On this episode of The Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Record Podcastâ„¢, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) president Chris Gardner about the organization’s upcoming Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Innovation Summit.
Gardner went into detail about how technology and innovation can help construction address an ongoing and worsening labour shortage as well as showcase how the industry is already innovating and adapting to digital technologies to improve productivity.
He also addressed the need to improve perceptions of construction as a career path for young workers and pointed to sessions and Indigenous participation in the industry, leadership and updates on trends such as supply chains, pre-construction, and artificial intelligence.
You can listen to The Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Record on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý podcast section. Our previous interview with Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåConnect senior economist Michael Guckes isÌý³ó±ð°ù±ð. Thanks for listening.