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Great conversation in our latest episode of The Hammer with Jeff Weiss of CMiC. He's done a study of technology uptake with contractors and it's pretty much what you'd expect: a lot of people still doing everything with spreadsheets.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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RESCON is hosting Housing Summit 5.0 "Embracing Transformation: building homes faster," on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 12:00pm - 4:30pm. It is an online event. The association will welcome back Jason Mercer from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board as a speaker to present "Housing at an Inflection Point: The need to sustain our economy and provide options for buyers and renters."
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The construction industry’s largest construction trade show, CONEXPO-CON/AGG, is officially open for registration. Taking place March 3 through 7 in Las Vegas, the show brings together every major sector of the construction industry to explore the latest equipment, innovations, and technologies up close and hands-on.
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Enverge has announced its expansion into Canada and launched a new product, 1860 CDN. Enverge 1860 CDN is a closed-cell spray foam insulation engineered in compliance with Canadian building codes, formulation requirements and energy efficiency standards.
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Festool’s nationwide Experience events will continue through 2025, celebrating “100 Years of Innovation” with live demos, giveaways, and a hands-on experience. Starting in mid-September, the theme will give attendees a front-row seat to learn about Festool sanding tools and accessories.
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Five simple tips from Steve Maxwell that will help you design renovations and custom builds better.
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Construction has long been seen as a low-margin industry. But what if the real problem isn't the margins—it's how decisions get made? In episode 17 of The Power of Construction, we sit down with Indra Gutiérrez, President of Gutier, who's transforming what's possible when data drives business decisions. Starting with zero capital, she's built a self-performing general contractor achieving 40% profit margins through strategic project selection and data-driven operations.
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Mark's new worker has cracked up the company truck. What should he do? Answer in the comments - best answer is entered to win a DEWALT 20V MAX XR 12-inch Double Bevel Sliding Miter Saw!
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Toronto construction software developer CMiC has commissioned a study examining uptake in Enterprise Resource Planning software in the American construction industry and come away with many insights relevant to our market, too. Weiss has been working with contractors to provide digital solutions since the early ‘90s and has lots to say about how the tools and interfaces have changed between then and now and why smaller contractors should be taking another look at how things like AI can help them.
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As new custom homebuilders working in the Toronto area, Joshua and his partner, Alvaro, were getting more and calls to build outbuildings on existing residential yards, home additions to add space for family and rentals, and fully separated basement living space – so-called Alternative Dwelling Units. The work has proven to be lucrative and relatively uncomplicated, with municipalities speeding up approvals even over Josh’s five years in business, so the partners have decided to make it a focus of their business. Josh joined The Hammer to talk about his journey to his point.
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As executive director of Career Colleges of Ontario, Kate Bartz wants us to know that career colleges play a vital role in providing the skilled workforce of the future and will be an important part of the province’s mighty effort to build hundreds of thousands of homes in the years ahead. She spoke to Pat Flannery about what career colleges have to offer and how she hopes to partner with the province and our sector going forward.
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Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter. For more information, contact Mohamed at Mohamed.fouda@wolseleyinc.ca.
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