Conference Sessions Schedule - Canadian Concrete Expo

NOTE: The schedule for 2020 is not yet available. In the meantime, have a look at last year’s schedule.

Located in Phoenix Rooms A, B, and C

Registration Required

The Conference Sessions cover a variety of in-depth industry topics, with the opportunity to engage directly with professionals in the field. When registering for CCE as an attendee, you’ll also have the opportunity to add on your preferred Conference Sessions for an additional fee. CCE 2019 featured 26 Conference Sessions with topics including concrete fundamentals, recruiting talent, innovations and more.

Day 1 Sessions – Wed Feb. 06, 2019
Day 2 Session – Thurs Feb. 07, 2019

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Large Equipment Demonstrations Stage Presentations

Conference Sessions Wednesday Feb 06, 2019

9:45 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

What Concrete Contractors Need To Know About CSA A23.1/.2-2019 Concrete Materials & “Methods of Concrete Construction”

Geoff Kinney, Executive Director, Concrete Floor Contractors Association of Canada

This session is for concrete contractors to learn about the new minimum requirements of the CSA A23.1/.2-2019 "Concrete Material and Methods of Concrete Construction" national... Read more

10:00 am

55 min

Phoenix Room B

$50

Innovations in Concrete Pavement Design

Eric Ferrebee, P.E. - Director of Technical Services, American Concrete Pavement Association

This session will provide an overview of exciting innovations in concrete pavement design, discussing the tools, materials and techniques available for building, maintaining and repairing... Read more

10:15 am

55 min

Phoenix Room C

$50

GPR for High Resolution Concrete Scanning

Troy De Souza, Training Manager, Sensors & Software Inc.

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) provides a powerful means of locating and mapping rebar, post tension cables or embedded conduits. Using basic theory and case studies,... Read more

11:15 am

55 min

Phoenix Room A

$50

How EllisDon is Approaching Concrete Challenges

Stacia Van Zetten & Lorena Proietti, Building and Material Sciences Specialists, EllisDon

A contractors approach to tackling the increasingly complex concrete and structural requirements that the industry is experiencing. This presentation will cover innovations in mass concrete,... Read more

11:30 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Taking The BIM 3D Model To The Field In A Concrete Pouring Environment

Andy Dickey, Business Development Manager, Trimble

During this session we will be demonstrating how you can leverage the BIM model in the field in your day to day operations. Meet BuildingPoint... Read more

11:45 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

The New ACI 562 Concrete Repair Code and Qualified Inspector Certification

Steven R. Bruns, PE - Certification Manager, International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)

This presentation provides an overview of the development and organization of the new ACI 562 Concrete Repair Code, including a review of its content, reasons... Read more

12:45 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Locating and Detailing Movement Joints In Masonry Systems

Joe Wierzbicki, M.A.Sc. P.Eng. - Masonry Design Engineers, Canada Masonry Design Centre

Sasha Kisin, M.Sc., P.Eng. - Masonry Design Engineers, Canada Masonry Design Centre

This presentation will cover the placement and detailing of movement joints. This will include locations adjacent to structural elements, movement joints through firewalls, and both... Read more

1:00 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

The ABC’s of Accelerated Building Construction

Malcolm Hachborn, President M. E. Hachborn Engineering

Brian Hall, Managing Director, Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute

Prefabricated/modular construction practices have many positive qualities including; cost-effectiveness, durability, speed and efficiency in delivery, a significant reduction in construction site hazards, on-site waste reduction,... Read more

1:15 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

Use of Shrinkage Compensating/Reducing Admixtures in Portland Cement

Jim Preskenis

Premier Magnesia, LLC, the global innovative leader in magnesium-based technologies has introduced a novel approach to combat shrinkage and cracking in Portland cement and concrete... Read more

2:15 pm

50 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Fundamentals of Concrete Durability: Causes and Mitigation

Ted Moffatt, Ph.D. - Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University

This session presents an overview of the most common types of durability issues (corrosion, carbonation, freeze-thaw attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, abrasion, sulphate attack, delayed ettringite attack... Read more

2:30 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Roundtable Discussion on Concrete Admixture Advances

Bart Kanters, P. Eng. - President, Concrete Ontario

Cameron Monroe, BASF

Brian Salazar, Euclid

Frank Mazzocco, Sika

Concrete admixtures continue to play a critical role in enhancing the performance properties of concrete. This round table discussion will address recent developments in the... Read more

2:45 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

Basics on Concrete Repair

Daniel Rosa, B.Eng - Structural Engineer & Project Manager, Vector Corrosion Technologies

This presentation will focus on basic concrete repair methods and procedures as detailed in the ICRI Technical Guidelines, including problem identification and evaluation, repair selection... Read more

3:30 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Improved Earthquake Design For New Resilient Masonry Post-Disaster Buildings

Bennett Banting, Ph.D, P.Eng. - Director of Technical Services, Canada Masonry Design Centre

Monica Guzman, M.Sc., P.Eng. - Masonry Design Engineer, Canada Masonry Design Centre

Design and detailing examples will be presented that illustrate how seismically resilient load-bearing masonry has evolved and improved in the 2014 edition of the CSA... Read more

3:40 pm

Phoenix Room B

Free, No Registration Required

Open Meeting Announcing American Concrete Pumping Association – Canadian Chapter (CPAC) Introduction

Eric & Marcia Duiker, Owners of CanCrete Equipment Ltd., ACPA/CPAC Members

Welcome all Canadian concrete pumpers and associated companies to attend this open meeting announcing American Concrete Pumping Association – Canadian Chapter (CPAC) Introduction. The ACPA... Read more

Conference Sessions Thursday Feb 07, 2019

10:00 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Tilt-Up as a Reemerging Design Technology

Len Overbeek, Co-Founder / Estimating & Project Management, Tilt Wall Ontario Inc.

The history of Tilt-Up construction, and how it is the fastest growing solution to meet current industry wide budget restraints. Tilt-Up, a method in which... Read more

10:15 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Rebar and Post Tensioning: Detailing & Placing Issues

Rick V. Dozzi, P.Eng - Post-Tensioning Manager/Engineer, Canadian BBR Inc.

Rebar detailing and placing difficulties and tendencies. Congestion of rebar and post tensioning reinforcing at anchor zone locations. Basic principles of post tensioning. Safe practices... Read more

10:30 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

Design Attitude With Formliners & Stains! – Using Precast Concrete

Sonny Arora, B. Eng. - Nawkaw Corporation Canada

David Ellis, General Manager - Nawkaw Corporation Canada

The design and construction industry are starting to take notice of the significant benefits realized when using precast concrete that has been transformed by using... Read more

11:15 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Wire Sawing In Seismic Proportions: Upgrade and Reinforcement Work of Ruskin Dam Structure

Brian Wnuk, West Coast Cutting & Coring Group Ltd.

The largest concrete sawing and core drilling project in Canada, in terms of volume. This was a concrete sawing & drilling job of seismic proportions... Read more

11:30 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Critical Steps to Ensuring Durable Exterior Concrete Flatwork

Alen Keri, P.Eng. - Technical Services Engineer, Concrete Ontario

Concrete remains the second most used material in the world, after only water, and performs critical roles in both infrastructure and ICI sector projects. While... Read more

11:45 am

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

Four Essentials To Residential Concrete

Luc Bédard, Ing, M.Ing, MBA - General Manager, Association béton Québec

Residential concrete is the largest ready-mix concrete market in Canada, but it's also where control is less present. This session will present what are concrete... Read more

12:45 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Taking the BIM 3D Model To The Field In A Concrete Pouring Environment

Andy Dickey, Business Development Manager, Trimble

During this session we will be demonstrating how you can leverage the BIM model in the field in your day to day operations. Meet BuildingPoint... Read more

1:00 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

3D Printing of Concrete at High Quality and Speed: Toward the Industrialization of the Construction

Didier Lootens, Physico-Chemist, Sika Technology

3D printing of concrete has been demonstrated in a large scale for years now. The control of the rheological and strength evolution of the concrete... Read more

1:15 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

Resilient, Energy Efficient Precast Concrete Building Enclosures

Malcolm Hachborn, M. SC., P. Eng. - President, M. E. Hachborn Engineering

A structure’s enclosure (building envelope) has considerable impact on its overall performance, as highlighted by recent code changes. The envelope not only serves as a... Read more

2:00 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete For Use In Concrete Rehabilitation

Jullian Peña Cruz, P.Eng - King Packages Materials Company

Jackson Rand, EIT - King Packages Materials Company

The purpose of this presentation is to focus on recent in-situ applications in Canada, where ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) has been implemented in the... Read more

2:15 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Alternatives and Innovations In Sustainable Concrete Manufacture And Use

Kelsey Saunders, Building Scientist, Sustainable

Kathleen Narbonne, Building Scientist, Sustainable

In a nation and a world driving toward Net Zero Carbon, carbon capture, and reductions in carbon generation, the manufacture of concrete and the use... Read more

2:30 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room C

$50

The Un-Fake News Of Fact-Based Carbon Calculators & Concrete Masonry Construction

Andrea Boddy, Andrea Boddy Consulting / Bridge Check Canada

Robert Munro, Concrete Advice

Green-wash marketing has entered the buildings marketing via the mass timber movement. The Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association believes owners, developers, specifiers, and agencies deserve... Read more

3:15 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room A

$50

How To Attract And Retain The Next Generation of Employees

Mark Nesbitt, Founder of Nesbitt Training

This session will provide resources for building and retaining your team. We all have the technical skills but what can you do differently to attract... Read more

3:30 pm

55 minutes

Phoenix Room B

$50

Understanding Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Heidi Helmink, Senior Technical Manager, Fibermesh

This session on Concrete Fibers will provide an overview of what is Fiber Reinforced Concrete, the differences between Micro Synthetic, Macro Synthetic Fibers and Steel... Read more