b'CONSTRUCT CANADA 2019THEBUILDINGS SHOWRECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES SEEK INNOVATIVE PRODUCTSBy Matthew BradfordTHE BUILDINGS SHOW cappedtrailblazers driving transformation acrossemerging technologies and innovations another successful run in Torontomany fields. than Ive ever seen at this event before, this December, wrapping up its 2019says Mollenhauer.Thats encouraging event with record numbers and inspiringWith the surge of technology in theto see because our industry still needs to ideas that galvanized attendees for theconstruction industry, our focus was tostep outside its comfort zone, embrace year ahead.bring more exhibitors in this area and tonew technologies, and look for new ways develop a seminar streamboth of whichto improve productivity, control costs, and It was an outstanding show, reportswere very successful, says Nancy Milani,find creative solutions for old problems.John Mollenhauer, TCA president. Wevice president of trade expositions with had over 30,000 people come out thisInformaMarkets. TCA was among the exhibitors taking an year, which is a great turnout. I wasopportunity to showcase new industry especially glad to see that the showThe business sessions and forums weretools. Specifically, the association fielded is attracting much more internationalalso well received. This years expert- questions about its new electronic bid attention. Its promising to see offshoreled presentations covered a spread ofplatform that is set to launch in the New companies take an interest in thetopics ranging from project design toYear and makes it easier for members to Canadian market. smart building, sustainable constructionstay connected with their sector and up to to pressing regulatory issues, as welldate on industry news and opportunities. The show ran from December 6 to 9 atas interior design trends, property the Metro Toronto Convention Centremanagement topics, and more. A lot of members dropped by our booth (MTCC). It offered something for virtuallyto chat with our staff and find out about all trades across four main events: theWe constantly want to evolve andsome of the plans we have for next year. PM Expo, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo,innovate, and we achieve that withMany were also very interested to learn World of Concrete Toronto Pavilion andour successful roundtable events inabout the new platform and everything Construct Canada.architecture, property management, andit can do for them, notes Mollenhauer, interior design, all of which were new thisexplaining, One thing we wanted to get Beyond the broad slate of presentations,out there is that this is so much more demos, interactive forums and expansiveyear, adds Milani. than a tendering platform; its a versatile trade show floor, this years show rolledtool that will bring our members more out several new features designed toSPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATIONvalue and help them anticipate the needs broaden the shows reach. Among theThe 2019 Buildings Show left attendeesof the industry.new highlights included were the Collierswith much to consider, but few messages Innovation Centre, the Career Hub, andresonated more than the need to bringBeyond TCAs booth, attendees also the Buildings Connect Showcase, whichmore innovation into the industry. Ihad a chance to get up close with turned a spotlight on the groundbreakingspent a lot of time walking the floor, andsmart construction equipment, green technologies, innovations and industrythere were more examples of new andbuilding innovations, cutting-edge 18Quarter 4 2019 BUILDERSDIGEST'