81
Innovation Innovation culture
Employees working regularly on R&D projects
Full time employees dedicated to R&D projects
R&D projects, by stage of progress, launched by Pomerleau
Digitalisation research and development initiatives (AXLAB)
Deployed initiatives to digitalize internal systems
Pomerleau sites using innovative techniques considered to be part of VDC and/or BIM
Employees trained on internal systems following digitalization
Current established partnerships with collaborators (academia or industry)
Presentations on innovation or innovative building techniques delivered at events
Courses on innovation in construction given at CEGEP or university level by Pomerleau employees
Partnerships established with clients or trade partners to help further implement innovative approaches
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10
Initiatives in development: 87 Phase 1: Upstream Innovation (steps -4 to -1): 40 Phase 2: Definition and Development
(steps 2 to 4): 12 Phase 3: Pilot Project (step 5): 16 Phase 4 : Deployment (step 6 and 7): 19
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50
72
2,333
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30
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In this context, digitalization is defined as projects that leverage digital technologies and data to improve processes or enable new activities.
In this case, digitalized is taken to mean converting a previously analog system into one leveraging digital technologies. A system is considered to be any set of interre- lated tasks and procedures with a specific objective or outcome.
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GRI 103-2
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-2
GRI 404-2
The number of distinct courses given by members of the Pomerleau R&D team, spe- cifically related to the topic of innovation in construction. A course is considered to be a regularly occuring series of lectures over at least one semester and for which the participant receives academic credit upon completion.
Report Section Subject Indicator 2021 Result Reporting FrameworkUnity Notes