EnerQuality - Workshops

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From understanding the technical specifications and program requirements to learning new building techniques. And from how to market and sell green homes to training the evaluators to certify your homes – we have it all covered. We offer the most relevant and practical training in the industry. Please contact EnerQuality for training schedules and information.

Unique Find - One of A kind

UNIQUE FIND ONE OF A KIND

Existing building structure 115 ft x 40 ft

22 ft gable end, sidewalls 10 ft [ inside ]

8 -------complete laminated arches set at 16 ft centers,

7--------6 inx12 in x15.5 ft solid stringers, BC fir

56--------4 x12 x 15.5 ft solid stringers BC fir

all associated existing connecting hardware for the above timber


Approximately
5600 Sq ft 2x6 T&G Sheeting

4000 Sq ft hard wood flooring , maple.

Large quantity of 2x12 14ft [220 ] & 2x12 x 12 ft [[110 ] floor joist , spruce .

115 ft steel I beam
All material in excellent condition, AS IS WHERE IS .

A number of chestnut church pews are also available.

For more information and pictures
please call 613- 962- 7151 or 613- 968 -6829

First Annual OGCA Projects Awards of Excellance

ONTARIO BUILDER AWARDS is a new Award program offered through the OGCA. Two awards will be given for each competing builder group, one for Excellence in Buildings (Commercial/Institutional) and one for Excellence in Industrial Builds (Industrial/Civil/Infrastructure). The categories are based on the OGCA Membership Fee categories.

Digital editions of newspapers - how do we maximize them?

The past few months have been very interesting as my testing with Yudu an online page turning program has started to pay off.



Yudu has allowed me to increase the circulation of the GTA Construction Report by over 2000 readers and is growing each month. Will the online edition replace the printed copies we do each month? Not at all, it will simply allow me to reach more potential clients and increase the value to my advertisers. As I have looked at other online only publications I see the real value in the printed versions as people are still very tactile. Even though internet access is available almost everywhere there are times when the printed copy is more reliable.


GTA Construction Report March 2009 Issue

As I attend the 6 th Annual OGCA Symposium the next few days in Collingwood I will see the true value in the printed edition as I meet over 500 plus members of the association. If we relied only on the online version it would be hard for the members to take away a copy and review through the conference. The printed edition of the newspaper is the nest marketing tool for me to share.



Some of the additional benefits I will start sharing with my advertisers are the following:



- Direct email link from their ad in the paper. Readers of the online edition simply click and start communicating, requesting quotes or ordering products.



- Web links again allow the reader to click through from our papers directly to the clients site. The clients site could be an online video, expanded information about the products or services advertised or even a unique URL that they can track direct traffic from our papers to their sites.



- Establishing a web presence if they do not have a web site. People can do a search based on phone number for example they end of arriving at our online edition and seeing the companies ad.



Some of the benefits I have found are:



- Ability to deliver the paper long before it comes of the presses.



- Use of the online edition for email marketing and generating immediate responses when people as for back issues (no longer waiting a few days for the paper to arrive).



What is next for the online edition? I know that we will be testing the expanded version of Yudu in the next few months and as a very important question. Can we charge a subscription fee and what should it be?



Stay tuned.

Thank you for a great season

Way to go Tyke Jr Falcons On behalf of the Coaching staff and all volunteers with the Tyke Jr Falcons thank you for a great season. We would like to thank our sponsors, if it wasn't for their generous support of our team this year, our inaugural season would have not been possible.

ASI Group

Fairview Bolwing Lanes

Kahunaville

Wilson Spurr LLP

Miller Insulation

RBC Assest

MGT

Construction News & Report Group

Sunoco

Horizon

L St.Ammand

Enterprise

Cheroz Restaurant

Sunoco Carwash

Kraun Electric Services LTD

Fabio's Pizza

Youth Advance Consulting Services

Dynamic Mutual Funds

Mr. Peter Kosturek - Inniskillin Niagara

WOOD WORKS 9th Annual Call for nominations

This is our second year as sponsors of the WOOD WORKS Awards Gala and the nominations have just opened up.

To nominate your own or a someone elses project go to the WOOD WORKS Awards page

Ontario Construction Report April Issue

GTA Construction Report April Issue

Publishers Viewpoint GTA Construction Report

I just got back from a trip to Barrie and had the privilege to meet with Lisa Bertram the Vice-President and General Manager for Bertram Construction & Design. Lisa is a third Generation member of the Bertram Construction & Design family who has made an in-kin donation to Gilda’s Club of Barrie for the construction of their club house in Barrie as part of the "Open the Red Door" in our community project.

This project will see two associations in Barrie, both the Greater Barrie Home Builders and Barrie Construction Associations working closely together to complete this project with community support. Lisa has started the process of receiving in-king tenders on the initial phase of the project which is just for the shell of the project and the response so far has been great. I look forward to travelling back to Barrie for the official ground breaking ceremony of the project on April 15th, 2009.

Even though the Construction News and Report Group can not offer concrete or other products to help the project along, I have donated advertising space in the GTA Construction Report starting in May to help recognize all the companies who will be making donations and offering support of this project. I will also coordinate news coverage as the building progresses to help showcase the great work that two associations can do.

A quick recap of the rest of month shows a busy schedule, I will be at the IAPA Health & Safety Canada Trade Show April 20th and 21st, and from there I travel up to Blue Mountain in Collingwood for the OGCA’s 6th Annual Symposium April 23 -25th. This year we are Platinum Sponsors of the event and have worked hard this past year to increase our coverage of the event and association. After that I will be heading to Waterloo the first week of May for the Skills Ontario Career Exploration Showcase this year on May 4th and 5th. This is our first year being involved with Skills Ontario as a Silver sponsor.

Hard to believe we are now four months into the year!