The Integrated Project Delivery Alliance

Conference Speakers

 

 

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Will Gadd

Adventure Guide

For more than 25 years Will Gadd has been one of the top adventure sports athletes in the world. Now he’s taking the lessons he learned while succeeding in some of the world’s toughest environments and sharing them with audiences ranging from Nike to Exxon Mobile to incarcerated youth. He won the X Games, set two world records for paragliding, and safely led numerous large TV and research expeditions into highly dangerous—and rewarding—environments. He climbed up a frozen Niagara Falls, flew a paraglider over the Grand Canyon, and taught his kids (and doctors and oil sands workers) to positively manage risk with the direct, entertaining and effective tools he learned through a lifetime of living on the edge. He speaks with personal humor and professional depth on effective and widely applicable tools to do great things while staying safe, building team resiliency, succeeding in low-knowledge environments, and doing what the everyone said was, “Impossible!” He has shared more than 200 high-end presentations to groups from American Express to Hydro One. Most recently he and his teams found new life forms in glacial caves for a Discovery TV show, and helped a planetary scientist sample the world’s oldest rocks in Canada’s Arctic. He is an award-winning author, film maker and (no awards) dad in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. He is still sponsored by Red Bull, Arc’teryx and other leading brands. His newest book project is titled , “Surviving and Succeeding in High-Hazard Environments,” published spring ’24, based on his own experiences and interviews with ten of the top medical, industrial, corporate and military risk managers in the world.

https://willgadd.com/

 

A Mountain of Risk: Tools and tactics for the unknown

Executive Director, Indigenous Business Initiatives & Engagements, UBC Sauder School of Business/ Co-Founder Kwasen Enterprises/ Top 40 under 40: Business in Vancouver/Elected Councillor for Tsleil-Waututh Nation photo

Dennis Thomas-Whonoak

Executive Director, Indigenous Business Initiatives & Engagements, UBC Sauder School of Business/ Co-Founder Kwasen Enterprises/ Top 40 under 40: Business in Vancouver/Elected Councillor for Tsleil-Waututh Nation

UBC Sauder School of Business

Dennis was part of the MST Development Corp, the largest developer in the Vancouver Region comprised of three nations,  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Nation), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation) and Dennis’ own community of səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), where Dennis also acted as elected councillor.  For many years, Dennis has been specializing in ‘Indigenizing’  design and construction projects on large scale developments. Dennis believes we are experiencing an indigenous renaissance and Indigenizing is an act of decolonization. As Executive Director of Indigenous Business Initiatives and Engagement, Dennis currently is developing business courses at UBC Sauder School of Business where the curriculum is being structured with Indigenous experience, minds and visions at the centre. Indigenizing will enable Indigenous people to once again live their values and rebuild their traditions.

Dennis Thomas-Whonoak - LinkedIn 

 

We are pleased to have Dennis Thomas-Whonoak who will share a conversation with Stephani Carter of Stok covering how the IPD process enables Indigenous Communities to delivery projects with their own traditions, means and ways. 

Through conversation, Dennis and Stephani will walk through an Indigenous IPD Guidebook developed for Indigenous Communities, and explain why such a guide book is timely and important. The intent of the guidebook is to outline how IPD can enable Indigenous communities to express their cultural traditions on a construction project and onboard all project team members to understand Indigenous history and values. Dennis utilized his own Nations language to Indigenize IPD terms and processes, he intends to share the guidebook with more Nations so they can build their own guidebook for their communities with their own language. 

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Stephani Carter

IDPA Board Member and President

Stok Canada

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanicarter/

 

Stephani founded EcoAmmo Sustainable Consulting 18 years ago, she is a PMI-ACP and LEAN Green Belt professional, and with this continuous improvement mindset, she innovates new ways to transition the world towards sustainability. She is passionate about the intersection of LEAN and Green, and how the two benefit each other. She is also passionate about the science of team engagement, understanding that human behaviour will enable or prohibit the transition towards sustainability. Working on over 30 IPD and collaborative delivery projects, Stephani and her team have first-hand experience of how this human-centric collaborative approach enables the adoption of sustainability within budget.

Successfully Implementing IPD on a Retrofit Project in the District of Squamish

Elevating IPD Projects with Psychological Safety 

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

 

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Geoff Capelle

Director, Project Development & Collaborative Delivery

Bird Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffcapelle/

IPD in Indigenous Communities: Real Project Experience Panel

The project was delivered on time, within Target Cost, and achieved additional community benefit that includes an additional reservoir and repurposing old equipment for fire protection. The team used the Big Room to engage with the community and individuals responsible for operations/maintenance. This elevated community (ending water advisories) and capacity (integrating operations/maintenance to develop a very functional system that can be maintained by their strong team).
 

IPDA Board Member and National Director, Lean Practice photo

Carla Cieplinski

IPDA Board Member and National Director, Lean Practice

Colliers Project Leaders

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-ciepliski-1608603/

Workshop #1: Last Planner System vs Pull Planning - hosted by LDCC

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Daniel Drouin

Director of Collaborative Delivery and IPDA President

Drouin Consultants Inc.

Dan is the Director of Collaborative Delivery and a recognized leader in the collaborative methods community in Canada. Daniel has over 38 years of experience in the construction industry, including 20 years in project management, working with suppliers, specialized contractors, general contractors, and as a representative for the client.

In recent years, he has had the opportunity to implement various continuous improvement systems, such as ISO 9000, as well as collaborative tools and cultures, in more than 50 organizations across Canada.

Since 2013, Daniel has been involved, at various levels, in over a dozen collaborative projects, particularly in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Thanks to his extensive experience, for the past four years, he has served as an expert consultant in collaborative practices. He is responsible for facilitating a suite of consulting services for clients focused on collaboration, and he leads the development of his clients’ multidisciplinary teams by providing guidance and project leadership through targeted workshops, training modules, tool selection, collaborative process development, and contract execution.

 In parallel, Daniel also serves as President of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA), a Canadian nonprofit association that focuses on raising awareness of collaborative methods.

IPDA Presidents Message

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Chris Sheel

Senior Manager, Project ALC

The City of Vernon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sheel-55003838/

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

The session will focus on how the Vernon ALC project team used an intentional strategy of continuous improvement and team structure to help foster collaborative innovation. Early activities targeted cross partner engagement and the development of informed solutions that were then collaboratively and purposely improved.
The workshop will examine:
• Contract development strategies – big wins, adaptations, and future improvements.
• Early design and construction integration – set based design and design pull planning.
• Getting to a Go – managing decisions, continuous estimating, other engaged parties and innovating the validation report process.
• Building – trust, accountability, alignment and resiliency.
See how tasks were structured and visualized to align the team; how collaborative progress was guided, managed and reviewed. Then use the lessons learned in focused groups each guided by a multidisciplinary team of facilitators (owners, architects, engineers, contractors, trades and advisors) to share experiences and brainstorm future process improvements. Results captured shared via Menti to create a workshop record of continuous improvement ideas. The team also plans to refine ideas and feedback to shape ongoing adaptations and improvements as the project advances through construction. Feedback will be sent to attendees who ask to be included in the distribution.

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Larisa Tcherednitchenko

Director, Collaborative Partnering

WSP

Larisa Tcherednitchenko leads the WSP Collaborative Partnering team and has over 12 years of experience in the consulting engineering field, including 4 years leading win strategy for major transportation and infrastructure bids combined with successful implementation of ISO 44001 Collaborative Business Relationships in Canada. Larisa has a breadth of experience in developing teams across multiple sectors including buildings, transportation, and infrastructure and in multiple contract models including Alliance, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Progressive Design Build (PDB), and Delivery Partner projects. Having worked on projects such as the Union Station Enhancement Project Alliance, the Calgary Green Line Progressive Design Build from early teaming stages through to Collaborative Behavioural assessment and continue to support the teams on the joint client development phase.

Workshop #2: High Score Collaboration Game

The Red-Blue game is based on the 'prisoner's dilemma' puzzle and is used to train collaborative teams on the impacts of win-win (cooperative) or win-lose orientation (selfish competitive) decision making in a group setting.

 

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Brad Redpath

IPD Coordinato

Stok Canada

Brad is a Senior IPD Coordinator at EcoAmmo who is an experienced team builder with over 15 years of team management experience. Brad’s experience, training and personality make him an effective IPD Facilitator and coordinator. His natural aptitude in technology brings a huge value add in creating IPD dashboards and financial tracking tools, as well as streamlining processes and reducing process waste. Brad is also highly-skilled at team and culture building; he is a great asset for any IPD team. He is driven to achieve success by maximizing a project team’s unique contributions to a project while providing stability.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-redpath-56a27334/

 

Elevating IPD Projects with Psychological Safety 

Employee turnover in the construction industry is high and as a result psychological safety is low. This contributes to project failures, overruns, schedule delays, low morale, loss of industry trust, staff shortages, etc.

We as an industry have to recognize that people are new to IPD, and, quite frequently, are new to their organization. This can lead to a conflicting set of values and priorities between the IPD team member and their organization. This will quickly erode psychological safety as they become paralyzed by these conflicts and may be unable to make commitments.

How can we help fix this? Early collaboration with IPD team members in getting a commitment to align onboarding, and set transparent expectations, and allowable commitments, which will help build psychological safety. Also by identifying team behaviours, and exploring team strengths enables team trust and engagement, and also allows staff to feel confident to utilize their experience.

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Kimberly Johnston

Principal, Architect

Johnston Davidson Architecture

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-johnston-a835373b/

With over 30 years of experience, Kimberly Johnston is the principal and lead architect of Vancouver-based architecture firm Johnston Davidson Architecture (JDa). As the firm was founded by her father, Kim has worked with JDa on various capacities since an early age where she worked side by side with her Dad to cultivate a fun and interesting architectural solution for Clients. In 2005, Kim became a registered architect and took the lead in designing many of the firm’s civic and institutional projects. Her extensive experience in municipal projects have provided her with valuable knowledge in navigating complex client groups and intricate design challenges. All of these attributes bring value to the project and when matched with her team approach to design, create a balance between achieving design excellence and providing clients with solutions that integrate affordability, innovation and LEED®/sustainable concepts.

Her extensive experience with firehall and protective services projects has given Kimberly valuable knowledge of dealing with complex client groups and intricate design challenges. Many of these projects have required intense coordination between client groups, consultants, city/municipal/district departments, along with the implementation of strong design ideas. Her creative approach to engaging the various groups and producing visual materials to create a design dialogue amongst all parties has been an integral part of the JDa package.

Kim’s experience with IPD has garnered her skills as part of the SMT, PMT and PIT procedures, especially under tight timelines and challenging sites. Kim’s most valuable asset to an IPD project is being a team player; having the right people in the right room makes an IPD project flow effectively, something Kim has experienced and enjoys. Kim will also act as the main design project lead, helping coordinate all design aspects.

An Owner’s Readiness & Belief in Collaborative Delivery. A presentation by the Township of Langley & the IPD team

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Brad Stevenson

Chief Operating Officer

Unitech Construction Management

Brad Stevenson is Unitech Construction Management’s Chief Operating Officer ( https://unitechcm.ca) He has been with Unitech for 17 years in several different roles including operations, finance, human resources, safety, business development and information technology sides of the business.  Brad has the overall responsibility for integrating all Unitech’s Construction Management’s divisions into one cohesive unit that is focused on living our core values of being client goal driven, collaborative, concise, firm, fair and fun through our collaborative construction proven process.  Brad has been responsible for integrating Unitech’s systems, process, and procedures, with a focus on team collaboration, into how Unitech does business day to day. Unitech became an IPDA member with the goal of contributing to and promoting the benefits of Collaborative Construction using the Integrated Project Delivery approach to the entire construction industry, and this continues to be Brad’s passion today.

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Brian Norcliffe

Preconstruction Manager

Kiewit

Brian holds an P.Eng. in Ontario and is a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers. He has nearly 30 years experience on complex heavy civil infrastructure projects across North America, Southeast Asia and the UK. He is an engaging speaker and the Waaban Crossing project was a successful project by all measures and hold numerous examples of the opportunities and benefits of the IPD contract. Brian has been working on collaborative delivery models in a preconstruction role since 2018.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-norcliffe-94297487/?originalSubdomain=ca

 

Why the Waaban Crossing IPD Project was described as the "Gold Standard'' for Infrastructure Delivery

This presentation will demonstrate why the Waaban Crossing IPD Project (Kingston 3rd Crossing) was described as the "Gold Standard for Infrastructure Delivery" by Mark Garretsen, (MP for Kingston and the Islands) in the Houses of Parliment.

This will be a co-presentation between Kiewit’s Brian Norcliffe and City of Kingston’s Mark Van Buren (City of Kingston is a IDPA member). The Waaban Crossing Project (formerly known as the Kingston Third Crossing) was described as the “Gold Standard for Infrastructure Delivery” by the House of Parliament’s Mark Garretsen (MP for Kingston and the Islands). Named after the Ojibwe term meaning dawn or morning light, the project involved the construction of a new 1.2 km bridge over the Cataraqui River and Rideau Canal connecting the city of Kingston, ON. The Waaban Crossing was the first of its kind – the first IPD bridge construction project in North America. This on time and on budget project was officially opened December 13, 2022. The IPD framework empowered the multidisciplinary team to reimagine and refine the bridge’s design and construction methodologies during the validation period-resulting in cost-saving innovations and increased safety. In addition to encouraging active transportation, the new crossing with bike lanes and walking paths will significantly reduce journey time across the river by an estimated 40% (significantly reducing GHG emissions), expand existing transit routes, serve as a potential emergency detour for Highway 401 traffic, and improve access to city services. The city estimates that these benefits will reduce vehicular travel by 60 million kilometers per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 14,000 tonnes per year. This presentation will fall as a 1 (beginner) on the scale of previous understanding of IPD or lean terminology and concepts.

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Steve Brubacher

Water and Collaborative Project Delivery Consultant

Urban Systems

Steve is a professional engineer who has 26 years of experience in water and sanitary sewer utility design and construction projects.  He is also working on completing his team coaching certification this year  Steve is a director at Urban Systems and leads their Alternative Project Delivery Stewardship Team.  He has been involved in 9 water and sanitary sewer IPD projects with two at construction completion, three in the design/construction phase, and three in pre-validation.  The IPD projects range in size from $10M to $90M and include local government, regional government, and indigenous government owners.    The scope of the IPD projects includes both the linear and facility aspects of water and sanitary sewer utility systems.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-brubacher-178bb33b/

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Stuart McCready

Director, Collaborative Constructoin

Multiplex

In his role as Director, Collaborative Construction, Stuart brings over a decade of extensive design and construction experience gained from numerous complex construction projects within Canada, the UAE, and New Zealand. Stuart uses his expertise developed from involvement in the early phases of design development to provide direction on constructability solutions, driving innovation and technical excellence. He is responsible for creating value by assessing design solutions, presenting viable options to the team, and ensuring that they are compliant, safe, and meet construction requirements. He has significant experience working with clients to understand their conditions of satisfaction, devising smarter and simplified construction solutions all while collaborating effectively with consultant and trade partners to drive the best solutions.

 

“I believe that a deep understanding of clients' requirements and expectations is key to delivering enhanced value. The capacity to adapt allows me to pivot when necessary, ensuring that I consistently exceed expectations in early design stages”

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-mccready-49221490/

Inform to Perform - How Client Education Leads to IPD Procurement Success

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William Lett

Principal

Unity

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-lett-54282316/

Inform to Perform - How Client Education Leads to IPD Procurement Success

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Ryan Scott

Chief Procurement Officer

City of Kitchener

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-scott-niscl-cscl-cscmp-92688338/

In his role as Chief Procurement Officer, Ryan brings more than a decade of expertise in strategic procurement, inventory management, and materials sourcing from multiple government agencies and a prominent global automotive parts manufacturer. Throughout his career, Ryan has been instrumental in implementing best practices and optimizing procurement processes to drive operational excellence.

Known for his commitment to continuous improvement, Ryan actively seeks out opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within procurement operations. He is passionate about fostering a culture of learning and development, leveraging his leadership skills to mentor and educate teams and building robust partnerships both internally and externally.  Ryan takes pride in seeking out and championing new and innovative procurement methodologies that align with industry trends and advance Kitchener’s procurement strategies.

Inform to Perform - How Client Education Leads to IPD Procurement Success

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Chris Burbidge

Principal

MJMA Architecture and Design

A Senior Principal of the firm, Chris Burbidge understands how public architecture can create social cohesion by connecting people to their cultural and natural contexts—an outlook that informs his work on community and campus projects across the country. Highlights of his portfolio include the Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Park, a recipient of a 2024 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture, and the John Innes Community Recreation Centre, a City of Toronto facility designed to meet Zero Carbon Building certification. He is the Project Principal on the Loyalist Township W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre Renewal, a Net-Zero Energy recreation addition and renovation delivered through IPD. Chris graduated from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in 1998. After some formative early years at Montgomery Sisam Architects, primarily on educational and institutional projects, he joined MJMA in 2007.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-burbidge-623337189/

WJ Henderson Recreation Center Renewal

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Scott Groves

Director, Corporate Projects

Township of Langley

Scott Groves is a Professional Engineer who has worked a diverse career with time spent as a consultant, project manager, and people manager working with municipalities, indigenous communities, and the private development industry.  Scott is currently the Director, Corporate Projects for the Township of Langley a municipality within Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, responsible for the planning, design, and construction of the municipality’s corporate facilities as well as the Parks Design & Development team.  Corporate Projects currently underway include recreation buildings, community centres, cultural centres/libraries, and fire halls, as well as sports fields, playgrounds, and water parks.

Prior to his current role, Scott has held similar roles in the City of Coquitlam, the City of Surrey, and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games.

Scott’s passion for making better facilities and parks to improve the communities he serves has resulted in challenging owners, operators and designers to deal with sustainability, accessibility and inclusion beyond previous best practice levels.  Scott’s mantra is Better Buildings and Parks, Better Communities, Better Together.  And “better together” has led Scott to push for projects to be delivered under the IPD model.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-scott-groves/

Langley Firehall Validation - Langley commitment to IPD - Project Showcase

 

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Avery Guthrie

Principal, Architect

Teeple Architects Inc

Avery Guthrie holds graduate degrees in both architecture and history from the University of Toronto. Since joining Teeple Architects in 2011, she has played key leadership roles on a range of high-profile projects, with a particular focus on post-secondary and community facility planning and design. Her approach to practice is grounded in a commitment to respectful collaboration with design teams, clients, stakeholders, consultants, and constructors. Avery has been stationed in Vancouver since 2017, serving as the firm’s practice lead for western Canada and the United States.

Successfully Implementing IPD on a Retrofit Project in the District of Squamish

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John Botelho

Senior Associate

Johnston Davidson Architecture

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-botelho-172b333a/

John is a senior member of the JDa team, who has been working at the firm for over 20 years. John’s path in architecture is unconventional. He was an art geek in high school but was cautioned by his parents to learn a reliable trade as “arts won’t pay the bills.” He transitioned to Drafting and AutoCAD classes where he soon mastered the program. In the early days of CAD, John worked at a few firms providing drafting services where he gained 12 years of experience before joining JDa in 2002 and later became a registered Architectural Technologist at the AIBC in 2017.

John’s previous experience with IPD is specifically focused on being a PIT team member and leveraging his experience to hash out solutions and coordinate disciplines to support a harmonious group atmosphere. John is a big fan of Pull Planning and finds software-based pull planning tools, such as Touchplan a great asset, as everyone can pull plans concurrently, quickly and collaboratively to ensure accountability and achievability can be maintained.

City of Burnaby Childcare Centre: A Small IPD Project Success Story

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Keith Davidge

Digital Automation Manager

Introba

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithdavidge/

A graduate of the University of Waterloo Engineering and the Sustainable Energy & Building Technology Engineering Technical program at Humber College, Keith is a driven individual focused on applying new developments in design and analysis to improve clients’ building performance. Keenly aware of the importance of the information aspect of BIM, Keith works with digital and automation tools to find and present the key details and nuances of design options in ways that are easy to understand to allow for informed decision making.  With more than 6 years of IPD experience, Keith brings a whole building approach to design questions. Whether designing industrial, commercial, residential, or post-secondary projects, Keith works with design teams to apply, find, or develop digital tools to more effectively evaluate and communicate designs. Keith considers both the impact of mechanical systems on the building architecture and the impact of architecture on building systems. By finding a balance between the many competing interests on projects, Keith works with design teams, constructors, and clients to successfully execute projects under traditional and IPD contracts.

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

WJ Henderson Recreation Center Renewal

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Brad Confrey

Project Manager

Kinetic Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-confrey-31925013b/

With 18 years’ experience in the industry, Brad has progressively acquired the technical expertise and utilized his soft skills to be an organized, reliable, and effective Project Manager. He started as a foreman monitoring daily construction procedures in commercial and residential properties to ensure proper quality and schedules were met. Throughout Brad’s career, he has worked on and contributed to the successful completion of various tasks and activities on numerous complex projects including post-secondary facilities within operational campuses.

Successfully Implementing IPD on a Retrofit Project in the District of Squamish

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Craig Webber

Principal

Group2 Architecture

Craig is a principal with Group2 Architecture, and early adopter of IPD with direct experience on 30 projects. Past President of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA), he works as a consultant and as a collaborative advisor for numerous teams and is one of the most knowledgeable speakers on collaborative delivery in North America. Craig is committed to advancing collaboration in the construction industry as he has witnessed it act as a catalyst to innovation unlocking advancements in BIM, prefabrication and Lean for a variety of teams. This collaborative approach between designers, engineers, contractors and trade partners has more recently helped Integrated Teams adapt to escalation, product shortages and supply chain issues with more strategic and resilient responses.

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

The session will focus on how the Vernon ALC project team used an intentional strategy of continuous improvement and team structure to help foster collaborative innovation. Early activities targeted cross partner engagement and the development of informed solutions that were then collaboratively and purposely improved.
The workshop will examine:
• Contract development strategies – big wins, adaptations, and future improvements.
• Early design and construction integration – set based design and design pull planning.
• Getting to a Go – managing decisions, continuous estimating, other engaged parties and innovating the validation report process.
• Building – trust, accountability, alignment and resiliency.
See how tasks were structured and visualized to align the team; how collaborative progress was guided, managed and reviewed. Then use the lessons learned in focused groups each guided by a multidisciplinary team of facilitators (owners, architects, engineers, contractors, trades and advisors) to share experiences and brainstorm future process improvements. Results captured shared via Menti to create a workshop record of continuous improvement ideas. The team also plans to refine ideas and feedback to shape ongoing adaptations and improvements as the project advances through construction. Feedback will be sent to attendees who ask to be included in the distribution.

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Wil Foster

Project Director

Chandos Construction

As Project Director, Wil oversees the successful delivery of projects from Chandos' Ottawa and Kingston offices. With over two decades of experience in Ontario's construction sector, Wil has held various roles including superintendent, project manager, construction manager, and project director across the majority of CCDC contract models. His expertise lies in prioritizing 'the build' by aligning project stakeholders with a cohesive vision. Leveraging his background in constructability and project planning, Wil focuses on enhancing efficiency in complex projects through early alignment of project budgets and design, supported by continuous improvement and lean construction practices. He is presently serving as the Project Director for the WJ Henderson Recreation Centre Renewal, a key role within one of the five IPD projects he has actively contributed to.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-foster-164270121/

WJ Henderson Recreation Center Renewal

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Lisa Thompson

Drinking Water Engineer

Urban Systems

Lisa is a Principal at Urban Systems and has over 30 years of consulting experience as a civil/drinking water engineer, working with municipalities, Regional Districts, and Indigenous Communities.  She also specializes in water quality monitoring programs and pilot testing, drinking water treatment, water system assessments and improvements, and general project management. Lisa's broad range of experience allows her to help clients develop integrated, effective, and sustainable solutions for communities considering options for upgrades to their water system and other community initiatives.

IPD in Indigenous Communities: Real Project Experience Panel

The project was delivered on time, within Target Cost, and achieved additional community benefit that includes an additional reservoir and repurposing old equipment for fire protection. The team used the Big Room to engage with the community and individuals responsible for operations/maintenance. This elevated community (ending water advisories) and capacity (integrating operations/maintenance to develop a very functional system that can be maintained by their strong team).

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Don Stang

Executive Manager, Operations

City of Lloydminster

With over 15 years of service as a civic leader, Don Stang brings an emphasis on collaboration and accountability to his roles, projects, and professional experiences. Since 2019, Don has served the City of Lloydminster as the Executive Manager of Operations. In this capacity, he provides strategic leadership for multiple departments. As a member of the City’s Executive Leadership Team since 2015, Don has been instrumental in shaping the overall strategic direction of the organization and the ongoing evolution of the Lloydminster community. One of Don's notable achievements includes his central involvement in the municipality’s initiative to fund, design, and construct a new $80-million wastewater treatment facility. This journey began in 2017 and concluded successfully in 2023. The City adopted the highly innovative and collaborative Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methodology for this project, making Lloydminster the first municipality in Canada to utilize this approach for a wastewater facility of such magnitude. Despite facing challenges posed by the pandemic early in the project timeline, the new facility was completed on schedule and within budget in November 2023. Don attributes this achievement to the dedication and leadership exhibited by the entire IPD team throughout the different phases of the project.

Success and Benefits of IPD Methodology: Design and Construction of City of Lloydminster's New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility Project

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned

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Terry Burton

Director, Planning & Engineering

City of Lloydminster

Terry Burton is the Director, Planning & Engineering with the City of Lloydminster.

Terry has over 30 years of experience in leading projects through the initial planning stages, design, project management, to the completed construction and use of the intended facilities and/or infrastructure. Projects include, subdivisions, transportation, water distribution, storm and sanitary collection systems, drainage, and facility upgrades. The latest accomplishment has been the recent upgrading of the City’s Wastewater Treatment facility. Utilizing a relatively new project delivery methodology called Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), the project was successfully completed on time and on budget. Project was started pre-Covid and continued on through the supply-chain issues that are and continue to be present to this day.

Terry served as a member of the Project Management Team (PMT) for the City of Lloydminster MWWTF IPD project.

Terry is a registered Professional Licensee (Engineering) through the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) and an Engineering Licensee through the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).

Project Success and Benefits of IPD Methodology: Design and Construction of City of Lloydminster's New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility Project

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Ritu Ahuja

IPDA Board Member and Lean Integration Leader

Kinetic Construction Ltd.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritu-ahuja/

Currently working as the Lean Integration Leader with Kinetic Construction, Ritu has been advancing the lean mindset in the AEC industry for over 16 years. She is an experienced lean coach, teacher, facilitator, and implementer who passionately works with the project teams and people at all levels to achieve desired goals. As a part of her role at Kinetic, Ritu oversees the lean program including BIM/VDC. She has been the recipient of the VRCA 2022 Education Leadership Award, 2021 40 Under 40 Award by On-Site magazine, 2020 PMI Young Professional Award for her contributions to the existing knowledge of lean design and construction in the AEC industry. Ritu is a board member at the Lean Design and Construction Canada (LDCC) and the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA) and continues to be one of the core team members of the Vancouver and Vancouver Island Lean Community of Practice (Lean CoP).

Workshop #1: Last Planner System vs Pull Planning - hosted by LDCC

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Crystal Vandermeulen

Project Manager (PMT)

Vernon Active Living Centre - City of Vernon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-vandermeulen-cscl-a2638460/

As a Certified Supply Chain Leader (CSCL), Crystal quick to adopt and eager to transition into the world of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) through her role in the procurement of multiple IPD teams for the City of Kamloops.  Embracing the momentum from the achievements in Kamloops, Crystal brought her onboarding strategies and mindset to the City of Vernon where she played a crucial role procuring the Vernon Active Living Centre Team, including collaborative interviews and accelerated procurement strategies to meet tight deadlines and achieve best value.

Currently contributing in the role of PMT to the City of Vernon’s Active Living Centre project, Crystal adeptly applies core values of public sector procurement – fairness, transparency, and accountability – to the nuances of Project Management for IPD. Building on this foundation, her leadership in cross-functional team collaboration and lean mind-set has been instrumental in driving project success. 

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

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Ryan Maher

National Manager, Real Property Development

Defence Construction Canada

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maher-93504018/

Ryan has been with Defence Construction Canada since 2008 where he started in the National Capital Region.  Since joining DCC, Ryan has had the opportunity to support and lead many unique projects and contract, including the DEW Line Clean-Up, CSEC MTAP (MDB) and LTAP (P3), SSC Enterprise Data Centre Borden (P3), and the Royal Canadian Dragoons Integrated Project Delivery contract in Petawawa.  Applying the success of the Royal Canadian Dragoons project, the Federal Government’s first IPD, he continues to promote and support the growth of the collaborative IPD methodology within DCC and the community as a whole.

IPD Through an Owner’s Lense

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Kevin Koster

Superintendent

Bird Construction

Kevin is a General Superintendent with over 25 years’ experience in the municipal water/waste water and heavy civil sectors.  Kevin is a journeyperson carpenter (with red seal) and has his gold seal designation along with multiple other certifications including Bird Site Management leadership program. Typical responsibilities include typical on-site construction & coordination including team engagement, mentoring, trade partner interaction.

Kevin served as the project general superintendent for the Lloydminster WWTF IPD project which was a joint venture with Chandos Construction. He served on the project from validation thru to start-up & commissioning and was involved in many of the PIT teams during the duration. The project consisted of upgrading an existing waste water treatment facility thru covid and supply chain constraints and included early works, construction of multiple structures simultaneously, and full facility commissioning with 100~ craft & staff on-site.

Success and Benefits of IPD Methodology: Design and Construction of City of Lloydminster's New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility Project

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Darin Drisner

Consulting Engineer, Electrical and Controls

Magna IV

As an Electrical Consulting Engineer and the Infrastructure Team Lead at Magna IV, Darin brings over 18 years of electrical and controls experience to the project. His extensive background includes 7 years of experience as an electrician, where he installed electrical systems and programmed automation systems on various industrial and commercial projects. Darin is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGA and has been with Magna IV since 2011. His practical experience as an electrician enables him to find practical solutions to design challenges during all phases of the project.

Prior to obtaining his degree in electrical engineering, Darin studied electronics technology with a specialization in computers and networking. With Magna IV, Darin has worked on many municipal facilities with electrical power generation, controls, and SCADA systems. He has extensive design experience in water and wastewater facilities, including electrical infrastructure, switchgear, motor control centers, VFDs, lighting systems, grounding, standby generators, cable sizing, cable tray and raceway layouts, distribution equipment, instrumentation, and control systems.

Darin's talent for technology advancement adoption will be a significant asset to the project. He has been a key contributor to 3D CAD design and BIM advancements at Magna IV over the past few years. Darin's passion for target value delivery meetings has also been beneficial to recent project successes. His ability to listen to team input and visualize the thought process live in front of the big room is invaluable.

Darin has played a significant role in many IPD projects, including the Lloydminster New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility, Sturgeon Heights Reservoir, and the first-ever Infrastructure IPD project in Canada using CCDC30, the Drayton Valley Raw Water Pump Station project. As a member of the SMT, PMT, and PIT teams, he has led the electrical, controls, and systems integration team from Magna IV throughout these projects. Darin's leadership and experience will ensure that the electrical design, drawings, and technical documents meet or exceed the project criteria for the new project.

Success and Benefits of IPD Methodology: Design and Construction of City of Lloydminster's New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility Project

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Brent Botchar

Project Manager and Estimator

Altac Mechanical

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-botchar-78276358/

Brent has been in the Mechanical trade for 19 years. He became a certified interprovincial journeyman in 2011. Shortly after Brent got the opportunity to move into an estimating/project management role. Brent has been with Altac Mechanical since the company’s inception in 2015. He is responsible for estimating and project procurement for all different project styles. He is also responsible for project management, staff & subtrade coordination, material and equipment purchasing and safety. Brent utilizes his experience and knowledge to maximize overall project success and profitability. Over the last four years, Brent has had the opportunity to get involved with multiple IPD projects and loves the IPD project delivery, coordination and comradery that comes along with this style of construction. He hopes to get the chance to join many more IPD project teams!

City of Burnaby Childcare Centre: A Small IPD Project Success Story

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Jolene Vincent

Member of the Okanagan Indian Band

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-vincent-766aab9a/?originalSubdomain=ca

IPD in Indigenous Communities: Real Project Experience Panel

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Marc Bourassa

General Manager, Buildings

ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd

Marc is a structural engineer with over 18 years’ experience in the Building and Industrial sectors.  He completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 2005 and joined ISL in 2018.  Marc manages the Saskatchewan operations for ISL, as well being the GM for the Buildings Discipline in Saskatchewan & Alberta.  He leads and manages structural and multi-disciplinary projects of all levels of complexity and is passionate about helping clients achieve great project outcomes.

Marc has held numerous volunteer and board positions in industry and the community.  He regularly participates in the U of S College of Engineering Capstone Design Project program and has served as a sessional lecturer.  Marc is currently the Vice-Chair for the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Saskatchewan and is a requested panelist at design and construction forums.

Marc served as the Buildings PIT Captain for the Lloydminster WWTF IPD project and is currently ISL’s  PMT representative during the Warranty Phase.

Success and Benefits of IPD Methodology: Design and Construction of City of Lloydminster's New Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Facility Project

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Joseph Liska

Project Manager

Kinetic Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-liska-233b9923/

Joseph, an accomplished Project Manager at Kinetic Construction, leverages over 20 years of industry expertise. Having seamlessly transitioned from the filed to office, he now spearheads IPD Projects. As a newcomer to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Joseph eagerly embraces collaboration and lean construction practices, anticipating the successful completion of his first IPD project by Q1 of 2025.

 

City of Burnaby Childcare Centre: A Small IPD Project Success Story

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Michael Yuan

Project Manager, Civic Building Projects

City of Burnaby

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-yuan-041b4a34/

Michael is a Project Manager for civic building projects at the City of Burnaby, with the primary focus of ensuring that construction projects are not only completed on time and within budget, but also to the highest standards of sustainability and innovation.

City of Burnaby Childcare Centre: A Small IPD Project Success Story

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Stephen Faust

Associate

Group2 Architecture

Stephen is motivated to strengthen the architectural identity of the Canadian prairies and is dedicated to enhancing the built environment at all scales.  He approaches design with an eye for contextual sensitivity and a desire to bring big ideas into small places. His background in engineering promotes fruitful collaboration with consultants and construction partners and his friendly demeanor encourages cooperation both in the office and on site. 

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

The session will focus on how the Vernon ALC project team used an intentional strategy of continuous improvement and team structure to help foster collaborative innovation. Early activities targeted cross partner engagement and the development of informed solutions that were then collaboratively and purposely improved.
The workshop will examine:
• Contract development strategies – big wins, adaptations, and future improvements.
• Early design and construction integration – set based design and design pull planning.
• Getting to a Go – managing decisions, continuous estimating, other engaged parties and innovating the validation report process.
• Building – trust, accountability, alignment and resiliency.
See how tasks were structured and visualized to align the team; how collaborative progress was guided, managed and reviewed. Then use the lessons learned in focused groups each guided by a multidisciplinary team of facilitators (owners, architects, engineers, contractors, trades and advisors) to share experiences and brainstorm future process improvements. Results captured shared via Menti to create a workshop record of continuous improvement ideas. The team also plans to refine ideas and feedback to shape ongoing adaptations and improvements as the project advances through construction. Feedback will be sent to attendees who ask to be included in the distribution.

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Andrew Parnell

Project Director

Kinetic Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-p-a17781229/

Andrew Parnell is a Project Director with over 30 Years Experience.  He is accredited with both Gold Seal Certified and Interprovincial Red Seal Carpentry.

An Owner’s Readiness & Belief in Collaborative Delivery. A presentation by the Township of Langley & the IPD team

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Elisa Brandts

Vice President and Regional Business Leader, Canada West, Buildings 

Stantec

Elisa is a Vice President and the Regional Business Leader for Buildings for Canada West at Stantec. Her role combines active senior team leadership and management of significant projects, particularly of large-scale alternate delivery scope. She liaises with Stantec operations, discipline, and sectors leaders in Western Canada and across North America to optimize staff utilization, cross marketing opportunities, financial performance, and client service as well as project pursuit and execution.

Her responsibilities include senior level client liaison and account management, large project pursuit strategies and Canada West operational oversight. She is committed to building strong client relationships and is an advocate for integrated project delivery having lead teams on multiple design-builds and public-private-partnerships, acting on behalf of clients or on the project delivery team. The over two decades of work with integrated engineering teams have provided her with excellent team building and the collaboration and leadership skills necessary for delivering complex high engineering interface projects.

Elisa is passionate about designing livable, sustainable communities. She focuses on community building projects in the transit and transportation, defence and sports and entertainment sectors. With 40 years of experience, her extensive commercial, contract, and technical knowledge combined with in-depth expertise in project management makes her a highly valuable asset to any complex project.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-brandts-95500b163/

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Ted Molyneux

Senior Water and Wastewater Engineer

Indigenous Services Canada

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-molyneux-58a35739/

Ted graduated from The University of British Columbia Civil Engineering program in 1983 then worked for two decades with a Langley BC groundwater resource development company.  There he worked with water treatment and distribution sales, service and contracting. In 2003 Ted became a senior water engineer with Indigenous Services Canada.  There he works with British Columbia’s 200 First Nations supporting their 270 community water systems in supplying safe water.  Primarily Ted helps First Nations with water infrastructure capital improvements on micro to large systems.  Ted has worked with Okanagan Indian Band on their system improvements for over two decades. The Irish Creek/Head-of-the-Lake to Bradley Creek connection project was both their first with Integrated Project Delivery and he hopes certainly not the last.

IPD in Indigenous Communities: Real Project Experience Panel

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Donat Ladouceur

Project Superintendent

Bird Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/donat-ladouceur-675b2518b/

IPD in Indigenous Communities: Real Project Experience Panel

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Curtis Krul

Lean IPD Advisor

Colliers Project Leaders

Curtis has over fifteen years in the construction industry, with ten years as a professional Project Manager, and two years leveraging that experience to share his expertise in Lean Construction and alternative, collaborative delivery.  With a Masters of Landscape Architecture degree, Curtis focuses his passion for the intersection of design and construction into coaching project teams towards achieving project success by leveraging lean practices, questioning the status-quo, and guiding team members and construction industry experts on how to successfully execute collaborative delivery projects.

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

The session will focus on how the Vernon ALC project team used an intentional strategy of continuous improvement and team structure to help foster collaborative innovation. Early activities targeted cross partner engagement and the development of informed solutions that were then collaboratively and purposely improved.
The workshop will examine:
• Contract development strategies – big wins, adaptations, and future improvements.
• Early design and construction integration – set based design and design pull planning.
• Getting to a Go – managing decisions, continuous estimating, other engaged parties and innovating the validation report process.
• Building – trust, accountability, alignment and resiliency.
See how tasks were structured and visualized to align the team; how collaborative progress was guided, managed and reviewed. Then use the lessons learned in focused groups each guided by a multidisciplinary team of facilitators (owners, architects, engineers, contractors, trades and advisors) to share experiences and brainstorm future process improvements. Results captured shared via Menti to create a workshop record of continuous improvement ideas. The team also plans to refine ideas and feedback to shape ongoing adaptations and improvements as the project advances through construction. Feedback will be sent to attendees who ask to be included in the distribution.

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Shane Gilbertson

Project Manager

District of Squamish

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-gilbertson-p-eng-non-practising-b7b94b5a/

Successfully Implementing IPD on a Retrofit Project in the District of Squamish

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Pat Elischer

Principal

RJC Engineers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-elischer-b867b428/

Pat is a structural engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Pat has been the lead structural engineer for a number of exciting IPD projects, including an RCMP detachment, three fire halls, a childcare centre, and an affordable housing project with an addiction rehabilitation clinic. He has a collaborative and pro-active work style that continuously leads to successful project delivery.

An Owner’s Readiness & Belief in Collaborative Delivery. A presentation by the Township of Langley & the IPD team

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Aaron Corser

Project Executive

Clark Builders

Aaron is a lean enthusiast and avid supporter of the IPD delivery model.  As a Project Executive with Clark Builders, Aaron leverages 25 years of collaborative AEC industry experience from both the owner and general contractor perspectives and is a true believer that “there is a better way” through collaborative project delivery. Aaron’s unique blend of experience, innovative philosophy, and construction expertise makes him a valued contributor to lean and collaborative project delivery teams.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-corser-23837aa5/

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Jeffrey Tyson

IPD Projects Director / Project Manager

AltaPro Electric Ltd.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-tyson-16802bab/

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Cassidy Taylor

Principal at The AME Consulting Group

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidy-taylor-90418755/

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

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Michael Jackson

Vice President, Mechanical & Electrical West Property & Buildings Regional Lead Prairies

WSP

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-jackson-661b25a/

Michael Jackson, P.Eng., is a Vice President at WSP Canada and currently manages the Mechanical and Electrical Buildings Engineering Team in Western Canada. He received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1998 and currently has over 25 years experience. Michael splits his time as corporate sponsor, project manager and technical resource/peer reviewer. He leads the team with current trends in the Industry and engages discussions on business development and innovative design/technology. Michael carries a passion for highly collaborative design and construction projects. 

Hot Topics Roundtable #2: Overhead, Profit, Rates & Forecasting

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Patrick Taylor

Senior Director, Structures Alberta

WSP Canada

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-taylor-7a73b233/

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Bruce Vasarhely

Branch Manager

Vancouver at Kinetic Construction Ltd.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-vasarhely-48882b51/

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Alana Redding

Associate - Structural Engineering

RJC Engineers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-redding-b125a941/

Alana is a structural engineer who brings energy, a sensible approach, and commitment to working collaboratively with team members to help deliver successful projects for all of her clients. She enjoys working on user specific facilities that benefit the community and bring people together. As part of a team, Alana operates with integrity, dedication, and confidence. She functions at a high level when developing concepts, looking at ways to best achieve the project goals, and thinking critically about possibilities before ruling out options. Her steadfast approach and inquisitive nature make her a valuable team member, particularly for projects that require a high degree of collaboration and have tight deadlines.

Currently contributing in the role of PMT to the City of Vernon’s Active Living Centre (ALC)

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

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Joe Furgal

Specialist in preconstruction and project development

Bockstael Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-furgal-p-eng-16619411/

Joe Furgal, P. Eng., is a Preconstruction Manager at Bockstael Construction in Manitoba, with extensive experience in collaborative project delivery and recent involvement in CCDC 30. His first CCDC 30 IPD project, which was also the first of its kind in Manitoba, involved a heavy equipment operator training institute and achieved interim occupancy in August. Joe sees great potential in the IPD validation phase concept, particularly in its ability to support successful target value delivery. He is currently managing several high-profile projects, including an arena, a cancer research institute, the historic Pantages Theatre, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Brodie Science Centre, the Manitoba Club, and a 25 kV reservicing project at the University of Manitoba.

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Randy Perry

Director – Project Management

Collins Steel

https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-perry-0b867122/

At Collins Steel, Randy leads the Project Management group in executing Strategic Objectives and achieving Project Requirements. He’s heavily involved in collaborative delivery models and served as an SMT member on 11 IPD teams. Randy’s IPD experience includes multiple roles at differing times in the Project Life Cylce from being onboarded as a partner during various phases of Projects; Pre-validation, Validation, Design/Procurement, and Construction. His collaborative work responsibility includes facilitating the Collins team’s integration with poly-party and lump sum partners in PITs and PMT. He is committed to assisting the team in making best-for-project decisions and navigating crucial conversations as we work through inevitable constraints and opportunities.   

 

Want to know more? Randy is an Edmontonian with Vancourites as parents, and has been fortunate to have lived in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. The Perry family is passionate about holistic health & wellness and connectivity with family, friends, and the outdoors.

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Scott Benoit

Director, Project Development

Clark Builders

 

Scott, who leads Project Development for Clark Builders in British Columbia and beyond, builds with an awareness that what we create today is never just for today. His career, spanning over two decades, is not simply about erecting structures—it’s about shaping spaces where lives unfold, where stories are written in the quiet hours and bustling moments alike. Scott understands that construction is an act of both creation and consequence, a balance between what is needed now and what will endure in the uncertain future.

He works with a sense of responsibility, pursuing integrated and progressive project delivery methods with the precision of someone who knows that every choice reverberates—through communities, through time, and through the environment. His guiding principle is simple but weighty: do no unnecessary harm. It’s not just about the efficiency of a project; it’s about the ethical footprint it leaves behind. Scott builds with an eye to the long arc of history, knowing that the structures we leave behind are never silent—they speak of who we were, and what we believed was worth building.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbenoit/

 

Workshop #3: Vernon Active Living Center - Creating a Culture for Innovation and Improvement

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Trevor Jarvis

Supervisor

City of Edmonton

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-jarvis-534239b1/

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned

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Dominic Demarais

Director, Lean Construction

Graham Construction

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-desmarais-680b4236/

Workshop #1: Last Planner System vs Pull Planning - hosted by LDCC

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Ed Craig

Senior Associate

Johnston Davidson Architecture and Planning Inc.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-craig-30a189b4/

Successfully Implementing IPD on a Retrofit Project in the District of Squamish

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Kal Bragg

Director of Facilities Planning and Construction

District of Squamish

Hot Topics Roundtable #1: Validation, Best Practices & Accountability

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Mitra Rafatjah

Senior Project Manager

City of Burnaby

Mitra is a professional engineer who has worked over 20 years in the construction industry on a variety of projects. Currently she works as a Senior project manager leading some of the City’s IPD projects.

 

Owners Perspective Panel: IPD Lessons Learned