BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Regina BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:(UTC-06:00) Saskatchewan END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:(UTC-06:00) Saskatchewan END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20261008T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Building Performance Summit DESCRIPTION:BUILDING PERFORMANCE SUMMITBetter Performance. Better Homes.The Building Performance Summit brings Saskatchewan's residential construction industry together to answer one critical question: how do we build higher-performing homes without losing sight of affordability\, practicality and what buyers actually value?This is not a theoretical conversation. The Summit will dig into the real numbers\, real challenges and real opportunities shaping the future of homebuilding in Saskatchewan. From energy performance and construction costs to consumer expectations\, code readiness and emerging approaches to building better\, the focus is on turning insight into action.Delegates will leave with practical tools\, stronger industry connections and a clearer understanding of what is changing\, what it costs\, what works and what Saskatchewan should do next.The Building Performance Summit is delivered as part of SRHBA's Energy Concierge Initiative\, supported through the Codes Acceleration Fund. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.\nAgendaOctober 7\, 2026 - 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception & Dinner \nKick off the Summit by connecting with builders\, industry leaders and partners from across Saskatchewan. 7:30 PM | Disrupting the Blueprint: What It Takes to Change an Industry Graham Sherman\nWhat does it take to challenge an established industry and actually change it? Graham Sherman shares his unconventional story of questioning the status quo\, navigating regulatory barriers and turning obstacles into opportunities.\nOctober 8\, 2026 - 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown \n7:30 AM | Breakfast\, Performance Showcase & NetworkingStart the day over breakfast\, connect with industry colleagues and explore products\, tools and solutions from Summit partners.\n8:30 AM | Welcome & Opening\n9:00 AM | The Ground is Moving: Energy\, Geopolitics and the Forces Reshaping Canadian HousingGitane De Silva\nEnergy\, trade\, competitiveness\, government policy and global uncertainty are changing the environment in which we build. Gitane De Silva takes a big-picture look at the forces reshaping Canadian housing and what they mean here in Saskatchewan. \n10:00 AM | Networking Break & Performance Showcase\n10:15 AM | From Insight to Action: Lessons from the Code Concierge InitiativeChelsah Thomas\nWhat are Saskatchewan builders\, municipalities and industry partners telling us about the move toward higher-performing homes? Hear what we've learned about readiness\, costs\, construction practices and the practical barriers facing our industry and how those insights can help move us forward.\n10:50 AM | The Cost of Building Better: Where the Money Goes and What Pays OffAmelie Caron + Kent Pearson\nWhat does higher-performance construction actually cost? Get into the real numbers behind the energy tiers\, where the money goes\, which investments deliver the greatest performance for the dollar and where opportunities exist to build better without simply spending more.\n12:00 PM | We Built This City: SRHBA's 70th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon\nFor 70 years\, our industry has helped build the communities Saskatchewan calls home. Join us as we celebrate the people\, businesses and milestones that brought us here\, before turning our attention to what comes next. \n1:00 PM | Better\, Faster\, Smarter: The Next Era of HomebuildingAlireza Khalili\nHow could new ideas\, technologies and ways of building change the performance and affordability equation? Explore what is emerging in construction and the opportunities to improve productivity\, quality and performance while building more efficiently.\n1:50 PM | The Confidence Equation: Cost\, Comfort & Credibility in Today's Homebuyer DecisionTim Bailey\nWhat do today's buyers actually value\, and what are they willing to pay for? Tim Bailey brings consumer research and housing data into the conversation to explore how price\, monthly costs\, comfort\, quality and long-term value are influencing today's homebuying decisions.\n2:30 PM | Networking Break & Performance Showcase\n2:50 PM | The Saskatchewan Reality Check: What Works\, What Costs and What Has to Change?Alex Miller\, Big Block Construction\nDarcy Bzdel\, SunRidge Residential\nAmelie Caron\, Ecosynergy\nShenah Cartier\, Municode\nNow we put the day's ideas to the test. Builders\, energy advisors\, building science and code administration come together for a candid Saskatchewan conversation about what is working\, what isn't\, where the real costs and challenges are\, and what needs to change to make better performance practical\, achievable and affordable.\n3:45 PM | What Saskatchewan Does Next\nThe biggest ideas\, practical takeaways and opportunities emerging from the day and where Saskatchewan's residential construction industry goes from here.\n4:00 5:00 PM | Closing Networking Reception\nKeep the conversation going. Connect with speakers\, colleagues and industry partners and wrap up the Summit over drinks and networking.\nThe Building Performance Summit is delivered as part of SRHBA's Energy Concierge Initiative\, with financial support from Natural Resources Canada through the Codes Acceleration Fund.\nSponsorship OpportunitiesLooking to connect with key decision-makers in Saskatchewan's residential construction sector? Partner with us as an official sponsor of the Building Performance Summit.This provincial event will bring together builders\, renovators\, suppliers\, industry partners\, policymakers\, and other housing-sector professionals for meaningful conversations about building performance\, code readiness\, affordability\, innovation\, and practical implementation. Sponsorship provides a valuable opportunity to showcase your organization\, demonstrate industry leadership\, and align your brand with the future of residential construction in Saskatchewan.For more details on available sponsorship opportunities\, please contact:Karen Turner\nkaren@turnereventmanagement.com\n306-683-3663 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

BUILDING PERFORMANCE SUMMIT

Better Performance. Better Homes.

The Building Performance Summit brings Saskatchewan&rsquo\;s residential construction industry together to answer one critical question: how do we build higher-performing homes without losing sight of affordability\, practicality and what buyers actually value?

This is not a theoretical conversation. The Summit will dig into the real numbers\, real challenges and real opportunities shaping the future of homebuilding in Saskatchewan. From energy performance and construction costs to consumer expectations\, code readiness and emerging approaches to building better\, the focus is on turning insight into action.

Delegates will leave with practical tools\, stronger industry connections and a clearer understanding of what is changing\, what it costs\, what works and what Saskatchewan should do next.

The Building Performance Summit is delivered as part of SRHBA&rsquo\;s Energy Concierge Initiative\, supported through the Codes Acceleration Fund. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.


Agenda

October 7\, 2026 - 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown \;

 \;  \; \;

6:00 PM | Welcome Reception &\; Dinner \;


Kick off the Summit by connecting with builders\, industry leaders and partners from across Saskatchewan.

 \;  \; \;

7:30 PM | Disrupting the Blueprint: What It Takes to Change an Industry \;

Graham Sherman


What does it take to challenge an established industry and actually change it? Graham Sherman shares his unconventional story of questioning the status quo\, navigating regulatory barriers and turning obstacles into opportunities.


October 8\, 2026 - 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown \;


7:30 AM | Breakfast\, Performance Showcase &\; Networking

Start the day over breakfast\, connect with industry colleagues and explore products\, tools and solutions from Summit partners.


8:30 AM | Welcome &\; Opening


9:00 AM | The Ground is Moving: Energy\, Geopolitics and the Forces Reshaping Canadian Housing

Gitane De Silva


Energy\, trade\, competitiveness\, government policy and global uncertainty are changing the environment in which we build. Gitane De Silva takes a big-picture look at the forces reshaping Canadian housing and what they mean here in Saskatchewan. \;


10:00 AM | Networking Break &\; Performance Showcase


10:15 AM | From Insight to Action: Lessons from the Code Concierge Initiative

Chelsah Thomas


What are Saskatchewan builders\, municipalities and industry partners telling us about the move toward higher-performing homes? Hear what we&rsquo\;ve learned about readiness\, costs\, construction practices and the practical barriers facing our industry &mdash\; and how those insights can help move us forward.


10:50 AM | The Cost of Building Better: Where the Money Goes and What Pays Off

Amelie Caron + Kent Pearson


What does higher-performance construction actually cost? Get into the real numbers behind the energy tiers\, where the money goes\, which investments deliver the greatest performance for the dollar and where opportunities exist to build better without simply spending more.


12:00 PM | We Built This City: SRHBA'\;s 70th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon


For 70 years\, our industry has helped build the communities Saskatchewan calls home. Join us as we celebrate the people\, businesses and milestones that brought us here\, before turning our attention to what comes next. \;


1:00 PM | Better\, Faster\, Smarter: The Next Era of Homebuilding

Alireza Khalili


How could new ideas\, technologies and ways of building change the performance and affordability equation? Explore what is emerging in construction and the opportunities to improve productivity\, quality and performance while building more efficiently.


1:50 PM | The Confidence Equation: Cost\, Comfort &\; Credibility in Today'\;s Homebuyer Decision

Tim Bailey


What do today'\;s buyers actually value\, and what are they willing to pay for? Tim Bailey brings consumer research and housing data into the conversation to explore how price\, monthly costs\, comfort\, quality and long-term value are influencing today'\;s homebuying decisions.


2:30 PM | Networking Break &\; Performance Showcase


2:50 PM | The Saskatchewan Reality Check: What Works\, What Costs and What Has to Change?

Alex Miller\, Big Block Construction
Darcy Bzdel\, SunRidge Residential
Amelie Caron\, Ecosynergy
Shenah Cartier\, Municode


Now we put the day'\;s ideas to the test. Builders\, energy advisors\, building science and code administration come together for a candid Saskatchewan conversation about what is working\, what isn'\;t\, where the real costs and challenges are\, and what needs to change to make better performance practical\, achievable and affordable.


3:45 PM | What Saskatchewan Does Next


The biggest ideas\, practical takeaways and opportunities emerging from the day and where Saskatchewan'\;s residential construction industry goes from here.


4:00&ndash\;5:00 PM | Closing Networking Reception


Keep the conversation going. Connect with speakers\, colleagues and industry partners and wrap up the Summit over drinks and networking.


The Building Performance Summit is delivered as part of SRHBA&rsquo\;s Energy Concierge Initiative\, with financial support from Natural Resources Canada through the Codes Acceleration Fund.


Sponsorship Opportunities

Looking to connect with key decision-makers in Saskatchewan&rsquo\;s residential construction sector? Partner with us as an official sponsor of the Building Performance Summit.

This provincial event will bring together builders\, renovators\, suppliers\, industry partners\, policymakers\, and other housing-sector professionals for meaningful conversations about building performance\, code readiness\, affordability\, innovation\, and practical implementation. Sponsorship provides a valuable opportunity to showcase your organization\, demonstrate industry leadership\, and align your brand with the future of residential construction in Saskatchewan.

For more details on available sponsorship opportunities\, please contact:

Karen Turner
karen@turnereventmanagement.com
306-683-3663


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