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attending the show for almost
a decade and says its “always
a good experience and [our]
target market is architects.”
“People get less connected
as buildings get bigger,” says
Chris Scott of Bazinga – a
unique enterprise building a
utility platform with a social
layer who released their prod-
uct and displays it on their
very first visit to Construct
Canada.
Sustainability initiatives have
always stood at the back
burner trying to edge its way
into the industry, and this
year the show proved that en-
ergy efficiency has become a
prominent issue many of the
industry leaders are trying to
implement.
OTS, a non-profit organiza-
tion established in 2009, has
a strong focus on sustainable
products, and informed the
public about their landscap-
ing materials made entirely
of recycled tires, whose pro-
longed longevity and cost ef-
fectiveness will benefit con-
struction companies.
The likes of LEED projects
have been circulating in Can-
ada, and many expositions
were happy to speak of the
LEED initiatives they have
carried out Joe Heinisch of
EBS Geostructural who is a
veteran in environmentally
friendly practices shares his
experience; “We’ve been at
the show for 14 years and it’s
great and interactive. People
meeting face to face is be-
coming more valued.”
“It’s been a good show for us.
There are a lot of customers
who want to save energy, [es-
pecially since] in Ontario our
energy isn’t that high so it’s
a big cost for the customer.
There is some resistance in
terms of cost, but that’s com-
ing around,” explains Marc
Pallerno of CREE, a company
promoting LED lighting.
