// THE ECOSYSTEM
Who actually builds Atlantic Canada.
The regional construction network as it surfaced across 78 conversations — suppliers, sub-trades, general contractors, developers, capital, and regulators. 629 entities and 651 relationships, each tied to the episode it was named in. Every company we have a dossier for links through to it.
// MOST-CONNECTED PLAYERS
Procore Technologiescompany
Luminous LabscompanyEllisDon CorporationcompanyDalhousie Universityorganization
rcs Construction Inc.companySmarter Spaces Inc.companyPomerleau Inc.companyMarco Group LimitedcompanyBird Construction Inc.companyAvant-Garde Construction & Management Inc.companyLindsay Construction LimitedcompanyFreeman Group Private Wealth ManagementcompanyTrinity Energy GroupcompanyAllsco Windows & DoorscompanyCentury Exteriors Inc.companyDexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecturecompany
Nova Scotia Community Collegeinstitution
ALL-TECH Environmental Services LimitedcompanyAtlantic Masonry InstitutecompanyCooke InsurancecompanyUNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC)research_centre
Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS)companyMaritech Construction Inc.companyFabtek Atlantic Ltd.companyNova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC-ICI)company
Family Business Atlantic (FBA)company
Marid Industriescompany
AC Media
PLAEX Building Systems Inc.companyPayzant Building Productscompany
Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS)company
JCB Construction Canada Inc.companyEastward Energy (formerly Heritage Gas Limited)company
Ontario General Contractors AssociationcompanyCornerstone Building Brands, Inc.companyIron Maple ConstructorscompanyConstructionClockcompanyWolseley Canada Inc.companyInflector Environmental ServicescompanyThermo-Cell Industries Ltd. (operating as Thermocell / Greenfiber Canada)company
Eastern Frontier AuctionscompanyDesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd.companyTrim Landscaping Inc.companyArchitecture49companyBruno Builders Inc.companyMatrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.)company
Connect East DevelopmentcompanyCANS// SUPPLY RELATIONSHIPS
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 ▸
// PARTNERSHIPS
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 ▸
// TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
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 ▸
// ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
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 ▸
// FUNDING & CAPITAL
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 ▸
// COMPETITIVE
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 ▸
// REGULATION
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 ▸
// TENSIONS
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 ▸