b'2019 INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARDSNEW TECHFOR NEW TIMESTHE 2019 TCA INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARDS CELEBRATE FORWARD-THINKING COMPANIESBy Sarah B. HoodIN THIS AGE OF DISRUPTION, TCA is quick to recognizeThe 2019 award recipients, says Mollenhauer, are all and applaud innovation in the building industries,extraordinary companies, and doing some very innovative especially on the occasion of its annual Innovative Productwork. This years panel of judges consisted of Mary Van Buren, Awards. president of the Canadian Construction Association; Ross Welsman, vice president, operations for Defence Construction As an industry, we have been historically slow to evolve, so weCanada; Mike Reinders, past president and current board are less likely than other sectors to embrace new technologymember of Maple Reinders Group, and Robert Meunier, and think outside the box about product innovations. As apresident of Maestro Technologies.consequence, other countries in the industrialized world are considerably more advanced in terms of embracing new technologies and searching out innovation that can improve technology, says TCA president John Mollenhauer.Products are quickly becoming cheaper, faster, better and more effective, continues Mollenhauer. As an industry, we need to celebrate our victories more than we do. The TCA Innovative Product Awards are a chance to recognize some of the leaders in innovation and celebrate their successes and achievements in our industry.The winners of the 2019 TCA Innovative Product Awards wereFIRST PLACEannounced on December 5 at The Buildings Show in Toronto.ALERT LABSFormerly known as the Temple W. Harris Innovative Product/ Flowie Water Flow SensorTechnology Award (TIPTA), the honour was established by the TCA in 1994 and is open to any supplier who can demonstrate theThe first-place winner is Alert Labs of Kitchener, which received a development or use of innovative technologies in the industry. trophy and a cheque for $5,000 in recognition of its Flowie Water 20Quarter 4 2019 BUILDERSDIGEST'