Building Performance Summit

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. AgendaOctober 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 - 5:00 PM | Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown 7:30 AM | Breakfast, Performance Showcase & NetworkingStart 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 HousingGitane 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 10:20 AM | From Insight to Action: Lessons from the Code Concierge Initiative and BeyondChelsah Thomas What 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. 10:50 AM | The Cost of Building Better: Where the Money Goes and What Pays OffAmelie 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. 11:35 AM | 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 HomebuildingAlireza 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. 1:45 PM | The Confidence Equation: Cost, Comfort & Credibility in Today's Homebuyer DecisionTim 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 3:00 PM | The Saskatchewan Reality Check: What Works, What Costs, What Has to Change and What Saskatchewan Does Next?Alex Miller, Big Block Construction Darcy Bzdel, SunRidge Residential Shenah Cartier, Class 3 Building Official and Supervisor with Municode Services Steffen Bertelsen, Airtight Engineering Inc 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.

4:00 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's Energy Concierge Initiative, supported through the Codes Acceleration Fund. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.