What we cover.
Eleven threads that run through every episode — each a way into the lessons, the people, and the companies on the record.
The hardest problem in Atlantic Canada construction isn't the work — it's the people to do it. Recruiting, keeping, training, and succeeding the trades.
How the work gets bought, structured, priced, and de-risked — delivery models, bidding, contracts, payment, and surety, explained by the people who live it.
Building to perform: the energy code, the envelope, net-zero and Passive House, windows, radon, and the science of a building that actually works in this climate.
How the specialty trades actually execute and price the work — roofing, paving, masonry, glazing, abatement and more, from the crews who do it.
The product-and-supply layer: distribution, pricing, the supply chain, and how a building product gets specified and onto the job.
The software, hardware, and workflows changing how the region builds — and the real story of getting crews to adopt them.
Running and scaling a construction business: systems, delegation, sales, family-business succession, and the founder stories behind the firms.
The money side of contracting — tax, pay structure, financing, and building wealth as a builder.
The institutions and rules that shape the industry: associations and sector councils, the code, the licensing gap, and policy that hits the job site.
Building differently — modular, prefab, mass timber, tilt-up, and the alternative systems changing how fast and how well the region builds.
The design-and-demand side: architects, developers, the projects reshaping the skyline, and the Atlantic Canada building boom.