NEWS FROM THE FIELD
Emir is president of Revay and Associates
Limited, a dispute resolution and project
management provider to the construction
industry in Canada and internationally.
She is a professional engineer and holds an
MBA from McGill University.
Emir has more than 25 years of experi-ence
specializing in construction claims
and dispute resolution as well as contract-ing
strategies. She has been recognized as
an expert witness in court, by arbitration
panels and dispute resolution boards in the
areas of delay, productivity and the quan-tification
of damages. Emir has also devel-oped
and presented training programs for
the construction industry and is a frequent
lecturer at several universities.
She joined the CCA board in 2009 and has
chaired the CCA Manufacturers, Suppliers
and Services Council and was the vice-chair
of the CCA Standard Practices Committee.
She joined the CCA executive in 2010 and
is a past board member of the Canadian
Construction Innovations (CCI).
In her address to the annual general meet-ing,
Emir discussed her priorities for her
term at CCA’s helm. CCA turns 100 this year.
“In the coming year, we will be review-ing
the governance of the CCA in order to
improve our effectiveness and maximize
our efficiency leading into the next 100
years,” said Emir. “This includes being open
to diversity and representation that reflects
our industry. I believe that having more
women – more diversity – provides fresh
ideas, different insight and points of view
that will strengthen our association.”
Canadian Construction
Association’s 2017 awards
showcase members’
accomplishments
The Canadian Construction Association
(CCA) presented its annual awards in con-junction
with CCA’s 100th conference, held
at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel. These
awards recognize the important contri-butions
of individuals, companies and as-sociations
that promote and enhance the
Canadian construction industry.
The 2017 Canadian Construction Associ-ation
award recipients are:
Awards of Excellence
• 2017 CCA Person of the Year Award –
Terry Brown, STBR Consulting
• 2017 CCA Excellence in Innovation
Award – Pomerleau
• 2017 CCA Environmental Achievement
Award – Bird Construction and Maple
Reinders
• 2017 CCA International Business Award
– Lystek International, a Division of the
Tomlinson Group of Companies
• 2017 CCA National Safety Award –
Groupe C. Laganière Inc.
• 2017 CCA Partner Association Award –
Grand Valley Construction Association
• 2017 CCA Community Leader Award –
Paul Seibel, ACL Steel
• 2017 CCA Gold Seal Association
Award – Newfoundland and Labrador
Construction Association
Awards of Recognition
• 2017 CCA General Contractor Award –
Brendan Nobes, rcs construction
• 2017 CCA Trade Contractor Award –
Ross McLean, Houle Electric
• 2017 CCA Civil Infrastructure Award –
Gilbert Brulotte, EllisDon
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