“there's a shortage of Masons, what if these walls could be built out of this instead”

Name: there's a shortage of Masons, what if these walls could be built out of this instead
Description: Concrete real-world example, swapping brick and masonry for cladding to beat a trade shortage, exactly the candor a regional builder respects and it lands on its own.

— Catherine Hefler · PCL Construction

Concrete real-world example, swapping brick and masonry for cladding to beat a trade shortage, exactly the candor a regional builder respects and it lands on its own.

Full episode at 27:59 Building Nova Scotia's Largest School: Inside Bedford Ravines with PCL & Architecture 49 ▸

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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES

A GC's live market intelligence (trade shortages, lead times) should redirect design — e.g., swapping masonry walls when masons are scarce.

“there's a shortage of Masons what if these walls could be built out of this instead that would help alleviate this trade”

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THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN

Collaborative design-build, explained

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SOURCE: 27:59 of Building Nova Scotia's Largest School: Inside Bedford Ravines with PCL & Architecture 49