Building Code
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New heights for Ontario mass timber construction
A promised amendment to Ontario's building code will allow for mass timber buildings of up to 18 storeys, an increase above the current 12-storey threshold..
CondoBusiness
Tornado research uncovers risks for homeowners
Canada’s tornado risk is more widespread than once thought, according to a growing body of research that, for the first time, tracks the occurrence and aftermath facing property owners across the country.
CondoBusiness
Radical Code Changes are Coming
Tips and recommendations from Sameer Hasham, Project Engineer with RJC Engineers, on updating your older building to keep up with code changes.
Canadian Property Management
Keeping up with the Building Code
As Canada moves to adopt a “net-zero energy ready” model by 2030, changes to the National Building Code will hold new property constructions and retrofits to more stringent energy usage guidelines.
Design Quarterly
Latest NA Fenestration Standard published
The 2017 edition of the North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights is now available.
Design Quarterly
Combustible materials in building envelopes
The AIBC Building Envelope Committee highlights some of the duties and responsibilities of architects in the design of the building envelope.
REMI Network
Climate change adaptation on U.S. code agenda
A special conference hosted by the U.S. White House focused on the role codes and standards could play in bolstering building and infrastructure resilience during and in the aftermath of extreme weather events.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Standards for green roofs widely recognized
The Régie du Bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) is developing guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of green roofs in that province — a process
REMI Network
NRC restores online access to building codes
After a cyber-intrusion halted access to the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) codes and code guides online library, including national building, fire, plumbing, energy
REMI Network
New updates to B.C. Building Code
The B.C. government is introducing four new requirements to the B.C. Building Code that take effect on December 19, 2014. Improved energy efficiency and better
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Stair railings a necessary safety feature
When should stairwell railings be updated? Dennis Parolin, president of Dufferin Iron & Railings, provides insight.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Toronto’s Green Standard sets the bar in Ontario
The Toronto Atmospheric Fund's Bryan Purcell explains why Toronto's Green Standard asks more from developers working in the city, and how Toronto compares to other municipalities around the world.
Design Quarterly
New occupancy class added to building code
Following the model of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada, the newest version of the B.C. Building Code has ...
CondoBusiness
Taking wood frame construction to new heights
BILD has renewed its call on the Ontario government to raise the height limit of wood frame structures ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Energy efficiency targets adjusted upward
Ontario's new building code continues an incremental adoption of heightened energy efficiency standards.
Canadian Property Management
Caution afoot
Engineering and life safety specialists are currently examining stairwell concerns in preparation for possible new or revised rules that would be introduced in the 2015 National Building Code.
CondoBusiness
Noise complaints in condos
Canada’s building code should be updated to provide condo dwellers with the same peace and quiet that exists in developments in the U.S. and Europe.
