CCA Updates
Lena Hogarth
Builders’ Lien FAQ
What is a Builders’ Lien? A builders’ lien is a legal framework that provides contractors, subcontractors and other parties entitled to payment in a construction project an effective form of recourse if they are not paid within a reasonable time. Registering a lien against a property or leasehold interest secures a legal interest in the property or leasehold interest for the registering party. Once a builders’ lien has been registered against a property or leasehold interest, various enforcement measures can be utilized by the registering party to try to obtain recovery for their lien claim. Further, the owner of the property will...
Calgary Construction Association raises concerns over retrofit goals in city’s climate strategy
via Global News by Adam MacVicar Calgary’s proposed Pathways to 2050 climate strategy sets out a goal of all new and existing buildings in the city to be net-zero in the next 30 years, but some members of the city’s construction industry are concerned about the scale of retrofitting every existing home and commercial building by 2050. According to the climate strategy, 57 per cent of Calgary’s overall emissions come from energy used to heat, cool and power residential, commercial and industrial buildings in the city. To reduce those emissions, the plan calls for the retrofitting of 19,000 homes and...
City committee endorses $87B strategy to reduce Calgary’s emissions by 2050
via Global News by Adam MacVicar View image in full screen According to City of Calgary administration, the transition to net-zero is also estimated to result in up to $80 billion in energy savings for Calgarians by 2050. File / Global News Months after Calgary city council set a target of net-zero emissions by 2050, city officials have unveiled an updated strategy in an effort to reach that goal. After a lengthy discussion, the city’s community development committee voted five to one in favour of endorsing the strategy with just Ward 6 councillor Richard Pootmans opposed. According to city administration, the “Pathways...
Inaction could carry greater price tag than $87B climate plan: city admin
via Calgary Herald by Jason Herring If we stand by and do nothing, the cost of inaction could ramp up to an average of $7.8 billion a year by the 2080s’ Calgary City Hall was photographed on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Article content Reducing citywide emissions to net-zero by 2050 will cost an estimated $87 billion, but the cost of inaction is even greater, a city council committee heard Tuesday. The community development committee spent Tuesday afternoon discussing the city’s updated climate plan, called “Calgary Climate Strategy — Pathways to 2050.” It’s an update to a climate strategy approved...
CCA at City Council to address the City of Calgary’s Community Development Committee
On May 31st, both Frano Cavar and Bill Black were at City Council to address the City of Calgary’s Community Development Committee on the proposed Pathways to 2050 Climate Strategy Plan, highlighting the impacts of the plan on our local construction industry. The Calgary Construction Association believes in the importance of the aspirational goals of the City’s climate strategy. We raised concerns about the feasibility of the City’s implementation targets around residential and commercial building retrofits. You can find our full remarks at the following link, starting at 2:24:26. https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=51747482-b596-4b48-8a9b-142ecfb21b15
Raising Government’s Support for Alberta’s Construction Industry: A Town Hall Conversation with UCP Caucus Chairman Nathan Neudorf
Alberta’s construction industry faces increasing challenges of profitability and secure employment in a post-COVID world. It is vital that our industry raise its visibility and priority with the Alberta Government during the leadership transition and beyond. ACA is pleased to invite our members to a town hall conversation with UCP Caucus Chair Nathan Neudorf to share priorities and perspectives. As a former subtrade owner, senior employee with a general contractor, chair of the Lethbridge Construction Association, and ACA Board member, Nathan brings a unique understanding of industry issues. Nathan has provided insight and support to the UCP Government and to...
Make Time to Plan a Smooth Exit, No Matter When You Leave
Make Time to Plan a Smooth Exit, No Matter When You Leave If you operate a business in the real estate or construction sector, you probably have the goal of selling it down the road so you can enjoy your retirement. Planning for succession early is the best way to ensure you achieve that goal, even if you end up exiting your business sooner rather than later, transitioning the business early due to circumstances outside of their control, or changes in plans. Taking the steps to develop a succession plan now, so it’ll be there when you need it most,...
Trio named as Calgary event centre third party for negotiations, timeline still undetermined
via Global News by Adam MacVicar A trio of Calgary businessmen have been selected as the third party to help determine whether Calgary Flames ownership is interested in re-entering negotiations to resurrect an agreement to build a new event centre with the City of Calgary. City officials announced on Wednesday that the third party is made up of three men with commercial real estate experience: CBRE executive vice president John Fisher, NAIOP Calgary director of strategic initiatives Guy Huntingford, and Phil Swift, executive chairman at Ayrshire Group. According to Stuart Dalgleish, the City of Calgary’s general manager of planning and...
Vote for Janaka Ruwanpura!
Please click on the link below for instructions on how to vote for Janaka! Vote for Janaka Ruwanpura Top25 Canadian Immigrant with QR Code “I am very humbled and pleased that I’m on the shortlist for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards of 2022! Canadian Immigrant magazine has officially begun the online voting stage for the awards, so please vote for me at” www.canadianimmigrant.ca/top25 The voting stage ends on June 10th, 2022, and the Top 25 winners will then be announced online in July and be featured in the July print edition of Canadian Immigrant. Instructions: How to Vote 1....
Alberta Infrastructure Vendor Performance Management Program Scoring Clarity and Guidance
Alberta Infrastructure has developed supplementary scoring clarity and guidance documents for both Consultant and Contractor evaluations. The documents have been developed in response to what Alberta Infrastructure heard in the Vendor Performance Management (VPM) Program’s stakeholder engagement session held in 2021. Based on industry input, these documents strive to provide additional context around KPI definitions, scoring criteria, and benchmark guidelines to support both the project managers to score and the vendor to understand the scores being received. The documents are intended to support vendors and project managers to set clear expectations at the onset of a contract and throughout the...