Future Housing Canada Month_

Improving construction productivity, quality and safety depends on how industry data is shared and put to work. Autodesk Research and DMZ’s Centre for Housing Innovation (CHI) bring together AECO industry leaders, startups, researchers and funders to close a month-long construction data sprint, share findings and discuss the next steps toward a more open data ecosystem. General contractors and industry partners from across North America are helping lead this effort. Hosted at OCAD University’s Waterfront Campus in Toronto, the event features Grant Findlay, Chair of the UK’s Construction Data Trust, sharing practical lessons on trusted data sharing and making construction data useful at scale. CHI startups will then pitch how they are innovating with open construction data.

This two-day summit brings together owners, contractors, engineers, technology providers, government and educators to explore how the built environment is changing. November 4 features a Senior Executive Forum, Opening Reception and optional site tours; November 5 offers presentations, breakout sessions, a technology showcase and the Innovation Spotlight Awards.

This full-day summit brings together renovators, builders, industry leaders and technical experts to explore the trends, technologies and opportunities shaping Ontario’s renovation industry. Sessions cover AI and digital tools, evolving building practices, renovator licensing, missing-middle housing and high-performance renovation, with practical insights to help businesses adapt and grow. The program also includes an Innovation Lounge tradeshow and a networking reception.

This 2.5-hour executive forum addresses the digital maturity required for multi-decade capital programs. Featuring leadership from Groundbreak Ventures, Northcrest, and public sector infrastructure leads, sessions deep-dive into rigid project controls, stakeholder orchestration across public/private sectors, and Kahua's single source of truth for tracking capital delivery and sustainability milestones.

This hands-on event introduces at-risk youth to the future of construction. Participants will explore how new tools, technologies and building methods are changing the way homes are built, while discovering pathways to training and careers in the trades.

Technology is transforming residential construction, creating a major investment opportunity in companies changing how homes are designed, financed, built and operated. Over a chef-curated tasting menu, investors, builders and developers will explore the next wave of ConTech—from digital permitting and prefab to robotics, automation and smarter home operations—and the businesses already turning these advances into growth. This intimate (invite only) discussion will look at where the market is heading and what it will take to scale the most promising solutions.

Ahead of National Housing Day, join us for a screening of Thinking Beyond the Market: A Film About Genuinely Affordable Housing by Brian Doucet (University of Waterloo School of Planning), followed by a conversation with leaders from housing, community development, government, finance, philanthropy and investment, and a reception.

This invite-only roundtable brings together housing innovators funded through CMHC's Demonstration Initiative and ventures supported by Centre for Housing Innovation (CHI), alongside builders, municipalities and investors, to move proven solutions in modular and offsite construction, development acceleration and permitting, financing and investment models, and housing data and building intelligence from pilot to adoption.