Who actually builds Atlantic Canada.

108 — who supplies whom

• Luminous Labs → Cunard Residences — Provided renders, virtual tours, amenity/exterior visualization and sun studies for the Canard Southwest waterfront building.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → One77 — Captured 32nd-floor drone window views and virtual tours for the Tower 177 development.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → Richmond Yards — Provided rendering/visualization work for the Richmond Yards development.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → Ski Wentworth — Built a procedural, season-switchable ski map for the Wentworth ski hill.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → The Marlstone — Rendering work referenced on the Marlstone (Maples building for Kromi) project underway in Halifax.source ▸
• Houzzspace Ltd. → Home Depot — Cong says they are starting to supply aluminum interior doors Home Depot doesn't stock.source ▸
• Gienow Windows & Doors (now Ply Gem Canada / Gienow Canada, Inc.) → Ply Gem — Tran notes window manufacturer Gienow was eventually acquired by Ply Gem.source ▸
• PCL Construction → Nova Scotia Department of Public Works — Constructor under the province's first collaborative design-build school contract.source ▸
• Architecture49 → Nova Scotia Department of Public Works — Design lead for Bedford Ravines; described as the premier school architect in the region.source ▸
• PCL Construction → Department of National Defence — Sean Andrew has delivered four DND modified design-builds (MDBs), incl. Gagetown work; DND is standardizing on the model.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust — Early anchor client (Highfield Square, office towers) that 'took a chance' on the startup; still a client 15+ years on.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Sobeys — Work for Sobeys' construction division, opened via the Crombie relationship.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → JDI (Irving) — Early competitive-tender work that helped the startup get going.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Keel Group — Building Popeyes locations (Saint John under construction; Moncton open; Fredericton planned).source ▸
• Procore Technologies → Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. — Project-management platform for ~5 years; estimating module demo done, adoption likely; also the show's headline sponsor.source ▸
• Rice Contracting Ltd. → Tim Hortons — Long history of food-service construction work for Tim Hortons.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → St. John Theatre Company — Engaged on the stalled old-courthouse Performing Arts Centre conversion; pandemic-delayed but expected to proceed.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Grant Thornton — Class A live-renovation office fit-up with swing space in an occupied building.source ▸
• Brown's Paving Ltd. → Memorial University Newfoundland — Easy Street cold-mix asphalt supplied to MUN facilities/maintenance departmentsource ▸
• Brown's Paving Ltd. → Town of Windsor NS — Performed stamped asphalt installation for Windsor municipal propertiessource ▸
• Brown's Paving Ltd. → Halifax Regional Municipality — Stamped asphalt for HRM bike trailssource ▸
• Roto Frank AG → Allsco Windows & Doors — European-style window hardware (1316-1318).source ▸
• Cardinal Glass Industries → Allsco Windows & Doors — Glazing supplier (1318-1321).source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Nunavut government housing renovation tender — 120-140 windows per phase, four shipments over 18 months, shipped direct by sea container via sister-company contract (425-506).source ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Canard building (Halifax waterfront) — Cladding contractor for first five levels of the Canard mixed-use developmentsource ▸
• 46North Group of Companies Inc. → Texas modular manufacturer — Designing manufactured home packages for US production-line clientsource ▸
• 46North Group of Companies Inc. → Ontario developer (unnamed) — New client 2023 seeking 10 multi-res buildings/year across Atlantic Canada, 48-260 units eachsource ▸
• Procore Technologies → construction industry — Procore's cloud-based project management software used by construction firms globally; SPC/SVC roles filled by construction-to-tech career changerssource ▸
• Trinity Energy Group → Efficiency Nova Scotia — Annual residential insulation program; Trinity wins 600-700 homes/year under this programsource ▸
• Trinity Energy Group → Redu — Bud McClellan (Redu) was Dwaine's first commercial fireproofing client; supported Trinity's commercial pivotsource ▸
• The Stone Depot → Westwood Developments — Supplied boulevard pavers for Richmond Yard mixed-use development in Halifaxsource ▸
• Permacon (Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company) → The Stone Depot — Primary product line; exclusive dealer relationship in Halifax maritimes regionsource ▸
• The Stone Depot → City of Fredericton — Supplied pavers for a city extension project in 2022source ▸
• Clyvanor Ltée → Grey Rock Quality Hotel / Grey Rock Casino — Supplied modular boxes and structural components for hotel floors 2-4 during COVIDsource ▸
• Clyvanor Ltée → Hydro-Quebec (project) — Public-sector build project; Rockwool insulation supply failure delayed start by 3 dayssource ▸
• Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc. → Killam Apartment REIT — 420 chargers deployed across Killam’s Canadian multi-res portfolio via ZEVIP programsource ▸
• Catalyst Sales and Marketing → McKay Lyon Sweet Apple — Supplied interior lighting package for Queen’s Marque residential unitssource ▸
• Anvil Construction Ltd. → Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture — Jimmy Lauraway’s Anvil did cladding on West 22 (Dexel development)source ▸
• Fairwinds Training & Development Inc. → Dexter Construction Company Limited — Named as a large-contractor client for leadership and HR programssource ▸
• Fairwinds Training & Development Inc. → Bruno Builders Inc. — Named as a client for training/HR worksource ▸
• Fairwinds Training & Development Inc. → JD Irving — Named as a client; Fairwinds works with Irving companies on HR programssource ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Ace Mechanical — Fixtures package on Richmond Yards (1586-1646).source ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Eastern Plumbing — Supply partner on The Mills, Spring Garden Road (1571-1586).source ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Cahill Group — Mitchell Heisinger manages the Cahill group of companies account across Atlantic Canada (2063-2085).source ▸
• Bruno Builders Inc. → NOVONIX Battery Technology Solutions Inc. — Completed two builds for Novonix battery technology in 2022-2023source ▸
• Rothoblaas SRL → Atlantic Canada construction market — Entering Atlantic Canada market with high-performance membranes, window tape, and mass-timber fasteners; David Squires is sole Atlantic Canada repsource ▸
• EMCO Applied → Atlantic Canada mechanical contractors — Supplies Daikin VRF/VRV systems, custom air handlers, ERVs; 100k sq ft Halifax warehousesource ▸
• Procore Technologies → EllisDon Corporation — Construction management software; EllisDon uses FieldWire on site (Procore sponsor of ACP)source ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → Pomerleau Inc. — Ongoing crew supply for Victoria naval base jetty replacement — 20-40 workers for 2+ years as of March 2023source ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → Irving Shipbuilding Inc. — Long-term Halifax shipbuilding contract at $43/hour; seeking Red Seal welders and metal fabricatorssource ▸
• Airtight Spaces → Lindsay Construction Limited — Murray references doing an air-sealing project for Lindsay’s and Esport Properties.source ▸
• Airtight Spaces → East Port Properties — Murray references sealing work at the Burnside warehouse.source ▸
• Vigilant Management Inc. (brand: Vigilant Atlantic) → Architecture firms (Ontario, BC, Atlantic Canada) — Outsourced cost estimating / QS services; architects are Vigilant’s primary cost estimating clientssource ▸
• OpenSpace.ai → Urbacon Buildings Group Corp. — Thomas Del Orario references Urbacon's Omer Younus in a joint conference presentation at the expo demonstrating OpenSpace-Procore integration in Urbacon's workflow.source ▸
• Procore Technologies → Urbacon Buildings Group Corp. — Omer Younus (Urbacon business analyst) described managing Procore adoption and change management internally at Urbacon.source ▸
• Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) → Habitat for Humanity Halifax — Product supplied for Habitat builds in Halifaxsource ▸
• Kulak Construction Ltd. → Connect East Development — Kulak Construction provides the in-house construction crew for all Connect East development projectssource ▸
• Able Electric 2016 Limited → Source Atlantic — Named as a materials wholesaler used by Ablesource ▸
• Able Electric 2016 Limited → Rexel — Named as a materials wholesaler used by Ablesource ▸
• Dayton Superior Corporation → Maritech Construction Inc. — Ohio tilt-up materials giant; visited Maritech and is spinning up a residential tilt-up division.source ▸
• Procore Technologies → Maritech Construction Inc. — End-to-end platform from bidding to substantial completion; central to their transparency value.source ▸
• Maritech Construction Inc. → Sobeys — Working on the Sobeys family horse barn in Pictou County (Fiona roof damage).source ▸
• Maritech Construction Inc. → Home Hardware Stores Limited — Built the ~30,000 sq ft New Glasgow Home Hardware store as GC, early-2010s milestone project.source ▸
• A3 Electric → Confederation Bridge — Replaced all 471 light fixtures (twice); hired by the fixture manufacturer during its litigation with the bridge GC and electrical contractor.source ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → Dartmouth General Hospital — Inflector's anchor project entering Atlantic Canada in 2018; large abatement and selective demo scopesource ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → Province House National Historic Site (Prince Edward Island) — Elevator core deconstruction at Canadian Confederation site — no cutting permitted on wood structuresource ▸
• Modular Interiors by Cook's (formerly Cook's Construction & Consulting) → Kodiak Policing Facility (NB) — 3,000 sq ft raised access floor installation for RCMP/police operations centresource ▸
• Modular Interiors by Cook's (formerly Cook's Construction & Consulting) → Esso Campus Calgary — ~800,000 sq ft raised floor project; adapted mid-construction during oil-sector downturnsource ▸
• Anvil Construction Ltd. → West22 (7037 Mumford Road) — Tempo tile cladding installation on podium levelssource ▸
• Anvil Construction Ltd. → Boss Plaza — Tempo tile and ACM panel installationsource ▸
• Peacock Facade & Floor Incorporated → Anvil Construction Ltd. — Craig Peacock supplies tempo tile and facade productssource ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → QEII Health Sciences Centre — Multiple projects including parking garage expansion (Devin's first job) and ongoing work.source ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → IWK Health Centre — NICU/PICU renovation and other projects.source ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → Saint Mary's University Loyola Residence Recladding — First Atlantic Canada commercial BIPV install; EllisDon is GC, DSRA and Peter Connell are architectssource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Saint Mary's University Loyola Residence Recladding — General contractor on the SMU Loyola reclad projectsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → BANC Group of Companies — 3D virtual tour and pre-sale rendering for The Margaretta developmentsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Alluvian Group — 3D virtual tour and pre-sale rendering for The George developmentsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust — Named as existing client and potential growth vector for national expansionsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Paige and Ranking — McMac Mall exterior scan for Joe Ramia's teamsource ▸
• Luminous Labs → Atlantic Canada construction developers — Pre-construction visualization services; developers identified as primary client segmentsource ▸
• The Garland Company, Inc. → Atlantic Canada roofing contractors — Garland supplies materials and absorbs warranty liability; contractors install and are pre-qualified annuallysource ▸
• The Garland Company, Inc. → Municipal and institutional building owners (Atlantic Canada) — Public-sector buildings (schools, hospitals, municipal) are Garland's primary market due to long asset-hold periods and capital-budget structuressource ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Southwest Properties — Construction management services on Canard and prior history (Bishop's Landing via Rito).source ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Flynn — Identified as a target glazing contractor client for fabricated curtain wall and storefront systemssource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Markland — Named as a project-focused glazing contractor client targetsource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → O'Connor Glass — Active target client in PEI; Cory plans travel to develop the relationshipsource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → KP Glass — Named local Halifax-area glazing contractor clientsource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Queen's Marque — Secondary gas component supplementing seawater energy system; restaurant kitchenssource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Richmond Yards — Large gas component planned for the developmentsource ▸
• FCA Insurance Brokers (Surety Division) / Firstbrook Cassie & Anderson Ltd. → Atlantic Canada construction contractors — FCA provides surety brokering services to GCs and subs across Canada including Atlantic Canadasource ▸
• SOPREMA Canada Inc. → Flynn Group of Companies — Soprema supplies roofing materials to major building-envelope contractors including Flynn in Atlantic Canadasource ▸
• IRC Building Sciences Group, A Rimkus Company → Atlantic Canada building owners — Provides roof condition assessments, thermal scans, QA observations, Matterport 3D documentation, and drone envelope inspectionssource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Sonco Gaming — Built Casino New Brunswick and Calgary casino addition for Michael Novak / Songkosource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Germain Hotels — Two hotel builds in Calgary for Germain groupsource ▸
• rcs Construction Inc. → TierToo Properties — In the 'concept to keys' model, Doug's development company Tier Two hires RCS as its contractor (2405).source ▸
• Mill-Right Woodworking → rcs Construction Inc. — RCS hires Mill-Right as its millworker within the integrated wheel (2407-2409).source ▸
• Arsenault Brothers → rcs Construction Inc. — Host's father and uncles were 'the best trade on site' on the live Sobeys University Avenue renovation in PEI (1576-1667).source ▸
• rcs Construction Inc. → Sobeys — Long history of live grocery-store renovations; the 24-hour University Avenue teardown/expansion was a signature job (1585-1654).source ▸
• rcs Construction Inc. → Pete's Frootique — RCS's first big project as a company, at Sunnyside Mall ~1996 (1272-1279).source ▸
• rcs Construction Inc. → North American Development Group — Named first in Doug's who's-who client list alongside Crombie, Canadian Tire, Choice Properties, Loblaws, Walmart (47-54).source ▸
• Falkbuilt Ltd. → Oxford Properties Group — Won Oxford Properties design competition in Toronto; completed several projects as a resultsource ▸
• Blueforce Logistics → Amazon — Places tradespeople building e-commerce fulfilment infrastructure (conveyor belts, sorters, caster decks) for Amazon and similar clients.source ▸
• M.M.H. Prestige Homes Inc. (Prestige Homes, a division of The Shaw Group) → Cresco Developments Limited — Manufactures the modular units in Sussex NB, shipped by trailer to Nova Scotia (1337-1341).source ▸
• Watermark Partners → Cresco Developments Limited — Dr. Margaret Humphries advises Cresco's family/shareholders councils and succession (1797-1814).source ▸
• Provincial Woodworkers Limited → Columbia Forest Products — Columbia is primary plywood/sheet-good supplier to Provincial Woodworkerssource ▸
• Marid Industries → IMP Group — Design-built IMP Cargo Hangar at Halifax Stanfield — 300-ft clear spansource ▸
• Marid Industries → Cavendish Farms Potato Storage Warehouses, New Annan, PEI — Design-built PEI potato storage barns, May-October 2020 deliverysource ▸
• Marid Industries → Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) — Recurring cable-inspection scaffold work on McKay Bridgesource ▸

225 — who works with whom

• Solar Ascent → EllisDon Corporation — Wants to be the solar go-to for big electrical / commercial GCs.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → AC Media — Sponsor and behind-the-scenes recording/editing partner for the Atlantic Construction Podcast.source ▸
• Luminous Labs → Smarter Spaces Inc. — Collaborating on LiDAR slab/pipe scanning services that complement Luminous Labs' visualization work.source ▸
• Christopher Pickup → Beverly Pickup — Builds and manages the rental portfolio (8 units / 5 properties) with his wife.source ▸
• Houzzspace Ltd. → Lucas Lin — China-based partner whose family makes aluminum building materials; sources product and connects factories.source ▸
• Houzzspace Ltd. → COSCO Shipping Lines — Logistics partner in China that delivers the shipping containers on time.source ▸
• Cong Lin → Houzzspace Ltd. — Founder and CEO of Houzzspace; previously a mortgage advisor and ran a construction company.source ▸
• Peter Freeman → Aaron Dressler — Co-CFPs and business partners; Peter cites Aaron as the successor who would take over his practice.source ▸
• Freeman Group Private Wealth Management → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Long-time sponsor and repeat guest of AC Media; the episode functions partly as sponsor content.source ▸
• Bird Construction Inc. → Halifax Water Burnside Operations Depot (also: Burnside Operations Centre) — Delivering the Burnside operations facility under an IPD multi-party agreement.source ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → Diamond Schmitt Architects — Working together on the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre in Moncton.source ▸
• Bird Construction Inc. → Rideau Construction Inc. — Bird acquired Rideau Construction, which Rick joined from architecture.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Procore Technologies — Episode is explicitly Procore-sponsored ('this is a procore sponsored episode').source ▸
• Ontario General Contractors Association → Toronto District School Board — Co-runs the 'Step to ICI Construction' job-site placement program.source ▸
• Ontario General Contractors Association → Canadian Construction Association — Works with all associations across Canada; nothing done in isolation.source ▸
• Procore Technologies → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Procore is the episode sponsor and a stated mission-aligned partner of the show.source ▸
• Procore Technologies → Associated General Contractors of California — Project Engage is a joint leadership-development program between Procore and AGC of California.source ▸
• Fred Mills → Procore Technologies — B1M founder described as a close friend of Procore, advocating mental health and suicide awareness in the industry.source ▸
• Amin Tran → Dura Seal Ltd. — Tran is a partner in Dura Seal Ltd., the building-envelope/remediation contractor featured.source ▸
• Amin Tran → GWD Capital Partners — Introduced as a partner with GWD Partners out of Vancouver, BC.source ▸
• Soubliere Trinity → Trinity Energy Group — Subler Trinity is a joint effort between Trinity Energy Group (local div 7) and Subler Constructors of Ottawa.source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) — UNB runs ASTM-standard product testing and recently published on the PLAEX product (1791-1802s).source ▸
• Corey Hirsch → Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC (ICBA) — Speaks on mental health to ICBA's open-shop construction membership — ~15,000 workers reached across BC and Alberta, one Maritimes trip (Halifax).source ▸
• PCL Construction → Architecture49 — Design-build team for Bedford Ravines; also teamed on the Amherst collaborative design-build pursuit and share 20+ years of school-project history (Stacy Hughes/Sean Andrew, CP Allen, St. Andrews Community Centre).source ▸
• Peter Freeman CFP → Aaron Dressler CFP — Formal practice partnership since late 2018; explicitly complementary skill sets (1949s).source ▸
• Freeman Group Private Wealth Management → AC Media — New podcast partner with a planned series of financial-education episodes (1835s, 4816s).source ▸
• Procore Technologies → AC Media — Co-branded partnership; guests sourced under the Procore umbrella (41s).source ▸
• Payzant Building Products → AC Media — Formal partner; 60,000 sq ft facilitation centre underway and new Windsor location (53s).source ▸
• Pivot Accounting → AC Media — Outsourced payroll/accounting sponsor for construction SMBs (1886s).source ▸
• Cooke Insurance → AC Media — Long-time sponsor; construction broker managing contractor bond facilities (4953s).source ▸
• Trinity Energy Group → Soublière Constructors — Joint venture forming Subler Trinity, a new Atlantic Canada drywall/interiors contractor (1865s).source ▸
• Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) → New Brunswick interior designers association — NB used the IDNS act as model legislation for its recent practice act; historic invitation of NB designers into IDNSsource ▸
• Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) → Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ) — Registration exam is the CIDQ (formerly NCIDQ), a North American bodysource ▸
• North Star Windows & Doors → Mitten Building Products — Windows ride Mitten's three Atlantic Canada depots (Dartmouth + New Brunswick) and shared trucking to grow the regional business.source ▸
• Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. → Washington State University — Co-developed the hurricane-rated Sentinel entry door system over a two-year program.source ▸
• Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. → University of Waterloo — Second university partner on the Sentinel entry door development.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Quest Capital — Quest became an equity partner in AGCM (~18 months of work formalized); shared office space since December; ~1,000 units in the CM pipeline plus the Lake Loon 600-unit project.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Lydon Lynch Architects — Halifax architect on Quest projects; provides Revit models AGCM extracts quantities from for estimating.source ▸
• Rice Contracting Ltd. → Butler Manufacturing — Authorized Butler building dealer in New Brunswick; design-build industrial specialty.source ▸
• Brown's Paving Ltd. → Procore Technologies — Co-branded sponsor partnership; Brown's guests appear under the Procore umbrellasource ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Alweather Windows & Doors — Sister brand/group; All Weather runs HRM retail (Burnside) and installs ALLSCO doors; sister companies in Alberta and Winnipeg hold the Nunavut contract ALLSCO manufactures for.source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → IWK Foundation — Donation to the IWK from every window sold, started 2022 (3774-3807).source ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Carlisle SynTec Systems (division of Carlisle Construction Materials) — Exclusive single-ply product partner; Carlisle provides total-system warranty and technical rep support on every jobsource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Arrow Construction Products Limited — Arrow is Carlisle's Atlantic Canada distributor and rep; Jason St. Thomas developed his connection to Century through Arrow relationshipssource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Marco Group Limited — GC on the $8M+ Newfoundland building-envelope project; two-year pre-tender engagement relationshipsource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Iron Maple Constructors — GC on New Brunswick apartment roofing job; Century converted them to single-ply Carlisle Rapidlocksource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Southwest Properties — Developer/GC on the Canard building Halifax waterfront projectsource ▸
• 0812 Building Solutions Inc. → RAW:almond — Seven-year ongoing client relationship for annual pop-up restaurant builds; open-book cost arrangementsource ▸
• AC Media → ConstructionClock — Co-production partnership for the 'Against the Clock' series; apparently limited to this single episodesource ▸
• 46North Group of Companies Inc. → Atlas Structural Systems Limited — Cabreira left Atlas with an open door and ongoing informal referral relationshipsource ▸
• 46North Group of Companies Inc. → Peter Pittman — Boston-area architect; contract collaboration on US projects including 98-unit Massachusetts apartment specsource ▸
• Procore Technologies → Collision Conference — Procore CEO Tui speaking at Collision on 'Make the Physical Economy Sassy Again' panel with Motive co-founder and Forbes tech contributorsource ▸
• Trinity Energy Group → Soublière-Trinity Partnership — Co-founder of joint venture; provides Atlantic logistics, fleet, local brandsource ▸
• Soublière Constructors (also trading as Soublière Interiors Ltd.) → Soublière-Trinity Partnership — Co-founder of joint venture; provides pre-construction, estimation, and supervisory resources from Ottawasource ▸
• Aries Contracting (Ottawa) Inc. → Trinity Energy Group — Ottawa-based spray foam / fireproofing company; mutual sub-trade referral relationship; introduced Soubliere to Trinitysource ▸
• Aries Contracting (Ottawa) Inc. → Soublière Constructors (also trading as Soublière Interiors Ltd.) — Share Ottawa-region commercial jobs; Joe Cork (owner) brokered the Trinity introductionsource ▸
• Permacon (Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company) → CRH (Old Castle) — Permacon is a division of CRH / Old Castle; manufactures in Quebec and Ontariosource ▸
• The Stone Depot → MQIP — Retail partner for MQIP vacuum lifters; introduced the tool to the Maritimes marketsource ▸
• The Stone Depot → Great North Hardscape Products — Hardscape tooling partner alongside Pave Toolsource ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Luminous Labs — Co-branded partner; architectural visualisationsource ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Payzant Building Products Ltd. — Presenting sponsor; 7 Nova Scotia locations + 1 New Brunswick since 1964source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Cooke Insurance — Sponsor; construction insurance broker, Navicord partnersource ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → FCA Insurance / FCA Surety — Sponsor; bonding and surety for Atlantic Canada contractorssource ▸
• Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc. → Catalyst Sales and Marketing — Mark McDonald co-owns both; Electric Avenue hardware sold through Catalyst’s Atlantic Canada rep networksource ▸
• Catalyst Sales and Marketing → Rexel — Rexel is the electrical wholesaler customer for Catalyst’s represented manufacturerssource ▸
• Catalyst Sales and Marketing → Efficiency Nova Scotia — EV Ready Planning program (75% engineering cost coverage) referral partnersource ▸
• Alain Lefebvre → Fairwinds Training & Development Inc. — Associate at Fairwinds; joined after coaching Rick's son in footballsource ▸
• Eastern Plumbing → Westwood Developments — Plumbing contractor on Westwood's The Mills project (1571-1585).source ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Kohler — Picked up the Kohler line ~18 months prior; vendor co-content on Wolseley Express (2641-2659).source ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Habitat for Humanity — National give-back partner; Atlantic team did a build day (851-860).source ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → United Way — Associates raised ~$100k; won the Game Changer award (868-884).source ▸
• Bruno Builders Inc. → Procore Technologies — Procore sponsor and active platform user since July 2021; both Bruno Builders and Black and Brew on-platformsource ▸
• Bruno Builders Inc. → D360 Inc. (Design 360 Studio) — Recurring design-build partner on multiple commercial projects including Clean Foundation and Bruno's own office fit-outsource ▸
• Bruno Builders Inc. → Sterling Architects — Architect partner on MDW Law fit-up (Young and Brunswick Streets, Halifax)source ▸
• Sidewalk Real Estate Development (Sidewalk RED) → BLACK + BRU Construction Managers — Sidewalk Red is the development arm; Black and Brew is the CM arm — intertwined on all in-house multi-residential projectssource ▸
• Sidewalk Real Estate Development (Sidewalk RED) → The Canteen — Sold the Canteen building to its operators — an owner-to-tenant sale as community-building strategysource ▸
• EfficiencyOne → Energy Network Services Inc. (ENS) — ENS is an EfficiencyOne preferred partner; ENS handles rebate pre-approval on behalf of clientssource ▸
• WoodWorks Atlantic (Atlantic WoodWorks!) → Fowler Bauld & Mitchell (FBM Architecture Ltd.) — Collaborating on the Canard Street 5-storey mixed-use mass-timber project in Halifaxsource ▸
• EastPoint Engineering Limited → Nova Scotia Healthcare Facilities — Commissioning agent on major provincial healthcare construction projects including QEII expansionsource ▸
• Thermtest Inc. → National Research Council (NRC) — Licensed non-destructive flat-roof R-value measurement technology from NRC Canadasource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → FCC — Joint venture on Irving Oil Home Office, Saint John NBsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Lydon Lynch Architects — Dalhousie Arts Centre project, Halifaxsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → ZAP Architecture — Seymour student housing, Dalhousie/WorkLive projectsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Werkliv — Seymour student housing development, Dal campus Halifaxsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Irving Oil — Irving Oil Home Office, Saint John — joint venture with FCCsource ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → People2.0 — Back-office payrolling platform partnership formed November 2019; enabled 500% organic growth and cross-border compliancesource ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → Lax Kw'alaams First Nation JV — Formal JV partnership in Prince Rupert since 2019; enabled LNG Canada Kitimat worksource ▸
• Tate Engineering Inc. → Airtight Spaces — Murray Tate runs both entities; Airtight Spaces is the air-sealing subsidiary.source ▸
• LMMW Group Ltd. → Solterre Design — Will Marshall and Keith Robertson are co-presenting at BuildGreen Atlantic and collaborating on a green-seal training project.source ▸
• Radon Repair → MoeMar Homes — Installed active sub-slab depressurization systems in every new home Momer Homes built in Moncton areasource ▸
• ConstructionClock → Procore Technologies — Construction Clock confirmed for Procore Marketplace; Procore explicitly endorses integration over gatekeeping.source ▸
• ConstructionClock → CompanyCam — Integration in development at time of recording; Peters uses CompanyCam as an analogous niche-focus success story.source ▸
• ConstructionClock → QuickBooks — Payroll integration in development to auto-export labour data.source ▸
• ConstructionClock → Sage — Payroll integration in development.source ▸
• Vigilant Management Inc. (brand: Vigilant Atlantic) → O'Neill Auto Group — Long-term repeat PM client; multiple projects from 2014 culminating in Mount Pearl flagship dealershipsource ▸
• Vigilant Management Inc. (brand: Vigilant Atlantic) → Capital Hyundai, 515 Kenmount Road, St. John's, NL — PM client for Hyundai St. John’s, described as largest Hyundai dealership in Canadasource ▸
• Vigilant Management Inc. (brand: Vigilant Atlantic) → Government of Nova Scotia — Advisory engagement: helped NS government stand up an internal design team over 10 monthssource ▸
• Vigilant Management Inc. (brand: Vigilant Atlantic) → Procore Technologies — Episode sponsor; Procore announced as ACP co-branded partner for 2023 seriessource ▸
• Procore Technologies → OpenSpace.ai — OpenSpace shared Procore's booth at Canadian Concrete Expo 2023; Procore platform integrates with OpenSpace.source ▸
• Cooke Insurance → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Sponsor — closing read; described as ACP's trusted insurance broker in Atlantic Canada for 50 years.source ▸
• FCA Insurance / FCA Surety → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Long-time sponsor; Surety bonding specialists featured in closing read.source ▸
• Payzant Building Products Ltd. (Payzant Home Hardware Building Centre) → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Presenting sponsor; Nova Scotia-based supplier with 7 NS locations and 1 NB location.source ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Inflector Environmental Services — ALL-TECH provides third-party clearance testing and inspection oversight when Inflector runs abatement crews on commercial retrofitssource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Stantec Inc. — Referenced as a lab/testing partner on unnamed Halifax hotel projectsource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → WSP — Referenced as a testing partner on unnamed Halifax hotel projectsource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Irving Whale salvage and post-recovery remediation (Halifax, NS) — Ongoing environmental services relationship from Saint John office; refinery and paper operationssource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Bowman — Melanie from ALL-TECH has an ongoing relationship with Bowman — referenced in context of training servicessource ▸
• Greenfiber (Applegate Greenfiber Holdings LLC) → Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) — 2015 acquisition; formal brand merger underway as of Jan 2023source ▸
• Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) → ReCover Initiative — Cellulose specified in the bolt-on retrofit wall pilotsource ▸
• Sean Mitchell → East Coast Countertops — Now owns and operates East Coast Countertops in Halifaxsource ▸
• Kohler Windows → Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) — Co-founded by Peter Kohler around same time (1987); plants are adjacent in Debert NSsource ▸
• Connect East Development → Kulak Construction Ltd. — Oliver Gorski (Connect East) and Andre Kulakevich (Kulak Construction) are co-venture partners on all Halifax Peninsula development projectssource ▸
• Connect East Development → Troy (architect) — Preferred architect for IFC sets and permit packages; chosen for speed and price efficiency over larger firmssource ▸
• Able Electric 2016 Limited → Lindsay Construction Limited — Nine Locks Brewery project, described as 'best-in-class' GC relationship with zero frictionsource ▸
• Able Electric 2016 Limited → Procore Technologies — Co-branded podcast series announced for 2023source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Payzant Building Products — Presenting sponsor, seven Nova Scotia locations plus one New Brunswicksource ▸
• Powers Brown Architecture → Maritech Construction Inc. — Texas-based tilt-up architect (offices in Toronto, Vancouver, St. John's) sourced for the residential program.source ▸
• LJB Inc. → Maritech Construction Inc. — Texas structural engineers with ~2,000 tilt-up designs; chosen over local firms to skip the learning curve.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Sandhills Global — Primary technology partnership: Eastern Frontier lists equipment on Sandhills' Market Book and Auction Time platforms; the partnership triggered the company's first viral listing moment.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Cap Equip Financing — Equipment financing referral partner based in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.source ▸
• John Adams → Harold Druken — Co-founders of Eastern Frontier; met when John was hiring for Newfoundland territory at a prior auction house.source ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → EnviroBate Inc. — Inflector acquired envirobate in 2022; former owners Carl and Rob retained day-to-day involvement post-acquisitionsource ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → Dexter Construction Company Limited — Partnered on Barrington Street heritage facade separation project using track sawsource ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → Maxim Construction — Scotia Square expansion project partnershipsource ▸
• Architecture49 → Nova Scotia Procurement — Design lead on New Waterford Community Hub via NS procurement tendersource ▸
• Architecture49 → Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) — Health centre and LTC component of New Waterford Hubsource ▸
• Architecture49 → Dalhousie University — Sarah Proder and classmates maintain active project collaboration networksource ▸
• Modular Interiors by Cook's (formerly Cook's Construction & Consulting) → Palmer Low — GC on the Kodiak policing facility in New Brunswick — Cook's first Atlantic Canada projectsource ▸
• Ledcor Group of Companies → Matthew's Developments — LedCor as construction manager, Matthew's Developments as owner/overseer on Bow Tower, Calgarysource ▸
• Jimmy Lorway → rcs Construction Inc. — Early career estimator role after NSCCsource ▸
• Anvil Construction Ltd. → Tidal Coast Construction — Anvil originated as the labor side of Tidal Coast; split off independently January 2021source ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → Pomerleau Inc. — Formal JV on Cape Breton Regional Hospital project (~8-year program); complementary resumes — Lindsay's local presence and 65-year regional history combined with Pomerleau's major healthcare project credentials.source ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → Millbrook First Nation — Partnership agreement for labour, apprenticeship, and community benefit; part of Lindsay's formal indigenous relationship program.source ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → UNVERIFIED — likely caption-mangled; no entity by this name found in public records — Housing project partnership; part of indigenous and underrepresented community engagement strategy.source ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → ALRE Properties Inc. (Les Immeubles ALRE Inc.) — Repeat client; Paradise NL super-centre and Water Street commercial buildsource ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Bank of Montreal — National repeat client for branch buildssource ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Shoppers Drug Mart — National repeat clientsource ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Pet Value — National client; 20 new stores + 15 renovations circa 2022source ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Powers Brown Architecture of Canada Atlantic Inc. — Architect on Water Street St. John's projectsource ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → College Sainte-Anne (Dorval) — CM contract for new pavilion + fire-recovery demolition and rebuildsource ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → Mitrex — Exclusive Atlantic Canada manufacturer's rep for BIPV solar cladding panelssource ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → Solar Vision Inc. — Manufacturer's rep for Quebec-made off-grid solar street/park lighting, signed April 2022source ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → RainStick Shower — Rep for UV-based shower water recycling system; piloting in First Nations communitiessource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Fowler Bauld & Mitchell (FBM Architecture Ltd.) — Accessibility-audit workflow: Smarter Spaces scans, FBM designs required changes, RCS constructssource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → rcs Construction Inc. — Discussed three-way collaboration on accessibility compliance projects with FBMsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture — Mentioned as BIM/Revit model builders whose construction-phase scans Smarter Spaces overlays; Louis Lowen connectionsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Zealous — US-based 3D scanning firm; mentored Smarter Spaces at SPAR 3D Expo in Phoenix (2017); open-book knowledge-sharing modelsource ▸
• GT Painting Inc. → Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture — Repeat commercial painting client; The George and Mumford Grove projects namedsource ▸
• GT Painting Inc. → rcs Construction Inc. — Glen Arbor project namedsource ▸
• Luminous Labs → Southwest Properties — Virtual tour and exterior rendering work for Canard Centre projectsource ▸
• The Garland Company, Inc. → Architecture49 — Matthew references working with local architecture firms including Architecture 49 on spec collaboration after a multi-year trust-building processsource ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Southwest Properties — Construction management partner on the Canard waterfront development, Halifax. Iron Maple joined ~1 month after founding.source ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Revolve (branding agency) — Branding and visual identity work for Iron Maple launch.source ▸
• Rideau Construction Inc. → Cardinal Construction — Rito and Cardinal merged/joined forces in 2004 under Jim Brennan, Dirk de Winter, and Ian Boyd.source ▸
• Rideau Construction Inc. → Bird Construction Inc. — Rito was acquired by / merged with Bird Construction; Rene and Ian eventually departed to found Iron Maple.source ▸
• The Conscious Builder Inc. → Homesol Building Solutions Inc. — Casey Grey's firm hires Homesol (energy advisors / passive-house consultants) for calculations and certification on all passive-house projects.source ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Alumicor Limited — Fabtek buys stock lengths from Alumacore as a supplier despite being the regional fabrication successorsource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) — Subdivision approvals, bus stop accessibility review, and municipal infrastructure projectssource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → Nova Scotia Power — Solar farm civil works and historically wind power purchase agreementssource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → Parks Canada Agency — Ground-mounted solar farm civil workssource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → CBCL Limited — CBCL developed the coastal erosion setback tool referenced in the episodesource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Westwood Developments — Ongoing natural gas specification on multiple Halifax commercial projects including Richmond Yardssource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Cresco Developments Limited — Active homebuilder relationship in Bedford West subdivisionsource ▸
• Liberty Utilities (New Brunswick Gas) Ltd. → Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) — Liberty Utilities operates a similar natural gas distribution network in New Brunswicksource ▸
• FCA Insurance Brokers (Surety Division) / Firstbrook Cassie & Anderson Ltd. → Intact Insurance (Surety Division) / Intact Financial Corporation — FCA acts as broker, routing contractor business to surety companies including Intactsource ▸
• IRC Building Sciences Group, A Rimkus Company → SOPREMA Canada Inc. — Collaborated on recap projects including one in Newfoundland; share preferred-contractor lists; joint market approach during 2021 supply crunchsource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency — Trent sits on the apprenticeship board of directors; joint curriculum and pathway worksource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Nova Scotia Community College — Program advisory committees and demand-signaling for new trade programssource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → CANS — CANS handles lobbying; NSCSC handles research and facilitation — complementary, non-overlapping mandatessource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → CLRA — Construction Labour Relations Association; joint industry coalition partnersource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Merit Contractors Association Nova Scotia — Open-shop association; NSCSC works across open-shop and unionized sectorssource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Building Trades — Union-side partner; board has union business managerssource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → CAIRNS — Mentioned as a coalition partner in the context of industry working groupssource ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → OSCO Construction Group — Founding strategic partner; discussions 2016 led to centre launch.source ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → Dalhousie University — Architecture and industrial engineering collaboration; complementary capabilities.source ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → University of Wolverhampton — Formal UK partnership; cohort exchange planned for 2022.source ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → City of Edmonton — Public sector partner on permitting research project.source ▸
• Bird Construction Inc. → Stack Modular — Iqaluit hotel project — modules built in China, shipped through Panama Canal.source ▸
• Opus International Consultants (now WSP Global) → WSP — OPUS acquired by WSP; Searle worked there ~5 years total.source ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → Lindsay Construction Limited — JV partners on Cape Breton Regional Hospital projectsource ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → Fengate Asset Management — P3 project in Newfoundland — Fengate is project sponsor/co, Pomerleau is design-buildersource ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → Borea Construction — Borea is a Pomerleau-owned sister company doing wind-farm/renewable energy worksource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Plenary Group / Plenary Americas — P3 consortium partner on NAMH&A Facility, St. John'ssource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → B+H Architects — Design partner on NAMH&A Facility P3source ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Mike Harvey Architects — Design-build team for JL Hillis High School collaborative design-buildsource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Travelers — Bonding/surety company; introduced MARCO to Family Business Institutesource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Paramount Management — Dexel's sister company manages the completed properties; same ownership groupsource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Fathom Studio — Concept design for The George and The Press Blocksource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Campbell Comeau Engineering Limited — Structural engineering BIM on The Press Blocksource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Equilibrium Engineering Inc. — Mechanical-electrical engineering BIM on The Press Blocksource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Wyse Meter Solutions Inc. — Suite-by-suite utility metering (wi-fi meters) in The George and Flynn Flatssource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Efficiency Nova Scotia — Financial support and energy efficiency program participation across Dexel buildingssource ▸
• PMco Incorporated → TierToo Properties — Newly started property-management company managing the developments' assets after handover (2411-2419).source ▸
• rcs Construction Inc. → Cushman & Wakefield — Brought on in the 11th hour as construction manager and partner with Cushman on the Dartmouth Crossing law courts (1381-1386).source ▸
• Design and Construction Institute of Nova Scotia (DCI) → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Informal partnership; co-hosted procurement forum with 125+ attendees approx. 5 years before episode recordingsource ▸
• Design and Construction Institute of Nova Scotia (DCI) → Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council — Industrial-Commercial-Institutional (NSCSC-ICI) — Co-host of the same public procurement forumsource ▸
• Andrew Doucet, P.GSC → Craig Duininck — Co-founders of PMcosource ▸
• PMco Incorporated → rcs Construction Inc. — Both founders remain affiliated with RCS Construction while building PMco; Andrew is Director of Construction at RCSsource ▸
• Jeff Graham → Dr. Jason Heard — Co-founder and technical lead at Construction AI; researcher at Mount Royal University specialising in ML and robotics.source ▸
• Construction AI → Trimble Inc. — Identified as target large-platform commercialization partner for embedding Construction AI's ML layer.source ▸
• Construction AI → Hexagon AB — Another identified large construction-software platform for potential distribution partnership.source ▸
• Jeff Graham → Wesley King — Neighbour at Musquodoboit Harbour who runs Blueforce Logistics; the partnership formed through a personal introduction.source ▸
• root architecture inc → Parks Canada Agency — Design of Anne of Green Gables Visitor Centre, Cavendish PEI — phased federal projectsource ▸
• root architecture inc → Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) — Procurement and project management partner on Green Gables Visitor Centresource ▸
• root architecture inc → Diamond Schmitt Architects (formerly A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt & Company) — Collaborated on Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, via Lyden Lynchsource ▸
• Cresco Developments Limited → The Shaw Group Limited — Joint modular townhome project — 38 units at Brownstone Way (1316-1322).source ▸
• Cresco Developments Limited → Clayton Developments — Biggest land-development partnership as of Farhang's 2013 start (1251-1256).source ▸
• Atlantic Masonry Institute → Canada Masonry Design Centre (CMDC) — AMI funding opened the CMDC Atlantic office in Dartmouth; Andrew Smith staffs both ('different hats on different days').source ▸
• Spitfire Design → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Moncton-market designer who produced the four-storey footprint for the comparative study.source ▸
• Acadian Construction → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Moncton GC that ran the project timelines for the study (load-bearing masonry 16 weeks faster).source ▸
• Atlantic Masonry Institute → NSCC (Nova Scotia Community College) — Trade advisory committee (with Darim and the union) redesigned the pre-apprenticeship program: 22 to 35 weeks, tuition ~$9k to ~$3k.source ▸
• Darim Masonry Limited → International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers — Close working relationship described as mutually beneficial: manpower and skill in exchange for industry support.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → Bird Construction Inc. — Sub-contractor relationship on Queen's Marque; Bird also building Trim's new HQ on Blue Water Road.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → The Armour Group Limited — Client/owner relationship on Queen's Marque project.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → Dexter Construction Company Limited — Trim sub-bids to Dexter on large streetscape projects like Argyle Street where Dexter is prime.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → McFarland's Equipment Rental — Primary equipment rental supplier; near-exclusive relationship for specialized kit.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → Fathom Studio — Collaborated on Channel Park deck project designed by Fathom.source ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → Legendary Hospitality — Built the Stubborn Goat Beer Garden deck for Legendary Hospitality.source ▸
• TEAL Architects+Planners → MJMA Architecture & Design — Teamed on East Hants Aquatic Centre; MJM are leading community pool designers in Canadasource ▸
• TEAL Architects+Planners → Bird Construction Inc. — Bird led the nail-laminated roof deck installation at East Hants Aquatic Centre with a local young carpenter crewsource ▸
• Provincial Woodworkers Limited → EllisDon Corporation — Dalhousie Rebecca Cohn Theatre renovation and addition — both packages awarded through EllisDonsource ▸
• Marid Industries → Ironworkers Local 752 — Unionized field labor for all NS installationssource ▸
• Marid Industries → Ironworkers Local 764 — Unionized field labor for Newfoundland installationssource ▸
• Marid Industries → Lindsay Construction Limited — Long-term GC client who followed Merit into Newfoundlandsource ▸
• Marid Industries → Beatty Stevens — GC client that drew Merit into Newfoundland marketsource ▸

98 — where the people came up

• John Jennex → Solar Energy International (SEI) — Colorado solar school.source ▸
• Christopher Pickup → BiggerPockets — Self-educated on real-estate investing via BiggerPockets and Michael Zuber's 'One Rental at a Time'.source ▸
• Christopher Pickup → Michael Zuber — Cites Zuber as an online mentor for the buy-and-hold, worker-investor philosophy.source ▸
• Cong Lin → Dalhousie University — Came to Halifax for a two-country degree program, completed a master's, graduated 2013.source ▸
• Rick Buhr (full name: Roderick Buhr) → Fowler Bauld & Mitchell Ltd. (FBM) — Worked ~18 years as an architect there before moving to Rideau/Bird.source ▸
• Amin Tran → Walmart — Tran spent ~4 years at Walmart, rising to district manager, where he learned his service and salesmanship approach.source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → Energia Ventures — First accelerator (2021), the gateway to the ACOA/NBIF capital (1780-1813s).source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → MassChallenge Switzerland — Three-week Lausanne accelerator (2023) yielding Buhler/Nestle meetings and European licensing leads (82-375s).source ▸
• Catherine Hefler → Dalhousie University — M.Arch 2012; now teaches first-year architecture as a sessional instructor.source ▸
• Peter Freeman CFP → Saint Mary's University — Finance and management degree while working at Sobeys (462s).source ▸
• Kate Lindsay → University of Manchester — Studied retail and marketing before joining the family window business.source ▸
• Rob Clinch → McGill University — Civil engineering; played varsity hockey his first two years.source ▸
• Brown's Paving Ltd. → World of Asphalt Show & Conference 2012 — Nathan and team attended stamped asphalt training course in Charlotte, 2012, leading to the product offeringsource ▸
• Remy Leger → New Brunswick Community College — Marketing/business; via Cavendish Farms and Atlantic Lottery before ALLSCO (129-167).source ▸
• Andre Doiron → Université de Moncton — Business administration, operations specialty (180-184).source ▸
• Jeremy Mean → Vicwest Building Products — Jeremy's foundational building-envelope training under Paul Fournier; worked there before launching Centurysource ▸
• Jason St. Thomas → Arrow Construction Products Limited — Jason developed roofing supply relationship with Arrow during GC-side apartment work; led to the Century introductionsource ▸
• 0812 Building Solutions Inc. → Architecture (design background) — Marco Gallo and partner both have architecture/design backgrounds — drives unusual-project pipelinesource ▸
• Arides Cabreira → Vancouver Community College — Project management certificatesource ▸
• Arides Cabreira → Moro Construções Civis LTDA — Spent ~6 years in Brazilian integrated construction/architecture firmsource ▸
• ApprenticeSearch.com → construction workforce — Outreach program mentioned by Melissa — sends representatives to schools and conferences to recruit for apprenticeship and tradessource ▸
• Soublière Constructors (also trading as Soublière Interiors Ltd.) → Ottawa Walls and Ceiling Association — Karsh Singh is trustee for this TDA apprenticeship bodysource ▸
• Valak McKee → Westwood Developments — Landscape architect on the Richmond Yard project, specced the Permacon productssource ▸
• Kyle MacDonald → Nova Scotia Community College — Studied Horticulture at NSCC (2007 cohort); red seal journeyman landscape certification 2013source ▸
• Bertin Rioux → Pepsi Canada — First sales role after forestry; moved through garage doors and car sales before modularsource ▸
• Mark MacDonald → Simplicity (business coaching) — Business coaching program in Bedford that helped Mark identify where to focus his timesource ▸
• Fairwinds Training & Development Inc. → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Rick and Brenda delivered training programs at CANS; led to ongoing relationshipsource ▸
• Alain Lefebvre → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Nearly a decade in HR/talent roles at CANS starting from unpaid internship (~2010)source ▸
• Alain Lefebvre → Nova Scotia Community College — Completed advanced diploma in Human Resource Management at NSCCsource ▸
• Stephen Gaudon → Dexter Construction Company Limited — Started his construction career at Dexter in Halifax before Alberta and Wolseley (83-91).source ▸
• Elliot MacNeil → Bruno Builders Inc. — Founder — built company from residential renovation into mid-sized vertically integrated GC over ~10 yearssource ▸
• Evan Boutilier → Nova Scotia Community College — Completed construction management technology diploma; career progression through site coordinator, site super, PM to commercial construction managersource ▸
• EfficiencyOne → ASHRAE — EfficiencyOne preferred partners receive ASHRAE training through the programsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Dalhousie University — Active co-op and recruitment relationship; Dal engineering studentssource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → UNB — Active co-op and recruitment; UNB Head Hall project also awarded to EllisDonsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Nova Scotia Community College — Co-op and recruitment from NSCC construction technology programssource ▸
• Shannon Warren → Willow Bay Developments — Shannon's early Calgary employer; Steve Lichtenzen introduced him to labour brokering modelsource ▸
• Lara Ryan Design → BuildGreen Atlantic — Lara Ryan is the organiser of BuildGreen Atlantic 2023.source ▸
• Jeff LeBlanc → Kansas State University — Regional Radon Training Center — Advanced Diagnostic and Optimizing Radon Mitigation course; one of few Canadians in the roomsource ▸
• Jeff LeBlanc → NRPP — Certified measurement professional through National Radon Proficiency Programsource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Holland College — Larry Koughan graduated from Holland College's environmental technology program; first ALL-TECH job was at Holland College Charlottetownsource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Cape Breton University (CBU) — Dwayne Timmons completed environmental diploma and partial engineering degree at CBU before transferring to Dalhousiesource ▸
• Dalhousie University → ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited — Dwayne Timmons completed engineering degree at Dalhousie; Sydney Tar Ponds project provided entry-level employmentsource ▸
• Matthew Brennan → Solder (Atis Tree) — First industry role after St. Mary's; mentored by Fellaine Renee Landry and Sean Mitchellsource ▸
• Able Electric 2016 Limited → Dalhousie University — Continuing education and Gold Seal accreditation courses discussed in context of labour developmentsource ▸
• Jim Allison (Jimmy Allison) → rcs Construction Inc. — 11 years; opened RCS's Moncton office using his New Brunswick contacts.source ▸
• Harold Druken → Kent Building Supplies — Harold's industrial/commercial sales background before moving to equipment.source ▸
• Dan Chisholm → PCL Constructors Canada Inc. — Student then full-time 2009–2014; worked Regina Roughriders stadium and Edmonton projectssource ▸
• Justin Merritt → EnviroBate Inc. — Joined 2011 as labourer, rose to operations manager over six years before Inflector acquisitionsource ▸
• Sarah Proder → Dalhousie University — Bachelor of Environmental Design + Masters of Architecturesource ▸
• Sarah Proder → Agnew Peckham Health Care Planning Consultants — Functional planning and programming work term, Torontosource ▸
• Sarah Proder → Stantec Inc. — Healthcare and mixed work in Calgary and Whitehorse northern officesource ▸
• Ron Wickman → University of Alberta (implied) — Accessibility/visitability specialist in Edmonton; mentored Sarah into architecturesource ▸
• Modular Interiors by Cook's (formerly Cook's Construction & Consulting) → The Bow — Founding team (Russell, Colby, Keith, and 3 installers) all worked the Bow Tower together before forming Cook'ssource ▸
• Jimmy Lorway → Nova Scotia Community College — Architectural Technology program, Ivany Campus, graduated 2012source ▸
• Jimmy Lorway → DORA Construction Limited — Co-op placement; shifted from architectural drafting to estimatingsource ▸
• Lindsay Construction Limited → Nova Scotia Community College — Lindsay offers NSCC scholarships with preference for underrepresented groups; dozens of NSCC grads employed across office and field roles.source ▸
• Devin Hartnell, P.Eng., MBA → Michigan Technological University — Division I hockey scholarship; engineering degree 2000.source ▸
• Cory Bell → Dalhousie University — Engineering degree; one of the last Tons grads (class of 1999).source ▸
• Patrick Lafreniere → College of the North Atlantic — Architectural engineering diploma, part-time then full-timesource ▸
• Patrick Lafreniere → Memorial University — PMP via Gardiner Centresource ▸
• Patrick Lafreniere → SteelFab (SteelHead) — Mentored by Roy Parsons; learned structural steel, quantity takeoffs, detailingsource ▸
• Barry Osmun → Shaw Brick — First major sales role; 15 years; sales manager Terry McDowell shaped his relationship-first philosophysource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Nova Scotia Community College — Primary hiring pipeline: architectural technology and drafting programs; annual classroom demossource ▸
• Guillaume Tremblay → Saint Mary's University — Attended for accounting; left painting trade temporarilysource ▸
• Nick LeBlanc → Dalhousie University — Architecture-adjacent background; father is an architectsource ▸
• Gregory Miles → Saint Mary's University — Accounting degree; left CPA program in Calgary to co-found Luminous Labssource ▸
• Ian Boyd → Rideau Construction Inc. — Career foundation; Ian was a senior executive before Iron Maple.source ▸
• Rene Cox P.Eng → Rideau Construction Inc. — Rene hired by Jim Brennan and Ian Boyd at Rito; built career there before Bird and Iron Maple.source ▸
• Casey Grey → Minto Group — Casey interviewed with Minto early in his career; declined the offer as it didn't lead to apprenticeship.source ▸
• Casey Grey → Homesol Building Solutions Inc. — Ross Elliott (now retired) was Casey's building-science mentor when they built their first passive house.source ▸
• Vince Lemieux → Alumicor Limited — Former operations manager at Alumacore who became President of Fabtek Atlanticsource ▸
• Cory Wensley → Alumicor Limited — Former project manager at Alumacore who became Director of Sales and Marketing at Fabteksource ▸
• Cory Wensley → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Completed blueprint reading course through CANSsource ▸
• Evan Teasdale P.Eng. → Dalhousie University — Civil engineering degree after StFX diplomasource ▸
• Neil Fougere P.Eng. → Dalhousie University — Civil engineering degreesource ▸
• Evan Teasdale P.Eng. → International Passive House Institute — Certified passive house designersource ▸
• Kyle Kennedy → Flynn Group of Companies — 8 years as estimator and project manager; Flynn is the largest building-envelope contractor in North Americasource ▸
• Brandon Searle → University of New Brunswick — Civil engineering degree; returned as Innovation Director.source ▸
• Lorin Robar → University of New Brunswick — Civil engineering degree, Fredericton campussource ▸
• Aswin Rajendran → University of Saskatchewan — Civil engineering backgroundsource ▸
• Emily Surette → Nova Scotia Community College — Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Managementsource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Family Business Institute — Bi-annual peer-group programme with GCs of similar size in other marketssource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Velocity Advisory Group — Executive coaching and personality profiling for senior leadership teamsource ▸
• Allan MacIntosh → Algonquin College — Architectural technology diplomasource ▸
• Kris Skiba → Dalhousie University — Civil engineering degree, graduated 2006source ▸
• Kris Skiba → Saint Mary's University — MBA completed while working as site super at Dexelsource ▸
• Anathea Fenton → Smed International Inc. — Spent almost 10 years with SMED, a North American modular wall leader, before Falkbuiltsource ▸
• Andrew Doucet, P.GSC → rcs Construction Inc. — 15-year career from labourer to Director of Construction; mentored by Doug Doucetsource ▸
• Craig Duininck → rcs Construction Inc. — First construction role post-graduation; mentored by Doug Doucet via Sobeys Award connectionsource ▸
• Craig Duininck → Saint Francis Xavier University — Four-year degree plus executive certificate in real estate developmentsource ▸
• Construction AI → Amazon Web Services — Development infrastructure; uses AWS Quantum Ledger Database for blockchain-style storage.source ▸
• Kendall Taylor → Lydon Lynch Architects — Early career; worked under Noel Fowler cycling through design/production/CAsource ▸
• Farhang Fotovat → Nova Scotia Community College — Two-year construction administration technology program, Leeds St then Waterfront campus (930-955).source ▸
• Andrew Smith → Dalhousie University — Bachelor of Engineering plus a master's in masonry structural research.source ▸
• Brendan Wilton → Queen's University — Queen's University Commerce graduate, co-founded Trim with Matt Archibald post-graduation.source ▸
• Tom Emodi, FRAIC, LEED AP → Dalhousie University — Former Dean of Architecture; 20-year professorsource ▸
• Provincial Woodworkers Limited → East Coast Hardwoods — Named as a hardwood supply chain retailer used for flat stock; mentioned as part of local supply chainsource ▸

109 — who belongs to what

• Solar Ascent → Solar Nova Scotia — Industry advocacy body; reversed the charge.source ▸
• John Jennex → EO Atlantic Canada (Entrepreneurs' Organization) — Founder peer network; credited with keeping him in business.source ▸
• Christopher Pickup → eXp Realty (subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc.) — Realtor (agent) with the cloud-based, NYSE-listed, agent-centric brokerage.source ▸
• eXp Realty (subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc.) → New York Stock Exchange — Publicly traded parent company; cloud-based with no bricks-and-mortar offices.source ▸
• Freeman Group Private Wealth Management → IG Wealth Management Inc. — Freeman Financial operates under the IG Wealth (Investors Group) banner per episode title and framing.source ▸
• Sarah Dennis → SaltWire Network — Daniel notes the Dennis family ran the Herald/Saltwire and Sarah took over after Graham Dennis.source ▸
• Travis Rudolph → EllisDon Corporation — Chief estimator at EllisDon.source ▸
• Vivek Tomar → Pomerleau Inc. — Director of strategic proposals and pursuits at Pomerleau.source ▸
• Rick Buhr (full name: Roderick Buhr) → Bird Construction Inc. — Director of design and key accounts at Bird.source ▸
• Giovanni Cautillo → Ontario General Contractors Association — President of the Ontario General Contractors Association since 2020.source ▸
• Lisa OBrien, PCC, CPCC → Procore Technologies — Director, Industry Culture at Procore; ~5 years tenure.source ▸
• Yasmeen Tonnos, CPCC → Procore Technologies — Culture Strategist; joined April 2023.source ▸
• Craig Fischer → Procore Technologies — Industry Culture Strategist; joined April 2023.source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → Autodesk Foundation — Member as a clean-tech company; developing a Revit/AutoCAD plugin within that ecosystem (1602-1620s).source ▸
• Corey Hirsch → New York Rangers — Backup goaltender on the 1994 Stanley Cup team; played with Mark Messier.source ▸
• Corey Hirsch → Kamloops Blazers — Won the 1992 Memorial Cup with the Blazers before turning pro.source ▸
• Soulière Trinity → Trinity Energy Group — Joint venture between Trinity Energy Group (local Division 7) and Ottawa-based Soulière Constructors, per sponsor read.source ▸
• Emma Woodhull → Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) — President at time of recording; previously treasurer, secretary, CE directorsource ▸
• Mireille Metwalli → Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) — Director at large, social media and awards committeesource ▸
• Lori Arnold → Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) — Board member, incoming president per Emma; 44 years in the professionsource ▸
• Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) → Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) — Members affiliated nationally; IDC working on exam language issuessource ▸
• Cooke Insurance → Navacord — Navacord partner since 2020; among the largest construction brokers in Canadasource ▸
• North Star Windows & Doors → Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. — Canadian window brand under the Cornerstone umbrella; fully vertically integrated plant in St Thomas, Ontario.source ▸
• Ply Gem → Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. — Second Canadian window brand Kate represents; head of engineering is president of Fenestration BC.source ▸
• Mitten Building Products → Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. — Joined in the 2018 merger; siding division with head office in Brantford, Ontario.source ▸
• Ply Gem → Fenestration BC — Ply Gem's head of engineering serves as president of Fenestration BC, shaping new BC fenestration codes.source ▸
• Kate Lindsay → Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. — Architectural lead / dealer development for Canadian window brands; recruited March 2022 from an Austrian window manufacturer's Toronto branch.source ▸
• Rice Contracting Ltd. → Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. — Acquisition agreement nearly finalized as John Rice's succession plan; Rice continues operating as its own design-build brand.source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Fenestration Canada — Manufacturer association; annual meetings preview Energy Star, code and product direction (897-925).source ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers (ACRC) — part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) — Joined Carpenters Union January 2023 as a deliberate workforce infrastructure decisionsource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) — Membership provides 2-year labour and materials warranty backing on top of Carlisle system warrantysource ▸
• Soublière Constructors (also trading as Soublière Interiors Ltd.) → Kingston Construction Association — Karsh chairs the Kingston Construction Association trades committeesource ▸
• Clyvanor Ltée → Quebec truss manufacturers association — ~13 manufacturers in 160km radius around Saint-Georges share intelligence via association; friendly competitionsource ▸
• Mark MacDonald → Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) — Sits on the board of Atlantic Canada EO chapter as Strategic Alliance Partnership championsource ▸
• Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) → Nova Scotia construction ecosystem — CANS coordinates Building Futures for Youth and sector training; named advocacy bodysource ▸
• Wolseley Canada Inc. → Ferguson plc — Wolseley Canada is part of Ferguson, the world's largest trade distributor of plumbing and heat products.source ▸
• Passive House Canada / Maison Passive Canada → BuildGreen Atlantic — National passive house advocacy body represented at BuildGreen Atlantic 2023source ▸
• WoodWorks Atlantic (Atlantic WoodWorks!) → BuildGreen Atlantic — Non-profit mass-timber advocacy group exhibiting at BuildGreen Atlantic 2023source ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → IsNetworld — Safety compliance accreditation required for industrial oil-and-gas worksource ▸
• Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.) → Comply Works — Contractor compliance platform membershipsource ▸
• East Port Properties → CAGBC Zero Carbon Pilot — Esport had to fight to get their warehouse included in the CAGBC zero-carbon pilot as a non-standard archetype.source ▸
• BuildGreen Atlantic → CHBA — Halifax is a shadow pilot site for the CHBA net-zero program; Lara is collaborating with CHBA on pilots across the country.source ▸
• Jeff LeBlanc → Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists — Vice President of the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists; board member for 6 yearssource ▸
• Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) → ABSDA — Matthew Brennan attended ABSDA conference on immigration workforce strategiessource ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Home Hardware Stores Limited — Dealer-owned cooperative; joined 1971 per Andrew. Provides national buying power aggregated across ~1,100 stores.source ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Atlantic Building Supply Dealers Association — Andrew served on the board; peer network for regional independent dealers.source ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Nova Scotia Home Builders Association — Won 2022 Industry Supporter of the Year by member vote; strong indicator of contractor trust.source ▸
• Jim Allison (Jimmy Allison) → Maritech Construction Inc. — Director of Business Development, joined 2019 after Brian Farrow's call.source ▸
• Phil Farrow → Maritech Construction Inc. — Project Manager; son of founder Brian Farrow, with the firm since its 2010 founding.source ▸
• Brian Farrow → Maritech Construction Inc. — Founder/owner; started the company in winter 2010.source ▸
• Jim Allison (Jimmy Allison) → A3 Electric — His former corporation (parent of Plexus); sold to move on to other ventures.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Nova Scotia Construction Association — Active membership used for brand recognition and lead generation.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Nova Scotia Road Builders Association — Active membership.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → New Brunswick Road Builders Association — Active membership.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Newfoundland and Labrador Road Builders Association — Active membership.source ▸
• Eastern Frontier Auctions → Atlantic Professional Trucking Association — Active membership for truck/transportation segment.source ▸
• Cory Bell → Halifax Partnership — Chaired the new 5-year economic growth strategy committee for HRM; worked with mayor, CAO, and premier.source ▸
• Cory Bell → IWK Foundation — Board member; former Great Big Dig chair; NICU/PICU fundraising chair; over $50M raised through private sector for the NICU/PICU renovation.source ▸
• Cory Bell → CANS — Former board member and chair; worked on social procurement policy reform.source ▸
• Devin Hartnell, P.Eng., MBA → Summit Academy of Active Learning — Co-founder; started 5 years before recording (approx 2017); Bedford, NS; now 175+ students JP-grade 9.source ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association (NLCA) — Patrick is current board chair; JCB member for two yearssource ▸
• Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association (NLCA) → Canadian Construction Association (CCA) — Local CA membership provides passageway to national CCA membershipsource ▸
• JCB Construction Canada Inc. → Canadian Construction Association (CCA) — Via NLCA membershipsource ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → ICE (Indigenous Clean Energy Network) — Barry joined the national First Nations clean-energy networking group to reach community energy boardssource ▸
• Matthew Simon → BOMA Nova Scotia / BOMA Canada — Pays membership personally; attends events to reach building asset ownerssource ▸
• Matthew Simon → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Referenced as a near-universal membership among ACP podcast guestssource ▸
• Ian Boyd → Canadian Construction Association — Ian served as at-large board member while based in Toronto; stepped down on career transition.source ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Actively using CANS for training and resources as a growing SME contractor.source ▸
• The Conscious Builder Inc. → Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) — Casey references CHBA's Net Zero standard as the primary certification target his firm aims for.source ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → TriSummit Utilities Inc. — Heritage Gas is a subsidiary of Tri-Summit Utilitiessource ▸
• IRC Building Sciences Group, A Rimkus Company → Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. — Rimkus acquired IRC; provides access to specialist forensic engineering expertise across North Americasource ▸
• Charles McCormick → Canada Green Building Council — Served on the board in Atlantic Canada for several years; aligns with Soprema's sustainability positioningsource ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → CanBIM — Brandon Searle joined CanBIM board July 2020 — first Atlantic Canada representative.source ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → Modular Building Institute — Brandon Searle joined Canadian Council of MBI.source ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → CANS — Lorin attended a CANS diversity and inclusion eventsource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → CANS — Allan sits on CANS board; involved in Great Big Dig committeesource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → CANS — Kris Skiba on government relations committee; his wife chairs CANSsource ▸
• Doug Doucet → Canadian Cancer Society — Chair (964-966); one of ~20 board/charity roles read on air.source ▸
• Doug Doucet → IWK Foundation — Sat on the foundation board; inaugural chair of the rebranded Great Big Dig, $200K year one (1051, 1925-2000).source ▸
• Doug Doucet → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Listed among his industry roles (1008-1010).source ▸
• Anathea Fenton → Design and Construction Institute of Nova Scotia (DCI) — President at time of recordingsource ▸
• Craig Duininck → Sobeys Foundation — Won the Sobeys Entrepreneurship Award in final year at Saint FXsource ▸
• Andrew Doucet, P.GSC → CANS — Former chair of CANS Developing Executives committee; active course participantsource ▸
• Andrew Doucet, P.GSC → IWK Mental Health Foundation — Co-chair of mental health board; involved with IWK Great Big Dig for eight yearssource ▸
• Kendall Taylor → Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) — Co-founded Atlantic chapter; served 4 years on national board of directors (from 2004)source ▸
• Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) → US Green Building Council — CAGBC grew out of USGBC network; founders Kevin Hydes and Peter Busby were connected to USGBCsource ▸
• root architecture inc → WoodWorks Atlantic (Atlantic WoodWorks!) — Kendall received 2019 Architect of the Year award from Atlantic Woodworks groupsource ▸
• root architecture inc → Canada Wood Council — Received Canada Wood Council award (circa May 2021) likely for Green Gables Visitor Centresource ▸
• Cresco Developments Limited → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Member since 2010 (396); FBA connections led to Cresco's succession advisor.source ▸
• Amanée Mousavi → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — President of FBA while in sales/marketing at Cresco (14-16).source ▸
• Conrad Brothers → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member — Kim Conrad (365).source ▸
• The Hardman Group → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member (368).source ▸
• Blunden Construction → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member — Blunden family, generational (375-378).source ▸
• Barrett Lumber → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member (381).source ▸
• Maple Leaf Homes → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member out of New Brunswick (384).source ▸
• Leahy's Glass → Family Business Atlantic (FBA) — Named member; CFO Michael LeBlanc is spearheading FBA's PEI expansion (391, 428-433).source ▸
• Amanée Mousavi → Royal LePage Atlantic — Holds her real estate license there, specializing in new construction (1886-1891).source ▸
• Darim Masonry Limited → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Founding-era contractor member; Darrell Jerrett sits on the NSCC trade advisory committee through AMI.source ▸
• Darim Masonry Limited → International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers — Fully unionized since near the company's start, 37 years; also draws labourers from LIUNA.source ▸
• Shaw Brick → Atlantic Masonry Institute — One of three main manufacturer members; also one of only 2-3 active clay brick plants in Canada.source ▸
• Casey Concrete → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Local block manufacturer member supplying the Halifax market.source ▸
• VJ Rice Concrete → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Newfoundland-based manufacturer member (referenced as VJ concrete products / VJ Rice).source ▸
• Acadia Bricklayers → Atlantic Masonry Institute — Ron Cormier of Acadia Bricklayers co-initiated the Moncton load-bearing push with Andrew Smith in early 2019.source ▸
• Jeff Preeper → International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers — New union president driving safety/training; former Darim Masonry employee.source ▸
• Tom Emodi, FRAIC, LEED AP → Royal Architectural Institute of Canada — Dean of the RAIC College of Fellows since 2018source ▸
• Matt Cameron → Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada — VP of Atlantic Chapter, incoming president June 2021source ▸
• Provincial Woodworkers Limited → Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada — AWMAC-certified manufacturer; participates in GIS programsource ▸
• Marid Industries → Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) — Tim Houtsma was past chairman of CANS boardsource ▸
• Marid Industries → Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) — Tim Houtsma is a board membersource ▸

32 — who backs whom

• Solar Ascent → Efficiency Nova Scotia — Commercial / agriculture / fisheries rebate channel.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Luminous Labs — Named as a current sponsor in the cold open.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → FCA — Named as a current sponsor in the cold open.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Shy Cook Insurance — Named as a current sponsor in the cold open.source ▸
• Ontario General Contractors Association → OGCA Skills Development Fund Supervision Bridging Program — Ministry of Labour grant funds the supervision bridging/train-the-trainer program, now in year two.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Procore Technologies — Procore Technologies named as co-branded partner/sponsor of the show.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Freeman Group Private Wealth Management — Freeman Group / Freeman Financial introduced as newest AC Media partner targeting contractors.source ▸
• Atlantic Construction Podcast → Cooke Insurance — Cook Insurance named as a longtime sponsor and construction bond broker.source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) — Equity investment via the Energia accelerator round; NBIF holds equity in the company (1811s).source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → ACOA — Substantial grant that, with NBIF, funded the first three employees (1809s).source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → IRAP — Subsidy from September 2021 that finally let the founder draw a paycheck (1824s).source ▸
• Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc. → Clean Foundation — EV Boost program re-administers federal ZEVIP funds regionally; Electric Avenue helps clients access itsource ▸
• Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc. → Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) — Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) covers 50% of charging infrastructure costssource ▸
• Connect East Development → Premier Mortgages — Scott Bentley and Igor Gashellen at Premier Mortgages have brokered all construction loans and mortgages since the partnership begansource ▸
• 6459 Bayers Road, Halifax → Michael Allen — Michael Allen purchased the Bears Road lots from Connect East at an above-market price; also mentors the duosource ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Presenting sponsor this episode (direction: sponsor funds the show).source ▸
• Cooke Insurance → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Outro sponsor; construction insurance broker, Navacord partner since 2020.source ▸
• FCA Insurance / FCA Surety → Atlantic Construction Podcast — Long-time sponsor; surety bonding brokers.source ▸
• Marcel LeBrun → 12 Neighbours — Philanthropist IT entrepreneur building solar-equipped tiny homes with community centre in Fredericton's north sidesource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Brad Langeland — Named local investor and long-term mentor to Colin Gillissource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Wayne Crowley — Named local investorsource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Government of Nova Scotia — Primary provincial funder; NSCSC reports activities and expenditures back to the provincesource ▸
• Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI) → Government of Canada — Federal funding for specific programs and projectssource ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → New Brunswick Innovation Foundation — Named as strong supporter of OCRC.source ▸
• UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) → NRC IRAP — NRC IRAP designated OCRC as a specialty research group; provides free access for SMEs under 500 employees.source ▸
• Jeff Graham → NRC IRAP — National Research Council IRAP cited as a key funding vehicle for Construction AI's R&D.source ▸
• Jeff Graham → Invest Nova Scotia (formerly Innovacorp) — Nova Scotia's venture development organisation; cited as part of startup support ecosystem.source ▸
• Family Business Atlantic (FBA) → NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education — Department partnership enables FBA's education courses (486-496).source ▸
• Andrew Smith → Canada Masonry Design Centre (CMDC) — His master's research at Dalhousie was CMDC-funded, which led directly to the AMI/CMDC Atlantic role.source ▸
• Atlantic Masonry Institute → Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association — CCMPA co-funded the Moncton load-bearing masonry comparative design study.source ▸
• TEAL Architects+Planners → CMHC — CMHC Innovation Fund supported the modular wood housing experimentsource ▸
• TEAL Architects+Planners → Nova Scotia Housing — Government-supported modest-income housing projects; federal and provincial funding streamssource ▸

48 — who lines up against whom

• Luminous Labs → Hilton — Cited as fellow EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional contender; illustrative of the award field, not a direct market rival.source ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Pomerleau Inc. — National/multinational GCs competing for the same Atlantic Canada ICI work, but collegial.source ▸
• Bird Construction Inc. → Pomerleau Inc. — Competing GCs who openly say they're happy when a rival wins.source ▸
• Ontario General Contractors Association → Ontario General Contractors Association — Members are fierce competitors on tenders yet collaborate through the association on shared issues.source ▸
• PLAEX Building Systems Inc. → ByFusion — Compressed pure-polymer blocks at ~800 PSI vs PLAEX's claimed ~3,000 PSI; PLAEX argues its concrete-like look wins adoption (3177-3216s).source ▸
• Freeman Group Private Wealth Management → RBC — Positioned against bank-channel advisors (RBC, TD) on local touch and owner-to-owner empathy (1314s).source ▸
• Interior design firms → Architecture firms — Bid against each other on large interior fit-up RFPs for the lead-consultant role; also frequently partner as combined consultantssource ▸
• North Star Windows & Doors → European window importers — Positions at ~50-60% savings versus high-performing European packages while matching the contemporary look.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → Lindsay Construction Limited — Halifax-headquartered firms with Moncton offices compete for the same developer-led CM work.source ▸
• Avant-Garde Construction & Management Inc. → rcs Construction Inc. — Named among the Maritime-wide competitors AGCM sees on selected-list developer bids.source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems — Named alongside Atlantic, Global and Extreme as main regional competitors (1300-1304); cordial — they lend each other product (4030).source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Atlantic Windows — Named main competitor (1302).source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Global Windows — Named competitor (1302); Andre previously worked at a Global window plant (191).source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → Extreme Windows & Doors — Named competitor (1302).source ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Flynn — One of the 'big four' NB roofing contractors Century competes against on single-ply private jobssource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → ATEC — Jason's uncle is a top ATEC foreman; ATEC also sponsored Century into the NB Roofers Associationsource ▸
• Century Exteriors Inc. → Atlantic Roofing — Competes on NB private-sector roofing tenderssource ▸
• Clyvanor Ltée → Atlas (truss manufacturer NB) — Named as major competitor in New Brunswick structural-component marketsource ▸
• EllisDon Corporation → Bird Construction Inc. — Competing Atlantic Canada GC; mentioned in labour shortage contextsource ▸
• ConstructionClock → BuilderTrend — BuilderTrend has manual labour tracking; Construction Clock positions as the hands-free, construction-specific alternative.source ▸
• ConstructionClock → Clockify — Clockify named as the simple generic time-punch alternative that lacks construction-specific automation.source ▸
• Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) → Owens Corning — Primary fiberglass competitor nationally; Owens Corning historically dominated messagingsource ▸
• Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada) → Suprema — Sole cellulose competitor with Quebec plant that occasionally ships into Maritimessource ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Kent Building Supplies — Primary regional competitor named directly; Payzant argues Home Hardware cooperative buying power exceeds Kent's regional chain scale.source ▸
• Payzant Building Products → Home Depot — Mentioned as national publicly-traded competitor with slow local decision-making.source ▸
• GT Painting Inc. → Twin City Painting (1979) Limited — Named direct commercial painting competitor in HRMsource ▸
• GT Painting Inc. → Mark Curry Painting — Named direct commercial painting competitor in HRMsource ▸
• GT Painting Inc. → Capital Painting — Named direct commercial painting competitor in HRMsource ▸
• Luminous Labs → Overseas render studios (Russia/China) — Identified as previous outsourcing destination for Atlantic Canada render work; local knowledge and communication advantages citedsource ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Marco Group Limited — Named as a like-minded local competitor in the Halifax market.source ▸
• Iron Maple Constructors → Lindsay Construction Limited — Named competitor, particularly in tilt-up concrete work where both firms are active.source ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Anatec — Anatec does fabrication and extrusions in the same Atlantic Canada marketsource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → MGM Automated Doors — Division 8 competitor in the Atlantic Canada glazing fabrication spacesource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Social Glass — Does some fabrication in the regionsource ▸
• Fabtek Atlantic Ltd. → Silicas PEI — Doors and entrances fabricator, works primarily with Conor products in PEIsource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → WSP — Both founders and key staff are ex-WSP/Genvar/Terrain; Design Point explicitly positioned as the locally-owned alternativesource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Nova Scotia Power — Competing energy source for heating; Heritage Gas states preference for hybrid rather than adversarialsource ▸
• Intact Insurance (Surety Division) / Intact Financial Corporation → Western Surety Company — Named as competing surety companies in the Atlantic Canada marketsource ▸
• Intact Insurance (Surety Division) / Intact Financial Corporation → Travelers — Named as a competing surety in the Atlantic Canada marketsource ▸
• SOPREMA Canada Inc. → generic roofing membrane manufacturers — Charles notes unnamed competitors stopped taking orders during 2021 supply crunch; Soprema still managing expectations and supplyingsource ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → PCL Construction — Both active in Cape Breton long-term care market simultaneouslysource ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → EllisDon Corporation — Both national GCs active in Atlantic Canada healthcare sectorsource ▸
• Pomerleau Inc. → Bird Construction Inc. — Bird (via Cardinal/Rideau lineage) has historical presence in NB; Pomerleau JVed with Cardinal on early MRDC highway P3source ▸
• Marco Group Limited → EllisDon Corporation — Regular competitor on Atlantic Canada 100M+ tenderssource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → PCL Construction — Regular competitor on Atlantic Canada 100M+ tenderssource ▸
• Marco Group Limited → Bird Construction Inc. — Regular competitor on Atlantic Canada 100M+ tenderssource ▸
• Falkbuilt Ltd. → conventional drywall construction — Named explicitly as the primary competition — conventional mindset and conventional wall-build practicesource ▸
• Blueforce Logistics → Matrix Labour Leasing (now Matrix HR) — Named as a competing temp/labour agency; Blueforce differentiates by drawing from a national rather than local talent pool.source ▸

29 — who answers to whom

• Freeman Group Private Wealth Management → Canada Revenue Agency — Tax-planning practice operating within CRA rules (RSP/RRIF limits, bare-trust reporting, FHSA/RDSP programs).source ▸
• Bird Construction Inc. → DCC — Defence Construction Canada's modified design build cited as a model Bird works under.source ▸
• Ontario General Contractors Association → Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development — Worked with the minister (Monte McNaughton) on the skilled-trades campaign and grant funding.source ▸
• Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) → Nova Scotia Legislature — Practice act limits the title 'interior designer' to registered IDNS memberssource ▸
• Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS) → Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) — The NS act calls out CIDA-accredited degrees as the education requirementsource ▸
• Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. → National Building Code of Canada (NBC 2020) — Runs twice-monthly client courses on NBC 2020 changes, tempered glass/guard loads, and NAFS in Part 9 buildings.source ▸
• Allsco Windows & Doors → National Building Code / NAFS — NAFS door testing since 2015; performance grades by location; next code cycle 2025 (1963-1972, 3606-3697).source ▸
• Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc. → ISO 15118 — Electric Avenue chargers built to ISO 15118 plug-and-charge standard as a product differentiatorsource ▸
• EfficiencyOne → Nova Scotia Government — Programs funded by government-level incentives and rebates for homeowners and businessessource ▸
• Nova Scotia → Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre — First P3 project in Nova Scotia; province as clientsource ▸
• Solterre Design → Nova Scotia Building Code — Keith’s practice is directly constrained by NS’s delayed adoption of the 2020 National Energy Code.source ▸
• Radon Repair → Health Canada — Health Canada sets the 200 Bq/m³ residential action level that governs mitigation thresholdssource ▸
• Radon Repair → Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists — C-NRPP certification required for mitigation work; Jeff is VP of the governing associationsource ▸
• New Brunswick schools → New Brunswick Provincial Education Board — All NB schools have been tested and repaired — provincial mandate preceded private sectorsource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Nova Scotia Department of Labour — Silica handling regulations and occupational health and safety standards frameworksource ▸
• ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited → Health Canada — Radon testing and mitigation guidelines driving residential demandsource ▸
• Connect East Development → Halifax Water — Halifax Water connection fees tripled ($2k to $7k per unit) — a material cost-escalation risk for multi-unit projectssource ▸
• Inflector Environmental Services → Nova Scotia (code of practice) — NS has code of practice only, not formal regulation — Dan advocates for formalized standards with enforcementsource ▸
• AzSpecd Solutions Inc. → Nova Scotia Government (Environment Ministry) — Provincial mandate for 25% renewables in new government buildings is Barry's primary public-sector channel; MLA Tim Hallman is the direct contactsource ▸
• Smarter Spaces Inc. → Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) — Certified under Rick Hansen accessibility program; auditing buildings against 2030 mandatesource ▸
• The Conscious Builder Inc. → Passivhaus Institut (PHI) — First passive house certified under PHI; earlier PHIUS attempt failed on one item.source ▸
• The Conscious Builder Inc. → Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) — Attempted PHIUS certification on first passive house project; missed on one requirement.source ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → NS Environment — Watercourse rehabilitation pilot and stormwater discharge regulationssource ▸
• DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd. → DFO — DFO co-lead on Dartmouth watercourse rehabilitation pilot programsource ▸
• Eastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited) → Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board — Heritage Gas holds franchise rights granted by the provincial regulatorsource ▸
• Intact Insurance (Surety Division) / Intact Financial Corporation → Prompt Payment Legislation (Ontario / New Brunswick) — Legislation mandates bonds on publicly-funded projects >$500k, expanding the surety marketsource ▸
• Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture → Halifax Regional Municipality — Development agreements and construction permits; Centre Plan the governing frameworksource ▸
• Trim Landscaping Inc. → Develop Nova Scotia (formerly Build Nova Scotia) — Peggy's Cove accessibility platform funded and procured by Develop Nova Scotia as part of provincial accessibility plan.source ▸
• TEAL Architects+Planners → Nova Scotia Building Code — Code constraints on wood construction, accessibility (beyond minima), and security systems cited as design driverssource ▸

2 — open conflicts on the record

• Solar Ascent → Nova Scotia Power — 2022 system access charge nearly killed residential solar.source ▸
• Connect East Development → Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) — Repeated permitting friction: neighbour appeals, tree department delays, floor-count disputes, barrier-free requirements — operational adversary though relationship with one HRM manager improvedsource ▸