Building Performance Summit

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

10:20 AM | From Insight to Action: Lessons from the Code Concierge Initiative

Nick Sackville

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 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

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, Eco Synergy
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.

4:00–5:30 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, with financial support from Natural Resources Canada through the Codes Acceleration Fund.