Protect Confidentiality: While it
can be appealing to use AI as a helpful business
support tool, it is important to remember that AI
tools like ChatGPT are public generative tools
meaning risk such as data leakage or intellectual
property theft are there. Also important to consider
is, putting customer data into public AI could breach
non-disclosure agreements, contracts or privacy
agreements.
Verify all AI outputs: AI can give you any information you want, at the click of a button. However, AI is simply pulling this information from three main sources: internet access, third-party access and user generated information – all of which can be false or fabricated. Always make sure to verify information provided by AI through credited sources.
Disclose AI Use: Ensure both staff
and customers have transparency to when the are
engaging with AI through your business so they can
take the necessary informed precautions.
Continuous Education: AI as it
stands today is rapid and everchanging. It is
imperative to stay educated on the changes
happening with AI and to re-assess often on
training needs for employees.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The
Hammer Episode #66: You Can Make an App
Amanda Spann is the author of I Have an App Idea
– The Essential Guide to Building an App
Without Tech Skills and she has good news for all of
us. You don’t need to spend in the five figures
or burn hundreds of hours of staff time to develop an
app any more, thanks to new AI-powered tools and
reasonably priced professional services.
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Leading Edge: A look into the VRBA crystal ball
The Victoria Residential Builders Association’s
(VRBA) Annual Crystal Ball Housing Forecast on Jan.
14 featured presentations by Fergus Kyne, chair of
the Victoria Real Estate Board; Brendon Ogmundson,
chief economist at the British Columbia Real Estate
Association; and Casey Edge, VRBA executive
director.
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2025
dismal for single-family home construction:
StatCan
The residential sector decreased $1 billion to $86.6
billion in 2025. This decline was driven by
single-family construction intentions, falling seven
percent to $29.6 billion, the lowest annual level in
the series.
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Martens takes top seat at B.C. sustainable building
organization
Light
House, a leader in regenerative and circular
built environments, today announced that Brenda
Martens, a long-time champion of sustainability
in BC’s construction sector has assumed the
role of board chair, succeeding John
Holland, senior advisor at Pinchin.
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Ford
government talks housing at RESCON meeting
The Ontario housing buck definitely stopped at the
Residential Construction Council of Ontario meeting
Jan. 22 in Vaughan, Ont., with Ontario premier, Doug
Ford; minister of municipal affairs and housing,
Robert Flack; Vaughan mayor, Steven Del Duca; Guelph
mayor, Cam Guthrie; and Barrie mayor Alex Nuttall all
taking the stage to share their perspectives on the
challenges facing homebuilding.
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