The Buildings Show 2026

Name: The Buildings Show 2026
Start: 2026-12-02
End: 2026-12-04
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)

The Buildings Show 2026 takes place on 2–4 December 2026 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), Toronto. It is organised by Informa Connect, and B2DB lists 271 speakers and 142 sessions announced so far.

The Buildings Show, part of Canadian Real Estate & Construction Week, is held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from December 2 to 4, 2026. The event brings together professionals from the residential, commercial, institutional and industrial building sectors across North America. It combines a conference program covering topics such as accelerating housing, sustainability, workforce development, economic resilience and technology with an expo of more than 700 exhibitors and structured networking.

Key facts

Dates	2–4 December 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), Toronto, Canada
Organiser	Informa Connect
Series	The Buildings Show
Speakers	271
Sessions	142
Sponsors	25
Official site	informaconnect.com/the-buildings-show/program

Speakers (271)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Zenon Radewych Principal, WZMH Architects
Randy Gladman Senior Vice President, National Lead, Development, Colliers
Steven Haylestrom Chief Executive Officer, The Modular Solution
Marco Pronto Business Development Manager, Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Christine Chea Director, Planning & Development, Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp.
Elizabeth Gillin Vice President, Development, The Daniels Corporation
Lillian Tummonds Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, Cadillac Fairview
Roberto Alzuarde BIM and Automation Director, Product Development Team, Mattamy
Adam Barker Project Director, Energy and Carbon, EQ Building Performance
Agnes Watkinson Managing Principal, AMC Services
Anne-Marie Hervieux Vice President of Development, Isobloc
Benjamin Shinewald President and CEO, BOMA Canada
Bill Henneberry Chief Technology Officer and President, CORE Data Centres
Clive Thurston President, Thurston Consulting Services
David Nichols Sr. Technical Specialist, Autodesk
Francine Houben Founding Partner, Creative Director, Mecanoo
Jamie Gray-Donald Senior Advisor, AFFINE Climate Solutions
Jon Juffs Senior Associate, Engineering Link
Kamyab Zandi Co-Founder, CEO and CTO, TIMEZYX
Kostika Lala Architect, FlashCube Labs/Lala Studio
Leslie Dibling Director of Organizational Development, AMC Services
Marcia O’Connor President, Founder, AM FM Consulting Group Inc
Mark Casaletto Founder and Principal, A2O Insights
Matthew Winters Projects Manager - Steligence, ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Melinda Zytaruk CEO, Tooketree
Scott Andison CEO, Ontario Home Builders Association
Tom McLaughlin Vice President and Controller, Thomasfield Homes Limited
Valerie Crafton Chief Revenue Officer, Mod42
Abdi Aidid Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Adam Feldman Partner, architects-Alliance
Adam Finch Construction Manager, Melloul Blamey Construction
Adrian Sluga Senior Vice President, Sector Portfolio Leader, Americas, Arcadis
Ahmed Eweda Project Manager Capital Projects and Initiatives, City of Toronto
Aidan Grove-White Principal, StrategyCorp
AJ Byers President, Compass Datacenters
Alan Merskey Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Alex Noort Pre-Sales Engineering Specialist, Intuit QuickBooks
Alex Valova Lawyer, Stieber Berlach LLP
Alicia Yan Director of Commissioning Services | Principal Engineer, Data Centre Engineering, Mission Critical Engineers
Alireza Anvari Operations Manager, JLL
Alyssa Milot Founder, The Zen Strategy | Fractional Chief of Staff
Amber Lindsay Director of Development, Valery Group
Andrea Mucciarone Associate, RJC Engineers
Andrew Epp National Practice Leader - Building Science and Sustainabilty, Pinchin Ltd
Andrew Webster Senior Vice President, Rose Corporation
Anik Teasdale-St-Hilaire Senior Facade Engineer, Stantec
Anna Wang Sustainability and Carbon Leader, RJC Engineers
Annabelle Hamilton Executive Director, WoodWorks BC
Annie Xu Director, Sustainability, Oxford Properties Group
Anthony Ferrari Senior Construction Manager, Martinway Contracting Ltd.
Arjan Arenja Independent Corporate Director and Governance Professional
Ashik Swamy Environment, Health and Safety Manager, HARBRIDGE + CROSS
Ashley Archer Director, Residential Operations, Starlight Investments
Bala Gnanam Vice-President, Sustainability, Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, BOMA Canada
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
Benjamin Hoff Partner, Urban Strategies
Bernie Oegema Director, Data Centre Business Development, Siemens
Bill Kleyman CEO and Co-Founder, Apollo.us
Bill Logar Chief Asset Management Officer, KingSett Capital
Biren Singh Building Performance Team Lead, Entuitive
Bradley Drouin Principal and Senior Archaeologist, True North Archaeological Services
Brett Miller Corporate Director and CEO, Canderel
Brock O’Donnell Director of Business Development, Nordic Structures
Brodie Hobson Research Engineer, Natural Resources Canada
Brooke Guzar CEO, Blackwell
Cameron Leitch Director, Solutions and Innovations, Enwave Energy Corporation
Cameron Worthing Project Executive, Clark Builders
Cara Sloat Principal, Hammerschlag & Joffe
Carly Connor Founder and CEO, Green Salvaged Materials
Cheska Catilo Trade Commissioner, Trade Commissioner Service, Global Affairs Canada
Chris Benedetti Managing Partner and CEO, Sussex Strategy Group
Chris Minerva Principal, Trave Structural
Christopher Kailing Principal, Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd
Claudia Cozzitorto Director of Digital Practice, KPMB Architects and Director, buildingSMART Canada
Cosmina Coman Project Manager, LCG Residential
Courtney Starr General Manager, Oxford Properties Group
Craig Collin President and CEO, Cardel Homes
Dan Cettiga District Manager, PCL
Dana Krechowicz Director, Sustainable Finance, Scotiabank Commercial Banking
Daniel Fellows Solutions Consultant, Sage
Daniel Ferrari President, Technology Support Services Inc.
David Bowick Senior Principal, Blackwell
David Frame Principal, Frame GR
David Kurina Senior Building Envelope Specialist, WSP Canada Inc.
David Mack Managing Director, Client Innovation, Saige Consulting
David Sealock CEO, StratGrid
David Shearer Director, Integrated Digital Services, Pinchin Ltd.
David Wach Associate, Engineering Link
Derek Kindrachuk Principal Architect, Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture
Derek Nighbor President and CEO, Canadian Wood Council, CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada
Dino Zuppa Chief Executive Officer, Accessibility Standards Canada
Don Inouye CEO, Real Estate Institute of Canada
Doriano D’Angelo Executive Director of Facilities and Space Planning, University of Toronto
Doug Taylor President, Frontiers Design Build
Edward Skira Co-Founder, UrbanToronto
Ellen Hlozan Director, Strategic Alliances, TRAX
Eric Chisholm Principal, Purpose Building
Eric Grundy Investment Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities
Ethan Wolfe Partner, Clairvest
Faizan Farooqi Founder and Principal, Sedona Renewables Inc.
Fernando Lozano CEO and Managing Principal, GKC Architecture and Design
Fin MacDonald Senior Consultant, Urban Equation
Fred Ouellette Senior Associate, Engineering Link
Gavin Johnson Team Lead, Exp Services Inc.
Geoff Petznick Specialist High Skills Major and Skilled Trades Consultant, Limestone District School Board
George Abraham PQS | Director, CIQS National Board | Managing Director, SAGA Commercial Associates
Gevoni Thomas CEO and Co-Founder, Congic
Giacomo Ladas Associate Director, Communications, Rentals.ca, Rentsync
Glenn Ackerley Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Graham Finch Principal, Senior Specialist, RDH Building Science Inc.
Graham FitzGerald Principal, RJC Engineers
Greg Borho Project Manager, SG Cunningham
Greg Leskien Market Innovation Senior Advisor, Natural Resources Canada
Gus Stavropoulos Chief Financial Officer, Tribute Communities
Hailey Quiquero Senior Manager, Canadian Wood Council, WoodWorks
Hannah Weger Project Manager, Building Sciences, WSP Canada Inc.
Hugo Thibaudeau CTO, atelier mock/up + medusia technologies
Irwin Bess Executive Director, Build Force Canada
Jamie Adam President, Pioneer Craftsmen
Janice Myers CEO, Canadian Real Estate Association
Jared Zaifman CEO, London Home Builders Association
Jason Burggraaf Executive Director, Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association
Jason McNamara VP of Industrial Maintenance, Bird Construction
Jay Shanmugam Chief Capital Officer, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation
Jeanette Southwood Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Engineers Canada
Jeff Scorgie Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Jeffrey Ibbitson Certified Facility Manager, OMNI Quality Living
Jennifer Cooper Co-Founder, Dave Cooper LIVE
Jennifer Ricci Regional Manager, ICC Property Management Ltd.
Jerry Crawford Principal Director, KGC Consulting Services Ltd.
Jesse Klimitz Architect - Principal and Business Director, BDP Quadrangle - Human Space
Jim Gabriel CEO, MODLOGIQ
Joe Wabegijig Director, Indigenous Projects, Colliers Project Leaders
John Livey President, JWLIVEY.INC
John Melanson Vice President of Engineering, SKF
Jonathan Brimmell Founding Partner, 4 Pillars Property Management and Consulting
Jordan Foster Senior Mechanical Engineer, JL Richards
José Vera Director, Licensing, Professional Engineers Ontario
Joseph Ennett Project Manager, Development and Regeneration, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation
Josh Lewis Chief Technical Engineer, Nerva Energy Group Inc.
Juhee Oh Director, Sustainability and Climate Strategy, CHOICE REIT
Julia St Michael Executive Director, Toronto 2030 District
Juste Fanou Specifications Writer, JM|F Technical Documentation Solutions
Kamal Gogna Chief Building Official, City of Toronto
Kane Jackson Head of North American Contact Center Solutions, JLL
Katherine Gow Executive Director, Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario
Kathleen Gregus Associate, WeirFoulds LLP.
Kathy McLeod Chief Information Officer, Graham Construction & Engineering
Keith Burrows Director, Low Carbon Buildings, The Atmospheric Fund
Kerry McKenna Senior Associate and Global Lead Data Centers, Hatch
Keval Gandhi Business Development Manager Building Envelope, SOPREMA
Kevin Rocchi Vice President of Engineering and Quality Control, Element5
Kirstin Jensen Vice President of Policy, Advocacy & Relationships, Ontario Home Builders’ Association
Kolten Rossignoli Valuation and Due Diligence, Harmony Succession Partners
Kudzanai Chasosa Pre-Sales Engineering Specialist, Intuit QuickBooks
Kyle Stumpenhorst Owner, RR Buildings
Laura Plosz Principal, Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd
Laura Williams Construction Operations & Systems Manager, PAC Building Group
Lawrence Siu Senior Architect, OMA
Lindsay Martens HR Consultant, HR Business Group
Lisa Miller-Way Director, CHM Fire Consultants Ltd.
Lloyd Alter Author, Contract Lecturer, Toronto Metropolitan University
Lori Goldberg Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
Luka Matutinovic Co-Founder and Principal, Purpose Building
Lukasz Szlachcic Associate, Herzog & de Meuron
Lynne Strickland Director, CHBA National
Marc Mondesir Managing Director and Corporate Vice President, Equinix Canada
Marc Ryan Principal and Co-Founder, PUBLIC WORK
Margarita Perez Senior Project Manager, Peel Region
Mark Barretto Vice President, Sales, NBS Powered by Hubexo Canada
Mark Salerno Director Innovative Energy, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited (JLR)
Matt Bolen Principal, mcCallum Sather Architects
Matthew Wilkinson Director, Amanda Levete Architects
Maureen Adamson President and CEO, Colleges Ontario
Max St-Jacques Project Engineer, LEEP, CanmetENERGY-Ottawa, Natural Resources Canada/Government of Canada
Megan Huff Project Manager, Deshkan Ziibiing (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation)
Melissa Kindratsky Head of Engineering, Kalesnikoff
Michael Mayville Vice President, Asset Management, Oxford Properties Group
Michael Pankratz Vice President, Cornerstone
Michael Pathak Manager of Large Buildings, Toronto Hydro Electric System
Michael Rattray Indigenous Relations Lead, Arcadis
Michael Ridler General Manager, Eden Energy Equipment Limited
Michelle Brown Managing Partner, Head of BGO Properties, BGO
Mike Collins-Williams CEO, West End Home Builders Association
Mike McLean Senior Vice President, Fieldgate Developments
Mohammad Fakoor Associate- Building Performance Group Leader, RJC Engineers
Mollie Claypool CEO, Co-Founder, AUAR
Mykola Pulnyev Board Director, Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
Nadim Jabbour Senior MEP Operations Lead, Pomerleau
Nancy Longueira Buildings Specialty Services Practice Leader, Stantec
Nancy Wilson Senior Project Architect, Senior Associate, Kasian
Natasha Jeremic Director, Codes and Standards - Sustainability in Codes & Engineering, WoodWorks
Natasha Paikin Director of Client Experience, New Horizon Development Group (NHDG)
Nathan Schaper Mitigation Lead, ICLEI Canada
Navneet Riyat Energy Analyst, EQ Building Performance Inc.
Neil Lacheur Principal & Executive Vice President, Avison Young
Nicholas Buckborough Acting Manager of Facilities, City of Niagara Falls
Nick Ebbs Senior Energy Systems Engineer, JL Richards
Nik Ljiljanic Industrial Technology Advisor, NRC-IRAP
Noah Fetterly Technical Specialist, Codes and Standards - Fire, Canadian Wood Council
Noah Goldstein Managing Director, KSV Advisory
Norman Landry Associate, Engineering Link
Oleksandr Nenenko Computational Design Specialist, WZMH Architects
Oliver X. Zhang CEO, Co-Founder, TinyBox
Omar Sabbagh CEO, Bidaya AI
Parisa Vafaei Director, Yardi
Patrick Chouinard Founding Principal, MidRise5 Corp.
Paul Garner Sales Manager North America, Evac Group
Paula Hutchison Senior Principal Engineer and Senior Services Director, Geosyntec Consultants
Peter Hass General Manager, Stelumar
Peter Moonen Sustainability, P.Moonen
Peter Ronson Chief Operating Officer, Markham District Energy
Philip Rizcallah CEO, Engineers Canada
Rachel Gam Trade Commissioner, Trade Commissioner Service, Global Affairs Canada
Rafaelo Giovanniello Project Manager – Housing Works Department – Facilities Design, Construction & Asset Management, The Regional Municipality of Durham
Robert Chlebowski CEO, Construction Career Advatange
Robert Eisenberg Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Robert Peraita Vice President (APD) Alternative Project delivery, Major Projects, Colas Canada Inc.
Ryan Arbus Commercial Banker, RBC
Ryan Bruer Co-founder, Architect, Ha/f Climate Design Corp.
Ryan Zizzo CEO and Founder, Mantle Climate
Sadi Wali Computational Design Specialist, WZMH Architects
Salem Fereig Director, Construction, Smart Centres
Samantha Menard Project Director, Energy & Carbon, EQ Building Performance Inc.
Sami Fereig President, Fercan Corporation
Sara-Ann Logan Chief Design Officer, Volumetric Building Companies
Sarah Cavanagh Engagement Manager, Cavtera
Sarah Cipkar Founder and CEO, Resimate
Sarah Torkmani Energy Modeller, EQ Building Performance
Sawyer Cliff-Smith Research and Development Manager, WZMH Architects
Scott Armstrong Senior Associate, Entuitive
Scott Francisco Founder and CEO, Pilot Projects Design Collective
Scott Gruer Business Development Representative, Canam Group Inc.
Scott Harper Vice President, CBRE Limited, Data Center Solutions
Scott Rouse Managing Partner, Energy@Work Inc.
Sean Baird President and CEO, Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Seán Hollywood Vice Chair of Board Directors, Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
Sean Strickland Executive Director, Canada’s Building Trades Unions
Sergey Polak Vice President, Engineering and Preconstruction, EllisDon
Sharon Armstrong Executive Director, Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Shauna Sylvestor Founder and Lead Convenor, Urban Climate Leadership, a project of MakeWay
Siamak Hariri Founding Partner, Hariri Pontarini Architects
Simon Rayment Senior Associate, Blackwell
Sina Dadsetan Concrete Solutions Engineer, Master Builders Solutions Canada
Sneha Bernard Project Lead, Local Energy Efficiency Partnerships (LEEP), Natural Resources Canada/Government of Canada
Sobhy Masoud Principal, Salas O'Brien
Sonny Arora Director – Technical Services, US Formliner Inc.
Stacey Hawkins Executive Officer, DRHBA
Stefan Novakovic Critic, Curator and Lecturer
Stephanie Cadieux Chief Accessibility Officer, Office of the Chief Accessibility Officer - Government of Canada
Stephen McCabe Co-Founder and CEO, QuickCasa Lead Management
Steven Brutto Director of Technical Operations, Technology Support Services Inc.
Steven Craft Principal, CHM Fire Consultants Ltd.
Steven Pacifico Associate Executive Director, Building Decarbonization Alliance
Steven Street Executive Director, Ontario WoodWorks
Taras Gamaniouk Associate Vice President, Development, Dream
Ted Betts Partner, Gowling WLG
Terri Johns Founder and President, Landwise
Theresa Lapensee Founder and Principal, ResidentOps Studio
Tiana Field-Ridley Senior Development Manager, Psychological Health and Safety, Opening Minds
Tim Seims Founding Industry Principal GTM, Monarch AI
Tim Weber Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Diverso Energy
Todd Hartley Vice President and Director, Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Tonya Lagrasta Global Head of Sustainability, Colliers International
Tracey Caruana Manager, Engineering Intern Programs, Professional Engineers Ontario
Vanessa Raponi Founder, EngiQueers Canada
Vanessa Topple Producer and Lead Anchor, RHBTV
Vivek Hariharan Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction Canada
Walker McKinley Founder, Architect, McKinley Studios
Wil Beardmore President and Founder, Bluewater Energy
Yves Cheung Chief Development Officer, Toronto Community Housing

Most represented companies

Engineering Link — 4 speakers
RJC Engineers — 4 speakers
WZMH Architects — 4 speakers
Blackwell — 3 speakers
Oxford Properties Group — 3 speakers
WeirFoulds LLP — 3 speakers
AMC Services — 2 speakers
Arcadis — 2 speakers
BOMA Canada — 2 speakers
Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors — 2 speakers

Agenda (142 sessions)

Day 1 — Wednesday 2 December 2026

Modern Methods of Construction: The Role of Panelized Wood Systems (WoodWorks) 08:00–09:30 · Building Envelope Solutions — Brock O’Donnell, Kevin Rocchi, Melissa Kindratsky, Peter Hass +1 more
International Architectural Roundtable: Modernizing Institutional Buildings 08:00–09:30 · Design Concepts, Health, Wellness & Interiors; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Francine Houben, Lawrence Siu, Lukasz Szlachcic, Matthew Wilkinson +2 more
Practical Insights on Insolvencies in Construction Projects 08:30–09:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Alan Merskey, Noah Goldstein
Professional Engineers Ontario: Licensing, Ethics and Use of the Seal 08:30–09:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — José Vera, Tracey Caruana
Building More Capacity, Not More Headcount 08:30–09:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Laura Williams
Sustainability and Aggregate in the Construction Supply Chain (OSSGA) 08:30–09:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Sharon Armstrong
Reskilling Property Managers for the AI and Smart Building Era 08:30–09:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Marcia O’Connor, David Shearer
From Scan to Solution: How LiDAR Is Transforming Engineering Workflows (Technology Support Services) 08:30–09:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Daniel Ferrari, Steven Brutto
Rental Psych Ops: Competing for Today’s Renter (RHBTV) 08:30–09:30 · Apartment & Condominium Management — Giacomo Ladas, Parisa Vafaei, Theresa Lapensee, Vanessa Topple
Making the Call: How Ownership Teams Deliver Decarbonization Decisions 08:30–09:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Annie Xu, Courtney Starr, Michael Mayville
PM Executives Roundtable: Trends, Challenges and Strategic Priorities for 2027 10:00–11:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Lillian Tummonds, Bill Logar, Michelle Brown, Neil Lacheur
Smarter Structures: How Design Optimization Maximizes Value in Structural Engineering 10:00–11:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Fred Ouellette
Exploring the Benefits of Point Supported CLT for Multi-Residential and Student Housing (WoodWorks) 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices
From Mechanical Room to Capital Plan: Making Heat-Pump Retrofits Investable (Toronto 2030 District) 10:00–11:00 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Jamie Gray-Donald, Julia St Michael, Shauna Sylvestor, Steven Pacifico
Building Ontario’s Workforce: Developing the Next Generation of Skilled Trades Professionals (OHBA) 10:00–11:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Geoff Petznick, Greg Borho, Lindsay Martens, Maureen Adamson +2 more
Modernizing HR Strategies for Hiring, Retention, Engagement, and Development 10:00–11:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Agnes Watkinson, Leslie Dibling
Planning Your Succession and Business Sale 10:00–11:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Eric Grundy, Kolten Rossignoli, Ryan Arbus
How a Proven, Repeatable Mass Timber Model Delivers Affordable Housing Faster (Dave Cooper LIVE) 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Chris Minerva, Matt Bolen, Patrick Chouinard
Climate-Ready Envelopes: Balancing Resilience, Carbon, and Cost 10:00–11:00 · Building Envelope Solutions; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Andrea Mucciarone, Anna Wang
Collaborative Construction Contract Management 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Salem Fereig, Sami Fereig
Beyond Formwork: Designing with 3D Printed Concrete in Architecture 10:00–11:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Design Concepts, Health, Wellness & Interiors — Hugo Thibaudeau
Cost Certainty, Safety and Speed in Multi-Residential Steel Non-Combustible Construction (CANAM Group) 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Scott Gruer
Data Center Innovation: New Ideas for the Core Challenges Facing Canada’s Data Center Buildout 10:00–11:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Zenon Radewych, Marc Mondesir, Sergey Polak
Speed Networking: Building Engineering and Science Professionals 10:00–11:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Learn, Lead, Lift: The Mentorship Mindset (ACMO) 10:00–11:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Jennifer Ricci, Katherine Gow
Building with AI: Practical Workflows for Modern Construction Teams (Autodesk) 11:30–12:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — David Nichols
Beyond Sustainability: Mass Timber and the Lawson Centre (WoodWorks) 11:30–12:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Francine Houben
Speed Networking: Homebuilders and Renovators 11:30–12:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Modular Construction: How Data Centers are Advancing Modular Innovation 11:30–12:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Cameron Worthing, Dan Cettiga, Todd Hartley
Building the Physical Infrastructure Behind the AI Economy (Dave Cooper LIVE) 11:30–12:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Valerie Crafton, Jennifer Cooper, Tim Seims
Designing Mass Timber at Scale: Engineering Lessons from Concept to Construction (WoodWorks) 12:00–13:00 · Building Envelope Solutions — Brooke Guzar, David Bowick, Simon Rayment
High-Performance Walls for New Construction and Retrofits (Soprema) 13:00–14:00 · Building Envelope Solutions — Keval Gandhi
Speed Networking: Architecture and Design Professionals 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Construction Law Update 13:00–16:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Glenn Ackerley, Jeff Scorgie, Kathleen Gregus, Lori Goldberg
AI in Practice: Transforming AEC Delivery 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Zenon Radewych, Oleksandr Nenenko, Sadi Wali
Engineering Roundtable: Advancing Sustainability, Resilience, and Climate Adaptation 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Arjan Arenja, Jeanette Southwood, Philip Rizcallah, Vanessa Raponi
Supercharge Your Workflow: Free Wood Design Tools for Optimizing Carbon, Code, Fire, and Acoustic Performance (WoodWorks) 13:00–14:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Noah Fetterly
Property Condition Assessments for Strategic and Resilient Capital Planning 13:00–14:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Gavin Johnson
Why Good Property Management Strategies Fail 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Marcia O’Connor, Kane Jackson
Addressing Mental Health Challenges in the Construction Industry 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Clive Thurston, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, David Frame, Tiana Field-Ridley
Bridging the Gap from Field to Finance (Intuit Canada ULC) 13:00–13:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Alex Noort
Smarter by Design: How Technology is Transforming Success (OHBA) 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Adam Finch, David Mack, Doug Taylor, Ellen Hlozan +1 more
Characterizing the Building Performance Gap in the GTHA 13:00–14:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Samantha Menard
The Craft of Building: How People, Skills and Technology Are Shaping What’s Next (Dave Cooper LIVE) 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Kyle Stumpenhorst
Ethics and Excellence 2.0: Leadership, Trust, and Accountability in a Changing Property Landscape (REIC) 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Benjamin Shinewald, Abdi Aidid, Don Inouye, Janice Myers
Data Center Supply Chains: Mitigation Risks from Planning to Procurement to Commissioning 13:00–14:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Valerie Crafton, John Melanson, Nadim Jabbour
Achieving Carbon Limits for Hybrid and Total Precast Concrete Buildings (CPCI) 13:00–14:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Ryan Zizzo
Tackling Building Envelope Failures 13:00–14:00 · Building Envelope Solutions — Jon Juffs, David Wach
Tech Trends Transforming Planning and Execution 13:30–14:15 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Steven Haylestrom, Roberto Alzuarde, Fernando Lozano
Delivering Deep Energy Retrofits in Social Housing 14:30–15:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Anthony Ferrari, Mark Salerno, Rafaelo Giovanniello
Waste Heat Recovery: Practical Realities of Using Data Center Heat for Farms and Homes 14:30–15:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Cameron Leitch, Peter Ronson
Bridging the Gap: Leading Facilities Teams Without a Formal Playbook 14:30–15:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Doriano D’Angelo, Jeffrey Ibbitson, Nicholas Buckborough
The Culture Code: How Great Teams Build Legacy and ‘Pass the Torch’ (OHBA) 14:30–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Tom McLaughlin, Alyssa Milot, Michael Ridler, Terri Johns
Building Schools with Precast Concrete: A Case Study on the St Francis School in Saskatoon (CPCI) 14:30–15:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Marco Pronto, Derek Kindrachuk
Building Smarter: Connecting Digital Specifications, BIM and AI for Sustainable Design (NBS Powered by Hubexo Canada) 14:30–15:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Mark Barretto
Building Trust Through Timber: A New Approach to First Nations Housing (WoodWorks) 14:30–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Michael Pankratz
“Buy Canadian” Policies in Practice: Driving Value with Canadian Steel 14:30–15:29 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Matthew Winters, Juste Fanou
Concrete Slab Construction and Finishing in Today’s Market (Master Builders Solutions Canada) 14:30–15:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Sina Dadsetan
Disruption by Design: How AI Is Redefining Roles Across the AEC 14:30–15:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Kostika Lala, Omar Sabbagh
Elevating Operations in Commercial Real Estate (BOMA Canada) 14:30–15:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value; Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Benjamin Shinewald, Brett Miller, Tonya Lagrasta
Retrofitting Industrial Buildings: A Case Study of a 1970s-Era Precast Building 14:30–15:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value; Building Envelope Solutions; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Norman Landry
Data Center 101: Your ‘Need to Know’ for Thriving in the Industry 15:00–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Bill Kleyman
Applying AI Across the Leasing Workflow (QuickCasa Lead Management) 15:30–16:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Jonathan Brimmell, Stephen McCabe
Industry Networking Reception – Wednesday 16:00–18:00 · Petro-Canada Platinum Status Main Stage South (Booth #1043), MTCC South Building

Day 2 — Thursday 3 December 2026

Unearthing Solutions: Archaeology Reform and the Future of Housing Delivery (OHBA) 08:00–09:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Bradley Drouin, Kirstin Jensen
TCA Breakfast – Building What’s Next: Technology, Innovation and the Future of Construction 08:00–09:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Mark Casaletto, Kathy McLeod, Vivek Hariharan
It’s Getting Hot in Here: Cooling in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings 08:30–09:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Navneet Riyat
To Retrofit or Not to Retrofit: When Your Building Is at the End of Design Service Life 08:30–09:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — David Kurina, Hannah Weger
Overcoming Legal Challenges in Managing Commercial Leases 08:30–09:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Robert Eisenberg
Handbook for Construction Moisture Management of Mass Timber Buildings (WoodWorks) 08:30–09:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Graham Finch, Natasha Jeremic
Practical Insights into Optimizing Building Performance and Net Asset Value (TBMOA) 10:00–11:00 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Alireza Anvari, Michael Pathak, Scott Rouse
AI in Practice: From Open Source Workflows to Real-Time Applications 10:00–11:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Kostika Lala
Building Impact: The Benefits of Retrofitting and Construction in Social Housing 10:00–11:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Sean Baird
Building Materials, Codes, and Hidden Challenges in New Construction and Renovation 10:00–11:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Lisa Miller-Way, Steven Craft
Data Centers as Neighbors: Lessons Learned for Effective Community Engagement 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — AJ Byers
Design‑Build vs. Progressive Design‑Build: What Delivers Better Results in Health Care? 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Christopher Kailing, Laura Plosz
Eliminating Energy Waste to Drive NOI and Asset Value 10:00–11:00 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Josh Lewis
Occupant Thermal Comfort: The Blind Spot of the Building Industry 10:00–11:00 · Building Envelope Solutions; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Mohammad Fakoor
Ontario Sixplex Designs: Advancing the CMHC Housing Catalogue with Steel Solutions (ArcelorMittal Dofasco) 10:00–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Matthew Winters, Ryan Bruer
Peel Region Playbook: Collaborating to Deliver Sustainable Mass Timber Housing (WoodWorks) 10:00–11:00 · Building Envelope Solutions — Cosmina Coman, Hailey Quiquero, Margarita Perez, Nancy Wilson
Rethinking Concrete: Innovation for Lower-Carbon, Higher-Performance Construction 10:00–11:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Zenon Radewych, Sawyer Cliff-Smith, Sobhy Masoud
Speed Networking: Rental and Condo Property Management Professionals 10:00–11:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Technological Transformation: Strategies for Successful Adoption and Integration 10:00–11:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Agnes Watkinson, Leslie Dibling, Sarah Cavanagh
The $200 Billion Question: How Do We Pay for Growth? (OHBA) 10:00–11:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Scott Andison, Tom McLaughlin, John Livey
The Right Recipe for Delivering Resilient, Low-Carbon Affordable Housing 10:00–11:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Adam Feldman, Luka Matutinovic, Taras Gamaniouk, Yves Cheung
The Shift: From Conventional Construction to a New Business of Building (Dave Cooper LIVE) 10:00–11:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Craig Collin
Building with AI: Practical Workflows for Modern Construction Teams (Autodesk) 11:00–11:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — David Nichols
Canada’s Data Center Opportunity: By the Numbers and On the Job Site 11:30–12:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Bill Henneberry, Adrian Sluga, Scott Harper
Toronto Building: Innovation in Regulation 11:30–12:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Kamal Gogna
Turning Innovation into Scalable Business Value: What Happens When Ideas Hit Reality? (Dave Cooper LIVE) 11:30–12:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Zenon Radewych, Melinda Zytaruk, Jim Gabriel
Zoning and Land Use: Canadian Real Estate Markets Edition 11:30–12:15 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Randy Gladman, Christine Chea, Elizabeth Gillin
Speed Networking: Mass Timber Professionals 11:30–12:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Bridging the Gap from Field to Finance (Intuit Canada ULC) 12:30–13:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Kudzanai Chasosa
Using Precast Concrete to Accelerate Housing (CPCI) 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Marco Pronto
From Bids to Breakthroughs: Harnessing AI to Transform Preconstruction (ConstructConnect) 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations
Enabling Digital Delivery for the National Housing Strategy Through BIM 13:00–14:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Claudia Cozzitorto
The Big Risk Conundrum: From Tender to Closeout 13:00–14:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Clive Thurston, Jerry Crawford, Ted Betts
Powering Growth: Coordinating Long-Term Infrastructure Planning (OHBA) 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Chris Benedetti, Mike McLean, Wil Beardmore
Accelerating the Low Carbon Transition: Insights from the BOMA Enspire Program on Retrofit (BOMA Enspire) 13:00–14:00 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Jamie Gray-Donald, Bala Gnanam, Dana Krechowicz, Juhee Oh
Liquid Cooling Systems: Construction and Retrofit Lessons for High-Density Infrastructure 13:00–14:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Bernie Oegema
Managing Noise Complaints: A Practical Guide 13:00–14:00 · Apartment & Condominium Management; Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management
From Project Delivery to Robotic Manufacturing: Advancing Industrialized Construction (Dave Cooper LIVE) 13:00–14:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Melinda Zytaruk, Mollie Claypool, Sara-Ann Logan
From Our Forests to Our Cities: Building Canada Strong (WoodWorks) 13:00–14:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Derek Nighbor
Decarbonizing Arenas and Recreation Centres 13:00–14:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Ahmed Eweda, Jordan Foster, Nick Ebbs
Speed Networking: Contractors and Trades 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Succession Planning in the AEC 13:00–14:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Robert Chlebowski
Building Envelope Deterioration 13:00–14:00 · Building Envelope Solutions — Jon Juffs
Building for Everyone: The Future of Accessible Design and Standards 13:00–14:00 · Design Concepts, Health, Wellness & Interiors — Dino Zuppa, Jesse Klimitz, Stephanie Cadieux
The Business Case for Mass Timber (WoodWorks) 13:00–14:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Annabelle Hamilton
Private Equity Partnerships in Commercial and Industrial Facility Services (Clairvest) 14:00–14:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Ethan Wolfe
Energizing the Next Generation of Property Managers 14:30–15:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Ashley Archer
Building Smarter With Fewer People: Finance and Workforce Strategy for Canadian Contractor (Sage) 14:30–15:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Daniel Fellows
Adaptive Reuse and Brownfield Development: Understanding and Overcoming Obstacles to Reuse and Redevelopment for Data Centers 14:30–15:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Bill Henneberry, Alicia Yan, Paula Hutchison
Preparing for the Storm: A Holistic Approach to Building Resiliency 14:30–15:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Andrew Epp
Buy Ontario: Impacts on Procurement Strategy, Contracting, and Project Risk (CIQS) 14:30–15:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Alex Valova, George Abraham, Mykola Pulnyev, Seán Hollywood
Net Zero Renovation Case Studies: Leading the way with High-Performance/Low Energy Renovations (OHBA) 14:30–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Lynne Strickland
Indigenous Partnerships and Ownership in Construction Projects 14:30–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Joe Wabegijig, Michael Rattray
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, What’s the Risk with My Window Wall? 14:30–15:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value; Building Envelope Solutions — Anik Teasdale-St-Hilaire, Nancy Longueira
The Art of Precast Concrete: Aesthetics and Finishes (CPCI) 14:30–15:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Marco Pronto, Sonny Arora
Cut the CapEx: Right-Sizing Low-Carbon Domestic Hot Water Systems 14:30–15:30 · Optimizing Building Performance & Enhancing Net Asset Value — Cara Sloat, Eric Chisholm, Keith Burrows
Turning Innovation Into Impact: The Next Generation of Construction (Canadian Construction Association) 14:30–15:30 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Anne-Marie Hervieux, Kamyab Zandi, Mark Casaletto, Ashik Swamy +2 more
Specifying Sustainable Wood: Balancing Intent, Verification, and Procurement (WoodWorks) 14:30–15:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Peter Moonen, Scott Francisco
Power Strategy to Project Reality: How Energy Decisions Shape Data Center Development Across Canada 15:00–15:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — David Sealock, Faizan Farooqi, Kerry McKenna
Architect’s Guide to Vacuum Plumbing for Adaptive Reuse (Evac Oy) 15:30–16:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Paul Garner
Industry Networking Reception – Thursday 16:00–18:00 · North - Building Futures Stage (3740), MTCC North Building

Day 3 — Friday 4 December 2026

Home Builders’ Breakfast – The CEO Outlook: Ontario’s Regulatory Environment and the Future of Housing (OHBA) 08:00–09:00 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Scott Andison, Jared Zaifman, Jason Burggraaf, Mike Collins-Williams +1 more
Speed Networking: Adopters of Modern Methods 09:30–10:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
From Urban Infill to the Edge of Space: Rethinking How We Build Homes (Dave Cooper LIVE) 09:30–10:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Oliver X. Zhang, Walker McKinley
Workforce Development: Strategies to Combat Skill Shortages Across the Data Center Ecosystem 09:30–10:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Irwin Bess, Jason McNamara, Sean Strickland
The Rental Reboot: A New Era for Builders (OHBA) 09:30–10:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Aidan Grove-White, Amber Lindsay, Andrew Webster, Gus Stavropoulos +1 more
Unlocking the Value of Existing Buildings 09:30–10:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Carly Connor
Creating CIBC SQUARE: Go Behind The Scenes With Key Team Members (UrbanToronto) 09:30–10:30 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Benjamin Hoff, Edward Skira, Graham FitzGerald, Marc Ryan
Strategies for Export Diversification and Market Growth (Global Affairs Canada) 09:30–10:30 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership; Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management — Cheska Catilo, Rachel Gam
The Business Case for Net-Zero Ready Codes 09:30–10:30 · Legal, Regulatory & Risk Management; Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Adam Barker, Fin MacDonald, Nathan Schaper
Product Demonstration Presented by Dropbox 10:30–11:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices
Technology Innovation Support for Canadian Construction Small and Midsize Enterprises 11:00–12:00 · Smart Buildings, Technologies & Innovations — Nik Ljiljanic
We Know How to Build Better. So Why Don’t We? (Dave Cooper LIVE) 11:00–12:00 · Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Lloyd Alter, Sarah Cipkar
The Modelling Challenge: Navigating MLI Select’s New Energy Performance Requirements (OHBA) 11:00–12:30 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings — Adam Barker, Biren Singh, Brodie Hobson, Greg Leskien +4 more
Cracking the Data Center Market: 3 Construction Startups Share Their Strategies 11:00–12:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership — Anne-Marie Hervieux, Kamyab Zandi
Speed Networking: Commercial Property Management Professionals 11:00–12:00 · Professional Skills, Strategy & Leadership
Delivering Energy Efficiency: Practical Strategies from Design to Operation 11:00–12:00 · Sustainable Design, Environment & Higher Performance Buildings; Project Design, Planning, Delivery, Management & Best Practices — Jay Shanmugam, Joseph Ennett
Passport to Prizes 12:30–13:00 · North Building, Building Futures Stage (3740), MTCC North Building

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The Buildings Show 2026

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Day 1 — Wednesday 2 December 2026

Day 2 — Thursday 3 December 2026

Day 3 — Friday 4 December 2026

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