Construction··AHI — AI Hub of Innovation · Red Deer County, Alberta

Winter build: civil works and generation halls underway at Blindman

Alberta civil contractors, engineers and subtrades — local dollars, local hands — on the first 10 MW.

Winter build: civil works and generation halls underway at BlindmanSite works · winter 2026

Construction of AHI’s first phase is underway at Blindman Industrial Park. Heavy civil works — earthworks, roads and site servicing — are being delivered by an experienced Alberta civil contractor, with civil site engineering and stormwater design by an Alberta engineering firm, including flood-plain confirmation for the lands.

The buildings are precast, sound-contained industrial structures designed by an Alberta architecture practice; the development manager, M3 Development Management Inc., coordinates design, schedule and the third-party study program.

Hiring is local first: an Alberta general contractor with subtrades from Blindman, Burnt Lake and Blackfalds. Alberta crews are on site through each construction phase, rotating as scopes peak.

Progress is filmed and shared: the construction gallery and drone footage on ahicampus.com are updated as the build advances toward first power in 2027.

AHI — AI Hub of Innovation is developed by Havenz Smart Communities (Lead Developer) in partnership with Turning Stone Developments (investment partner); both are general partners of AHI. Statements about future capacity, dates and milestones are forward-looking and subject to approvals, capital and change; nothing in this article constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Growth beyond the first phase is a master-plan objective subject to its own permits and studies. Third-party names describe roles and imply no endorsement. See Important information.

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