Author: Crystal Cadieux
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Bigger Isn’t Always Better – How the Industry and EPCOR are Saving Millions
For our final Field Trip of the year, BILD Edmonton Metro members went somewhere most people never get to see: behind the gates of EPCOR’s Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant and Rossdale Water Treatment Plant.
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Meet the Renovators: Patricia Egea Leal
According to Patricia Egea Leal, the design process starts somewhere much simpler: with a conversation. When working with an existing home, there are already walls, windows, structural elements and sometimes decades of history to work around. Rather than seeing those as limitations, Patricia sees them as part of the challenge.
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Meet the Renovators: Jeremy Pasieka
Moving can mean a lot more than changing your address. It can mean leaving neighbours you know, local businesses you rely on, familiar routines and the community you have built around you. For Jeremy Pasieka, Director and General Manager at Awlridge Renovations, that is one of the reasons renovating an existing home can be so…
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Meet the Renovator: Paul Foster
Homeowners are handing over one of their biggest investments. For Paul Foster, President of Contact Renovations and Chair of BILD Edmonton Metro’s Renovation Committee, that makes craftsmanship and integrity just as important as the finished product.
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The Defence Opportunity Is Here. What Happens Next Is Up to the Region.
Canada is preparing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to reshape its defence capabilities and with military bases, an international airport, industrial capacity and a direct connection to the North, the Edmonton Metro Region has a case to make for its share. The opportunity is coming. The bigger question is whether we wait for…
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Preparing for the Next Building Code
At our September Builder Breakfast, the conversation focused on one of the biggest regulatory shifts currently facing the residential construction industry: the 2025 National Building Code (NBC).