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08/21/2026

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ 3: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ - ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ?

Every organization is somewhere on its transformation journey.

A typical maturity journey may look like this:

๐ŸŒฑ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ 1: ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž
Processes depend heavily on individual experience and decisions are often made after problems occur.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ 2: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Organizations begin documenting processes and adopting new tools.

๐ŸŒณ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ 3: ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐
Processes become standardized, measured, and repeatable.

๐Ÿš€ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ 4: ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐
Organizations use data, technology, and continuous improvement practices to enhance performance.

๐Ÿ† ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ 5: ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž
Innovation becomes embedded into the organizationโ€™s culture and strategy.

The goal is not to immediately reach the highest level.

The goal is to understand your current position and identify the next step forward.

Because every transformation journey starts with a clear understanding of where you are.

๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

08/21/2026

๐Ÿ”ฉ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Sometimes, it's the ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ that make the biggest difference.

Welcome to ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ 3 ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Œ๐Œ๐‚)๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค: ๐๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐š๐›๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐จ๐ง-๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž).

This category focuses on manufacturing individual structural elementsโ€”such as beams, columns, stairs, trusses, bridge girders, and precast concrete componentsโ€”in a controlled factory environment before transporting them to site for installation. Unlike modular or panelized systems, these components are ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ, but they still deliver significant benefits through off-site manufacturing.

Why does it matter?
โœ”๏ธ Improves quality and precision through factory-controlled production
โœ”๏ธ Reduces on-site labor, congestion, and installation time
โœ”๏ธ Enhances safety by minimizing high-risk site activities
โœ”๏ธ Supports faster, more predictable project delivery across residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects

From precast concrete to structural steel, prefabricated components have been used successfully for decadesโ€”and continue to play a vital role in advancing Industrialized Construction.

๐Ÿ“š ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ 3 ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐Œ๐‚ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. Next up: ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ 4 โ€“๐๐Ž๐-๐’๐“๐‘๐”๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐€๐’๐’๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐’๐”๐-๐€๐’๐’๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐ˆ๐„๐’, and how emerging technologies are reshaping construction.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’•'๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’”๐’†๐’† ๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‹๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’“๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’?

08/20/2026

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ 2: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€?
๐‘ถ๐’“๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’š ๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’†.

A small organization can be highly mature, while a large organization may still have opportunities to improve.

Maturity is about the strength of your systems, processes, and capabilities.

Some key areas that influence organizational maturity include:

๐Ÿ”น ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ
Are processes documented, measured, and continuously improved?

๐Ÿ”น ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž & ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ
Does your team have the knowledge and capabilities needed for emerging construction methods?

๐Ÿ”น ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Are digital tools being strategically implemented to solve real challenges?

๐Ÿ”น ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š & ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ 
Are decisions supported by measurable insights?

๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž
Is innovation part of everyday operations?

Understanding these areas helps organizations move from reacting to challenges toward proactively building better ways of working.

At UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC), industry-focused research explores areas such as process improvement, productivity analysis, digital technology implementation, benchmarking, and road mapping to support construction organizations on their innovation journey.

๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ: The Maturity Journey - where does your organization stand?

08/17/2026

๐Ÿงฉ What if a building could be assembled like a giant puzzle?

Not every off-site building arrives as a complete module. Sometimes, it's the walls, floors, roofs, and structural components that are prefabricated and brought together on-site with speed and precision.

Welcome to ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ 2 of the ๐‚๐š๐ง๐š๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Œ๐Œ๐‚) ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค: ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ (2๐ƒ) ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ.

Panelized construction involves manufacturing flat building componentsโ€”such as wall, floor, and roof panelsโ€”in a controlled factory environment before transporting them to site for assembly. This approach combines the efficiency of off-site manufacturing with the flexibility of on-site construction.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

โœ”๏ธ Faster installation through prefabricated structural components
โœ”๏ธ Greater precision and quality from factory-controlled manufacturing
โœ”๏ธ Reduced material waste and improved resource efficiency
โœ”๏ธ Flexible design options for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings

From timber and light-gauge steel panels to insulated wall systems, panelized construction is helping the industry deliver projects more efficiently while supporting higher-performance buildings.

๐Ÿ“š This is Part 2 of our MMC series. Stay tuned as we continue exploring the seven categories of Modern Methods of Construction and how they're reshaping the future of Canada's construction industry.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Would you choose panelized construction over traditional framing for your next project? Why or why not?

08/13/2026

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ 1: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐

The construction industry is changing rapidly.

From digital tools and automation to off-site manufacturing and new ways of delivering projects, organizations are exploring how to build faster, smarter, and more efficiently.

But before adopting new technologies, there is one important question to ask:

โ€œ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž?โ€

That is where organizational maturity assessment comes in.
A maturity assessment helps organizations understand their current capabilities, identify gaps, and create a roadmap for improvement.

It is not about ranking organizations as โ€œadvancedโ€ or โ€œbehind.โ€

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
โœ… What processes are working well?
โœ… Where are opportunities for improvement?
โœ… What capabilities need to be developed for future growth?

At the UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC), research and industry collaboration focus on helping organizations assess their processes, improve productivity, and accelerate the adoption of innovative construction practices.

Because transformation doesnโ€™t start with technology.

It starts with understanding where you are today.
๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’–๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’• 2: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’“๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š.

Photos from UNB OCRC's post 08/12/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ Building Transformations ! ๐Ÿš€

The OCRC team is at the ๐‘น๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’: ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐‘ฌ๐‘ช๐‘ถ conference today at the Halifax Convention Centre.

Weโ€™re proud to be the ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐— ๐— ๐—–) ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and are bringing our research and perspectives to the conversation through two sessions focused on scaling modern construction and enabling MMC through design and collaboration.

๐Ÿ“๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐‚๐‘๐‚ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก to meet our team, learn about our research and initiatives, and chat with us about the future of modern construction.

If youโ€™re at the conference, come say helloโ€”weโ€™d love to connect!

08/12/2026

๐Ÿšง What if we told you a building could arrive on-site almost complete?

Not just walls or panels, but fully finished rooms, complete with floors, ceilings, windows, and even mechanical and electrical systems.

Welcome to ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ 1 of the ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Œ๐Œ๐‚) ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ: ๐‘ฝ๐’๐’๐’–๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’„ 3๐‘ซ ๐‘ด๐’๐’…๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’.

Instead of building everything on-site, entire three-dimensional modules are manufactured in a controlled factory environment and transported to site for assembly.

๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ?
โœ”๏ธ Compresses construction schedules by allowing off-site manufacturing and site work to happen simultaneously.
โœ”๏ธ Improves quality through factory-controlled production and standardized processes.
โœ”๏ธ Reduces site disruption, waste, and weather-related delays.
โœ”๏ธ Helps address labour shortages by shifting work to safer, more efficient manufacturing environments.

As Canada works to deliver more housing and critical infrastructure, volumetric modular construction is becoming an important part of the solution.

๐Ÿ“š This is the first post in our new MMC series. Over the coming weeks, we'll explore all seven categories of the Canadian MMC Definition Framework and what they mean for the future of Canada's construction industry.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ: If you could modularize any type of building: schools, hospitals, apartments, hotels, which would have the biggest impact? Let us know in the comments.

To learn more about the Canadian MMC Framework, check out our full ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž here:https://www.unb.ca/ocrc/_assets/documents/modern-methods-construction-framework.pdf

08/10/2026

If you could fix one thing in the construction industry tomorrow, what would it be?

Weโ€™re curious to hear from both academia and industry. This month, leaders across research and industry will gather to continue this conversation. ๐Ÿ“ข

๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ โ€“ ๐“๐‚๐Ž๐“ 2026, Hosted by Northumbria University, this event brings together global leaders in off-site and digital construction.

Meet the panelists for the workshop sessions. Weโ€™re excited to welcome leading voices in digital and industrialized construction. Join the discussion!

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ 1: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ˆ๐Œ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ
Dr. Omar Doukari, Northumbria University

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ 2: ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐Œ๐‚ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ
Andrew Johnson & Dr. Fadi Castronovo, Okana

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ 3: ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ
Jeff Endean, Cast Consultancy, Brandon Searle, UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre, University of New Brunswick

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ. ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž.

Constructing Excellence in the North East
Northumbria University
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / La Sociรฉtรฉ canadienne de gรฉnie civil
CIB, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Wates Group

08/07/2026

We're proud to be the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Stream Partner at Building Transformations' ๐‘น๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’: ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐‘ฌ๐‘ช๐‘ถ.

Join the UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) team on ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ 13 at the ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐š๐ฑ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, where we'll be contributing to conversations on how modern methods of construction can help address Canada's housing and infrastructure challenges.

Our team will be leading two sessions:
๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ exploring how collaboration across industry, government, finance, and research can accelerate the adoption of MMC.
๐Ÿข ๐„๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐Œ๐‚ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ discussing how early design decisions, digital tools, and cross-sector collaboration can unlock successful implementation in the ICI sector.

๐Ÿ“ Be sure to stop by the ๐Ž๐‚๐‘๐‚ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก to meet our team, learn about our latest research and initiatives, and discover how we're helping advance construction through innovation and collaboration.

We look forward to seeing you in Halifax!

08/06/2026

The future of construction won't be built by technology ๐€๐‹๐Ž๐๐„. ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ.

As the construction industry embraces digitalization, automation, AI, robotics, and industrialized construction, the demand for professionals with the right skills has never been greater. Technology is transforming how we design, manufacture, and build, but its success depends on people who can confidently apply it in practice.

That's why the UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) created the ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐€๐Œ๐‚) ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž.

Developed in collaboration with industry, AMC equips professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to lead the adoption of ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Whether you're looking to future-proof your career, upskill your workforce, or help your organization stay competitive, AMC provides the tools to lead the next generation of construction.

๐Ÿš€ The inaugural cohort begins in ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ 2026.
๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง 2 ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ. Be among the first to join a community of industry professionals shaping the future of construction.

๐Ÿ”— ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: https://lnkd.in/dKxaWaDN

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