Resource Library

Supporting Retrofits by Improving Procurement & Project Delivery

AEEA is pleased to add to our Retrofit Resource Library a series of LinkedIn posts authored by Michael Driedger of MCW.

The first post explores the ‘Archaeology of Inefficiency’ by looking at how the design and construction industry buries its competitive edge under layers of manual workflows, treating the status quo as a ‘free’ baseline while ignoring the massive hidden costs of standing still.

Part 2 focuses on how a team is selected to build something new advocating for Qualifications-Based Selection.

While new construction deals with the predictable, deep energy retrofits force us to confront the invisible variables hidden behind decades of old drywall. Part 3 of this series breaks down why outdated contracts and flat PDFs are sabotaging Canada’s federal retrofit wave—and how progressive delivery models could save it.

Part 4 considers the risk because critical project data doesn’t live in a single accessible ecosystem—it is scattered across a broken landscape of entirely different, disconnected digital vaults.

Part 5 focuses on what happens when digital paper has been turned into data and the disruptive effect it will have on traditional SaaS models in the AEC industry.

Canada is facing a major infrastructure capacity gap, with a booming project demand but a flat talent pipeline. Part 6 explores how the solution isn’t just about chasing tech trends, but using automation to free up engineers so they can focus on high-value client management and project leadership.