.E. Calgary, AB T2X 0M5 Tel: (403) 441-1834 Email: mcoyne@chandos.com Charlie Roy Contractor Ltd. Charlie Roy Bay 7 5935 35 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2H1 Tel: (403) 689-2356 Email: charlieroycontractor@gmail.com Chief Construction Company Ltd. Joe Hlavay 6215 90th Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5A1 Tel: (403) 569-1200 Email: info@chiefconstruction.com www.chiefconstruction.com
Clark Builders Terry Bateman 7535 Flint Rd SE Calgary, AB T2H 1G3 Tel: (403) 253-0565 Email: terry.bateman@clarkbuilders.com www.clarkbuilders.com
Commercial Paving Ltd. Tony Montagnese 901 - 84 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 7X4 Tel: (403) 2351813 Email: tony@commercialpaving.ca www.commercialpaving.ca
Clark’s Plumbing & Heating Corp. Candice Clark Box 1533 Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 Tel: (780) 623-7516 Email: candice@cpandh.ca http://www.cpandh.ca/
Community Electric Ltd. Dallas Smith Unit 309, 4615 112th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5J3 Tel: (403) 234-7448 Email: calgary@celelectric.com www.cel-electrical.com
Claw Roofing Specialists Heather Sawula #902, 4555 Varsity Lane N.W. Calgary, AB T3A 2V6 Tel: (403) 969-2439 Email: claw.construction@shaw.ca www.clawroofingspecialists.com
Complete Geomatic Services Inc. Robert Orton #204, 222 - 16 Avenue N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 1J8 Tel: (403) 230-3273 Email: cgsinc@telus.net
Clean Air Services Inc. Andrew Crook Bay C, 7017 Farrell Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 0T3 Tel: (403) 2542714 Email: andrew@cleanairservicesinc.com www.cleanairservicesinc.com Clifton Associates Ltd. Andrew Korytynski 2222 - 30 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7K9 Tel: (403) 263-2556 Email: andrew_korytynski@clifton.ca www.clifton.ca Clique Hotels & Resorts Stewart Winterburn 24 Aero Crescent NE Calgary, AB T2E 7Y5 Tel: (587) 349-5935 Email: stewart@hotelclique.ca www.clique.ca
Concept Group Dave Kinley 1260 Highfield Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2G 5M3 Tel: (403) 287-8777 Email: dave.kinley@conceptgroup.ca www.conceptgroup.ca Concept Insulation Inc. Mike Varga 42, 314 Exploration Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T3S 0C1 Tel: (403) 266-7042 Email: mike@conceptinsulation.com www.conceptinsulation.ca Concrete Reflections Inc Monte Aneca 415 Mctavish Road NE Calgary, AB T2G 7G7 Tel: (403) 333-7004 Email: monte@conflex.ca www.conflex.ca
CNA Canada Dan Nakonechny 700 - 2 St. SW Calgary, AB T2P 2W2 Tel: (403) 508-9941 Email: dan.nakonechny@cna.com
Concrete Solutions Inc. Tony Gandossi Bay #15, 3716 - 56th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2B5 Tel: (403) 203-8733 Email: concsolutions@shaw.ca www.concrete-solutions.ca
Chisholm Industries Ltd. Kevin Hadden 4427B - 72 Ave S.E Calgary, AB T2C 2G5 Tel: (403) 279-7868 Email: kevinh@chisholmindustries.com www.chisholmindustries.com
Cobra Corporate Management Inc. Len Verhulst #10, 11410 - 27 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 3R6 Tel: (403) 235-6303 Email: len@cobracorporate.com www.cobracorporate.com
Consite Construction Ltd. Kevin Papp 1802 - 17th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 1K4 Tel: (403) 265-0700 Email: kpapp@consite.ca www.consiteconstruction.com
City Wide Excavating and Paving(1105382 Alberta Ltd.) Trymer Morrow 104 Lake Crimson Cls. S.E. Calgary, AB T2J 3K7 Tel: (403) 287-8685 Email: city.wide@telus.net www.citywideservices.ca
Comfort-Aire Ltd. Derek Habberfield 16600 Centre St. NE Calgary, AB T4B 3P6 Tel: (403) 230-7061 Email: derek@comfort-aire.ca
Constant Fire Protection Systems Ltd. Jim Anderson 5442 - 56 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 4M6 Tel: (403) 279-7973 Email: reception@cfps.ca www.cfps.ca
Chiniki First Nation Tareq Abuimara Morley Rd, P.O. BOX 360 Morley, AB T0L 1N0 Tel: (403) 969-1302 Email: tareq@chiniki.com www.chiniki.com
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CCA | Membership Container King Cory Banks 6215 90 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 5A1 Tel: (403) 701-1999 Email: cbanks@containerking.ca www.containerking.ca
Corix Utilities Inc. Tammy Stafford #2 8515 - 48 St. SE, #2 8515 - 48 St. SE Calgary, AB T2C 2P8 Tel: (403) 2738676 Email: tammy.stafford@corix.com www.corix.com
Crown Sports Floors Leo Visser #143, 4205 - 116 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 3Z4 Tel: (403) 720-8338 Email: crownsports@shaw.ca www.crownsportsfloors.ca
Contemporary Office Interiors Ltd. Mike Draycott 2206 Portland St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4M6 Tel: (403) 265-1133 Email: mdraycott@coi.bz www.coi.bz
CorMac Projects Inc. Chris Mackenzie 132 3670 63 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T3J 0S4 Tel: (403) 457-4080 Email: chrismackenzie@cormacproject.ca
Crystal Services Inc. Jenelle Lane 11 Indus Court Indus, AB T1X 0H7 Tel: (403) 936-2366 Email: jenelle@crystalservices.ca
Continental Geomatics Inc. Aigourn Zutis 476 Bracewood Cres SW Calgary, AB T2W 3B8 Tel: (403) 389-2828 Email: aigars@continentalgeomatics.ca
Cougar Technical Services Ltd. Joel Stagg 2435 81St SW Calgary, AB T3H 3V8 Tel: (403) 255-3555 Email: cougartech@shaw.ca www.cougartech.ca
Cullum Drywall Systems Ltd. Justin Blain 1, 5700 Barlow Trail SE Calgary, AB T2C 1Z9 Tel: (403) 723-0695 Email: justin@cullumdrywallsystems.com www.cullumonline.com
Contour Earthmoving Ltd. Kevin Middlemiss 285019 Wrangler Way Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 2750154 Email: kmiddlemiss@contourearthmoving.com www.contourearthmoving.com
CP Distributors Ltd. Glenn Herman #29, 3900 - 106 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2C 5B6 Tel: (403) 253-2006 Email: glenn.hermann@cpdist.ca www.cpdist.ca
Cummins Western Canada (CGY) Kevin Lepp 4912 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3R2 Tel: (403) 569-1122 Email: kevin.lepp@cummins.com www.westerncanada.cummins.com
Contract Glaziers West Inc. Steve LeBlanc Unit 112, 2719 - 7 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 2L9 Tel: 1-888-536-0677 Email: sleblanc@contractglaziers.com www.contractglaziers.com
Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Ltd. Blair Cooke 801 Industrial Road #2 Cranbrook, BC V1C 4C9 Tel: (250) 426-8562 Email: ciwood@shaw.ca
Custom Electric Ltd. Richard Fleurant 1725 - 27 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7E1 Tel: (403) 291-3303 Email: r.fleurant@customelectric.com www.customelectric.com
Convergint Technologies Ltd Adrian Francese #2, 6020 - 11 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2L7 Tel: (403) 291-3241 Email: service@convergint.com www.convergint.com Cor-Crete Contracting Inc. Matt Lees 41 Kingsbridge Place Airdrie, AB T4A 0S4 Tel: (403) 926-5506 Email: matt@corcretecontracting.com www.corcretecontracting.com
Creative Door Services Ltd. Chris Strong #8 3740 27 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5E2 Tel: (403) 291-2375 Email: cstrong@creativedoor.com www.creativedoor.com Crestview Electric Ltd. Tim Engel 10805 - 50 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2H1 Tel: (403) 279-6661 Email: info@crestviewelectric.com www.crestviewelectric.com
Custom Metal Contracting Ltd. Sandra Perez Perez #49, 5342 - 72 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4X5 Tel: (403) 291-9767 Email: payables@custommetal.ab.ca www.custommetal.ab.ca Custom Power Generation Paul Pepin 300-160 Quarry Park Blvd SE Calgary, AB T2C 3G3 Tel: (403) 570-8513 Email: ppepin@cw-pg.com
Core Elements Construction Inc. Ryan McRae 50-4620 Manilla Road SE Calgary, AB T2G4B7 Tel: (587) 387-2333 Email: ryan@ceconstruction.ca
Crosstown Heating & Ventilating Ltd. Rita Popowich 4615 - 6A Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 4B4 Tel: (403) 250-7424 Email: rita@crosstown-heating.com www.crosstown-heating.com
D & D Exterior Contracting Ltd. Daniel Goje 217 Evergreen Plaza SW Calgary, AB T2Y 5B2 Tel: (403) 201-7799 Email: dgoje@ddexterior.com www.ddexterior.com
Corix Control Solutions David Lloyd 8803 - 58 Ave Edmonton, AB T6E 5X1 Tel: (403) 252-7651 Email: dave.lloyd@corix.com www.corix.com
Crown Paint Danijel Slisko 1611 32 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 7A3 Tel: (403) 910-2222 Email: dan@uniteddecorating.com www.crownpaint.ca
D & T Plumbing Dave Runions Building C,Unit 117, 5126 126 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2Z 0H2 Tel: (403) 203-2807 Email: dandtplumbing@gmail.com
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CCA | Membership D. Floyd Construction Ltd. Dan Floyd 9250 - 48 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2R2 Tel: (403) 2018317 Email: floydco@telus.net www.floydco.ca
DBD Construction Brian Milne 103 - 2850 107th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3R7 Tel: (403) 452-6488 Email: bmilne@dbd-group.ca www.dbd-group.ca
Democo Inc. (Demolition & Excavation) Mark Sherlock 4208 16 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3S3 Tel: (587) 700-7721 Email: mark@democo.ca www.democo.ca
D.F.H Enterprises Inc. Mitch Woodworth 8615 7th Street Sw Calgary, AB T2V 1G8 Tel: (403) 714-2669 Email: mitch@dfhenterprises.ca www.dfhenterprises.ca
DCS Agency Ltd. Barry Graham 13, 6130 - 4 Street SE, 13, 6130 - 4 Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 2B6 Tel: (403) 2536808 Email: barry.graham@dcsalesltd.com
Desa Glass Dan Barker 3195 - 9 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3C1 Tel: (403) 2305011 Email: dbarker@desa.ca www.desa.ca
Dakota Reclamators Ltd. Lynne Sponton 1915 Highfield Crescent S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5M1 Tel: (403) 294-0330 Email: lynne@dakotaltd.com www.dakotaltd.com Dalacor Builders Group Inc. Thanh Lam #3, 1303 44 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E6L5 Tel: (403) 273-4178 Email: thanh@dalacor.com www.dalacor.com Daryl - Evans Mechanical Ltd. Shelly Vermeer 2412 91 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 5H2 Tel: (403) 278-2025 Email: shellyv@daryl-evans.com www.daryl-evans.com Davco Power Systems Ltd. Andre Varga 1931 Highfield Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2G 5M1 Tel: (403) 253-9051 Email: andre@davcopower.com www.davcopower.com
Deane Roofing and Cladding Ltd. Colm Deane 70-4797 22 street SE Calgary, AB T2B 0N8 Tel: (403) 536-0884 Email: info@deaneroofing.ca www.deaneroofing.ca Defined Glass & Design Ltd. Brandon Fischer #2, 5622 Burbank Cres. SE Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6 Tel: (403) 616-7329 Email: brandon@dgd-ltd.com www.dgd-ltd.com Delnor Construction 2012 Ltd. Joe Nason 7056K-Farrell Road SE Calgary, AB T2H 0T2 Tel: (403) 294-1650 Email: joen@delnor.ca www.delnor.ca Deltec Power & Control Systems Bruce Peterson #115, 12159 - 44 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 4H3 Tel: (403) 7200717 Email: bpeterson@deltecpower.ca www.deltecpower.ca
Devcon Inc. Devan Stevenson-Rosluk 315 A 19th Street SE Calgary, AB T2E 6J7 Tel: (403) 813-0383 Email: devan@devconinc.ca www.devconinc.ca Devitt & Forand Contractors Inc. Rick Andison 5716 Burbank Cres. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6 Tel: (403) 255-8565 Email: rick.andison@devitt-forand.com www.devitt-forand.com Dewar Western Inc. Brian Semeniuk 12261 - 163 Street Edmonton, AB T5V 1P9 Tel: (780) 486-2422 Email: bsemeniuk@dewarwestern.ca DGA Construction Consultants (Canada) Limited John Foster 160 Quarry Park Boulevard SE, Suite 300 Calgary, AB T2C 3G3 Tel: (587) 586-5502 Email: john.foster@dga.eu.com www.dga.eu.com
Davenport Millwright Services Ltd. Richard Couch 115 Fallswater Cres. N.E. Calgary, AB T3J 1B5 Tel: (403) 510-9392 Email: richardcouch@shaw.ca www.davenportmillwright.com Davidson Enman Lumber Ltd. Greg Davidson 452 - 42 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 1Y5 Tel: (403) 2432566 Email: sales@delumber.com www.delumber.com Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd. Myron Grunsky Bay 28, 2015 - 32 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Z3 Tel: (403) 735-5988 Email: mgrunsky@dawsonwallace.com www.dawsonwallace.com
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CCA | Membership DG’s Millshop Ltd. Parnell Kowalski 2904 11 St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3G8 Tel: (403) 243-5633 Email: Parnell@DGSMillshop.ca Diesel Overhead Doors Inc. Amber Bryan 53 Everglen Crescent SW Calgary, AB T2Y 0G4 Tel: (403) 984-3290 Email: info@dieseloverheaddoors.com Direct Tec Inc. Stacy Adams Suite 202, 2816 11 St. NE Calgary, AB T2E 7S7 Tel: (403) 271-0882 Email: stacyadams@directtec.ca www.directtec.ca DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. Julie Pithers 7303 - 30 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1N6 Tel: (403) 723-5034 Email: jpithers@dirtt.net www.dirtt.net Diversified Staffing Services Ltd. Joe Clay #100, 805 - 5 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 0N6 Tel: (403) 237-5577 Email: joe.clay@diversifiedstaffing.com www.diversifiedstaffing.com Divine Hardwood Flooring Ltd. Christy Wright 235075 Ryan Road Rockyview, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 285-2188 Email: christy.wright@divinefloor.com www.divinehardwood.com DMP Construction Management Ltd. Brent Miglierina #233, 2770 - 3 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 2L5 Tel: (403) 717-9666 Email: info@dmpconstruction.ca www.dmpconstruction.ca Dobbyn Electrical Services Ltd. Jack Dobbyn 9243 - 44 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P7 Tel: (403) 2368877 Email: dobbyn@telusplanet.net www.dobbynelectric.com Doka Canada Ltd. Preston Eipert 5404 - 36 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1P1 Tel: (403) 2436629 Email: preston.eipert@doka.com www.doka.ca
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Donalco Western Inc. Randy Watts Unit C, 7610-5th Street, S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2L9 Tel: (403) 275-1418 Email: rwatts@donalco.com www.donalco.com
Eagle Builders LP Cameron Cook Box 1690 Blackfalds, AB T0M 0J0 Tel: (403) 885-5525 Email: c.cook@eaglebuilders.ca www.eaglebuilders.ca
Doortech Manufacturing & Distribution Ltd. Lisa Bedard #120, 5726 Burleigh Crescent S.E. Calgary, AB T2H1Z8 Tel: (587) 353-3667 Email: lbedard@doortechltd.ca www.doortechltd.ca
Eagle Masonry Ltd. Robert Montanini 79 Kincora View N.W. Calgary, AB T3R 1M4 Tel: (403) 2748644 Email: eagle@telusplanet.net www.eaglemasonry.ca
Downer Contracting Brian Paskin Unit 117, 104 Kananaskis Way Canmore, AB T1W 2X2 Tel: (403) 609-8272 Email: rsmith@downercontracting.com www.downercontracting.com Dragon Excavating Ltd Jack Wiebe Box 331 Linden, AB TOM 1J0 Tel: (403) 333-3051 Email: jack@dragonexcavating.com DSO Coatings Derek Orth Bay 108 4600 104 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C1R7 Tel: (403) 990-3769 Email: derek@dsocoatings.com Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc. Rick Mellon 15 - 4905 102 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 2X7 Tel: (403) 723-0410 Email: rickm@durabuiltwindows.com www.durabuiltwindows.com Dywidag-Systems International Don Singer #205 2816 21 St. NE Calgary, AB T2E 6Z2 Tel: (604) 888-8818 Email: don.singer@dsiamerica.com www.dsicanada.ca E.D.M. Interiors Ltd. Martin Brodeur #5, 3515 - 27 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4 Tel: (403) 735-6099 Email: mbrodeur@edminteriors.com www.edminteriors.com E.H. Price Sales Ltd. Rick Davies #130, 2730 39th Avenue N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 7H6 Tel: (403) 777-2790 Email: calgary@price-hvac.com www.edminteriors.com
Easton Industrial Air Melanie Easton Suite 3, 4905 - 102 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 2X7 Tel: (403) 508-4949 Email: melanie@eastonair.ca http://www.eastonair.ca/ Eaton Industries (Canada) Company Lee Hoecherl #133, 2611 Hopewell Pl. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 7J7 Tel: (403) 717-4901 Email: leejhoecherl@eaton.com www.eatoncanada.ca Ecco Supply Doug Kemsley #13, 303 - 58 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2H 0P3 Tel: (403) 259-4344 Email: dkemsley@eccosupply.ca www.eccosupply.ca Eclipse Geomatics and Engineering Ltd. Pasquale Martino #201, 1530 - 27 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7S6 Tel: (403) 250-1278 Email: pmartino@eclipseltd.ca www.eclipseltd.ca Ecosse Welding Ltd. Robert Cochrane 3522 - 80 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1J3 Tel: (403) 237-9922 Email: rob@ecossewelding.com EFC Developments Ltd. John Groothius Suite 200, 660 Palmer Road N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7R3 Tel: (403) 291-8075 Email: jgroothius@efcdev.ca EFCO Canada Jeff Dergousoff 527 East Lake Blvd N.E. Airdrie, AB T4A 2G3 Tel: (403) 9485426 Email: jeff.dergousoff@efcoforms.com www.efcoforms.com
CCA | Membership Elan Construction Limited Todd Poulsen 100, 3639 - 27 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4 Tel: (403) 2911165 Email: toddp@elanconstruction.com www.elanconstruction.com Electrical Wholesalers Calgary Ltd. Gary Popoff 1323 - 36 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 6T6 Tel: (403) 250-7060 Email: gpopoff@ewcl.net www.ewcl.net Element Integrated Workplace Solutions Ltd. Ty Hinton 140 4411 - 6 St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4E8 Tel: (403) 612-7120 Email: tyhinton@elementiws.com www.elementiws.com Elite Formwork Inc. Steve Jensen 9935 Enterprise Way S.E. Calgary, AB T3S 0A1 Tel: (403) 236-7751 Email: steve.jensen@eliteformwork.com www.eliteformwork.com EllisDon Construction Services Inc. Jeff Fox #300, 7330 Fisher St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2H8 Tel: (403) 259-6627 Email: jfox@ellisdon.com www.ellisdon.com Emco Fire Pro Calgary Greg Arneson 224 61 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2H0R3 Tel: (403) 301-7286 Email: garneson@emcoltd.com Emco HVAC David Mactavish 5480 - 76 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4S3 Tel: (403) 258-2225 Email: dmactavish@emcoltd.com Emco Waterworks Chris Philpott 9716 - 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P3 Tel: (403) 7200288 Email: cphilpott@emcoltd.com www.emcoltd.com Emry Formworks Inc. Jadyn Lowe 1132 Brightoncrest Green Calgary, AB T2Z1G9 Tel: (403) 921-5595 Email: Jadyn@emry.ca
Enco Construction Ltd. ENGIN COBAN 11855 MCGOWAN RAOD LAKE COUNTRY, BC V4V1J2 Tel: (250) 575-9104 Email: info@encoconstruction.ca
Erosion Control Central Doug Schreiber 24-2333 18 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 8T6 Tel: (403) 769-1299 Email: doug@erosioncontrolcentral.com
Energy Technology Products Ltd. Jerry Leduc #205, 1135 - 64 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2J7 Tel: (403) 253-8987 Email: energytp@telus.net www.etpl.ca
ESC Automation Rick Cameron #104, 3639 - 27 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4 Tel: (403) 270-0333 Email: rlyster@escautomation.com www.energrated.com
Ener-Spray Commercial Contracting Ltd. Kevin Cooper #7, 285145 Wrangler Way S.E. Rockyview, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 2568024 Email: admin@ener-spray.ca www.ener-spray.ca
European Millwork & Cabinets Abdul Dessouki 336 40 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 2M7 Tel: (403) 735-6268 Email: admin@europeanmillwork.com
Engineered Air Phil Bracewell Bay 5, 6120 - 11 St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2L7 Tel: (403) 444-4095 Email: phil.bracewell@engineeredair.com www.engineeredair.com Environmental Renovations & Abatement Inc. Bob Davies #5, 4312 Ogden Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4V3 Tel: (403) 261-0917 Email: erainc@shaw.ca Enviro-Vac Division of Paragon Remediation Group Ltd. Russell Gustafson #5, 6304 Burbank Road S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2C2 Tel: (403) 2551162 Email: rgustafson@envirovac.com www.envirovac.com Epic Roofing & Exteriors Commercial Zaid Abdulmajid 2435 22 St NE Calgary, AB T2E 8K8 Tel: (403) 366-3770 Email: zaid.abdulmajid@epicroofing.ca www.epicroofing.ca Erkan Construction Inc. Xhevat Mustafi 54 Legacy Line SE Calgary, AB T2X 1Y7 Tel: (403) 921-1883 Email: xmustafi@erkan-construction.com Ernst & Young LLP Alison Jackson 1000, 440 2nd Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 5E9 Tel: (403) 206-5375 Email: alison.e.jackson@ca.ey.com www.ey.com/
Everest Construction Management Ltd. Michael Simonot 3632 Burnsland Road S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3Z2 Tel: (403) 685-6609 Email: msimonot@everestconstruction.ca Evolution Audio Visual Katherine Buchanan 6910 Farrell Road SE Calgary, AB T2H 0T1 Tel: (403) 259-3793 Email: kbuchanan@evolutionav.ca www.evolution.ca Evolution Glass Inc. Richard Munro 6751 9 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 8R9 Tel: (403) 250-2353 Email: info@evolutionglass.com www.evolutionglass.com Executive Millwork Stephanie Roll #5, 1212 - 38 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6N2 Tel: (403) 291-0400 Email: stephanier@executivemillwork.com www.executivemillwork.com Expocrete (Oldcastle) Concrete Products Ltd. Bruce Dick #38-53016 Hwy 60 Acheson, AB T7X 5A7 Tel: (403) 279-0404 Email: expocrete.accounts.payable@oldcastle.com www.expocrete.com Ex-Tech Contracting Ltd. Terry Mayer P.O. Box 42161,RPO Southland Calgary, AB T2J 7A6 Tel: (403) 804-4245 Email: ex-tech@telus.net
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CCA | Membership F & D Scene Changes Ltd. Valarie Kirchner Box 2B, 803 - 24 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 1P5 Tel: (403) 233-7633 Email: info@fdscenechanges.com www.fdscene.com FABCO Inc. - Structural Steel Inspection Gerald Jantz 467 Evergreen Circle SW Calgary, AB T2Y 0H2 Tel: (403) 371-7605 Email: fabco@shaw.ca www.fabcoinc.ca
Fire Ant Contracting Ltd. Edward Bushnell PO Box 27005 Tuscany Calgary, AB T3L2V0 Tel: (403) 312-5995 Email: ed@fireantcontracting.com Firmus Contracting Inc. Chelsey Tarnow 809 46 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 2A5 Tel: (587) 880-1994 Email: office@firmuscontracting.ca www.firmuscontracting.ca
Formula Alberta Ltd. Wes Erickson 4 Boulder Blvd Stony Plain, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1V7 Tel: (780) 968-1102 Email: tracy.formula@telus.net www.formulacontractors.ca Fortress Roofing & Exteriors Ltd Rachele Sandrin 26 - 4407 116 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2Z3Z4 Tel: (403) 264-7844 Email: rachele@fortressroofing.ca
Fish Creek Excavating Ltd. Jeff Gordon 7515 - 84 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4Y1 Tel: (403) 248-8222 Email: jgordon@fishcreekex.com www.fishcreekex.com
Foster Park Brokers Inc. Lisa Dickie 615 71 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2H 0S7 Tel: (403) 543-0471 Email: lisa.dickie@fpb.ca ww.fpb.ca
Father & Sons LTD. Frank Gyenis 216 Heritage Isle De Winton, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 619-6234 Email: frank@fatherandsonsdemolition.ca
Flames Concrete Inc Jamie Hiller 8, 4215-61 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 1Z6 Tel: (403) 723-0626 Email: jamie@flamesconcrete.ca www.flamesconcrete.ca
Franworks Projects Corp. John Owen #200, 6001 1A Street SW Calgary, AB T2H 0G5 Tel: (403) 263-4323 Email: johno@fwbuilders.com www.fwbuilders.com
FDB Construction Ltd. Jeff MacPhee Unit 4, 1435 40 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 8N6 Tel: (403) 277-5570 Email: jeffm@fdbconstruction.ca www.fdbconstruction.ca
Flesher Marble & Tile (1910) Ltd. Eleanor Juke 4420 - 1 St. S. E. Calgary, AB T2G 2L3 Tel: (403) 287-0886 Email: ejuke2000@hotmail.com www.fleshermarble.com
Fraser Valley Industries Ltd. Marta Heyde 30781 Simpson Road Abbotsford, BC V2T 6X4 Tel: (604) 8526696 Email: mheyde@fvimanufacturing.com www.valleycountertops.com
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Paul Reid 1309 Laut Avenue Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (403) 946-5570 Email: p.reid@fcl.ca www.fcl.ca
Flintstone Concrete Breakers & Contractors Ltd. Bill Dekort 6212 - 90 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2T3 Tel: (403) 2792500 Email: fstone@telusplanet.net
Freeze Maxwell Roofing (Calgary) Ltd. Pat Murphy 4635 - 1 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 2L2 Tel: (403) 253-0101 Email: patm@freezemaxwellroofing.ca
Ferguson Corporation Pat Arts 3625 Blackburn Road SE Calgary, AB T2G 4A3 Tel: (403) 287-4499 Email: patarts@ferguson.ca www.ferguson.ca
Flocor Inc. Wayne Gurba 9144 - 52 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 5A9 Tel: (403) 246-0033 Email: wgurba@flocor.ca www.flocor.ca
Field LLP Andrew Wilkinson #400, 604 - 1 St. SW Calgary, AB T2P 1M7 Tel: (403) 260-8500 Email: awilkinson@fieldlaw.com www.fieldlaw.com
Flynn Canada Ltd. Colin Lazaruk 285221 Kleysen Way SE Rockyview, AB T1X 0K1 Tel: (403) 720-8155 Email: clazaruk@flynn.ca www.flynn.ca
Final Touch Decorating Ryan De Souza 44 Abbervove Way S.E Calgary, AB T2A 6Z3 Tel: (403) 475-6214 Email: ryan@finaltouchdecorating.ca
Foran Equipment Ltd. Gregg Foran Box 765 Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (403) 946-5190 Email: info@foranequipment.com
Falco Electrical Systems Ltd. Miles Gillham 3606 Manchester Road SE Calgary, AB T2G 3Z5 Tel: (403) 2877632 Email: miles.gillham@falcoesl.com www.falcoesl.com
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Frontier Plumbing & Heating Supply Drew Howell 1320 Highfield Cres. SE Calgary, AB T2G 5M3 Tel: (403) 259-6671 Email: drew.howell@frontiersupply.ca G & V Paving and Contracting Ltd. Brent Holmes RR6, Site 12 Calgary, AB T2M 4L5 Tel: (403) 2737894 Email: gvpaving@telus.net www.gvpaving.com G&M Stone Masonry(1993) Ltd. Gino De Gregorio 4049 11 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3H1 Tel: (403) 225-2000 Email: gino@gmstone.com www.gmstone.com
CCA | Membership G.M. Mechanical Ltd. Joe McCormick 504B - 21 Street SE High River, AB T1V 2A7 Tel: (403) 652-1282 Email: joe@gmmech.ca www.gmmech.net
Giusti Group Limited Partnership Robert Fisher 4 Industry Way S.E. Calgary, AB T3S 0A2 Tel: (403) 203-0492 Email: robert@giustigroup.com www.giustigroup.com
Gabion Wall Systems Ltd. Shawn Fadear Box 597 Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 Tel: (250) 672-9753 Email: gabionwallsystems@hotmail.com www.gabionwallsystems.com
Glass Unlimited Inc. Gord Germiquet 6413 - 35 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 1N2 Tel: (403) 2362911 Email: gord@glassunlimited.com www.glassunlimited.com
Gangster Enterprises Ltd Carol Reule Suite 230, 600 Crowfoot, Crescent NW Calgary, AB T3G 0B4 Tel: (403) 241-9494 Email: office@gangsterenterprises.com www.gangsterenterprises.com
Global Shades Inc. Chad Pesclevich #26 - 11410 - 27th Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3R6 Tel: (403) 508-7200 Email: chad@globalshades.ca
Gator Concrete & Structure Restoration Joleyne Krahn RR1 Site 1 Box 101 DeWinton, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 860-1721 Email: joleyne@gatorconcrete.ca Gemini Group Inc. Curtis DoBush 583 Everbrook Way S.W. Calgary, AB T2Y 0E7 Tel: (403) 254-6950 Email: curtis@geminigroup.ca www.geminigroup.ca General Site Services Inc. Chuck Smallman 3397 - 84 Avenue N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 7H3 Tel: (403) 274-7666 Email: csmallman@gss-inc.ca Genesis Building Corporation Larry Mielnichuk # 7, 141 Commercial Drive Calgary, AB T3Z 2A7 Tel: (403) 257-1116 Email: larry@genbuild.com www.genesisbuildingcorp.com
GNRL Construction Ltd. Chris Fotopoulos Bay C, 619 36 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 2LB Tel: (403) 475-1892 Email: estimating@gnrlconstruction.com www.gnrlconstruction.com Godfrey-Morrow Insurance and Financial Services Ltd. Mayanne Campbell 510, 708 11 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2R 0E4 Tel: (403) 245-8743 Email: mayanne.campbell@godfreymorrow.com www.godfreymorrow.com
Golden Triangle Construction Management Inc. James Peloso Suite 110, 259 Midpark Way SE Calgary, AB T2X 1M2 Tel: (403) 256-3668 Email: jpeloso@goldentriangleconstruction.com www.gtcm.ca Grade Pros Inc. Michael St Onge 2113, 4905 30th Street SE Calgary, AB T2B 0P1 Tel: (403) 702-1510 Email: mstonge@gradeprosinc.com www.gradeprosinc.com Graham Construction & Engineering LP Kees Cusveller 10840 - 27 Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3R6 Tel: (403) 253-1314 Email: keesc@graham.ca www.graham.ca Granite Gallery Ltd. Hillary Poon 1089-57 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 1W4 Tel: (403) 2503636 Email: hpoon@granitegallery.ca www.granitegallery.ca Gran-Lee Electric Ltd. Grant Wrathall Box 847, Station T Calgary, AB T2H 2H3 Tel: (403) 207-4941 Email: grantw@granleeelectric.com Grant Metal Products Ltd. John Reitmeier 291210 Wagon Wheel Road Rocky View, AB T4A 0E2 Tel: (403) 5908000 Email: john@grantmetal.com
George & Asmussen Ltd. Kevin Gowerluk 258150 Wrangler Way Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 235-1592 Email: kgowerluk@gamasonry.com Gescan Ltd. Stephen Dunne 5005 - 12A Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 5L5 Tel: (403) 253-7171 Email: stephen.dunne@sonepardis.ca www.gescan.com
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CCA | Membership Green Tree Eco-Friendly Landscaping Gordon Neustaeter 5925 - 104 Street NW Edmonton, AB T6H 2K5 Tel: (403) 827-7460 Email: info@greentreelandscaping.ca www.greentreelandscaping.ca
Grant Thornton LLP Shauna Walsh Cann Suite 900, 833 - 4 Ave. SW Calgary, AB T2P 3T5 Tel: (403) 260-2510 Email: shauna.walshcann@ca.gt.com Great Northern Engineering Consultants Inc. Jatinder Hayer 8703 - 53 Ave. N.W. (2nd floor) Edmonton, AB T6E 5E9 Tel: (780) 490-7141 Email: hayer@gnec.ca Great Northern Plumbing Ltd. John Romney #8, 343 Forge Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 0S9 Tel: (403) 777-0813 Email: matthew@greatnorthernplumbing.com www.greatnorthernplumbing.com Green Earth Environmental Solutions Gerry Lamontagne Comp. 36, Site 207, RR#2 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J5 Tel: (306) 931-8014 Email: gerryl@greenearthenvironmental.ca www.greenearthenvironmental.ca Green Patch Environmental Consulting Ltd. (GPEC Ltd.) Shaun Dyck 15845 112 Ave Edmonton, AB T5M 2V9 Tel: (888) 550-9188 Email: shaun@gpec.ca www.gpec.ca
Greenlife Landscaping (1995) Ltd. Daniel Pockar #6, 4429 - 6 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 3Z6 Tel: (403) 230-0222 Email: dpockar@greenlifeland.com
Ground3 Inc. Cristal McLean Suite 201, 1215 13th Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3J4 Tel: (403) 475-0719 Email: cristal@ground3.com www.ground3.com
Greenwood Painting & Decorating Ltd. Brad Boisvert 295 Waterstone Crescent SE Airdrie, AB T4B2G1 Tel: (403) 651-1231 Email: brad@greenwoodptg.com
Groupe Piche Construction Melanie Breton Suite 700, 1816 Crowchild Trail N.W. Calgary, AB T2M 3Y7 Tel: (403) 816-3774 Email: mbreton@groupepiche.ca
Greg Martineau Projects Inc. Greg Martineau Unit 5, 2816 - 21 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Z2 Tel: (403) 250-8201 Email: greg@310greg.com www.310greg.com
Guardian Chemicals Inc. Kelvin Maguire 155, 55202 SH825, Sturgeon Industrial Park Sturgeon County, AB T8L 5C1 Tel: (403) 251-0236 Email: kmaguire@guardianchem.ca www.guardianchem.ca
Griffin Glass (1981) Ltd. Travis Ward 1307 Hastings Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2G 4C8 Tel: (403) 287-0835 Email: travis@griffinglass.ca www.griffinglass.ca
Guillevin International Co. Doug Peters 4220A Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary, AB T2G 4E6 Tel: (403) 287-1680 Email: dpeters@guillevin.com
Grosvenor Canada Ltd. Laura Keirstead Suite 5050 - 150 6th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P3Y7 Tel: (403) 630-6214 Email: laura.keirstead@grosvenor.com
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Ground Zero Grading Inc. Jason Middlemiss 567 Tuscany Ravine Rd Calgary, AB T3L 3B1 Tel: (403) 891-6861 Email: jason@groundzerograding.com
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Gypsum West Inc. Brian Achtemichuk 7614 23 St. SE Calgary, AB T2C 0Y1 Tel: (403) 862-7990 Email: brian862@telus.net Haides Construction Inc. Aleksandar Reljic 906 Erin Woods Dr SE Calgary, AB T2B 3C4 Tel: (403) 870-9885 Email: dalwazir@haidesconstruction.ca www.haidesconstruction.ca Hakim Stucco Ltd. Cetin Apaydin 916 - 87 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2V 0W1 Tel: (403) 589-4151 Email: hakimstucco@gmail.com Hamilton & Rosenthal, Chartered Accountants Robert Neufeld Suite 210, 2424 - 4 St. S.W. Calgary, AB T2S 2T4 Tel: (403) 2662175 Email: neufeld@hamrose.com www.hamrose.com Harco Developments Inc. Ken Coward 3313 Lassiter Court S.W. Calgary, AB T3E 6J8 Tel: (403) 239-9528 Email: harco.ken@telus.net www.harcodevelopments.com
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CCA | Membership Hardwall Outdoor Living Brian Pirot Box 91087 Royal Oak Calgary, AB T3G 5W6 Tel: (403) 807-6040 Email: admin@hardwall.ca Harmony Heating and Air Conditioning Craig Grewar #109, 427 51st Ave SE Calgary, AB T2H 0M8 Tel: (403) 207-5338 Email: craig@harmonyheating.ca www.harmonyheating.ca Harris Steel Services Ltd. Ken Cosby 3208 - 52 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 1N2 Tel: (403) 272-8801 Email: kcosby@harrisrebar.com Hartstone Engineering Ltd. Terry Hart Bay #3, 64146 - 393 Loop E, Brierson Park South Okotoks, AB T1S 0L1 Tel: (403) 995-6151 Email: thart@hartstone.ca HBI - Heritage Business Interiors Inc. Jennifer Schuster 2050-2600 Portland St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4M6 Tel: (403) 252-2888 Email: jennifers@hbicalgary.com www.hbicalgary.com
HCM Contractors Inc. Melisa Vandenberg 9777 Enterprise Way SE Calgary, AB T3S 0A1 Tel: (403) 248-4884 Email: melisav@hcmc.ca www.hcmc.ca
High Engineering Corp. Ron Dueck 4700 110 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 2T8 Tel: (403) 287-0475 Email: rdueck@highengineering.com www.highengineering.com
Heavy Industries Ken Heinbecker 9192 52nd street se Calgary, AB T2C5A9 Tel: (403) 252-6603 Email: ken.heinbecker@heavyworld.ca www.heavyindustries.ca
High Line Electrical Constructors Ltd. Chris Jardine 5005 - 77 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2X4 Tel: (403) 287-7727 Email: cjardine@highline.ca www.highline.ca
Henry’s Electric Service Phil Garber P.O. Box 181 Banff, AB T1L 1A3 Tel: (403) 762-3287 Email: phil@henryselectric.com
High Mountain Hoe Service Bob Vennard RR#1 Box19 Site 18 Sundre, AB TM0 1X0 Tel: (403) 994-1753 Email: bobvennard@hotmail.com
Hestia Construction Inc. Craig Clark 11095 - 48 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 1G8 Tel: (403) 873-8144 Email: cclark@hestiagroup.ca www.hestiaconstruction.ca
Hillstone Aggregates Gino Dimatteo Site 9, Box 3, RR1 Cochrane, AB T4C 1A1 Tel: (403) 932-7784 Email: sales@bighillpit.com Hines Canada Management UCL Sherry Caldwell Suite 440, 525 8th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 1G1 Tel: (403) 592-2888 Email: sherry.caldwell@hines.com www.hines.com
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CCA | Membership Homes by Avi Urban (2006) Inc. Victor Mutambo 245 Forge Road SE Calgary, AB T2H 0S9 Tel: (403) 536-7000 Email: vmutambo@homesbyavi.com www.aviurban.com Hoover Mechanical Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Rod Sjolie 2005A - 10 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T3C 0K4 Tel: (403) 217-5655 Email: rods@hoovermechanical.com www.hoovermechanical.com Horizon Power Systems ULC Todd Taylor Bankers Hall 888 - #1000 3rd St SW Calgary, AB T2P 5C5 Tel: (403) 556-9167 Email: ttaylor@horizonpowersystems.com www.horizonpowersystems.com Horseshoe Contracting Ltd. Faron Taylor 264197 RR 291 Rocky View County, AB T4A 0P7 Tel: (403) 226-1292 Email: hcl@xplornet.ca
Horseshoe Hill Construction Inc. Alexandra Crake 34 Nixon Road Bolton, ON L7E 1W2 Tel: (905) 857-7400 Email: estimating@hhcinc.ca HTH Heatech Inc. Kathy Peterson 8916 - 44 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P6 Tel: (403) 279-1990 Email: k.peterson@heatech.ca www.heatech.ca Hub International Phoenix Insurance Brokers Carla Spaeth #410 7220 Fisher St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2H8 Tel: (403) 777-9240 Email: carla.spaeth@hubinternational.com Hurst Construction Management Inc. Gord Graham 3637 Manchester Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3Z7 Tel: (403) 243-0331 Email: gord@hurstconstruction.ca www.hurstconstruction.ca Hy-Pro Plastics Inc. Wes Tully 2628 - 58 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1G5 Tel: (403) 2634373 Email: hdpe@telus.net
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IB Jensen Masonry Ltd. Fred Bailey 3632 Manchester Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3Z5 Tel: (403) 243-6303 Email: fred@ibjensenmasonry.com www.ibjensenmasonry.com ICE Western Sales Ltd. Jim Clancy 9732 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2R5 Tel: (403) 252-5577 Email: iceman_1@telusplanet.net www.icewestern.com ICON Construction Ltd. Dana Paidel 480 Henderson Drive Regina, SK S4N 6E3 Tel: (306) 584-1991 Email: dpaidel@icon-corporate.ca www.icon-construction.ca ICON West Construction Corp. Blake Leew 200-120 7th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P0W4 Tel: (604) 602-8113 Email: bleew@iconpacific.ca IECS Environmental Inc. Matt McArthur Suite #300 160 Quarry Park Blvd SE Calgary, AB T2C 3G3 Tel: (800) 821-7462 Email: mmcarthur@iecs.com www.iecs.com Igloo Erectors Ltd. Richard Nesbitt 3468 - 46 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3J2 Tel: (403) 2531121 Email: richardn@iglooerectors.com www.iglooerectors.com IKO Sales Ltd. Jay Simpson 1600 - 42 Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5B5 Tel: (403) 265-6022 Email: jay.simpson@iko.com www.iko.com Imaginit Technologies Tom Sidorkewicz 200 Rivercrest Dr SE #280 Calgary, AB T2C 2X5 Tel: (403) 640-5408 Email: tsidorkewicz@rand.com www.imaginit.com IMG Design Build Ltd. Brad Franssen #116, 4600 - 104 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1R4 Tel: (403) 503-9997 Email: bfranssen@imgdb.ca www.imgdb.ca
CCA | Membership Impressive Colours Painting Construction Imad Itani 915 Madeira Way NE Calgary, AB T2A 5T3 Tel: (403) 617-2599 Email: imad4293@hotmail.com www.impressivecolours.com
Interfaceflor Canada Inc. Leslie DeVuono 33 Tom Hoppe Mews SW Calgary, AB T3E7R1 Tel: (403) 540-7412 Email: leslie.devuono@interface.com www.interface.com
IPEX Management Inc. Don Shumansky 8460 - 60 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 3C7 Tel: (403) 236-8333 Email: don.shumansky@ipexna.com www.ipexinc.com
Incom Electric Corp. Todd Owens 4301G - 9 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3C8 Tel: (403) 4556515 Email: towens@incomelectric.com
Ion Projects Inc. Greg Brown #2, 5915 - 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2H6 Tel: (403) 277-7225 Email: gbrown@ionprojects.ca
Iron Arm Civil Construction Ltd. Scott Quinn Unit 18, 12180 44 St. SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4A2 Tel: (403) 702-5003 Email: scott@ironarmls.com www.ironarmls.com
Ingersoll Rand Deedee Johnson 3815 29 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6B5 Tel: (403) 236-1024 Email: deedee.johnson@irco.com www.ingersollrandproducts.com
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Insign Architectural Signage Bob Lang 124 Somme Manor S.W. Calgary, AB T2T 6J4 Tel: (403) 2019085 Email: rhlang@shaw.ca www.insign.ca Intact Insurance Jennifer Paranuik 1200, 321 - 6th Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 3H3 Tel: (403) 269-7961 Email: jennifer.paranuik@intact.net www.intact.ca Integral Energy Services Ltd. Randall Reimer Unit 101, 2890 Kingsview Blvd. Airdrie, AB T4A 0E1 Tel: (403) 912-1261 Email: rreimer@integralenergy.ca
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CCA | Membership Iron Horse Earthworks Cliff Johnson 235090 Wrangler Drive Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 217-2711 Email: cjohnson@ironhorse.ca www.ironhorse.ca Ironclad Earthworks Ltd. Stephen Herman Unit 110 - 501 Cleveland Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2G 4R8 Tel: (403) 830-8000 Email: s.herman@ironcladearthworks.com www.ironcladearthworks.ca Ironhorse Railroad Contractors Ltd. Lyn Dixon Bay 112 1010 Railway Ave. PO Box 1589 Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Tel: (403) 9460169 Email: lyn@ironhorserail.com www.ironhorserail.com ISCO Canada Tim Rees 9307 48th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2R1 Tel: (587) 538-2020 Email: tim.rees@isco-pipe.com www.isco-pipe.com ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. Calvin McClary #1, 6325 - 12 St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2K1 Tel: (403) 254-0544 Email: cmcclary@islengineering.com www.islengineering.com Ital Steel Inc. Rosangela Spadafora 7667 - 40 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T3J 4H2 Tel: (403) 272-8099 Email: rosangela@italsteel.ca ITC Managment Inc. Mathias Graf #400, 906 - 12 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 1K7 Tel: (403) 718-0510 Email: mgraf@itc-group.com www.itc-group.com Jaeger Electric Stacey Jaeger 964-72 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E8V9 Tel: (403) 250-5990 Email: stacey@jaegerelectric.com Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc. Lindsay Scott Suite 400, 220 - 12 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2R 0E9 Tel: (403) 264-8600 Email: lscott@jltcanada.com www.jltcanada.com
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JASA Engineering Inc. Jared Smith #111, 616 - 71 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2R1 Tel: (403) 543-6080 Email: jareds@jasa.ca JESCO Electrical Contractors Ltd. Neil Hall P.O. Box 2266 Strathmore, AB T1P 1K2 Tel: (403) 934-3028 Email: jpjesco@efirehose.net JK Contracting Ltd. James Koenig Box 172 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A4 Tel: (403) 995-4555 Email: kjkoenig@shaw.ca JMJ Top Expert Inc. Ginger Law 3405 - 32 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 5X7 Tel: (403) 730-6670 Email: gingerjmjtopexpert@gmail.com Johns Manville Corporation Inc. Jerry Wik 5301 42 Ave Innisfail, AB T4G 1A2 Tel: (403) 227-7100 Email: Jerry.Wik@jm.com www.jm.com Johnson Controls Ltd. Devin Shiskowski 104, 6046 - 12 Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 2X2 Tel: (403) 640-1700 Email: devin.p.shiskowski@jci.com www.johnsoncontrols.com Kaizen Group of Companies Sylvio LeBlanc 9215 29th St SW Calgary, AB T2V 1V4 Tel: (403) 831-4320 Email: sylviog.leblanc@gmail.com www.kaziancorporation.com Kang Construction Ltd. Alvin Kang #3, 1725 - 30 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7P6 Tel: (403) 2508868 Email: info@kangconstruction.com Kayben Inc. Claude Kolk Box 60, Site 2, RR 2 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2 Tel: (403) 938-2857 Email: claude@kayben.com www.kayben.com KBM Commercial Floor Covering Inc. Mike Kulyk 1260 - 26 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5S2 Tel: (403) 274-5292 Email: kbminc@telus.net www.kbmcommercial.com
KC’s Environmental Service Inc. Ken Pedersen Box 100 Site 6 RR1 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A1 Tel: (403) 512-4484 Email: ken@kcsenviro.com www.kcsenvironmental.com Keison Mechanical Ltd. Mike Wilson #6, 314 Exploration Avenue SE Calgary, AB T3S 0C1 Tel: (403) 454-2694 Email: mikewilson@keison.ca Keller Canada Shawn Jungwirth 2820 3rd Ave NE Calgary, AB T2A 2L5 Tel: (403) 503-0599 Email: sjungwirth@kellercanada.com www.kellercanada.com Keller Construction Ltd. Klaus Kiefer #7, 5918 - 5 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1L4 Tel: (403) 253-7288 Email: klaus@kellerdenali.com www.keller.ab.ca Key Concrete Products Ltd. Travis Paterson #110, 8615 - 48 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P8 Tel: (403) 261-3851 Email: travisp@keyconcrete.com www.keyconcrete.com Keystone Excavating Ltd. Sandip Lalli 4860 - 35 Street SE Calgary, AB T2B 3M6 Tel: (403) 2745452 Email: sandiplalli@ourlifeisdirt.com www.ourlifeisdirt.com Keywest Homes Corp Ben Li 1717 10 ave sw Calgary, AB T3C 0K1 Tel: (403) 455-6880 Email: ben.li@keywesthomes.ca www.keywesthomes.ca KI International Ltd. Gordon Williamson Bay 308, 151 East Lake Blvd.N.E. Airdrie, AB T4A 2G1 Tel: (403) 912-6008 Email: gordonw@kiinternational.ca www.kiinternational.ca Kidco Construction Ltd. Todd Virostek 4949 - 76 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 3C6 Tel: (403) 7302029 Email: tvirostek@kidco.ca www.kidco.ca
CCA | Membership Klass Mechanical Sales Ltd Joe Klassen Bay 10, 3610 - 29 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5Z7 Tel: (403) 2867467 Email: joe@klassmechanical.ca www.klassmechanical.ca
L&M Guaranteed Waterproofing System Inc. Paul Macisaac 79 Country Hills Villas NW Calgary, AB T3K 4S6 Tel: (403) 993-3005 Email: mac.paulb@gmail.com
Leviton Manufacturing of Canada Ltd. Paul Cassley 165 Hymus Blvd. Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1E9 Tel: 1-800-461-2002 Email: pcassley@leviton.com www.leviton.com
K-Link Development Inc. Kevin Brown 919 - 1A St. SE Calgary, AB T1V 1E6 Tel: (403) 652-1913 Email: kevin@k-link.ca www.k-link.ca
L.P.C. Limited Ron Miller 1339 40th Avenue NE, Unit 17 Calgary, AB T2E 8N6 Tel: (587) 774-4330 Email: rmiller@lpclimited.com
LFLS Tiling Contractors Sjaak Meester 28 Redwood Meadows Drive Redwood Meadows, AB T3Z 1A3 Tel: (403) 4782995 Email: lflstiling@gmail.com
Lafarge Canada Inc. John Pistak 2213 - 50th Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2B 0R5 Tel: (403) 292-1555 Email: john.pistak@lafargeholcim.com www.lafargenorthamerica.com
Line West Ltd. Steve Murray PO Box #1054 Okotoks, AB T1S 1B1 Tel: (403) 982-8000 Email: steve@linewest.ca www.linewest.ca
Lazic Services and Graffiti Gone Ltd. Dario Lazic 4604 Manitoba Road SE Calgary, AB T2G 4B8 Tel: (403) 888-1155 Email: info@lazicservices.com
Lionhead Mechanical Plumbing + Heating Ltd. Jason Pickard RR1 Site 16 Box 58 Dewinton, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 369-6200 Email: jason.pickard@lionheadmechanical.com www.lionheadmechanical.com
KLS Earthworks Inc. Ryan Olivier 240039 Frontier Crescent Rocky View Cresent, AB T1X 0W6 Tel: (403) 240-3030 Email: rolivier@klsearthworks.com www.klsearthworks.com Knelsen Sand & Gravel Ltd. Shane Evans 489 Exploration Avenue SE Calgary, AB T3S 0B4 Tel: (403) 338-1911 Email: shanee@knelsen.com www.knelsen.com Knibb Developments Ltd. Jason Knibb Box 184 Standard, AB T0J 3G0 Tel: (403) 677-2270 Email: jason@knibbdevelopments.com Knight Signs Roland House 7462 Progress Way Delta, BC V4G 1E1 Tel: (604) 9402211 Email: rolandh@knightsigns.ca www.knightsigns.ca Kon Construction Ltd WAYNE CHABOT 280,2770-107th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3R7 Tel: (403) 230-4101 Email: wchabot@konconstruction.ca www.konconstruction.com Krawford Construction (2011) Inc. Mike Kelly Bay 2, 11166 - 42 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 0J9 Tel: (403) 203-2651 Email: cgy@krawford.com www.krawford.com KSB Pumps Inc. Pasha Barazandeh Suite 180 3015, 12 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Tel: (905) 568-9200 Email: pbarazandeh@ksbcanada.com
LBCO Contracting Ltd. Fernando Nogueira Suite 106, 4140, 6th Street, NE Calgary, AB T2E 8C8 Tel: (403) 277-9555 Email: fnogueira@lbcocontracting.com LCL-Bridge Products Technology Inc. Karim Ladicani 1 Provost Street, Suite 315 Lachine, QC H8S 4H2 Tel: (514) 634-3777 Email: karim.ladicani@lcl-bridge.com www.lcl-bridge.com
Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd. Lane Gross 17413 - 107 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 1E5 Tel: (780) 483-4544 Email: lgross@lloydsadd.com www.lloydsadd.com
Leading Edge Developments Inc. Casey Mallat #3, 6115 4th St SE Calgary, AB T2H2H9 Tel: (403) 969-3199 Email: casey@ledevelopments.ca www.ledevelopments.ca Lear Construction Management Ltd. Ryan Bazant 4200 - 10 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6K3 Tel: (403) 2503818 Email: info@learconstruction.com www.learconstruction.com Ledcor Construction Ltd. Dean Slater 1930 Maynard Rd SE, Bay 28 Calgary, AB T2E 6J8 Tel: (403) 264-9155 Email: dean.slater@ledcor.com www.ledcor.com
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CCA | Membership LMS Reinforcing Steel Group Greg Hubbard 387 Exploration Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T3S 0A2 Tel: (403) 7239930 Email: ghubbard@lmsgroup.ca www.lmsgroup.ca Load n Haul Excavating Inc. Kavon Sharifi 123 Hawkland Circle NW Calgary, AB T3G 3R7 Tel: (403) 899-0966 Email: info@loadnhaul.ca
Lobello Manufacturing Ltd. Brad Welliver 3650 - 12 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6N1 Tel: (403) 250-2800 Email: bradw@lobello.ca
Lorraine Hydro-Seeding Inc. Terry Lutz 105-4080 23 Street Calgary, AB T2E 6W9 Tel: (403) 717-2334 Email: hydrosd@telus.net
Longbow Sales Inc. Ken Kilroe #7 1435 - 40 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 8N6 Tel: (403) 291-3166 Email: kkilroe@longbowsales.com www.longbowsales.com
Lowe Agencies Sales & Marketing Inc. Aaron Lowe P.O. Box 24040 Calgary, AB T2Y 0J9 Tel: (403) 460-3777 Email: postmaster@loweagencies.ca www.loweagencies.ca Lt Earth Services Ltd. Mhairi Larocque Box 706 Bragg Creek, AB T0L 0K0 Tel: (403) 949-3003 Email: ltearth@gmail.com Lux Windows & Glass Ltd. Norma Ambrogiano 6875 - 9 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 8R9 Tel: (403) 276-7770 Email: lux@luxwindows.com www.luxwindows.com Lynn Donaldson & Associates Neil Bailey 6503 Elbow dr SW Calgary, AB T2E 0H8 Tel: (403) 263-6296 Email: neil@lynndonaldson.ca Lynnwood Roofing (1991) Inc. Roger Cote 4073 Ogden Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4P6 Tel: (403) 217-4114 Email: info@lynnwoodroofing.ca www.lynnwoodroofing.ca Lynx Brand Fence Products Alta. Ltd. Jason Madsen 4330 - 76 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2J2 Tel: (403) 273-4821 Email: sales@lynxfence.com www.lynxfence.com M & B Technical Testing Services Ltd. Mike O’Connor 11551 - 42 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 4K4 Tel: (403) 243-9733 Email: mbtech@telus.net
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M & L Painting (1999) Ltd. Stuart Oliver P.O. Box 10277 Airdrie, AB T4A 0H6 Tel: (403) 9122639 Email: soliver@mlpainting.ca www.mlpainting.ca Macleod Builders Ltd. Mike Macleod 109-11769 40th Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4M8 Tel: (403) 452-0715 Email: mike@macleodbuilt.com www.macleodbuilt.com
CCA | Membership Maco Paving Ltd. Calleen Crough 234150 Wrangler Road Rocky View, AB T1X 0K2 Tel: (403) 2873370 Email: calleen.c@macopaving.com www.macopaving.com
MARS Environmental Services Sandy Hum 100, 2408 - 10 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T3C0K6 Tel: (403) 229-3323 Email: sandy@goliathgroup.ca www.marsinc.ca
Memo Stucco Ltd. Gabriel Erdemir 16439 117 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 3V3 Tel: (780) 863-7770 Email: gabriel@memostucco.com www.memostucco.com
ManShield (Alta) Construction Peter Schwind #170, 3025 - 12 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Tel: (403) 204-8100 Email: pschwind@manshield.com www.manshield.com
Marsh Canada Limited Dave Bentley #1100, 222 - 3 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 0B4 Tel: (403) 476-3551 Email: dave.bentley@hubinternational.com www.marsh.com
Mequipco Ltd. Danielle Gauvreau #101, 5126 - 126 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 0H2 Tel: (403) 2598333 Email: dgauvreau@mequipco.com www.mequipco.com
Mantei Woodcraft Ltd. Carey Mantei 5935 - 6 Street NE Calgary, AB T2K 5R5 Tel: (403) 295-0028 Email: mantei@manteiwoodcraft.com www.manteiwoodcraft.com
Master Mechanical Plumbing & Heating (1986) Ltd. Gary Gellhaus Unit 19, 6025 - 12 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2K1 Tel: (403) 243-5880 Email: garygellhaus@mastermech.ca
Mercury Steel Ltd. Charlene Stacey 4020 6A Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 4B1 Tel: (403) 230-4771 Email: charlene@mercurysteel.com
Manulift EMI Ltd. Vish Jurlina 111 Center Street SW Langdon, AB T0J 1X2 Tel: (403) 936-8668 Email: Vish.Jurlina@manulift.ca www.manulift.ca
Matkovic Contracting Ltd. Martin Matkovic 4004 - 4 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T3C 0B6 Tel: (403) 9843324 Email: main@matkoviccontracting.com www.matkoviccontracting.com
MAPEI Canada Inc. J.D. Eckmire #110, 10707 25th Street NE Calgary, AB T3N 0A4 Tel: (403) 852-4480 Email: jdeckmire@mapei.com
McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd. Paul Garvin 4120 23rd Street N.E. Bay 1 Calgary, AB T2E 6W9 Tel: (403) 250-9311 Email: pgarvin@mcgregor-thompson.com www.mcgregor-thompson.com
Maple Reinders Inc. Dan Hayhoe #205, 32 Royal Vista Drive NW Calgary, AB T3R 0H9 Tel: (403) 216-1455 Email: danh@maple.ca www.maple.ca Marmot Concrete Services Ltd. Greg Niven 636 Beaver Dam Road N.E. Calgary, AB T2K 4W6 Tel: (403) 730-8711 Email: gniven@marmotconstruction.com www.marmotconstruction.com
MCL Developments Corporation Christy Gyman #104 122, 17th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 1H2 Tel: (403) 269-9444 Email: WDLP-billing@macdevcorp.com www.watermarkatbearspaw.com Mechanical Equipment Sales Co. Ltd. Michael Andersen #9, 2625 - 18 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T3G 3Y9 Tel: (403) 205-4517 Email: mikea@mesales.ca
Mermac Construction Ltd. Mike Robinson 4799 - 68 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5C1 Tel: (403) 720-8001 Email: mike@mermac.ca www.mermacconstruction.com Metala-Con Construction - South Jeff Braun #12, 3515 - 27 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5E4 Tel: (403) 769-1886 Email: info@metalacon.ca Metal-Fab Industries Ltd. Reiner Patuschka 240028 Frontier Crescent Rocky View, AB T1X 0W6 Tel: (403) 236-5211 Email: info@metal-fab.ca www.metal-fab.ca Metro Aluminum Products Ltd. Darryl Flack 19045 - 24 Ave Surrey, BC V3Z 3S9 Tel: (604) 535-5316 Email: darryl@metroaluminum.com www.metroaluminum.com
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CCA | Membership Metro Fire Protection Ltd. Colin Moore 6230 48 St SE Calgary, AB T2C 4P7 Tel: (403) 236-8801 Email: cmoore@metrofire.ca Metro Glass Products Ltd. Mei Whyte 2003 - 39 Avenue N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6R7 Tel: (403) 250-9290 Email: mxwhyte@metroglass.ca Metro Paving & Roadbuilding Ltd. David Tham 7615 - 40 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T3J 4H2 Tel: (403) 2930890 Email: davidt@metropaving.com www.metropaving.com Michele’s Landscaping Michele Motta 240086 Frontier Crescent Rockyview, AB T1X 0W5 Tel: (403) 248-8668 Email: michland@micheleslandscaping.ca www.micheleslandscaping.ca Mid-West Design & Construction Ltd. Justin Cromarty Bay 101, 4800 - 104 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2H3 Tel: (403) 279-3355 Email: justinc@swmw.net www.mwdconstruction.com Midwest Engineering Ltd. (AB) Debbie Hole 117, 10836 - 24 Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4C9 Tel: (403) 287-1018 Email: debbie@midwesteng.ab.ca www.midwesteng.ab.ca Mike’s Electric Marc Green Box 1737 Banff, AB T1L 1B6 Tel: (403) 762-2871 Email: info@mikeselectric.ca Milkyway Construction Services Inc. Mehmet Aktan 85 Edgedale Drive NW Calgary, AB T3A 2R6 Tel: (403) 585-3117 Email: aktantile@gmail.com Miller Thomson LLP Leanna Olson Suite 3000, 700 - 9th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 3V4 Tel: (403) 298-2400 Email: lolson@millerthomson.com www.millerthomson.com Mini Dig Corp. Ken Haggart 2222 Alyth Place S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3K9 Tel: (403) 274-0090 Email: kenhaggart@minidig.com
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Mint Projects Ltd. Jordan Tetreau PO Box 94004 Elbow River RPO Calgary, AB T2S 0S4 Tel: (403) 829-4495 Email: jordan@mintprojects.ca www.mintprojects.ca Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. Matthew Dart 13 Chapalina Rise SE Calgary, AB T2X 3X4 Tel: (403) 604-1647 Email: matt.dart@mesca.ca MJS Mechanical Ltd. Scott Grobel 2401 - 144 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T3P 1E1 Tel: (403) 250-1355 Email: sgrobel@mjsmechanical.com Mobile Mini ULC Jerika Triplett 7717 84th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4Y1 Tel: (403) 252-5996 Email: jtriplett@mobilemini.com Modco Structures Ltd. Patrick Griffith P.O. Box 8510 Canmore, AB T1W 2V2 Tel: (403) 6785954 Email: patg@modco.ca Modern Niagara Alberta Inc. Doug MacDonald #105, 3510 - 29 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 7E5 Tel: (403) 2303225 Email: dmacdonald@modernniagara.com www.modernniagara.com Modu-Loc Fence Rentals Rob Palbom 4334 68 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 2T9 Tel: (587) 439-0837 Email: rpalbom@moduloc.ca www.moduloc.ca Moen Inc. (Canada) Jerry Fairborn 2816 Bristol Circle Oakville, ON L6H 5S7 Tel: (800) 465-6130 Email: jerry.fairborn@moen.com www.moen.ca Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd. Jason Sauve #200, 809 Manning Road NE Calgary, AB T2E 7M9 Tel: (403) 250-7551 Email: jsauve@mcel.ca www.mcel.ca Morrison Hershfield Ltd. Paul Ondrik Suite 300, 6807 Railway St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2V6 Tel: (403) 246-4500 Email: pondrik@morrisonhershfield.com
Mountain Air Construction Ltd. Mateo Guevara 104-2006 Luxstone Blvd Airdrie, AB T4B 3C4 Tel: (587) 433-6568 Email: mountainairltd@gmail.com Mr. Demolition Rasheed Harb 237 lakeside greens cres Chestermere, AB t1x1c3 Tel: (587) 899-3867 Email: rharb001@hotmail.com www.mrdemolition.ca Murina Corp. Murdo McIntyre Box 76, RR1 Site 1 De Winton, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 277-7727 Email: bob@murinacorp.ca www.murinacorp.ca Nabco Canada Tim Noorland 246 - 62 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2E6 Tel: (403) 294-9331 Email: tnoorland@nabco.ca www.nabcoentrances.com NAC Constructors Ltd. Stephanie Benallick 21 Queen Street Morriston, ON N0B 2C0 Tel: (519) 821-8000 Email: sbenallick@nacsworld.com www.nacsworld.com National Concrete Accessories Canada Inc. Tom Mesic 3834 - 54 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2C 2K9 Tel: (403) 279-7089 Email: tmesic@nca.ca www.nca.ca National Process Equipment Inc. Walter Lee 5049 74 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 3H2 Tel: (403) 2190270 Email: walter.lee@dxpe.com www.natpro.com Neptune Coring (Western) Ltd. Ben Campbell 21521 - 112 Avenue N.W. Edmonton, AB T5S 2T8 Tel: (780) 486-4050 Email: main@neptunecoring.ca www.neptunecoring.ca New West Electric Ltd. Jim Nealon #8, 2280 - 39 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6P7 Tel: (403) 286-5317 Email: n.w.e@shaw.ca www.newwestelectric.com
CCA | Membership New West Freightliner Inc. A.E. (Tony) Lidstone 5925 - 79 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 5K3 Tel: (403) 569-4800 Email: tony.lidstone@newwesttruck.com www.newwesttruck.com Newland Construction Ltd. Kevin Brooks 750, 340 12th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2R 1L5 Tel: (403) 205-3220 Email: kevin@newlandconstruction.ca www.newlandconstruction.ca Newrose Construction Ltd. Frances Mcintyre 113, Wood Valley Place SW Calgary, AB T2W 5V4 Tel: (587) 969-3958 Email: newroseconstruction2015@gmail.com Nick’s Woodcraft Industries Ltd. Robert Ling 112 Skyline Crescent NE Calgary, AB T2K 5X7 Tel: (403) 275-6432 Email: robertl@nickswoodcraft.ca www.nickswoodcraft.ca Nilex Inc. Wayne Douglas 9222 - 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2P3 Tel: (403) 543-5454 Email: wayne.douglas@nilex.com www.nilex.com Nipper Formworks Inc. Jeff Nipper #115, 1925 - 18 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7T8 Tel: (587) 775-8875 Email: jeff@nipperformworks.com www.nipperformworks.com Nissa Enterprises Ltd. Eldon Nilsson 6, 5019 - 11 Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 1M7 Tel: (403) 215-5999 Email: nissaent@telusplanet.net Noble Electric Ltd. Duane Noble 562 Creighton Avenue Creighton, SK S0P0A0 Tel: (204) 687-0475 Email: dnoble@sasktel.net Norfab Mfg. (1993) Inc. Ron Van Halst 16425 - 130 Ave. N.W. Edmonton, AB T5V 1K5 Tel: (780) 447-5454 Email: ron@norfab.ca
Northcal Insulation Services Ltd. Sam Ferrise #202 2725 12th Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Tel: (403) 277-4511 Email: samferrise@taylorinsulation.ca Norwood Water Works Joey Sleno 285177 Wrangler Avenue Rocky View, AB T1X 0P3 Tel: (403) 203-2553 Email: jsleno@norwoodwaterworks.com www.norwoodwaterworks.com Nose Creek Electrical Services Inc. Richard Rogi 102 5510 -53rd Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 4P2 Tel: (403) 516-1984 Email: rrogi@nosecreekelectrical.ca NRG Management George Andrich 1124 Sanford Street Winnipeg, MB R3E 2Z9 Tel: (204)788-4117 Email: george.andrich@nrgmanagement.ca www.nrgmanagement.ca Nuera Platinum Construction Ltd. Walter Fritz Suite 8U, 215 - 36 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 2L4 Tel: (403) 457-5709 Email: wfritz@nueragroup.com www.nueraplatinum.com Nu-Mun Contracting Ltd. David Muncaster 7 - 4312 Ogden road SE Calgary, AB T2G4V3 Tel: (403) 253-5359 Email: dmuncaster@numun.ca www.numun.ca Nu-Trend Industries Inc. Joel Brown 120 Glacier Drive SW Calgary, AB T3E 5A1 Tel: (403) 2474342 Email: joel@nu-trend-ind.com www.nu-trend-ind.com
NVR Construction Limited Larry Fournier Unit #1, 2916, 5th Ave NE Calgary, AB T2A 6K4 Tel: (403) 250-3152 Email: larry@nvrconstruction.com www.nvrconstruction.com OHL Construction Canada Inc. Curtis Graham 811 Manning Road NE suite 200 Calgary, AB T2E7L4 Tel: (403) 454-0800 Email: cgraham@ohlcanada.com www.ohlcanada.com Olympia Tile International Inc. Ron Blanchette 3308 - 11 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 3G8 Tel: (403) 287-1070 Email: rblanchette@olympiatile.com www.olympiatile.com Olympic Integrated Services Inc Colin Andrews 2226 Portland street SE Calgary, AB T2G 4M6 Tel: (587) 955-9977 Email: colin.andrews@olympicinternational.com www.olympicintegrated.com Omicron Construction Ltd. Ivica Marinic 500, 833 - 4 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 3T5 Tel: (403) 262-9733 Email: IMarinic@omicronaec.com www.omicronaec.com Omni Sport Inc. Trevor Burant 14 Boulder Blvd. Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1V7 Tel: (780) 968-2344 Email: info@omnisport.ca OpsMobil Construction Inc Shane Yamamoto 1200-815 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 3P2 Tel: (587) 390-7079 Email: shane.yamamoto@opsmobil.com www.opsmobil.com
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North Star Contracting Inc. Steve Skiba 6155 - 6 St. S.E., 6155 - 6 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1L9 Tel: (403) 228-3421 Email: accountspayable@northstarcontracting.ca www.northstarcontracting.ca
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CCA | Membership Opus Corporation Ralph Knight #500, 5119 Elbow Drive SW Calgary, AB T2V 1H2 Tel: (403) 209-5555 Email: rknight@opuscorp.ca www.opuscorp.ca Orintel Construction Ltd Ali Alattraqchi 158 Chaplina Square SE Calgary, AB T2X 0L7 Tel: (587) 703-1212 Email: ali_athed@yahoo.com Oskar Construction Ltd. Oskar Pietrasik P.O. Box 774 Banff, AB T1L 1A8 Tel: (403) 7623131 Email: oskarconstruction@shaw.ca Otis Excavating Ltd. Trevor Tomlinson 11 Glenmore View Place Rockyview, AB T1X 0H3 Tel: (403) 803-8511 Email: trevor@otisexcavating.ca Over & Above Reno’s & Contracting Ltd. John Wipf Bay 122, 8490 - 44 St SE Calgary, AB T2C 2P6 Tel: (403) 726-1299 Email: jwipf@overandabove.ca www.overandabove.ca OZZ Electric Lori Brunelle Unit 1, 2928 18th Street NE Calgary, AB T2E7B1 Tel: (403) 351-6225 Email: lbrunelle@ozzelectric.com Pace Chemicals Ltd. Wes Martin 1597 Derwent Way Delta, BC V3M 6K8 Tel: (800) 799-6211 Email: wes@pacechem.com Pacer Corporation Jody Sebryk 1105 - 7th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 1B2 Tel: (403) 301-0201 Email: jody.sebryk@pacercorp.com www.pacercorp.com Parker Johnston Industries (Alberta) Ltd. Trent Tanner 4640 Pacific Road NE Calgary, AB T2E 5S4 Tel: (403) 250-7525 Email: trent@parkerjohnston.com Parlee McLaws LLP Micheline Baker 3300, 421 - 7th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 4K3 Tel: (403) 294-7035 Email: mbaker@parlee.com www.parlee.com
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PCL Construction Management Inc. Dave Passingham 2882 - 11 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7S7 Tel: (403) 250-4800 Email: dapassingham@pcl.com
Petrin Mechanical (Alberta) Ltd. Selene Fisher 6445 - 10 St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2Z9 Tel: (403) 279-6881 Email: selene@pmlcalgary.com
PDS Fire Protection Inc. Dave Stanislow 915 A - 48 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 2A7 Tel: (403) 243-4546 Email: dstanislow@pdsfire.ca
Phoenix Fence Ltd. Jeff Dods 6204 - 2 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1J4 Tel: (403) 259-5155 Email: jdods@phoenixfence.ca www.phoenixfence.ab.ca
Peak Contracting Services Inc. David Lepage Bay 63, 4511 Glenmore Trail SE Calgary, AB T2C 2R9 Tel: (403) 274-1991 Email: dlepage@peakcontracting.ca www.peakcontracting.ca
Pilot Group Inc. Larry Shoesmith 3240 Cedarille Drive SW Calgary, AB T2W 2H1 Tel: (403) 251-5593 Email: larry@pilotgroup.ca
Peddie Roofing & Waterproofing Ltd. Ashley Peddie 3352 - 46 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2B 3J2 Tel: (403) 273-7000 Email: ashley@peddieroofing.ca www.peddieroofing.ca
Plasti-Fab Ltd. Ed Djonlich #100, 2886 Sunridge Way NE Calgary, AB T1Y 7H9 Tel: (403) 5694321 Email: edjonlich@plastifab.com www.plastifab.com
Peikko Canada Inc. Ashok Sharma 955 Fernand Dufour Quebec, QC G1M 3B2 Tel: 1-888-734-5561 Email: ash.sharma@peikko.com www.peikko.ca
Platinum Roofing Ltd. Mark Moffatt 15-4320 75th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 2H8 Tel: (403) 370-4756 Email: info@platinumroofing.ca www.platinumroofing.ca
Penn-co Construction Jim Brown Box 60. 16 Penner Avenue Blumenort, MB R0A 0C0 Tel: (204) 326-1341 Email: jim.brown@mb.penn-co.com www.penn-co.com
Ply Gem Jayme Minor 2008 - 48 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 2E5 Tel: (403) 272-8871 Email: jayme.minor@plygem.ca www.plygem.ca
Penner Doors & Hardware Kevin Bernardin 4828 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3R2 Tel: (403) 204-7664 Email: kbernardin@pennerdoors.com www.pennerdoors.com
PNR Railworks Inc. Marion Maurer 325 Railway Street Cochrane, AB T4C 0B2 Tel: (403) 932-6966 Email: mmaurer@pnrrailworks.com
Perfection Interiors Ltd. Pascal Joncas 112 - 4 St. N.E. P.O. Box 31074 Calgary, AB T2E 9A3 Tel: (403) 973-8353 Email: pascal_joncas@perfection-interiors.com
Pockar Masonry Ltd. Eduardo Vittori 4632 - 5 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7C3 Tel: (403) 2765591 Email: eduardo@pockargroup.com www.pockargroup.com
Peri Formwork Systems Inc. Dan Machin #250, 7505 - 48 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4C7 Tel: (403) 203-8112 Email: dan.machin@peri.ca www.peri.ca
Polar Bear Mechanical Ltd. John Eagleson 1216 15 Street SW Calgary, AB T3C 1G1 Tel: (403) 242-2464 Email: john@pbear.ca www.pbear.ca
Permacast Concrete Contracting Ltd. John McLeod 114 Pannatella Circle N.W. Calgary, AB T3K 5Z7 Tel: (403) 275-9626 Email: pcconcrete@shaw.ca
CCA | Membership Porter Tile & Marble (1991) Ltd. Rick Porter 5752 Burleigh Cr. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1Z8 Tel: (403) 258-2258 Email: rick@portertile.com www.portertile.com
Pro-Con Road Works Ltd. Richard Hiscox 285135 Duff Drive, Patton Industrial Park Rocky View, AB T1X 0K1 Tel: (403) 2485200 Email: richard.hiscox@lafarge.com www.proconroadworks.com
Powerstar Projects Inc. Dave Williams PO Box 1302 Okotoks, AB T1S 1B3 Tel: (403) 498-5661 Email: Dave@Powerstarinc.ca
Professional Excavators Ltd. Jan Gryckiewicz 10919 - 84 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5A6 Tel: (403) 236-5686 Email: bidrequest@professionalexcavators.com www.professionalexcavators.com
Prestwick Resources Inc. Janice Conley P.O. Box 89147 Calgary, AB T2Z 3W3 Tel: (403) 8803569 Email: janice@prestwickresources.com www.prestwickresources.com PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Alex Buchholz 111 5 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 5L3 Tel: (403) 509-7500 Email: alex.buchholz@pwc.com Primary Engineering and Construction Don Pullybank 207-39 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7E3 Tel: (403) 873-0400 Email: dpullyblank@primaryeng.com www.primaryeng.com Primco Limited Dennis Holmes 12300 - 44th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 4A2 Tel: (403) 255-4416 Email: d.holmes@primco.ca Priority Communication Systems Ltd. Sheryl Wakeham #129, 3901 - 54 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T3J 3W5 Tel: (403) 234-0334 Email: pcsadmin@priorityltd.com www.priorityltd.com Pro M. Ltd David Kayali 154 New Brighton Lane SE Calgary, AB T2Z 0E2 Tel: (403) 400-1929 Email: info@promls.ca www.promls.ca Pro West Exteriors Inc. Mark Morin 51 Skyline Cres NE Calgary, AB T2K 5X2 Tel: (403) 852-2251 Email: quotes@prowestexteriors.com www.prowestexteriors.com
Professional Mechanical Ltd. (PML) Kathy Neuman 5162 80th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2X3 Tel: (403) 537-9999 Email: kneuman@pmlbc.com www.pmlab.ca Pro-Line Building Materials Ltd. Scott Ross 4910 Builders Road SE Calgary, AB T5G 4C6 Tel: (403) 262-1008 Email: sross@proline-construction.com Pro-Tech Insulation Services Ltd. Darcy Aquin 196 Citadel Forest Close N.W. Calgary, AB T3G 4W8 Tel: (403) 239-4009 Email: protechinsulation@shaw.ca Protective Surface Enterprises Ltd. Stacy Wolf #18, 666 Goddard Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2K 5X3 Tel: (403) 295-0202 Email: swolf@protectivesurface.com www.protectivesurface.com QSI Interiors Ltd. (Calgary) Scott Heisler #9 - 2016 25th Ave N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Z4 Tel: (403) 276-5506 Email: sheisler@qsiinteriors.com www.qsiinteriors.com Quality Stage Drapery Ltd. Dawn Sherlock #6, 3800 - 19 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6V2 Tel: (403) 291-4966 Email: info@qualitystagedrapery.com www.qualitystagedrapery.com Quick Cut Concrete Cutting Ltd. Christopher Galka 126 Pantego Rd NW Calgary, AB T3K 0B8 Tel: (587) 999-2751 Email: quickcutter@gmail.com
R&N Maintenance-Western Division(6240921 Alberta Ltd) Roger Knapp 8066 Wellington Cty Rd 124 Guelph, ON N1H 6H7 Tel: (519) 763-2997 Email: info@r-n.com www.r-n.com R.A.C. Group Jason Burbine #19 Skyline Cres. N.E. Calgary, AB T2K 5X2 Tel: (403) 2642023 Email: info@rac-int.com www.rac-int.com R.S. Foundation Systems Ltd. Geoff Muller 3661 - 48 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3N8 Tel: (403) 569-6986 Email: info@rsfoundationsystems.com www.rsfoundationsystems.com Rainbow Contractors Ltd. Chris Weening 3030 9 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3B9 Tel: (403) 243-8442 Email: chris.weening@rainbowcontractors.ca Rapicon Inc. Amanda Pietsch 285130 Duff Drive Rocky View, AB T1X 0K1 Tel: (403) 203-8101 Email: apietsch@rapicon.ca www.rapicon.ca Raylec Power Alberta LP Stephen Mellor 240045 Frontier Place SE Rockyview County, AB T1X 0N2 Tel: (403) 991-3026 Email: smellor@raylecpower.ca
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CCA | Membership RBC Royal Bank Sheila Hamilton 335 - 8 Ave. SW Calgary, AB T2P 1C9 Tel: (403) 292-3658 Email: sheila.a.hamilton@rbc.com www.rbc.com
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Tanya Kennedy Flood 1816 Crowchild Trail NW, Suite 500 Calgary, AB T2M 3Y7 Tel: (403) 283-5073 Email: tkennedyflood@rjc.ca www.rjc.ca
RCI Coatings David Schiffers 36 - 11010 46 St SE Calgary, AB T2C 1G4 Tel: (403) 235-2541 Email: estimating@rcicoatings.ca
Red A Construction Rick Running Rabbit Box 244 Cluny, AB T0J 0S0 Tel: (403) 901-5700 Email: rickrrabbit@gmail.com
Red Star Drywall Ltd. Alin Betolian 48 Covepark Green N.E. Calgary, AB T3K 6K9 Tel: (403) 888-6597 Email: alin@redstardrywall.com Refrigerative Supply Bob McKenzie 4616 Manhattan Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4B4 Tel: (403) 243-8191 Email: bobm@rsl.ca www.rsl.ca Reggin Industries Inc. Dave Alle 10605 - 42 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5B9 Tel: (403) 255-8141 Email: alled@regginindustries.com www.regginindustries.com Reggin Technical Services Ltd. Steven Richards 4550 - 35 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 3S4 Tel: (403) 2872540 Email: srichards@reggin.ca www.reggin.ca
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Results Canada Inc. Tim O’Connor Suite 210, 1040 - 7 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 3G9 Tel: (403) 234-0999 Email: tim.oconnor@resultsci.com resultsci.com Revay and Associates Limited Steve Revay Suite 540, 10655 Southport Rd SW Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1 Tel: (403) 777-4900 Email: sorevay@revay.com www.revay.com
CCA | Membership Revive Pipe Restoration Inc. Brendan Macfarlane 217 Arbour Grove Close NW Calgary, AB T3G 4J4 Tel: (403) 903-4445 Email: info@revivepipes.com www.revivepipes.com RGO Office Products Ltd. Cathy Orr #100, 229 - 33 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 4Y6 Tel: (403) 569-4509 Email: corr@rgo.ca www.rgo.ca Rice Lake Canada Kevin Pytyck #401, 237 - 8 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 2M3 Tel: (403) 454-1154 Email: kevin_pytyck@ricelake.org
Robertson Bright Inc. Brian Stoddart 2 - 215 36 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 2L4 Tel: (403) 277-3077 Email: brians@rbigroup.net Rock Solid Landscape Design Ltd Ryan Morgan Box 5 Site 15 RR 2 Cochrane, AB T4C1A2 Tel: (403) 690-2353 Email: landartisan@gmail.com www.rocksolidlandscapedesign.com Rocky Mountain Sundeck Ltd. Brock Hanson Box 1078 Banff, AB T1L 1B1 Tel: (403) 996-0720 Email: rockymountainsundeck@yahoo.ca
Royal Stewart Ltd. Lori-Ann Paul Box 2, Grp. 329, RR #3 Selkirk, MB R1A 2A8 Tel: (204) 757-4534 Email: lorip@royalstewart.com www.royalstewart.com RSI Construction Inc. Darrin Newnham 64146 393 Loop East, Unit 13 Okotoks, AB T1S 0L1 Tel: (403) 510-1584 Email: darrin.newnham@gmail.com Rubydale Asphalt Works Ltd. Kevin Ruby 724 East Lake Road Airdrie, AB T4A 2J5 Tel: (403) 945-4585 Email: ap@rubydale.com www.rubydale.com
Richardson Bros. (Olds) Ltd. Frank Richardson RR #3, Site #11, Box #19 Olds, AB T4H 1P4 Tel: (403) 5566366 Email: rbooffice@gmail.com
Rogers Insurance Ltd. Terry Riley 600, 1000 Centre Street N Calgary, AB T2E 7W6 Tel: (403) 296-2400 Email: triley@rogersinsurance.ca www.rogersinsurance.ca
Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd Mario Trionfi 5211 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4T2 Tel: (403) 203-1830 Email: pmacintosh@richelieu.com www.richelieubuildingspecialties.com
Rolling Mix Concrete LLP Leo Brassard 7209 Railway Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 2V6 Tel: (403) 253-6426 Email: leo@rollingmix.com www.rollingmix.com
Russpet Construction Ltd. Russell Peterson #1-4393 14 street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7A9 Tel: (403) 291-4404 Email: russell@russpet.com www.russpet.com
Rite-Way Fencing (2000) Inc. Scott Ruzesky 7710 40th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 3S4 Tel: (403) 2438733 Email: calgary@ritewayfencing.com www.ritewayfencing.com
Rollison Mechanical Contractors Inc. Brian Rollison #103, 11198 - 42 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 0J9 Tel: (403) 291-3234 Email: brianrollison@telus.net
Rusty Pipe Mechanical Inc. Rusty Welch 4616 - 4 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2A 0A2 Tel: (403) 2351373 Email: rusty@rustypipe.ca www.rustypipe.ca
Riverstone Formworks Ltd. Kris Wilson P.O. Box 977, Station Main Okotoks, AB T1S 1B1 Tel: (403) 995-5623 Email: kris@riverstoneformworks.ca www.riverstoneformworks.ca Riverview Custom Homes Ltd. Christopher York 806, 710-20 Crowfoot Crescent NW Calgary, AB T3J2P6 Tel: (403) 973-9675 Email: chris@riverviewhomes.ca www.riverviewcustomhomes.ca Robert Schuett Professional Corporation Adrianna Worman #200, 602 - 11 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 1J8 Tel: (403) 705-1263 Email: adrianna.worman@schuettlaw.com www.schuettlaw.com
Ron Anderson & Sons Ltd. Ron Anderson 8332 33 Ave. NW Calgary, AB T3B 1L9 Tel: (403) 617-4110 Email: info@rasltd.ca www.rasltd.ca Ron T. Masonry Ltd. Mary Jane Duckworth Bay #3, 1826 - 25 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7K1 Tel: (403) 250-3500 Email: mj@rtmasonry.ca www.rtmasonry.ca Rose LLP Shaun Hohman 333-5th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 3B6 Tel: (403) 776-0500 Email: shaun.hohman@rosellp.com www.RoseLLP.com
Rural Road Construction Ltd. Keith Hall Suite 307, 259 Midpark Way, Midpark Centre Calgary, AB T2X 1M2 Tel: (403) 265-3389 Email: keith.hall@ruralroad.ca
Ryan-Murphy Construction Lara Murphy Suite #11, 1922 - 9th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 0V2 Tel: (403) 542-7530 Email: lara@ryanmurphyinc.com www.ryanmurphyconstruction.com S.E. Johnson Management Ltd. Bruce Thorlakson 4330 - 122 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 0A6 Tel: (403) 2919600 Email: thor@sej.ca www.sej.ca S.I.S. Supply Install Services Ltd. Jody Roberts 3517 - 64 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1N3 Tel: (403) 6401334 Email: jodyr@sisltd.ca www.sisltd.ca
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CCA | Membership Safeguard Safety Inc. Jeffrey Fiaschelti 4515 112th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5C5 Tel: (403) 236-0752 Email: jeffrey@safeguard-safety.com www.safeguard-safety.com
Schneider Electric Canada Inc. Rob Little 49 Quarry Park Blvd S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5H9 Tel: (403) 214-3130 Email: rob.little@ca.schneider-electric.com www.schneider-electric.ca
Seko Construction Ltd. Rick Harms #139, 808 - 42 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 1Y9 Tel: (403) 212-0800 Email: rharms@sekoconstruction.com www.sekoconstruction.com
Sagar Masonry Freddy Sandhu 8409-Saddleridge Drive NE Calgary, AB T3J 4W9 Tel: (403) 973-4598 Email: sagarmasonry1@gmail.com
Scott Builders Inc. Brent White 1224 - 34 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6L9 Tel: (403) 274-9393 Email: brentw@scottbuilders.com www.scottbuilders.com
Select Window Fashions Brian Gourlie Unit B, 5830 Beach Ave Peachland, BC V0H 1X5 Tel: (778) 479-0010 Email: select.swf@shaw.ca
Sahuri + Partners Architecture Inc. Barbara Thomson Suite 201, 123 Forge Road SE Calgary, AB T2H 0S9 Tel: (403) 228-9307 Email: barbara.thomson@sahuri.com www.sahuri.com Saxon Constructors Inc. Sean Bartlett Bay 1, 141 Commercial Drive Calgary, AB T3Z 2A7 Tel: (403) 371-5622 Email: sean@saxonconstructors.ca www.thesaxongroupinc.com SBL Contractors Ltd. Josh Kehler #7- 285059 Frontier Road SE Rocky View, AB T1X 0R4 Tel: (403) 828-1868 Email: josh@sblcontractors.com www.sblcontractors.com Schindler Elevator Corp. Jason Finch 527 Manitou Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4C2 Tel: (403) 243-0715 Email: jason.finch@ca.schindler.com
Scott Construction (Alberta) Ltd. Michael McCreadie 5716 35th Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2G3 Tel: (403) 279-7280 Email: michaelm@scottconstructiongroup.com www.scottconstructiongroup.com Sealtech Restorations Ltd. Ernst Greiner 6224D - 2 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1J4 Tel: (403) 253-5002 Email: info@sealtechrestorations.com www.sealtechrestorations.com
Sentinel Roofing Rananayakage Horagolla 6747 34 Ave NE Calgary, AB T1Y4M1 Tel: (403) 507-0660 Email: canada@sentinelroofing.ca sentinelroofing.ca
Secure Mechanical & Electrical Dwayne Wallace Bay#6 415 60th Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2J5 Tel: (403) 695-4277 Email: dwayne@securecalgary.ca www.securecalgary.ca
Shanahan’s Limited Partnership Angelo Dimanno Bay #12 2731-57th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 0B3 Tel: (403) 279-2782 Email: angelo.dimanno@shanahans.com www.shanahans.com Shaw Communications Inc. Jennifer Kahl 630 3rd Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 4L4 Tel: (403) 750-6962 Email: jennifer.kahl@sjrb.ca
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Senior Flexonics Canada Ltd. Brenda Thomas 6041 - 4 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2A5 Tel: (403) 253-7919 Email: bthomas@flexonics.ca www.flexonics.ca
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Seletech Electrical Enterprises Ltd. Derek Murphy 4053 Ogden Road SE Calgary, AB T2G 4P2 Tel: (403) 234-0086 Email: info@seletech.ca www.seletech.ca
Shawne Excavating Trucking Ltd. Wes Shaw P.O. Box 5572 High River, AB T1V 1M6 Tel: (403) 684-3636 Email: shawneex@wildrosenet.ca www.shawneexcavating.com Shea Foams Ltd. Don Smith 2323 - 24 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 8L9 Tel: (403) 240-4710 Email: office@sheafoams.ca www.sheafoams.ca
Siemens Canada Limited Kaley Simms 24, 1930 Maynard Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2E 6J8 Tel: (403) 259-3404 Email: kaley.simms@siemens.com Sika Canada Inc. Sean Coghlan 226 Cimarron Park Mews Okotoks, AB T1S 2K3 Tel: (403) 8613456 Email: coghlan.sean@ca.sika.com www.sika.ca Simply Stone Landscapes Ltd. Jason Pillon 106 Copperpond Heights SE Calgary, AB T2Z 0W9 Tel: (403) 281-7605 Email: jasonpillon@simplystonelandscape.com www.simplystonelandscape.com Simson Maxwell Andrew Keats 5711 - 80 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4S6 Tel: (403) 252-8131 Email: akeats@simmax.com www.simmax.com SkyFire Energy Inc. Tim Schulhauser 4038 - 7 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 2Y8 Tel: (403) 2510668 Email: tim@skyfireenergy.com www.skyfireenergy.com SKYGRiD Construction Inc. Jason Heideman 909 - 17th Ave SW , 4th Floor Lower Mount Royal Calgary, AB T2T 0A4 Tel: (587) 390-3092 Email: jheldeman@skygrid.ca www.skygrid.ca
Solo Concrete Ltd. Oldaim Lopes 3517 17 Ave Suite 202 Calgary, AB T2T 0R5 Tel: (403) 200-9331 Email: info@soloconcrete.com www.soloconcrete.com
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Soprema Canada Inc. Shawn Frayn #5, 1815 - 27 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 7E1 Tel: (403) 2488837 Email: sfrayn@soprema.ca www.soprema.ca Sound-Rite Inc. Daniel Dasilva #9, 2821 - 3 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 7P3 Tel: (403) 296-0505 Email: D.DaSilva@sound-rite.com www.sound-rite.com
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Southampton-Trane Canada Inc. Frank Nishimura #157, 10905 - 48 St. SE Calgary, AB T2C 1G8 Tel: (403) 301-0090 Email: frank.nishimura@tranecalgary.ca www.trane.com Southern Alberta Construction Services Inc. Mark Reinhart Bay 1, 2016 - 25 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 6Z4 Tel: (403) 457-4616 Email: mark@southernalbertaconstruction.com Southpaw Metal Ltd. Shane Fischer Bay #1 1935 27th Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 7E4 Tel: (403) 293-3991 Email: shane@southpawmetal.ca www.southpawmetal.ca
Skyline Concrete Services Ltd. Tim Brabant #26, 5610 - 46 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 4P9 Tel: (403) 6923202 Email: tim@skylineconcrete.ca www.skylineconcrete.ca
Spacemakers Construction Services Inc. Bart Benoit 8236 30 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 1H8 Tel: (403) 277-5565 Email: bart.benoit@spacemakers.ca www.spacemakersconstruction.com
Skytech Drywall Ltd. Steeve Nadeau 42 Copperfield Heath S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 4V2 Tel: (403) 899-5155 Email: steeven@skytechdrywall.com
Spalding Hardware John Manes 1616 - 10 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T3C 0J5 Tel: (403) 244-5531 Email: jmanes@spaldinghardware.com
Slimdor Contracting Ltd. Joe Berard 42 Griffin Industrial Point Cochrane, AB T4C 0A3 Tel: (403) 932-4666 Email: joe.berard@slimdor.com www.slimdor.com
Specified Technical Sales Ltd. Christopher Wedge Bay 214 3750 46 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2B 0L1 Tel: (403) 2532881 Email: chris@specified.ca www.specified.ca
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CCA | Membership Specon Construction Inc. Peter Czarnecki 24 - 235105 Wrangler Drive Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 630-4836 Email: specon@shaw.ca
Summit Civils Limited Partnership Corey Janvier 2800 500 4th Ave Calgary, AB T2P 2V6 Tel: (403) 554-9219 Email: corey.janvier@summitcivils.com
Spring Air Acoustics Ltd. Jerry Anderson 263236 Range Road 293 Rocky View, AB T4A 0N3 Tel: (403) 295-6110 Email: jerry@springairacoustics.com www.springairacoustics.com
Sunco Drywall Ltd. Lyle Lewandoski 908 - 53 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 6N9 Tel: (403) 250-9701 Email: lyle@suncodrywall.ca
Stadco Industries Ltd. Kurtis Rikstad 5982 86 Ave SE Calgary, ‘ T2C 4L7 Tel: (403) 236-9565 Email: kurtis@stadco.ca Star Building Materials (Alberta) Limited Ken Crockett 2345 Alyth Road S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5T8 Tel: (403) 720-0010 Email: kcrockett@starbuilding.ca Starcraft Construction Ltd. David Leahul Bay F, 1235 - 40 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6M9 Tel: (403) 250-7610 Email: david.leahul@starcraftconstruction.com Startec Refrigeration Services Ltd. Joel Cawthorn 7664 10 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 8W1 Tel: (403) 295-5855 Email: info@startec.ab.ca www.startec.ca Stein Technologies Richard Stein RR7, Site 7, Box 11 Calgary, AB T2P 2G7 Tel: (403) 702-0035 Email: rjstein2000@msn.com StonCor Group Mike Ford PO Box 68249, 28 Crowfoot Terrace N.W. Calgary, AB T3G 3N8 Tel: 1-866-340-6333 Email: mford@stoncor.com www.stoncor.ca Stormtec Filtration Inc. Chris Jakul #12- 240007 Frontier Cresent SE Calgary Calgary, AB T1X 0R4 Tel: (403) 717-9644 Email: chrisj@stormtec.ca www.stormtec.ca Stuart Olson Construction Ltd. Madyson McKay Suite 600, 4820 Richard Rd. S.W. Calgary, AB T3E 6L1 Tel: (403) 520-6565 Email: Madyson.mckay@stuartolson.com www.stuartolson.com
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Super Save Group Andrew Mickelby 6025 90 ave SE Calgary, AB T2c4Z6 Tel: (800) 665-2800 Email: andrew@supersave.ca www.supersave.ca Superior Propane Alisha Potter Suite 420 - 48 Quarry Park Blvd Calgary, AB T2C 5P2 Tel: (403) 730-6930 Email: pottera@superiorpropane.com www.superiorpropane.com Superior Sprinkler Co. Ltd. Gary Irving 918-16 Ave NW,#367 Calgary, AB T2M 0K3 Tel: (403) 464-3486 Email: girving@superiorsprinkler.ca www.superiorsprinkler.ca
Surespan Construction Ltd. Ilonka Noble #301, 38 Fell Avenue North Vancouver, BC V7P 3S2 Tel: (604) 998-1133 Email: ilonka@surespan.com www.surespan.com Switched-On Electrical Services Ltd. Scott Chalpan 17 Rockyspring Hill N.W. Calgary, AB T3G 5Z9 Tel: (403) 284-1703 Email: scott@switched-on.ca www.switched-on.ca SynCon Management Ltd. Gord Tate 232 Initiative Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T3S 0B7 Tel: (403) 2583773 Email: gt.syncm@telus.net Systemic Architecture Sergey Ryutin #203, 2120 Kensington Rd NW Calgary, AB T2N 3R7 Tel: (403) 460-0909 Email: sergey.ryutin@systemic-ai.com www.systemic-ai.com T.A.H.M. Enterprises Inc. Tracy McLennan 31 Canova Close SW Calgary, AB T2W 3P7 Tel: (403) 617-4377 Email: tracy@tahmenterprises.com
Supermetal Structures Inc. Allan Metzger 1955 5th Street Levis, QC G6W 5M6 Tel: (780) 980-4830 Email: allan.metzger@supermetal.com www.supermetal.com
Taenly Office Services Ltd. Lyle Pelletier 7 6325 11th St SE Calgary, AB T2H 2L6 Tel: (403) 243-3882 Email: lyle.pelletier@taenly.ca www.taenly.ca
Supreme Steel LP Don Petrinchuk P.O. Box 26002 North Corman Ind. Park Saskatoon, AB S7K 8C1 Tel: (306) 975-1177 Email: don.petrinchuk@supremegroup.com
Taylor Construction Dan Bourgault Unit 2-314 Exploration Avenue SE Calgary, AB T3S 0C1 Tel: (403) 827-0048 Email: dbourgault@taylorconstruction.ca
SureBond Safe Floors Walt Curilla #3, 640 - 28 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 6R3 Tel: (403) 269-6888 Email: sales@hygienicfloors.ca www.silikalamerica.com
Tayo Construction Hector Tello Apt.201 354 2 Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 0E4 Tel: (403) 921-6612 Email: tayoconstruction@shaw.ca www.tayoconstruction.com
Sure-Seal Contracting Ltd. Alan Metzler 931A - 48 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2G 2A7 Tel: (403) 265-8677 Email: alan@sure-seal.com www.sure-seal.com
TDH Fluid Systems Inc. Bernhard Tabert Bay 60 4797-22st SE Calgary, AB T2B 0N8 Tel: (403) 228-7018 Email: receptioncalgary@tdhsystems.com www.tdhsystems.com
CCA | Membership TIC Interiors Ltd. Keith Robson 4960 - 13 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5M9 Tel: (403) 214-7808 Email: info@ticinteriors.ca
Tech-Cost Consultants Ltd. Kevin Drake 2725 - 12 Street NE, Unit 209 Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Tel: (403) 291-5566 Email: kevin.drake@tccl.ca www.tccl.ca
The Rain Man Plumbing Carlo Cerminara 10215 - 218 Street N.W. Edmonton, AB T5S 2C3 Tel: (780) 447-3960 Email: carlo@rainmanirrigation.ca www.rainmanirrigation.ca
Tekton Construction Ltd. Rob Bergen PO Box 700 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A8 Tel: (403) 5710230 Email: rob@tekton.ca www.tekton.ca
The Sovereign General Insurance Company Connie Rogers #140, 6700 MacLeod Tr. SE Calgary, AB T2H 0L3 Tel: (403) 2984283 Email: connie.rogers@sovgen.com www.sovereigngeneral.com
Tervita Corporation (Environmental Services) John Hibbard #500, 140 10 Ave S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 0R1 Tel: (403) 297-0444 Email: JLmontgomery@tervita.com www.tervita.com
The State Group Inc. Greg Mazor Bay 101, 2750 - 22 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7L9 Tel: (403) 291-7049 Email: g.mazor@stategroup.com www.stategroup.com
Tevmar Masonry Marcel Thevenot 231 Arbour Wood Close NW Calgary, AB T3G 4C3 Tel: (403) 2393964 Email: tevmar@telus.net
Thermal Systems KWC Ltd. Trevor Kent 2780 - 24 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6V7 Tel: (403) 250-5507 Email: tkent@thermalsystems.ca www.thermalsystems.ca
The Bolt Supply House Ltd. Dan Pascua 3909A Manchester Rd. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 4A1 Tel: (403) 287-0360 Email: danp@boltsupply.com www.boltsupply.com
Thermo Design Insulation Ltd. Jaicon Handford 7124 Barlow Tr. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2E1 Tel: (403) 7208203 Email: jaiconh@thermo-design.com www.thermo-design.com
The Building Edge Inc. Peadar O’Riain Bay #1 1916 30 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7B2 Tel: (587) 952-5047 Email: peadar@thebuildingedge.com www.thebuildingedge.com
Thermocore Inc. Laurie Palmer Suite 345, 370, 5222 - 130 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2Z 0G4 Tel: (403) 460-9163 Email: lpalmer@thermocore.ca
The Cedar Shop Building Materials Mitch Wile 404 - 42 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 1Y4 Tel: (403) 2435720 Email: mitch@cedarshop.com www.cedarshop.com
Tillicum Agencies Inc. Shawne Dery 101-4615 112th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 5J3 Tel: (403) 271-4360 Email: shawne@tillicumagencies.com Titan Roofing Inc. Patrick Regan 4024 - 15A St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3P1 Tel: (403) 261-6822 Email: pregan@titan-roofing.com Titan Sport Systems Jon Simons 3402 Liddell CT SW Calgary, AB T3E 6J9 Tel: (403) 689-4858 Email: jon@titanhardwood.com www.titanhardwood.com Toole, Peet & Co. Limited Rob Johnson 1135 - 17 Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 5R5 Tel: (403) 2095463 Email: rjohnson@toolepeet.com www.toolepeet.com
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Blaine Coupal #5, 2419 - 52 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2C 4X7 Tel: (403) 259-4183 Email: blaine.coupal@thyssenkruppelevator.com www.thyssenkruppelevator.com
The Garbage Good Guys Inc. Ed Taha PO Box 64028 Calgary, AB T2K 6J1 Tel: (403) 238-7274 Email: ed@garbagegoodguys.com
Tiki International Inc. Radenko Vujadinovic Bay 2D, 624 Beaver Dam Rd. N.E. Calgary, AB T2K 4W6 Tel: (403) 241-1093 Email: radenko@tiki-international.com www.tiki-international.com
Top Spray (Hydroseeding, Erosion Control, Mulch) Rob Olenick 305 Griffin Rd. West Cochrane, AB T4C 2C4 Tel: (403) 932-1464 Email: info@topspray.com www.topspray.com
Tiki International Inc. Bay 2D - 624 Beaver Dam Road N.E. Calgary, AB T2K 4W6
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CCA | Membership Total Power Ltd. Amanda Anstett 942 - 55 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Y4 Tel: (403) 730-9800 Email: amanda@totalpower.ca www.totalpower.ca
Triumph Roofing & Sheet Metal Scott Freethy 3520 48th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2B 3L6 Tel: (403) 452-4114 Email: sfreethy@triumphinc.ca www.triumphinc.ca
Ture-Art Painting Ltd. Habib Sesen 1360 Shawnee Rd. S.W. Calgary, AB T2Y 2T1 Tel: (403) 975-8893 Email: turepaintingltd@gmail.com www.ture-artpainting.com
Traugott Building Contractors Inc. Thomas Moch Unit 101B, 3740 11A Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 6M6 Tel: (403) 276-6444 Email: thomas@traugott.com
TriView Glass And Aluminum Inc. Darcy Pearn Bay #3, 3705 29th Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 5W4 Tel: (403) 735-6363 Email: info@triview.ca www.triview.ca
Turn-Key Fall Protection Inc. Daryll DeSouza 2705 5th Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2A2L6 Tel: (403) 253-2777 Email: daryll@turn-keyfallprotection.com www.turn-keyfallprotection.com
Tronnes Surveys (1976) Ltd. Kent Nicholson 6135 10th Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 2Z9 Tel: (403) 207-0303 Email: knicholson@tronnessurveys.com www.tronnessurveys.com
Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Canada, Inc. Bill Chanski #200, 720 - 28 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 6R3 Tel: (403) 291-2868 Email: bchanski@simplexgrinnell.com www.interconsecurity.com
Trevcon Enterprises Ltd. Trevor Haddow 39 Hamptons Drive N.W. Calgary, AB T3A 5H7 Tel: (403) 239-8803 Email: trevor@trevcon.ca www.trevcon.ca
Trotter & Morton Group of Companies Matt Thomson 5711 - 1 Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 1H9 Tel: (403) 255-7535 Email: mthompson@tmlgroup.com www.trotterandmorton.com
UCIT Online Security Inc. Arleta Mis 4620 11th Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 2W7 Tel: (587) 434-8248 Email: amis@ucitonline.com www.ucitonline.com
Triangle Steel Ltd. Bruce Bungay 2915 - 54 Ave. S. E. Calgary, AB T2C 0A9 Tel: (403) 279-2622 Email: bruceb@trianglesteel.com www.trianglesteel.com
Troy Life & Fire Safety Ltd. David McIlwrick 5045 - 13 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 5N1 Tel: (403) 547-1647 Email: david.mcilwrick@troylfs.com www.troylfs.com
ULS Maintenance and Landscaping Matthew McAdam 235120 Ryan Rd. Rocky View, AB T1X 0K3 Tel: (403) 235-5353 Email: mmcadam@ulslandscaping.com
Tribuild Contracting (Calgary) Ltd. Matt McCaig #3 Skyline Crescent NE Calgary, AB T2K 5X2 Tel: (403) 295-6100 Email: matt@tribuild.com www.tribuild.com
Tru-Craft Roofing (2005) Ltd. Bob James 4828 - 30 Street SE Calgary, AB T2B 2Z1 Tel: (403) 264-7225 Email: tcrl@telus.net
Ultralite Overhead Doors Ltd. Al Abrahamson 7307 - 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2K4 Tel: (403) 280-2000 Email: al@ultralitedoors.ca www.ultralitedoors.ca
True Exteriors Ltd. Chris Beliste Unit 20-21 Highfield Circle SE Calgary, AB T2G 5N6 Tel: (403) 262-7733 Email: info@trueexteriors.ca www.trueexteriors.ca
Unicon Concrete Specialties Ltd. Melanie Desroches 1311 - 25 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7L6 Tel: (403) 291-9885 Email: brett@unicon.ca www.unicon.ca
TSE Steel Ltd. Tory Branch 4436 - 90 Ave. S. E. Calgary, AB T2C 2S7 Tel: (403) 279-6060 Email: accountspayable@tsesteel.com www.tsesteel.com
Unified Systems Group Inc. Ed Taaffe #4A, 1235 - 64 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2J7 Tel: (403) 240-2280 Email: paul.underhay@usg.ca www.usg.ca
Tundra Process Solutions Ltd. Chris Allan 3200 - 118th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3X1 Tel: (403) 255-5222 Email: chrisa@tundrasolutions.ca www.tundrasolutions.ca
United Construction Company Inc. Emilio Fuoco 637- 26409 TWP Road 525A Acheson, AB T7X 5A6 Tel: (780) 669-0437 Email: fsantoro@unitedconstruction.ca www.unitedconstruction.ca
Travelers Insurance Company of Canada Loryn Marcellus Suite 2500, Tower 1, Scotia Place. 10060 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 3R8 Tel: (780) 670-6234 Email: lmarcel2@travelers.com www.travelerscanada.ca
Trimen Electric Ltd. Jeff McKenna 11, 4351 - 104 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 5C6 Tel: (403) 723-0003 Email: jmckenna@trimenelectric.com www.trimenelectric.com Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company Richard Grant Suite 3730, 421 7th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 4K9 Tel: (403) 663-3343 Email: richard.agrant@trisura.com www.trisura.com Tritech Group Ltd. Wayne Leung 3949 - 54 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T3J 3W5 Tel: (403) 203-4684 Email: wleung@tritechgroup.ca www.tritechgroup.ca
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CCA | Membership United Decorating Inc. Danijel Slisko Bay #7, 624B Beaver Dam Rd. NE Calgary, AB T2K 4W6 Tel: (403) 569-1101 Email: danijel@uniteddecorating.com www.uniteddecorating.com United Floors Rod Brunelle Bay 104 2890 Kingsview Blvd. Airdrie, AB T4A 0E1 Tel: (403) 945-8828 Email: j.hughes@united88.com www.unitedfloors.ca United Rentals Kari Rickards 7120 Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary, AB T2H 2M1 Tel: (403) 371-8553 Email: krickards@ur.com www.unitedrentals.com United Roofing Inc. Patrick Genest 4004 14th St SE Calgary, AB T2G 3K5 Tel: (403) 870-2753 Email: united_roofing@shaw.ca www.unitcoroofingcalgary.com United Technologies Voice & Data Solutions Kristeen Diggs #333, 11979 - 40 Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 4M3 Tel: (403) 984-8825 Email: cca@utcl.ca www.utcl.ca Universal Flooring Systems Ltd. Jordan Teed #1, 1820 - 30 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 7M5 Tel: (403) 250-3900 Email: jordan.teed@universal-flooring.com www.universal-flooring.com
Upper Canada Forest Products Ltd Rob Scott 4715 52nd Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 4N7 Tel: (403) 569-8829 Email: rscott@ucfp.com Urban One Management Inc. Jason Woods 301 - 611 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1E1 Tel: (604) 873-5100 Email: jwoods@urbanonebuilders.com urbanonebuilders.com
Vadel Inc. Peter Vadel 3829 - 15A Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3N7 Tel: (403) 813-1805 Email: peterv@vadel.ca www.vadel.ca Van Mason Coatings Ltd. Brad Nycholat Bay 100, 512 Moraine Rd. N.E. Calgary, AB T2A 2P2 Tel: (403) 2721178 Email: brad@vanmasoncoatings.com www.vanmasoncoatings.com
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CCA | Membership Vectus Inc. Andrea Battiston #1, 1723-10A Street S.W. Calgary, AB T2T 3J9 Tel: (403) 806-0898 Email: andrea@vectus.ca Velocity Shading Inc. James Wallace Suite 323, 612-500 Country Hills Calgary, AB T3K 5K3 Tel: (587) 318-0959 Email: james@velocityshading.ca www.velocityshading.com Venture Painting Ltd. Chris Kulbaba Unit C5, 6215-3rd Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 2L2 Tel: (403) 230-2656 Email: chris@venturepainting.com www.venturepainting.com Vertical Access Ltd. Trish Murray 244033 RRD 31 Calgary, AB T3Z 3L8 Tel: (403) 242-6776 Email: trish@verticalaccess.ca Viccan Construction Ltd. Witold Szymoniak #302, 710 - 57 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2V 4Z6 Tel: (403) 604-3526 Email: viccan@shaw.ca Victaulic Company of Canada Steve Adams 11659 - 180 St N.W. Edmonton, AB T5S 2H6 Tel: (780) 452-0680 Email: sadams@victaulic.com www.victaulic.com Victory Painting Trevor Andres 3605 - 29th Street NE, Suite 100 Calgary, AB T1Y 5W4 Tel: (403) 375-0800 Email: estimates@victorypainting.ca www.victorypainting.ca Viking Fire Protection Inc. Peter Domenjoz 4220 - 76 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2C 2J2 Tel: (403) 2367151 Email: pdomenjoz@vikingfire.ca www.vikingfire.ca Vilmac Inc. Claude Vilgrain 85 Douglasdale Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3B3 Tel: (403) 830-1129 Email: vilmacsystems@outlook.com Vipond Systems Group Byron Witherspoon 1-415 60th Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2J5 Tel: (403) 253-6500 Email: byron.witherspoon@vipond.ca
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Volker Stevin Contracting Linda Tisdale P. O. Box 5850, Stn. A Calgary, AB T2H 1Y3 Tel: (403) 571-5800 Email: info@volkerstevin.ca www.volkerstevin.ca Wallworks Acoustic Architectural Products Inc. Lyle Fuller 424 - 51st Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 0M7 Tel: (403) 255-3550 Email: accounting@wallworks.com www.wallworks.com Water Tech Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Meraj Ahamad 2036 - 35 Street SE Calgary, AB T2B 0W9 Tel: (403) 827-5063 Email: info@watertechplumbing.ca Watrous Inc. Steve Ioannides 1738 Orangebrook Court Pickering, ON L1W 3G8 Tel: (866) 685-8008 Email: steve@asigroup-canada.com www.asigroupwatrous.ca Watson Refrigeration Ltd. Kevin Sorochak 1423 - 9 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 0T4 Tel: (403) 266-6274 Email: mail@watsonrefrigerationltd.com www.watsonrefrigerationltd.com Watt Consulting Group Rudi Weckel 310, 3016 - 5 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2A 6K4 Tel: (403) 273-9001 Email: rweckel@wattconsultinggroup.com www.wattconsultinggroup.com Waymark Site Solutions Inc. Bob Schmidt 334 - 53 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 0N3 Tel: (403) 239-3565 Email: bschmidt@waymarkgroup.ca www.waymarkgroup.ca Weatherguard Metals Ltd. Wade Jenkins #102, 4215 - 72 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2G5 Tel: (403) 203-9304 Email: wadej@weatherguardmetals.ca Wescom Glass & Aluminum Ltd. Tyler Wing 3807 - 9 St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3C7 Tel: (403) 255-9144 Email: twing@wescomglass.com www.wescomglass.com
West Air Sheet Metal Ltd. Kari Volponi 1238 - 45 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 2P1 Tel: (403) 250-7518 Email: kari@westair.ca West Pointe Building Services Inc. Bill Arnott 2410 - 39th Ave NE Calgary, AB T2E 6X1 Tel: (587) 774-9579 Email: barnott@westpointebuilding.com Westcal Insulation Limited Ltd. Mike Cesto 54 Springbank Crescent SW Calgary, AB T3H 3S6 Tel: (403) 242-1357 Email: westcal@shaw.ca www.westcalinsulation.com Westcana Electric Inc. Tracey Lamonthe Bay 600, 3605 - 29 St. N.E. Calgary, AB T1Y 5W4 Tel: (403) 276-3944 Email: apbc@westcana.com www.westcana.com Westcon Precast Inc. Jordy Miller 4412 - 54 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2B9 Tel: (403) 279-2534 Email: redirock@westconprecast.com www.westconprecast.com Westcor Construction Ltd. Bob Robinson 2420 - 39 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 6X1 Tel: (403) 663-8677 Email: bob.robinson@westcor.net www.westcor.net Western Air & Power Ltd. Nevin Burne 1919 Highfield Crescent SE Calgary, AB T2G 5M1 Tel: (403) 243-2822 Email: kari@westair.ca www.westernair.ca Western Civil Holly Thomas #209-2816 21 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 6Z2 Tel: (403) 724-0143 Email: holly@westernequipmentrentals.com www.westerncivilalberta.ca Western Electrical Management Ltd. Scott White 3770 - 12 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 8H9 Tel: (403) 291-2333 Email: calgary@westernelectrical.com www.westernelectrical.com
CCA | Membership Western Labour Services Tyler Clark #100, 5824 - 2 St. S.W. Calgary, AB T2H 0H2 Tel: (403) 204-1238 Email: tyler@westernlabourservices.com www.westernlabourservices.com
Whissell Contracting Ltd. Brian Whissell #200, 2500 - 107 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2Z 3R7 Tel: (403) 236-2200 Email: brianw@whissell.ca www.whissell.ca
Western Matrix Systems Inc. Scott Holgate Bay 13, 7139 - 40 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2H7 Tel: (403) 264-8664 Email: scott@westernmatrix.ca
Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc. Dan Maat 4700 - 110 Ave. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2T8 Tel: (403) 225-2930 Email: danm@wilcosw.ca www.wilco.ca
Western Plains Geomatics Corp. Dennis Regan 47 Springshire Place Calgary, AB T3Z 3L2 Tel: (403) 831-7030 Email: dennis.regan@westernplainsgroup.com Western Pump Ltd. Gavin Meikle 11346 - 42 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5C4 Tel: (403) 2870256 Email: meikleg@westernpump.ca www.westernpump.ca Western Weather Protector Ltd. Gary Bruens 7650 - 40 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2V4 Tel: (403) 273-9511 Email: gbruens@wwpl.ca Westglas Insulation Ltd. David Forrest #17, 7003 - 30 St. SE Calgary, AB T2C 1N6 Tel: (403) 2365839 Email: westglas@telusplanet.net Westpro Infrastructure Ltd. Pat Blais Building A Bay 9B, 6120 - 2 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2L8 Tel: (403) 233-2799 Email: pat.blais@giffelswestpro.com www.giffelswestpro.com Westridge Electric Ltd. Philip Rogers Box 447 Bay 1, 109 Stockton Point Okotoks, AB T1S 1A6 Tel: (403) 9386862 Email: philip@westridgeelectric.com www.westridgeelectric.com
Wildstone Construction & Engineering Ltd. Mike Melissen #1, 1101 Main Street Penticton, BC V2A 5E6 Tel: (250) 493-3947 Email: mjmelissen@wildstone.com www.wildstone.com Willis Towers Watson Lois Innes Suite 1600, 111 - 5th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 3Y6 Tel: (403) 261-4568 Email: Lois.Innes@willistowerswatson.com www.willistowerswatson.com Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc. Steven Pavelich #640, 1414 - 8 St. S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 1J6 Tel: (403) 229-2060 Email: spavelich@wmbeck.com www.wmbeck.com Windsor HVAC John Grimshaw Suite 201, 108 25 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2S 0K9 Tel: (403) 815-4278 Email: windsorventilation@gmail.com WINMAR Property Restoration Tim Ponton 123, 10550 42nd Street SE Calgary, AB T2C5C7 Tel: (403) 294-0005 Email: timponton@winmar.ca Winwood Construction Ltd. Kevin Stanwood 6163 - 6 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 1L9 Tel: (403) 250-7640 Email: kstanwood@winwood.ca www.winwood.ca
Wire Construction Ltd Mia Veldhoen Box 42, Site 9, RR1 Calgary, AB T0L 0X0 Tel: (403) 256-7015 Email: mia@wireconstruction.ca Wolseley Canada Inc. Dan Egan 10775 42 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 4B2 Tel: (403) 243-8790 Email: dan.egan@wolseleyinc.ca WRD Borger Construction Ltd. Darryl Conroy 7719 - 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2G9 Tel: (403) 279-7235 Email: dconroy@borger.ca www.borger.ca Wright Construction Western Inc. Chris Jensen #605, 5920 - 1A St. S.W. Calgary, AB T2H 0G3 Tel: (403) 770-1310 Email: chrisj@wrightconstruction.ca www.wrightconstruction.ca Wyman Construction Group Peter Samer 9935 Scurfield Drive NW Calgary, AB T3L 1V9 Tel: (403) 990-7169 Email: peter@wymanconstruction.ca Xylem Water Solutions Michael McBeth 6704 - 30 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 1N9 Tel: (403) 2798371 Email: michael.mcbeth@xyleminc.com www.xyleminc.ca Year Round Landscaping Inc. Rino Caputo 292055 Wagon Wheel Blvd. Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 Tel: (403) 236-1948 Email: rino@yearroundlandscaping.com www.yearroundlandscaping.com Zytech Building Systems LP Stephen Kelba 262029 Balzac Boulevard Balzac, AB T4B 2T3 Tel: (403) 912-3232 Email: stephen@zytechtruss.com www.zytechtruss.com
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report on research and innovation in the construction industry. The results found that Canada was lacking in terms of productivity for a number of reasons. This document took the form of a roadmap, suggesting the creation of an institute devoted to construction innovation. At about the same time, the Jenkins Report, Innovation Canada: A Call to Action, was released. This expert panel report, commissioned by the federal government, was critical of the low return on investment Canada was receiving on its R&D investments, and highlighted the fact that the industry lacked leadership in this area. Concurrently, a CdnCA steering committee was established to assess whether there was enough interest in the industry to create a construction innovation institute. This also provided information on the type of issues that would be prioritized. Emanating from this exercise, the steering committee presented a proposed business plan to the CdnCA that translated into seed money matched by early supporters, and in August 2014, CCI was formally established. The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) recognized the need for the formation of CCI and became an early supporter of the organization, along with seven other construction-related associations. CCA had invested heavily in research from 2004 to 2012, as the association partnered with the University of Calgary to research how to enhance construction productivity as the industry recognized that greater productivity will lead to greater efficiencies along with a better bottom line on a company’s financial statements. “The intent is to create a culture of innovation in the Canadian construction industry that will increase the stakeholders’ efficiency, profitability, and market extension at home and abroad,” says Pierre Boucher, president of CCI.
FEATURE | Canadian Construction Innovations
Pierre Boucher, president of Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI). CCI is an organization designed to enable and promote new innovative products, processes, and tools within the construction industry.
CCI was created to give the industry the tools and opportunities to realize its full potential. CCI’s objectives are to help transform the construction industry by promoting collaboration, improving processes, and making new technological advances. Some keys issues involve developing new procurement models that enable innovative solutions to be commercialized, demonstration projects needed for new construction methods to be put to market, and innovative ways to address risk management. “We are a slow adopter of technology in Canada,” says Boucher. “We are ranked 27 in the world, and as a G7 country that it is not just acceptable.“ One of the keys to progress is collaboration. The organization believes that companies working alone with limited funds and resources are not the answer. Innovation can only be achieved through a collective approach. Protectionism is also something of the past. Other industry sectors, such as auto manufacturing, aerospace, and IT invest into new technologies and processes jointly, and then reap the benefits in the very competitive markets in which they operate. “Canadian Construction Innovations works to engage owners, engineers, architects, contractors, and suppliers, as well as representatives from allied industries such as insurance, surety, and financiers, to encourage collaboration,” says Boucher. “It’s important to engage
the whole value chain to succeed. One segment of the industry cannot do it alone.” Through workshops co-hosted with academia, CCI has already begun the process of addressing how research is being conducted, how to make it more relevant to the industry, and how to ensure the outcomes consist of solutions that can be put to market. Some topics recently discussed include energy conservation for the heavy civil sector, fire suppression during construction, fire suppression in the built environment, modular construction, digitizing industry through BIM and other IT solutions, and curing concrete in cold climates. Another valuable resource on CCI’s website is the Clearinghouse where users can search for innovative solutions already available in the market place. There will soon be chatrooms where users can submit their own ideas for research and innovation, and share their viewpoints on current practices and the need for change. CCI will also use the Clearinghouse to source ideas for new
projects. “It creates an opportunity for those who want to develop an innovative solution to get input and feedback,” says Boucher Recently, The Canadian Society of Civil Engineering had a call for submissions for its national annual awards program. Boucher says they sourced a few solutions posted in the Clearinghouse and invited those people to submit, once of which was the winning solution. CCI has met with government officials over the last several months in an effort to become a key stakeholder of the federal government in the implementation of its own agenda on innovation. CCI has just tendered its first submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance so construction innovation can form part of the 2017 federal budget. CCI is also in the beginning stages of planning its first conference and trade show in April 2017, and will make an announcement in fall 2016. For more information about Canadian Construction Innovations, please visit ccinnovations.ca. n
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PAST CHAIRS 1945 – E. Walden 1947 – O.J. Hurst 1949 – J.R.McTavish
1951 – C.A. Stollery 1952 – G.W. Blake 1953 – T.W. Osborn
1954 – D.H. Evers 1955 – W. Watson 1956 – A.M. Irish
1957 – W.P. Williams 1958 – G.F. McAulay 1959 – D.E. Smith
1960 – P.R. Anderson 1961 – E.H. Watson 1962 – R.A. Lott
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1963 – W.J. Trueman 1964 – I.W. Campbell 1965 – G.H. Schuett
1966 – J.H. Tims 1967 – E.R. Mowbray 1968 – C.E. McDougall
1969 – E.S. Easton 1970 – G.D. Kermack 1971 – William J. Clark
1972 – R.W. Jones 1973 – R.A. Steele 1974 – O.A. Reggin
1975 – D.C. McMechan 1976 – R.R. Anderson 1977 – A.S. Green
1978 – John Kaye 1979 – Tibor Bardos 1980 – Eldon Loucks
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1981 – Les Beyak 1982 – John Binninger 1983 – Gord Graham
1984 – Jerry Hanson 1985 – Ed O’Neil 1986 – F.R. Babienko
1987 – C.P. (Pat) Barry 1988 – M.D. (Doug) Anderson 1989 – Ted Wealleans
1990 – Michael Hullah 1991 – Benny Cheung 1992 – Don Ward
1993 – Les Daniels 1994 – Bill Fox 1995 – Robert McKibbon
1996 – Kim Walters 1997 –Greg Davidson 1998 – Ken Trueman
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1999 – Mike D’Attolico 2000 – Heinz Ludwig 2001 – Dean Slater
2002 – Bob Hildebrandt
2003 – Bill Arnott 2004 – Malcolm Holbrook
2005 – Kees Cusveller 2006 – Grant Symon 2007 – Barry Cousins
2008 – Barry Young 2009 – Bob Robinson 2010 – Ian Reid
2011 – Jim Clement 2012 – Serena Holbrook 2013 – Rob Otway
2014 – Fabrizio Carinelli 2015 – Stephanie Roll
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FEATURE | CCA Past Chairs’ Luncheon
CCA Past Chairs’ Luncheon In the heart of a historical landmark
Back row, left to right: Amy Smith, CCA director of operations; Grant Symon (2006), Bud Watson (1961), Ken Trueman (1998), Frank Babienko (1986), Kees Cusveller (2005), Frederick Vine (2016 CCA chair), Bob Robinson (2009), Ian Reid (2010), Heinz Ludwig (2000), Bob Hildenbrandt (2002) and Dave Smith, CCA president. Front row, left to right: Ted Wealleans (1989), Dave McMechan (1975), Jim Clement (2011), Don Ward (1992), Barry Young (2008), Mike D’Attolico (1999), Dean Slater (2001).
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FEATURE | CCA Past Chairs’ Luncheon
The highly-anticipated annual luncheon for the CCA past chairs took place on July 21, 2016, on a warm beautiful Thursday in the upper loft of Charbar, a relatively new culinary destination to Calgary. Surrounded by hardwood floors, large wooden rafters, and red brick walls, a rustic and nostalgic feeling was created in the halls of the historic Simmons Building on the banks of the Bow River. Built in 1912, during Calgary’s preFirst World War boom by the Alaska Bedding Company (ABC), the Simmons Building is a rare representative example
of the manufacturing and industrial buildings which were once situated east of downtown that lined the Bow River. Only it and the Eau Claire Lumber office (1886 Cafe) remain. In 1919, when ABC consolidated its subsidiaries, it became the Simmons Building where mattresses, including the Beauty Rest line, pillows, chesterfields, and military bedding were made until 1966. Now owned by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, the Simmons came up for lease about three years ago. Last year, the century-old, two-storey brick building at 618 Confluence Way
Southeast was renovated to house three food outlets, the aforementioned Charbar, Sidewalk Citizen Bakery, and Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, and serve as a community focus for Calgary’s emerging East Village. The historically designated municipal sites’ exterior features were preserved, leaving the distinctive signage. Inside, the building’s defining elements were restored, including fir beams, radiators, and red metal elevator doors. The solid wood floors and all the bricks were cleaned and new metal stairways were installed. South-facing doors were cut into the building and a large chunk of the north, river-facing wall was removed (the bricks remain in storage for a future project) to allow for access to a large patio. Since its opening, the Simmons Building has become hub of the East Village with people stopping in to enjoy the unique culinary trio of restaurants before moving on to other points nearby, such as Studio Bell and St. Patrick’s Island. n
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Ted Walden Award Winners 1979
George McDonald
1980
Robert Lott
1981
Robert Myers
1982
Ron Jones
1983
Steacy Easton
1984
Bob Scrimgeour
1985
Bud Watson
1986
George Kermack
1987
Wally Ward
1988
Harry Tims
1989
Will Sawyer
1990
Os Reggin
1991
John Young
1992
Bill (Curly) Watson
1993
Benny Cheung
1994
Paul Giannelia
1995
Michael Hullah
1996
Frank Babienko
1997
Gord Graham
1998
Don Ward
1999
John Binninger
2000
Doug Anderson
2001
Jerry Hansen
2002
Pat Barry
2003
Gary Bardell
2004
Ken Trueman
2005
Serena Holbrook
2006
Greg Davidson
2007
Bob Hildenbrandt
2008
Malcolm Holbrook
2010
Kees Cusveller
2014
Les LaRocque
2015
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Able Woodwork Ltd.
135
Baja Construction
245
Centron Group of Companies
43
Acutech Electric Ltd.
137
BC Integrated Solutions Inc.
195
Challenger Geomatics Ltd.
49
Agra Foundations Limited
62
Bdo Canada
87
Chariot Express
175
Akela Construction Ltd.
84
Bell Davidson Insurance Brokers Ltd.
113
Chisholm Industries Ltd.
200
Alberta Blue Cross
144
Beyond Foam Insulation
117
Concept Group
9
Alberta Bolt Makers
176
BFL Canada Insurance Services Inc.
26 & 196
Concrete Reflections Inc.
71
Alberta Construction Safety Association
51
Bird Construction
34
Concrete Solutions Inc.
16
Alberta Dampproofing & Waterproofing Ltd. 192
Black & Mc Donald Limited
81
Consite Construction
95
Alberta Masonry Council
111
Blazer Mechanical Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 141
Crown Paint (United Decorating)
7
Alberta Sales Auto-Quip
31
BMP Mechanical Ltd.
54
D & D Exterior Contracting Ltd.
85
Alfredo Marble & Tile
232
Bock Roofing Ltd.
141
Daam Galvanizing Ltd.
244
Alliance Commercial Construction
61
Boma Sheet Metal
147
Delnor Construction 2012 Ltd.
203
Allied Projects Electrical Systems
6
Bordt & Sons Tile And Stone Ltd.
197
Design Flooring Centre
102
E.d.m. Interiors Ltd.
73
Allmar
193
Botting and Associates
108
Alumicor Limited
139
Bow Mark Paving Ltd.
49
Eap Construction Ltd.
47
Alvarez & Garcia
44
Brock White Canada
21
Eclipse Geomatics & Engineering Ltd.
119
Building Trades of Alberta
105
Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta
24
Amvic Building System
94 & 194
Anderson Plumbing Company Ltd.
56
Burling Ranger Company Inc.
141
EllisDon Construction Services Inc.
11
Aon Risk Solutions
91
Burnco Rock Products Ltd.
113
Evolution Glass
171
Arte Group
29
Cambium Woodwork (2005) Ltd.
198
Executive Millwork
60
Avi-spl 87
Cana Group of Companies
23
Federated Co-Operatives Ltd.
64
Backflow Solutions Inc.
Canem
99
Ferguson Corporation
140
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Field Law
117
Merit Contractors Association Alberta
171
Mor-Con Curbing
132
Fire Ant Contracting
85
Mermac Construction Ltd.
72
Mvs - Mountainview Systems
115
Fire Tech Fire Protection Inc.
137
Fish Creek Excavating
46
Metro Fire Protection Ltd.
180
National Concrete Accessories
IFC
Flames Concrete
24
Miller Thomson
55
Nu-Trend Industries Inc.
217
G & V Paving & Contracting
56
ModCo Structures Ltd.
3
Pcl Construction Management Inc.
39
G & M Stone Masonry
207
Gem Inc.
96
Giusti Group of Companies
53
Gnrl Construction Ltd.
4
Goodmen Roofing
245
Graham Group Ltd.
17
Grant Metal Products
209
Great Northern Plumbing
136
Ground3 Inc.
22
Guillevin International Co.
208
Hamilton & Rosenthal Chartered Accountants LLP
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135
Harris Rebar
116
Hcm Contractors Inc.
209
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73
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Igloo Erectors Ltd.
210
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Incom Electric Corp.
198
Inland Screw Piling
245
Ipex Inc.
77
Ironworkers Local 725
103
Isco Canada
49
Isl Engineering and Land Services
78
Itc Construction Group
159
Jensen Contract Flooring
176
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213
Kehoe Equipment Ltd.
123
Keller Canada
59
Keller Construction Ltd.
136
Kewltec Inc.
112
Keystone Excavating Ltd.
113
Lear Construction Management Ltd.
114
Ledcor Construction
37
Lehigh Hanson
211
Loadrite
145
M&bB Technical Testing Services Ltd.
137
Mark’s Commercial
127
Marsh Construction & Surety Practice
214
Matkovic Contracting Ltd.
215
Mechanical Equipment Sales Co. Ltd.
70
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159 81 & 109 130 246 132 & 158 233 220 219 220 104 52
Results Canada Inc. 5 Rieger Architectural Products 135 Rogers Insurance Ltd. 240 Rollison Mechanical Contractors Inc. 159 Rsi Construction 181 Ryson Interior Constructiion Ltd. 235 S A H U R I + Partners 223 Safety Codes Council 130 SAIT Polytechnic 89, 107 & 129 Schuettlaw 101 Scott Builders Inc. 33
Scott Construction Group
40
Sealtech Restorations Ltd.
86
Service Plus Inn & Suites
125
Shanahan’s Limited Partnership
65
Sherwood Steel Ltd.
90
Simple Shower Solutions
130
Simplex Grinnell/Tyco Integrated Fire & Security
38
Southpaw Metal Ltd.
63
Standard General Inc.
157
Starcraft Construction Ltd.
181
Strathcona Mechanical Limited
241
Superior Propane
222
Superior Sprinkler Co. Ltd.
171
Supermetal Structures Inc.
IBC
Target Products
118
Teknion Furniture Systems
148
The City of Calgary
45
The Garbage Good Guys
170
The Gear Centre
138
The Law Firm of W. Donald Goodfellow, Q.C. 241
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Tiki International Inc.
225
Tilt A Way
124
Toole Peet Insurance
72
Transwestern Truck Centres
137
Traugott Builoding Contractors Inc.
67
Trimen Electric Ltd.
99
Trisura
41
Turn-Key Fall Protection Inc.
32
Ultra-Lite Doors
27
United Decorating Inc.
OBC
Varco Pruden Buildings
131
Victaulic
76
Watt Consulting Group
149
West Pointe Building Services Inc.
93
Westcon Precast Inc.
75
Westcor Construction Ltd.
187
Western Air & Power Ltd.
227
Western Electrical Management Ltd.
84
Western Plains Geomatics
85
Western Pump
135
Willis Towers Watson
141
Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Alberta) Inc.
19
World of Concrete / Informa Exhibitions
121
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