b'A YCL EVENTSYCL PRESIDENTS PANEL DIGS INTO NET ZEROATTENDEES DISCUSS HOW TO GET TO LOOMING SECTOR PRIORITY By Matthew BradfordTCAS YOUNG CONSTRUCTIONsays Ryan Going, project manager withOne thing we talked about is the fact Leaders (YCL) CommitteePomerleau and moderator for the event.that when an owner procures a project relaunched its Presidents Panel seriesunder a lump sum/lowest-bid model, the in 2023 to promote collaboration, careerThe morning panel was hosted at Thebid process is often at odds with the most development and industry networkingOld Mill in Toronto. It included Francissustainable solution, says Going. among its members. On April 25, 2024,Pomerleau, director of the board for the committee hosted its most recentPomerleau; Craig Applegath, foundingTo that end, Going recalls one of event, How Do We Get to Net Zero, invitingpartner and architect with Dialog; andthe takeaways from the panel being industry veterans and up-and-comers toCompton Cho, vice president of design,that owners can benefit from more discuss another looming sector priority. preconstruction and estimating forcollaborative procurement models (e.g., SmartCentres REIT. Throughout the one- design-build, progressive design-build, Net zero is a common topic, so wehour talk, panellists weighed in on keyIPD, etc.) that allow for greater back-and-wanted to bring in panellists from allnet zero considerations, challenges andforth dialogue and cooperation.over the industry to talk about howopportunities, one of which is the role of theyre working towards that goal andprocurement in achieving What came out during the panel is that their struggles and wins along the way,carbon reductions.there are a lot of great people in our 32Quarter 22024 BUILDERSDIGEST'