KEYNOTE SPEAKERWith over 44 years experience Bill is a passionate champion for the construction industry who is committed to challenging the status quo using his characteristic frankness and humour to foster healthy dialogue.
Bill was a co-founder of the Mindshift consortium in 2003. As a co-author of the book “The Commercial Real Estate Revolution” he received the Corenet Global Innovators Award in 2009.
Bill was CCA Person of the Year in 2014, received the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) in 2023 and was recognized as one of Construction’s Most Influential People in 2024.
In March 2026, Bill was elected to the Board of the Canadian Construction Association and is Chair of the Local Construction Association Advisory Council
Bill’s presentation will include:
Concrete slabs poured and finished at the beginning of a build will not align with the floor covering installer’s requirements for flatness and smoothness during late-stage construction. Why is this and what needs to be done to ensure that concrete surfaces provided by the constructor are acceptable, thereby eliminating extras, disputes, and delays.
It is the responsibility of the floor covering installer to verify a flat and acceptable surface prior to installing flooring. Verification can be done several ways. One of them is the 10’ straightedge method – a test that has been misunderstood for many years. Graeme will discuss assessing surface flatness with this in mind.
New technology and methods to monitor concrete placement that provide real-time data to the contractor. Methods on assessing the flatness of placed concrete; bringing the concrete within the required tolerances; and healthy concrete curing to minimize, and even prevent cracking, curling.
3pm: Registration
3:30 – 4pm: Formal Meeting
4pm – 4:30: Keynote Speaker
4:30 – 5:15pm: Break
5:15 – 6:30pm: Panel Discussion
6:30 – 6:45pm: Break
6:45 – 8pm: Circle of Excellence in Floor Covering Installation Awards
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For special rate, quote the following:
National Floor Covering Assoc. of Canada
Block ID: 400205
Deadline for reserving at special rate:
Saturday, April 18th
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