AIMday™ Construction
Welcome to AIMday Construction, Sustainability, Resiliency, and Success – April 8, 2021
Do you have questions around the development, uses, or implementation of new technologies, processes, materials, software, etc. in construction practice?
On April 8, 2021 we look forward to discussing Construction sector challenges. This event will be held online. Click here to register.
Academic Industry Meeting day, or AIMday™, is centered around industry-identified challenges and/or questions. At the workshops, multidisciplinary faculty from colleges, polytechnics and universities will discuss the specific questions (1 per workshop) with the aim of identifying potential solutions or pathways to solutions.
- Each question or challenge submitted by a company is tackled by a group of selected experts, with the aim of finding a pathway to a solution.
- One question, one hour, a group of academic experts
- Register your attendance at the event by submitting a question on the registration page.
Background
Manitoba’s construction industry is represented by over 45,000 workers across more than 20 recognized skilled trades, and totals approximately 6% of the Manitoba Labour Force (Manitoba Career Prospects). It is comprised of public and private entities working together to deliver the critical infrastructure that we use on a daily basis and is led by the Manitoba Construction Sector Council representing 5 major organizations: Manitoba Building Trades, Manitoba Home Builders’ Association, Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, Winnipeg Construction Association, and First Peoples Development Inc. From our homes and workplaces, to our roads and municipal services, the construction industry is there.
Frequently recognized as a resilient and robust economic driver during times of economic downturn, construction coupled with skilled training and job creation has, and continues to, stimulate and fuel economic growth within our province. This is even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic where construction in Manitoba, along with post-secondary education and training, has shifted and adapted to the needs of our economy to deliver services unaffected.
To ensure the success, sustainability, and resiliency of Manitoba’s construction industry, it is crucial to build partnerships and identify research opportunities between academic institutions and construction industry partners related to new technologies, processes, materials, software, etc.
Industry and Academia Working Together
One of our shared objectives is to increase collaboration between Manitoba’s private sector and post-secondary institutions with the goal to foster a more competitive, digitally skilled workforce. Conversations between industry and academia will highlight the most relevant intelligent technologies for Digital Agriculture, and may lead to potential collaboration projects and novel solutions for industry challenges.
How do companies participate?
- Register and submit questions you want to discuss – we will work with you to tailor effective questions
- We will work to identify researchers who can contribute to the discussion
- Participate in the AIMday workshops, meet potential academic partners
- Researchers submit project proposals, leading to new opportunities for collaboration
How do researchers participate?
- Read the questions posted by companies or organizations
- Sign up for the questions you want to discuss
- Meet the company representatives in the AIMday workshops
- Submit project proposals, leading to new opportunities for collaboration
If you have any additional questions or require further information, please contact us at [email protected]
