[Metalsales]

I can only speak on behalf of the envelope of these buildings, but it would scare you to know how many new buildings(less than 5 years old) are routinely looked at because of water leaks and bad installation.

Some of this is due to cheap products being used that are not designed to operate in our climate. Some developers are swoon by the lower prices that they can get, but in the end, the system does not perform and costs more to have fixed.

You then get a lot of labour installing systems that are not qualified. Take Glazing for example. There is no certified training system locally that trains the workers on what they should be doing. Companies rely on experienced guys(I do not mean experts) who show the new guys. This usually results in handed down information that is wrong.

The nearest formal training is in Alberta, where this is a certified trade.

Luckily, there is a local branch of the National Building Envelope Council(NBEC) that is trying to bring education to a lot of these problems. Info can be found here: ecbec.ca
They often put on seminars hat cover a wide variety of topics and problems.