A new federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) governance model has replaced the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes(CCBFC), the committee responsible for code development in Canada since 1991, introducing a harmonized set of codes to reduce...
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Until December 9, members of the public are invited to review proposed changes to Codes Canada 2015 publications, including national building, fire, plumbing, and energy codes. This first review round has a primary focus...
Staying current with Canada’s energy code
(12/01/2012)
The efficiency of new buildings designed to meet the 2011 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) will be significantly better than that of most older structures. It replaces the 1997 Model National...