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We asked last week for your comments on the National Building Code (NBC). There’s a poll at the right hand side of this site, where you can tell us whether you use the NBC and, if not, why not. We’ve had a lot of feedback already.
Such as this comment from Yvan Labbe, who asks a question I have often asked myself: Why should Canadians, in this online day and age, have to pay to access any government regulations whatsoever? Especially ones pertaining to building safely. Here’s how Yvan put it “Yes, I have used the National Building Code.
I would use it a lot more often if I did not have to pay for it. As far as I am concerned, it should be available online free of charge so that people can refer to it.
If not free you should be able to pay a bit to get to read different sections or pay so much per day to use it.”. All codes should be available online for free. When you’re trying to get something done all you need is to be able to search it but no, you have to buy a code book for 300.00 to use a couple times before the next one comes out. I have tried calling engineers to ask a question but they can’t be bothered with these little jobs. They are like gate keepers. Don’t want you to know but don’t want to help either. Sometimes things don’t get done right for that reason and governing bodies get bogged down with visiting the same work site several times because work has to be redone.
It must make too much sense to make it available. I mean is selling the books more profitable then the fire inspector or building inspector making several trips to a job site.
Canada has one of the most inefficient work forces in the world. I wonder why when everything gets done twice. Hello, I agree that any government regulations should not come to a cost to any Canadian citizen.
The building codes are there to make homes safe and people safe. Nobody should have to pay for their safety. If the government makes rules and regulations, we should all have access to this written information free of charge for us to view at any given time. I hope this changes as it’s frustrating trying to get this information for building safety.
I work in the housing field and don’t think that we should pay for this. Please assist all of us in getting the government to stop charging us to read THEIR regulations!
The NBC is published by the National Research Council of Canada. If you read what it does in the act that created it, you may understand what may play a part in it. The funds that it makes goes back to the NRC to make up to date building models, and fire safety models. The same goes for the Canadian Association of Standards. It’s easier to this than have tax payers pay out of pocket to fund these entities. It would be nice to see them to allow apprentices access to these via their apprenticeship number at a discounted rate. Re free access to building codes.
I am an architect in Scotland. The Scottish Building Standards for Domestic + Non-Domestic Buildings are downloadable for free from the Scottish Government portal and have been since 2009. Hard copies are charged for. I don’t know that cost as I use the free download, straight into my computer and available for instant reference and print out of any part for ‘hard copy’ file needs.
The attitude is that these standards are mandatory for the health + safety of the building users and the public at large and, as such, should be available to all involved in the industry for reference and implementation at low or no cost to ensure those aims of the legislation are achieved. Hope this may be of assistance to those preparing their arguments for easy access. As a student I am only able to access the national building code at school. Having free access to the Code for the duration of study for students would allow a more thorough understanding of the material.
The free dissemination of the NBC will have a positive effect on the building industry (increasing compliance) that would more than compensate the government for the costs of research and publishing. I believe that free access will help promote quality in the trades and alleviate a burden for small to medium sized builders. These comments I have made over 20 years ago.
As taxpayers, we paid for research and maintenance of various boards and research facilities. We do not have access to this information, having paid for it countless times over. When will this gouging of honest, hard working Canadians ever end.
Is this what we are reduced to? A constant source of revenue from hundreds of various conduits, to maintain (6) figure salary of such indifferent bureaucrats. Some of which, could care less about this country and those who support the good for which it used to stand for. This reckless abandonment of the christian values we have held dear and treasured will certainly result in our ultimate demise. This is shown to be evident, in many recent ongoing, within some corrupt elements of those in positions of authority. Need only watch the evening news. When does this gouging ever end.
I ran into this issue recently and have to say i was surprised to find that i was actually expected to PAY to be able to access building codes. If these codes are legislated and enforceable by law, how can they not be public domain? Without public access, that leaves everyone to the mercy of contractors and inspectors, with no way to know if what they are being told is factual, minus paying hundreds for a code book that most people will only use once or twice in a lifetime. Seems like something that shouldn’t be legal? Issuance of the Building Codes become a very good business for those, who is responsible for their publishing (I believe this is our Government and their institutions). Every 5 years thousands of copies for the cost of $300-400 for just i set is the cost. This is multi million dollar business for the minor changes, they are doing.
Also consider, that these codes still have some major mistakes, like for example design wind load for Vancouver: 1998 q1/30 – 0.44kPa; 2006 q1/50 – 0.48 kPa; 2012 – q1/50 – 0.45kPa These difference is also valid for other Canadian cities, which costs to Developers, Contractors and Final Users (Customers) a lot of money. For example first Building Code in Canada was issued in 1940 or 1941. And it wasn’t changed till 1965, as far as I know. 25 Years we worked on the same Code. Another sample is Washington State in US. The Code available on-line for anybody want to watch it.
I am an apprentice going through training right now and I was required to purchase the NBC. That part I do not have a problem with. As a carpenter, it is our job to know the code. We purchase tools all the time to make sure the job is done correctly and efficiently. The NBC is just that, a tool. It gives us the information we need to do the job correctly the first time. So buying another tool is just part of the job for me.
One thing I would like to have is an app on my phone that has the entirety of the NBC so I can easily access the information I need on the job without having to lug a giant book everywhere I go. I’m sure a programmer could accomplish that in his sleep. Then make it free to access with the number given with your already purchased codebook. It is stupid that the rules to build a safe home are guarded by the Canadian government as tax payers we should be able to get that for free seeing we paid for who ever worked on it.To say the least it is another form of taxation.
And causes more harm than good. The bottom line here is that Governments have become a big business and can only think of ways to get more money out of hard working Canadians.every 3 years the Government gets all the money from tax payers and we are not allowed to look at it without paying big bucks soon we will have no freedom o to be a millionaire.
Building Regulations are free for use in UK to make sure people don’t take shortcuts and do so safely. They are also far, far easier to understand and you don’t go on a pointless ‘journey’ its like walking through maple syrup with NBC sometimes and trying to remember a myriad of different paragraphs and sentence numbers – and then forget what you were looking for in the first place.diagrams say a thousand words with interpretation, Appendix has a few but no where near enough!
Interpretation especially between Building inspectors on how they interpret how the code is written can make things difficult on any project imho. I was looking for the Canadian National Building Codes as they are just now being introduced to Prince Edward Island (about time!). I am not a contractor, but was merely interested in some of the issues contained in the Code. They should be free to Contractors and the general public. Everything else is, such as various federal regulations, Acts, etc., this should be as well. Especially in this time when everyone accesses the internet for information. I cannot imagine how time-consuming it would be for a contractor to haul out a book which they would have to have with them at all times, just to check a certain section.
I can’t believe how ridiculous it is that the Government makes a building code supposedly designed to make homes better built and safer then they won’t even allow you to access the rules unless you buy a printed copy or purchase a paid subscription for access to an electronic copy of the building code. This is like the government setting speed limits for the roads but not giving the public access to see what the limits are unless you pay for a monthly subscription to view the speed limits. And of course, if you don’t follow the speed limits you will get a speeding ticket. Then the government expects you to believe that this is all done to increase safety, but it starts to look more like a big tax grab. Just another GOVERNMENT GOUGE as Govt says “do what we demand and you pay us for the privilege to dance to our bureaucratic order.” Gouge, not service, what happened to “service” in Govt? 40 years in my trade, 35 years in business, today I go to look up codes online in Canada for a better building product and I have to pay hundreds dollars to provide a better quality product for GOVERNMENT compliance in code and for my clients? What next, pay for CRIMINAL CODES too so I and descendants can pay for privilege to stay out of jail in complying with Canadian law?
This is not an extreme exaggeration. Which gouging Canadian Government brought this gouge in?
The national building code and any other government issued rules and regulations should without a bout be free online. These are important document pertaining to the minimum standards of construction. A homeowner or anyone else for that matter should be able to review them to insure their house is up to code. I’ve been red seal journeyman Carpenter for over 25 years. I can tell you from personal experiences that I’ve seen contractors cut many corners either due to cost savings or ignorance. Municipalities often don’t have enough inspectors to cover the volume of inspections required. For example homes in Calgary receive very few inspections.
John when I lived their had no electrical inspector for the ten years I lived there. Homeowners should have free access to information to educate and protect themselves from contractors without having to the $350 cost of a building code book. All rules and regulations implemented by our government should be free to the public under freedom of information. There is incredible value in having the resources you need at hand when estimating, quoting, and performing scope of work on a project.
That being said, it is simply like pulling teeth to get any information on codes in this country and I think it is ridiculous that I MUST build something to a particular code that is designed for the safety of citizens but yet I have to pay $300 for a book in order to do so. That f’n book is like the holy grail. I WILL buy one out of sheer necessity but it is my opinion that charging contractors and any us citizens for that information is counterproductive and blatantly foolish. This is an announcement in the 2018 fall economic update by finance minister Bill Morneau. Making the National Building Codes Freely Available to All Canadians Building construction is an important part of Canada’s economy, employing nearly 1.4 million Canadians.
Building construction codes used throughout Canada are based on the National Building Codes, developed with the support of the National Research Council of Canada, to provide guidance for building products, design and construction. For small businesses—which account for approximately 99 per cent of Canada’s construction industry—the cost of purchasing building codes, and the lack of harmonization between provincial/territorial codes and national codes, make it harder to succeed and grow. The Government is proposing to provide $67.5 million over five years to the National Research Council of Canada, with $13.5 million ongoing, to make access to the National Building Codes free, and to provide sufficient resources for the federal government to address provincial, territorial, and other stakeholder code development priorities in a more timely way.
Building codes are Canadians’ assurance that their health, safety and general welfare have been fully considered whenever their homes, places of work and other buildings are built or renovated, including the accessibility needs of people with disabilities. Harmonized and freely available building codes will also ensure that all municipalities can readily access and use the latest codes as they become available. Having one set of rules that covers both the design of, and products that go into the construction of, buildings reduces regulatory burden and removes barriers to internal trade. Consistently applied, harmonized building codes also make it easier for designers, product manufacturers, distributors and contractors to conduct business more efficiently across the country.
The Government will continue to work with provinces and territories towards the timely adoption of the national codes in a way that ensures that the needs of provinces, territories and Canadians are met. I think this is exciting news, as the cost was prohibitive. Some of the students had to purchase two copies of code during their block training because the code was being updated every 3 years for them. I, without reservation, state that up-to-date copies of the various sections of the National Building Code should be available at no cost. The current setup is rude. $35 for a one day look, or more for this and that. There is no cost for anyone to use it.
This includes downloads, with the usual caveats. I have a very specific question regarding stair railings.
To be more specific, I have been told that the 2018 National Building Code has eliminated reference to balustrade design other than the 4″ sphere standard. Now, I have to approach the local building department. They have proven problematical (big time) on this point. Or, wait until the local public library has an online copy. In the meantime, for my thirty-five bucks, I am guaranteed the end of the next day service. The alternative is to uncover the six scrolls.
Then decide how best to push back. The local inspectors, from top to bottom, knew about the now decade old major US National Association of Home Builders study on the subject involving young children.
They couldn’t or wouldn’t provide the standards, but made it sound subjective which it was not. Tales of the arbitrary and capricious application of standards and rules, which sometimes don’t exist, leads to confusion, frustration and needless cost. Publish immediately the current code. Keep it current.
After all, the public have paid for it – one way or the other. Contractors should be able to refer and point to it when their customers have questions. Here is the reply we received from the NRC when we asked about the free availability of the National Building Code: “The electronic versions of the National Energy Code for Buildings 2017 is available online as a free one-year subscription for single users and organizations. The free subscription initiative will continue indefinitely.
To access the free, online 2017 edition of the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings, please follow the instructions in the “Place an order” section on the National Energy Code for Buildings webpage: We hope this helps!
'How do we encourage homeowners to create legal second units and new rental supply?' 'How do we encourage innovation in the building industry while maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency?'
The consultation closes on January 25, 2019 and the will help inform the government's Housing Supply Action Plan that will address the barriers getting in the way of new ownership and rental housing. 22-NOV-2018 National Research Council of Canada CCBFC Construction Codes of Canada Free National Codes Coming Soon - the National Research Council is learning from Ontario!On Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced the Canadian federal government's. The statement includes a proposal to make the National Building Codes freely available to all Canadians.
Page 71 of the states. 'For small businesses—which account for approximately 99 per cent of Canada’s construction industry—the cost of purchasing building codes, and the lack of harmonization between provincial/territorial codes and national codes, make it harder to succeed and grow. The Government is proposing to provide $67.5 million over five years to the National Research Council of Canada, with $13.5 million ongoing, to make access to the National Building Codes free, and to provide sufficient resources for the federal government to address provincial, territorial, and other stakeholder code development priorities in a more timely way.'
Ontario has had its Building Code available on-line for free, as a regulation, for many years. 05-NOV-2018 ALBERTA Building Code Variance STANDATA On November 14, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following Building Code Variance:. This variance addresses concerns that the current under slab insulation provisions of Section 9.36.
B of the Alberta Building Code are excessive and discourage the use of hydronic heating. 05-NOV-2018 CCBFC Construction Codes of Canada are now available from the NRC Construction Research Centre for the following documents. 2017 print publications: National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2017 – Revisions and Errata – Sept. 2018 (PDF, 514 KB) 2015 print publications: National Building Code of Canada 2015 – Revisions and Errata – Sept.
2018 (PDF, 2 MB) National Fire Code of Canada 2015 – Revisions and Errata – Sept. 2018 (PDF, 416 KB) National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015 – Revisions and Errata – Sept.
2018 (PDF, 1.3 MB) National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015 – Revisions and Errata – Sept. 2018 (PDF, 234 KB) Please e-mail Alek Antoniuk to obtain a direct link to download the files. CodeNews.ca thanks Joe Rogers, P.
Eng., Building Code Coordinator for the Province of Nova Scotia, for this update. 31-OCT-2018 NOVA SCOTIA Building Code Joe Rogers, P. Eng., Building Code Coordinator for the Province of Nova Scotia, has announced a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations pursuant to the Building Code Act, R.S. 1989, Chapter 46. Will offer additional compliance options to the Nova Scotia Building Code for the construction of tiny homes and recreational cabins and, subject to the public consultation, will come into effect on April 1, 2019. Will add 'adaptable housing requirements' for certain houses, duplexes, triplexes, townhouses, row houses, and boarding houses and, subject to the public consultation, will come into effect on September 1, 2019.
The consultation period will run from October 31, 2018 until December 14, 2018. Comments or questions on these changes can be sent by:. facsimile tot (902) 424-3239.
e-mail at. regular mail to: Attn: Joe Rogers, P. Eng., Building Code Coordinator. NS Office of the Fire Marshal, Department of Municipal Affairs PO Box 231, Halifax Central Halifax, NS B3J 2M4 22-OCT-2018 ONTARIO 2007 Ontario Fire Code In its, dated October 22, 2018, the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) announced that it is conducting a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Fire Code related to floor areas or portions of floor areas containing hazardous extraction operations, associated with cannabis production. In farm buildings, the requirements would apply where hazardous extraction operations specifically pertain to cannabis processing.
These proposed amendments were supported in principle by a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of various stakeholder groups that was convened by the OFMEM as part of the consultation process. Public comments must be submitted before the consultation period ends on November 21, 2018. Follow to the consultation on the Ontario Regulatory Registry. The proposed changes may entail a consequential amendment to Ontario's Building Code to reference applicable provisions in the Fire Code as they apply to new or renovated farm buildings that contain cannabis extraction processes where flammable liquids, combustible liquids or flammable gases are used as extraction solvents. This consequential amendment, should it proceed, would be consulted on separately by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs at a future date.
04-OCT-2018 ALBERTA Building Code Variance Building Code Interpretation Fire Code Interpretation STANDATA On October 4, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following Building Code and Fire Code STANDATA. Building Code Variance.
Building Code and Fire Code Interpretation. 02-OCT-2018 ONTARIO Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing On Monday, October 1, 2018, the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Ontario, addressed the 2018 annual convention of the Ontario Building Official’s Association in Kingston, Ontario. Minister Clark specifically stated: 'During the election campaign and at the recent AMO conference, people told me that our regulations can be too cumbersome and complicated.' 'Business owners and municipalities alike told me that they are drowning in paperwork Struggling to keep up with regulations And are being held back by red tape from innovating or taking advantage of business opportunities.' 'For too long, excessive regulations have discouraged business owners and some have walked away from operating in our province. Others never bothered to invest in the first place.'
'Our government is committed to shortening development and building approval timelines, so that we can unlock development.' 'I look forward to working closely with you as we update the Building Code, reduce red tape, and make sure that the people of Ontario are safe.' 19-SEP-2018 ONTARIO 2007 Ontario Fire Code In its issued on September 10, 2018, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) announced that Amendment Package No.
2018-1 is now available for the “2015 Fire Code Compendium” publication in cooperation with ServiceOntario Publications. The amendment package relates to the content of O. 108/18 that amends the Fire Code in relation to testing of standpipe fire department connections.
The Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 has also been updated with the latest amendments, including three new regulations made under the Act. The revised pages are available from the. The document may be retrieved by typing document number “112128” in the Search bar and then may be directly downloaded at no cost. 20-JUL-2018 ONTARIO 2012 Building Code, which amends the Ontario Building Code, was filed on July 20, 2018 under the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. The regulation was made, filed, and published on the e-Law website on July 20, 2018. It is scheduled to be printed in The Ontario Gazette on August 4, 2018.
This scope of this amendment is limited to Toronto's Lower Don area, specifically identified as land outlined in red on a map numbered 230 and filed at the Toronto office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing located at 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The amendment specifies the conditions for occupancy of buildings on this land, including a requirement that hydraulic modelling demonstrates that the lot or parcel of land on which the building is constructed is no longer susceptible to flooding due to the completion of the flood protection features described in Section 4.5 of Waterfront Toronto's, “”. 18-JUL-2018 In a, Thomas Claburn has reported that the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday vacated injunctions that prohibited from publishing copyrighted technical standards online. Was sued for intellectual property violations in mid-2013 by the and was joined by the, and the. The standards published by these standards development organizations (SDO's) are referenced by government legislation.
The addressed only the statutory fair use issue – which may provide a full defense to some, if not all, of the SDO’s infringement claims in this case – and leave for another day the question of whether the United States Constitution permits copyright to persist in works incorporated by reference into law. It is likely that this case will be decided, eventually, in the U. Supreme Court. If publication of standards referenced by legislation (such as the Ontario Building Code) is deemed fair use, then it would be a lot easier to comply with the legislation because the standards could be referenced at almost no cost. 11-JUL-2018 ALBERTA Canadian Electrical Code STANDATA On July 11, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following Canadian Electrical Code STANDATA:.
This STANDATA was published in response to requests for clarification on solar photovoltaic (PV) dc arc fault protection and how this relates to rodent protection requirements. 04-JUL-2018 ONTARIO Planning and Building Regulatory Policy On July 4, 2018, the (RESCON) released its. Richard Lyall, RESCON President, has characterized the report's recommendations as follows. 'This is low-hanging fruit for Premier Doug Ford and the new Ontario government. One of their platform planks was to cut red tape to help industry thrive – we recommend they start here.'
The report's key recommendations are directed mainly at the Province but also the municipal sector, and are as follows:. Pass a Transparency Act to improve timelines, support a transparency checklist. Implement Working Group recommendations on other timelines.
Endorse a “client-centric agency checklist.”. Establish a common data/file platform for e-permitting.
Organize an e-permitting pilot project funded by excess reserve funds. ( Excess funds? - What are those guys smoking?
There is no such thing. If a municipality accumulates more money than necessary in its Building Permit Stabilization Fund, it must lower the cost of building permits. A Building Permit Stabilization Fund is not a slush fund.!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Require a coordinating professional, and supporting documentation.
Variance. 16-JUN-2018 ONTARIO Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 Amusement Device Code Adoption Document The Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) announced, on June 14, 2018, that it is hold a on proposed amendments to the Amusement Device Code Adoption Document (CAD). The Code currently adopted in Ontario for amusement ride design is the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) published Z267-00 Safety Code for Amusement Rides and Devices. This standard was last updated in 2000 and CSA has no active working committees to maintain or modernize the Z267 Code. The CSA and ASTM’s F24 Committee created a subcommittee that developed a new amusement ride standard referred to as the F2783 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices in Canada.
Should you have comments, questions or feedback to share with TSSA, please fill out and submit the no later than June 27, 2018. 31-MAY-2018 ALBERTA Fire Code Interpretation Fire Code Bulletin Building Code Interpretations Building Code Bulletin STANDATA On May 30, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following Fire Code STANDATA.
Bulletin. 04-MAY-2018 ONTARIO 2012 Building Code The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #264, dated May 4, 2018, to announce revisions to the existing Appendix Notes. The revisions affect existing Appendix Notes A-8.6.2.2. And A-8.6.2.2.(5). The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs has advised code users that an electronic version of the updated pages of the Building Code Compendium will be available through ServiceOntario Publications. For readers of CodeNews. 02-MAY-2018 ALBERTA STANDATA Joint Code Interpretation On May 2, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following STANDATA: The purpose of this interpretation is to assist owners/operators of mobile cooking operations and safety codes officers with the minimum requirements under the Safety Codes Act for mobile cooking operations. The joint interpretation was signed by:.
Tina Parker, Provincial Fire Administrator. Sidney Manning, Provincial Plumbing and Gas Administrator.
Paul Chang, Provincial Building Administrator. Clarence Cormier, Provincial Electrical Administrator Unlike Ontario, the Province of Alberta has ONE Safety Codes Act for Fire, Plumbing & Gas, Building, and Electrical matters and there are no bureaucratic hurdles to prevent the administrators to issue one joint code interpretation. Hell would freeze over before something like this happened in Ontario. 30-APR-2018 A decision by Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward M. Morgan was released on April 27, 2018, in a case where the Toronto Star newspaper challenged the application of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) to 14 administrative tribunals, all of which are designated as “institutions” in the Schedule to the FIPPA General Regulation. Among other things, FIPPA sets out terms on which access is granted to documents held by government and wider public sector institutions.
The Toronto Star contended that, by applying FIPPA to tribunals that preside over adversarial processes, adjudicate disputes, and act judicially or quasi-judicially, FIPPA violates the open courts principle embedded in s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The learned Justice issued a declaration that the application of ss. 21(1) to (3) and related sections of FIPPA pertaining to the presumption of non-disclosure of “personal information” to Adjudicative Records held by the institutions named in the Notice of Application infringes s. 2(b) of the Charter and is not justified under s. It is therefore of no force or effect.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward M. Morgan's ruling applies only to requests for Adjudicative Records from the 14 institutions named in the Toronto Star's Application and, by extension, any other analogous institution listed in the Schedule to FIPPA that operates in an adjudicative capacity and that holds Adjudicative Records. THEREFORE, THE RULING APPLIES TO THE BUILDING CODE COMMISSION. The impact of this decision is that the Building Code Commission will have to be more open to requests for information from the public.
It will not be necessary to file FOI requests to obtain BCC rulings. The BCC will have to release ALL BCC DECISIONS in a timely manner, as well as the Applicant's and Respondernt's written arguements. The learned Justice suspended the declaration of invalidity of this aspect of FIPPA 12 months in order to allow the government to change its rules. The citation for this case is: 24-APR-2018 ONTARIO 2012 Building Code The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs issued Ontario CodeNews e-bulletin #261, dated April 24, 2018, to announce that it has developed the following tools to help designers and building officials implement and enforce the current requirements of Supplementary Standard SB-10 ' Energy Efficiency Requirements', as amended on December 22, 2016: 1. MMA has developed guidelines to help improve the consistency in annual energy use simulation results following questions from stakeholders about rules and assumptions used in calculating building energy use. The guidelines aim to support designers in fulfilling their professional and contractual obligations to produce designs that meet the energy efficiency requirements and building officials to verify that designs meet these requirements. In supporting compliance with the Building Code’s energy conservation requirements, these guidelines also support broader government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings sector.
The Ministry has indicated that these guidelines are likely to undergo changes in the future as opportunities for further synthesis are identified. ( or, alternatively, when the current money squandering Liberal government is voted out of office on June 7, 2018 by voters who have had enough of climate change experiments paid by fleeced taxpayers). You can obtain a copy of the guidelines, including requests for this document to be produced in alternate formats, by contacting: codeinfo@ontario.ca 19-APR-2018 ONTARIO 2012 Building Code The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs held a webinar for 'selected' code users on Thursday, April 19, 2018 to provide further information on electric vehicle charging requirements. CodeNews Consulting Corporation, Consulting Architect, is pleased to provide a, for the unwashed masses who were not privy to the contents of the webinar. 24-MAR-2018 ONTARIO 2012 Building Code, which amends the Ontario Building Code, was published in The Ontario Gazette on March 24, 2018. The regulation was:. Made on February 21, 2018.
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Filed with the Registrar on March 6, 2018. Published on the e-Laws website on March 7, 2018 The regulation deletes references to the 'Ontario Municipal Board' and substitutes them with the term: “Local Planning Appeal Tribunal”. Although the Building and Development Branch has not made any announcements concerning this change to the Ontario Building Code, CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, is an avid reader of The Ontario Gazette and we are pleased to be the first publication to announce this code change to our esteemed readers. 22-MAR-2018 ONTARIO 2007 Ontario Fire Code In its issued on March 20, 2018, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) announced that has been filed. This regulation was made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and comes into force on July 1, 2018. It amends the 2007 Fire Code (Ontario Regulation 213/07) with changes related to the checking, inspection, and testing of hose standpipe systems. Enquiries regarding the new regulation may be directed to the Technical Services Section of the OFMEM.
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Staff members may be reached by telephone at (647) 329-1100 or by e-mail at FireSafetyStandards@ontario.ca 15-MAR-2018 ALBERTA STANDATA Building Code Interpretations Building Code Bulletins Building Code Variance Energy Codes Information On March 15, 2018, Alberta Municipal Affairs announced the publication of the following STANDATA. I encourage you to read and comment on Alek Antoniuk’s latest. RESCON has long been an advocate of Regulatory Change in Ontario as we believe the current system that regulates Development/Building activities is no longer capable of responding in an efficient manner to the rapid changes in processing information and construction activities, resulting from the use of new and emerging technologies. I asked Alek to tackle this subject, given that the expertise he developed while at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing puts him in a unique position to share his perspective on this topic. RESCON believes it’s time to start a conversation between industry stakeholders and the regulators who control our Industry on how we can affect the changes that would benefit all by:. Reducing redundant practices and minimizing red tape. Recognizing entrepreneurial expertise.
Encouraging the use of emerging technologies.