Please note that delegates will be notified by email when tour registration opens.

National Research Council

Take a tour of four testing facilities located on the NRC grounds including:

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• Fire Safety testing facility,

• Sound Transmission (Acoustic) testing,

• Hygrothermal performance of buildings testing facility, and

• Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facility

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Caivan ABIC

ABIC (Advanced Building Innovation Company) is state‑of‑the‑art 105,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Ottawa—one of Canada’s most advanced MMC operations. ABIC utilizes robotics, autonomous and human‑operated systems, and digital production technologies to deliver between five and seven homes per day on a single shift.  Delegates will be guided through the facility, to view how this factory helps to streamline the construction process.

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Centre Block Rehabilitation – Parliament Hill

The Centre Block rehabilitation project is the largest, most complex project to rehabilitate a heritage building ever in Canada. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is using innovative approaches and technologies to deliver the project. When the Centre Block reopens, it will be ready to meet the needs of a 21st-century Parliament for years to come.

The group will tour the site. Time permitting, stops will include:

• Parliament Welcome Centre excavation

• Senate and House of Commons Chambers

• Select heritage spaces

• Demolition works underway