NEWS BRIEFS CADCR News briefs Robert Landry appointed to Trisura's board pany is a Canadian specialty insur- ance and surety company with of- fices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Halifax, Quebec City and Vancouver. Holcim Canada supports the Canada Green Building Council as Gold Level national sponsor Trisura Guarantee Insurance Com- pany, a Canadian specialty lines insur- ance and surety company, has announced that Robert Landry has joined the company’s board of direc- tors. Landry is an experienced leader from the insurance sector, having served as president and CEO of Zurich Insurance Company’s Cana- dian operations for six years, retiring in 2007, a Trisura news release said. From 2006 to 2009 he was a director of the Insurance Institute of Canada, and he served as chair of that organ- ization in 2007. “We are very pleased that Robert Landry has joined our board of direc- tors,” said Mike George, president and CEO of Trisura. “Robert brings a distinguished career of leadership, dedication and expertise in the Cana- dian insurance industry, and as a fast- growing company with unique product offerings, Trisura will un- doubtedly benefit from his experi- ence and guidance.” Landry holds the Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional (FCIP) desig- nation from The Insurance Institute of Canada. In 2009, he received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He currently lives in Mississauga, Ontario. The complete list of Trisura Board of Directors is available on the Trisura website: www.trisura.com/why- trisura/board-of-directors. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Com- The Canada Green Building Coun- cil (CaGBC) has announced Holcim Canada is a Gold level CaGBC Na- tional Sponsor for the second year in a row. Through its national sponsor- ship program, the CaGBC provides the building industry with opportuni- ties to support the Council's goal of accelerating the transformation of the built environment to high-per- forming, healthy green buildings, homes and communities throughout Canada. “Holcim has been a longtime sup- porter of CaGBC in advancing sus- tainable construction practices and a trusted partner on various initiatives over the past six years,” said Thomas Mueller, CaGBC's president and CEO. “Support from innovative, forward- thinking companies like Holcim is critical in helping to accelerate our mission throughout Canada.” Holcim Canada was a lead spon- sor of the CaGBC National Confer- ence 'Building Lasting Change' in Toronto in June, as well as support- ing chapter events in Ontario and Quebec. The company has also worked with the CaGBC to encour- age Canadian sustainable construc- tion projects to be recognized globally via the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction, a $2 mil- lion (USD) international competition recognizing and rewarding visions and projects in sustainable construc- tion. “Holcim works diligently to ensure that sustainable development is inte- grated into the business and into our thinking,” said Ruksana Mirza, Hol- cim (Canada) Inc.'s vice-president of sustainable development. “We have 10 – Summer 2014 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report a responsibility to drive sustainability by providing innovative solutions that will enable the industry to design, build and operate sustainably. Part- nering with the CaGBC allows us to multiply our efforts and work to- gether to help drive sustainable de- velopment awareness and behavior change in Canada.” B.C. Construction Industry Survey The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has published re- sults of the 2014 B.C. Construction Industry Survey, with nearly 500 re- spondents articulating the major challenges and opportunities facing BC’s construction sector. Responses from construction owners and employers, trade con- tractors, and suppliers demonstrate a united industry on key issues af- fecting productivity and profitability across the province: youth engage- ment, succession planning, outside competition, fair and transparent pro- curement practices, foreign workers, prompt payment, and others: • 18 per cent of respondents searched internationally for skilled workers in the past year; • About 50 per cent of respondents in every region of the province say they plan to hire in the next year. Another 35 per cent in each region say they might hire… leav- ing only about 15 per cent of em- ployers who aren’t hiring; • On average, large companies are planning to hire 35 tradespeople each this year; • 61 per cent of respondents say that regional competition is hot- ter than it was two years ago, and 32 per cent say that interna- tional competition has increased as well; • 74 per cent surveyed from Van- couver Island responded they are now using online bidding tools; • More than 230 respondents listed numerous trades and tech-