A new change to the National Building Code of Canada 2020 will require all newly-built single-detached homes in Calgary to adopt safer windows. The changes will limit how much a window can open on the ...
The B.C. coroner's report into the deaths of 619 people last summer related to extreme heat laid clear the stark reality of how much the climate has changed in Canada in the past century — and how ill ...
Ottawa is being irresponsible for not hastening the adoption of construction standards that would make new homes more resilient to the harsher climate, the insurance industry says, after a year when ...
B.C. fire chiefs are fighting a new provincial rule that halves the number of fire escapes required in some smaller multi-unit residential buildings. On Thursday, Larry Thomas, president of the ...
Changes to Canadian building codes will increase building claims costs for insurers and could result in underinsured properties, a farm insurance expert warns. Updates to the 2020 edition of the ...
British Columbia is better prepared to withstand a hot weather emergency, but more must be done to protect people, says the chief medical officer at the BC Coroners Service. A death-panel report ...
Solid value: Vancouver’s skyline is testimony to steady densification – but the trend comes at a price people have long been happy to pay Speaking to the Vancouver Real Estate Forum last month, Jeff ...
EDMONTON—Alberta is adopting new building code rules that aim to make new homes and other buildings more energy efficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The updated or new construction ...
Insurers have a long and proud record of promoting public policy changes that improve public safety. Continuing in this tradition, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) recently made ...
A greener future is taking root in B.C. with the province updating its building code to encourage more mass timber construction. The latest updates, announced April 10, allow encapsulated mass-timber ...
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The B.C. government updates to the BC Building Code come after Vancouver approved a motion to increase the height of mass timber buildings. Adera Development Corp. A greener future is taking root in B ...
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