Events

1 p.m. Speaker Drew Dudley

Somewhere around the middle of his undergraduate education, Drew realized engaging with the world was a lot more fun than writing papers about it. While still a student he became heavily involved in Canada’s largest post-secondary charitable initiative in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, eventually serving as the National Chair of the organization. As he moved into his career, he took on the challenge of creating and building the Leadership Development Program at the University of Toronto, which became the largest and most dynamic in the country.

It was those leadership students who changed the course of Drew’s professional life: they secretly organized a campaign to put him onstage at TEDx Toronto 2010, where he delivered a talk that would go on to generate more than 5 million views around the web. A high-achieving lifestyle took its toll however: undiagnosed bipolar disorder set the foundation for binge eating and drinking, and Drew grew to over 300 pounds while struggling with the emotional challenges of a career that kept him on the road 250 days a year.

The Ontario Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors  Association (ORAC) will hold its 54th AGM, Road to Recovery, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. virtually via Zoom.  Following the AGM will be a session hosted by Benjamin Tal, managing director and deputy chief economist at CIBC, on “The Virus and the Economy,” from 11:00 a.m.  to 11:30 a.m.

BuildEx Alberta (virtual) brings together the province’s building industry online to network and learn about the latest trends, innovations and challenges in construction.

Smart Building Controls Conference and the world’s First Master Systems Integrator (MSI) Conference offers a robust virtual platform, together with limited attendees at the venue .

Featured Controls-Con speakers include: Ken Sinclair, editor, AutomatedBuildings.com; Jim Young, founder and CEO of Realcomm Conference Group; Martin Villeneuve, president of Distech Controls and senior vice president of Distributed Building Technology at Acuity Brands; Terrill Laughton, vice president and general manager for Energy Optimization and Connected Offerings at Johnson Controls; Pat Tessier, senior director of Global Product Management for Building Management Systems at Honeywell; and Ken Schmidt, manager director at Tridium Global.

The first annual Retrofit Canada Conference will focus on the opportunities for innovation to achieve greater sustainability and energy efficiency through retrofitting Canada’s infrastructure and buildings – commercial, industry, schools, government and residential. It is the most prominent platform for key players in the energy efficiency, sustainability and retrofitting sectors to meet, network and exchange ideas on achieving Canada’s 2050 goal.

The Retrofit Canada Conference will focus on recent laws and regulations, financing large scale retrofit projects, market trends and new technologies, project updates, investment opportunities, partnership models and sustainability.

Following the cancellation of CIPH’s 2021 ABC, CIPH will hold its annual general meeting virtually on Tuesday, June 15 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) followed by a keynote session by Chantal Hébert, national affairs columnist with the Toronto Star.

To find out more, contact [email protected] or a CIPH team member.

This three-day experience includes three keynotes, six education tracks and more than 35 continuing education units, as well as virtual exhibits.

The theme for the conference is “Design and Operation for Resilient and Healthy Buildings.” The 7^th ASHRAE LowDown Showdown Building Modeling Competition will also be held in conjunction with this conference.

Registration for this biennial event will open in April.

BuildEX Vancouver and IDS Vancouver come together to explore the future of design, construction and property management.

The 2021 Green Building Festival, hosted by Sustainable Buildings Canada, explores designs and solutions to shockproof building projects from accelerating threats, including climate change and COVID-19.

The show for renovators, contractors, designers and property managers.

Organizers behind the MEET (Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology) Show announced its postponement to 2022, returning it to its regular biennial cycle, in January 2021.

With close to 400 exhibitors and more than 6,000 attendees from throughout Canada and the U.S., MEET is the second-largest industry event of its type in Canada, and the largest trade event east of Montreal. Given the size and nature of the show and the travel that comes along with it, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the rescheduling of the event several times. Originally slated for May 6-7, 2020, the event was initially postponed to November 18-19, 2020 and then to May 5-6, 2021. Ongoing quarantine requirements, border closures, and the fact that many companies still have bans on corporate travel and in-person events have led to this latest date change.