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| 19-JAN-2023 | ONTARIO Electricity Act, 1998 2021 Ontario Electrical Safety Code | Sam
Loggia, Manager, Strategic Initiatives, of CSA Group’s Energy,
Electrical Sector, advised on November 10, 2022 that the following
revised Ontario Electrical Safety Code Bulletins, dated October, 2022)
for the 2021 Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC) are available:
Added clarification that plan review is required for bi-directional electric vehicle supply equipment.
Clarified approval requirements for retrofitted signs connected to Class 2 power supply.
Added requirements for existing clevis on fascia boards. Also allowance for angle iron conductor support.
Clarified that other AHJs requirement apply to clearance requirements.
Added permission for the installation of an additional panelboard in a single dwelling unit being subdivided
Updated Diagram B6 to reflect functionally grounded system design.
Clarified applicable standards for inverters approval. The full Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC) bulletin package is included as part of the purchase of the 28th edition of the OESC over the entire 2021 code cycle. If you need access to the OESC bulletin package and to receive notifications when new bulletins are released, you are required to purchase the OESC. In other words, if you want to read these copyrighted OESC safety bulletins, hand over your cash. As they say in some parts of the world: "No money, no funny!" We all recognize that the Canadian Standards Association is a unique and very valuable institution. Doug Ford and Jagmeet Justin Singh-Trudeau (who are joined at the hips anyway, aren't they) should consider throwing a few hundred thousand dollars to assist the CSA to offer the OESC bulletins for free. After all, they have been exhibiting monetary diarrhea© in every direction, especially in the past 3 years, to far more undeserving causes. |
| 11-JAN-2023 | MANITOBA Building Code Plumbing Code Fire Code | The Manitoba government issued a press release
on October 20, 2022 that the 2020 editions of the national model
building, plumbing, fire and energy codes will be adopted as soon
as practically possible, in response to industry feedback. Since
Manitoba currently references the 2011 edition of the National
Energy Code for Buildings and the 2010 national model code
editions, it will be "bypassing the 2015 editions". Manitoba Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Reg Helwer noted that this approach will update Manitoba’s construction and fire codes to the 2020 editions approximately six months earlier than required under Canadian Free Trade Agreement commitments for harmonized and timely adoption of national model codes. |
| 03-JAN-2023 | CITY OF VANCOUVER 2019 Vancouver Building By-law Revision 6 | On January 3, 2023, BC Publications announced that the consolidation
of amendments to the 2019 Vancouver Building By-law (BookI), up to
Revision 6, effective as of January 1, 2023, has now been published online in its Public Library. A “Point in time” folder has been created which allows viewing the content as it read prior to January 1, 2023. The “Point in Time” folders are accessible within each Part, if applicable. For users of the binder versions of Revision 6 of the By-law may be downloaded from: |
| 30-DEC-2022 | ONTARIO Building Code Act 2012 Building Code | The
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #336, dated December 30, 2022, to announce the
following revised Building Code related fees for registrations for
building practitioners regulated under the Building Code Act, 1992, effective on January 1, 2023:
CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, has not raised its consulting fees since 2013 - If the Ontario government can raise its fees by 7% in ONE YEAR, it is time for CodeNews to raise its code consulting fees on Jan. 1, 2023. |
| 21-DEC-2022 | ONTARIO Building Code Act 2012 Building Code Public Consultation | The
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) issued Ontario
CodeNews e-bulletin #335, dated December 21, 2022, to announce a public
consultation onhow to improve the current qualification program for Ontario's building practitioners. ERO Notice Number 019-6433, posted on December 21, 2022 on the Environmental Registry of Ontario, provides:
The MMAH has acknowledged candidates taking the Qualification Exams have low exam pass rates and (as any bureaucrat would do) has hired a consultant to help examine the Qualification Program for building practitioners. Since not enough people are passing the exams, the government is now proposing RAISING THE BARRIERS to write an exam!!!!!!!! YUP, since there are not enough qualified building inspectors, the government wants to make it harder to write the exam to become an inspector. I'm not making this up: see Page 7 of the discussion paper. Nevertheless, the MMAH should be congratulated for opening this can of worms - some hard questions need to be answered but not necessarily those listed in the discussion paper. |
| 21-DEC-2022 | CANADA 2020 National Energy Code for Buildings Provincial Compliance | Joe
Rogers has kindly advised that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is conducting an on-line Canada-wide Building Energy Code Compliance Study to collect information about energy code compliance for buildings. Industry professionals, practitioners and building officials with recent experience helping to demonstrate or enforce energy compliance for large buildings in Canada (commonly referred to as “Part-3 buildings”) are asked to provide feedback using the on-line questionnaire - it takes about 15 minutes to complete. Your responses will be used to estimate current rates of compliance with energy codes for large buildings, to understand current obstacles to compliance, and to inform future efforts to improve energy code compliance across Canada. NRCan's Office of Energy Efficiency encourages industry participants to respond before January 2, 2023. |
| 19-DEC-2022 | ALBERTA Safety Codes Act 2019 Fire Code STANDATA Fire Code Variance | Tina Parker, Provincial Fire Administrator, has issued the following STANDATA Building Variance: The purpose of this variance is to provide an effective option for confidential unpublished portable fire extinguisher policies and procedures at remote unstaffed energy transmission facilities for use by employees and/or contractors SPECIFICALLY for i3 Energy Canada in the event of a fire. |
| 19-DEC-2022 | CANADA National Model Codes | Joe
Rogers and Trevor Nightingale, the Co-Chairmen of the Canadian Board
for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC), have announced that the
Board is recruiting a candidate to serve as the Chairman of
the new Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes. If you are interested in serving as the Chairman of the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes, you are invited to send a letter of application, along with a CV, to the CBHCC Secretary. The recuitment period ends on January 9, 2023. Note that the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes is composed of representatives of organizations representing municipal officials, emergency responders, the building industry and big business. Candidates who are employed by or have a leadership role within organizations that are members of the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes are not eligible to apply for the role of Chairman. |
| 14-DEC-2022 | ALBERTA Safety Codes Act 2019 Building Code STANDATA Building Variance | Paul Chang, Provincial Building Administrator, has issued the following STANDATA Building Variance: It is common for structural steel to be fabricated outside of Canada by fabricators who are not certified to the CSA W47.1 standard. In fact, very few fabricators outside of Canada are certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau to the CSA W47.1 standard. The requirement to comply with the CSA W47.1 standard stems from Clause 24.3 of the CSA S16 standard. The purpose of this variance is to provide an alternative solution to the construction industry in meeting the requirement of using qualified fabricators for the fabrication of structural steel as per CSA W47.1 – “Certification of companies for fusion welding of steel”. |
| 12-DEC-2022 | ALBERTA Safety Codes Act 2019 Building Code STANDATA Building Bulletin | Paul Chang, Provincial Building Administrator, has issued the following STANDATA Building Bulletin: This Bulletin withdraws STANDATA Building Interpretation 19-BCI-023. The effect of the withdrawal of STANDATA Building Interpretation 19-BCI-023 is that engineering stamps or seals are no longer a minimum requirement for truss layouts or profiles for Part 9 buildings, as was previously the case in Alberta prior to the issuance of STANDATA 19-BCI-023. This news demonstrates the validity of Alek's Second Regulatory Theorem©:
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| 02-DEC-2022 | QUÉBEC 2021 Chapter I, Building, Construction Code | The Régie du bâtiment du Québec announced
on December 1, 2022 the publication of an explanatory guide for the
main changes contained in the new edition of Québec Construction
Code, Chapter I – Building, and National Building Code of Canada 2015
(amended) - Cahier
explicatif des principaux changements au Code de construction du
Québec, Chapitre I – Bâtiment, et Code national du bâtiment – Canada
2015 (modifié). A transitional period of 18 months is currently underway, where buildings built or renovated between January 8, 2022 and July 7, 2023 may conform to either the old or the new edition of Chapter I, Building, Québec Construction Code. |
| 02-DEC-2022 | QUÉBEC Chapitre B-1.1 Loi sur le bâtiment Code de sécurité | The Régie du bâtiment du Québec announced on November 22, 2022 that a new version of the Explanatory Guide for Facade Maintenance Requirements
has been published. This new edition takes into account the most
recent advances in the field, including new inspection methods (drone
and thermography) and the ASTM E2270 standard. Québec's Building Chapter of the Security Code contains mandatory requirements for checking and maintaining the facades of buildings that consist of 5 or more storeys above ground. Poorly maintained facades constitute a risk to public safety, which can be reduced, or even avoided, by a rigorous preventive maintenance of the facades on the part of building owners. |
| 02-DEC-2022 | QUÉBEC 2021 Chapter I, Building, Construction Code | The Régie du bâtiment du Québec announced on November 18, 2022 that Le décret 1721-2022 was published on November 16, 2022 in the Gazette du Québec
to allow owners of existing Private Seniors Residences an additional
two-year period to install mandated fire sprinkler systems in their
buildings. The original deadline had been December 2, 2022. This postponement aims to:
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| 30-NOV-2022 | ALBERTA Safety Codes Act 2019 Building Code ASME A17.1-2013/CSA-B44-13 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators CSA-B311-02 (R2012) CSA-B355-2009 CSA-Z185-M87 (R2011) STANDATA Joint Building Code & Elevating Devices Variance | Paul
Chang, Provincial Building Administrator, and Dean Bruce,
Provincial Elevating Devices Administrator, have jointly issued
the
following STANDATA: The purpose of this variance is to exempt elevator cars from the dimensions required to accommodate a stretcher in buildings where an elevator is installed instead of a lift, in situations where a lift would comply with the accessibility requirements of the 2019 Alberta Building Code. |
| 22-NOV-2022 | CANADA National Model Codes | As part of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement's Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table, the Government of Canada announced
a new governance model for the National Model Code development system
effective November 22, 2022. It replaces the Canadian Commission on
Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC), the committee responsible for code
development in Canada since 1991. The new model integrates the
provinces and territories into the national process and claims to
better respond to code priorities from jurisdictions and harmonize
construction codes across Canada. The new federal-provincial-territorial governance model is structured as follows:
The construction materials industry will continue to influence policy on the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes. Regular day-to-day code users are essentially out of the picture when it comes to code development - you have no voice - period. I am sure that special exemptions will be made for rude arrogant clueless fanatic Swedish teenagers whose first name is Greta. |
| 10-NOV-2022 | CANADA A model standard for the built environment – accessibility | Zachary
D. May, Executive Director, Building and Safety Standards Branch,
Office of Housing and Construction Standards of British Columbia's
Ministry of Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Housing
announced on November 10, 2022 that Accessibility Standards Canada is
holding a public review of its November 2022 draft A model standard for the built environment – accessibility from November 8, 2022, to 11:59 PM EST January 7, 2023. The draft standard was developed by the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization (operating as “Accessibility Standards Canada”), which claims that its standards are developed through a "consensus-based standards development process approved" by the Standards Council of Canada. Accessibility Standards Canada is a public organization that was created under the Accessible Canada Act. Accessibility Standards Canada is the first federal organization majority-led by persons with disabilities. It will be the federal government’s leader in creating accessibility standards. Keep in mind that, if you decide to comment on this draft standard, then Accessibility Standards Canada reserves all intellectual property and other rights in the revised document resulting from your comments. In other words: Accessibility Standards Canada is the exclusive owner of your comments and may use such comments as it sees fit. If you are still motivated to comment, view the Accessibility Standards Canada consultation site. The B.C. government is reviewing this draft standard and may consider adopting portions in future British Columbia Building Codes. |
| 07-NOV-2022 | QUÉBEC 2021 Chapter I, Building, Construction Code | Codes
Canada announced on November 4, 2022 that the Québec Construction Code,
Chapter I – Building, and National Building Code of Canada 2015
(amended) is available now in electronic and print formats. The NRC Publications Archive contains free electronic formats of:
To purchase the documents in printed formats, place your order online through the NRC Virtual Store or the magasin virtuel du CNRC. |
| 01-NOV-2022 | ONTARIO Building Code Commission 2012 Ontario Building Code | On November 1, 2022, the Ontario Building Code Commission released its written decision
concerning Sentence 3.2.9.1.(7) of Div. B of the Ontario Building Code,
as it applies to the requirement for standpipe hose cabinets within
2-level dwelling units in a 4 storey stacked townhouse project.
The BCC hearing was held on May 10, 2022 and a verbal ruling was
delivered on June 10, 2022. Alek Antoniuk, OAA, CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, was the agent for the Applicant at the BCC Hearing. BCC Ruling 22-12-1604 is significant for the following reasons:
“Today
there is only one principle or approach, namely, the words of an Act
are to be read in their entire context and in their grammatical and
ordinary sense harmoniously with the scheme of the Act, the object of
the Act, and the intention of Parliament.” |
| 2022 | SEE 2022 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2022. |
| 2021 | SEE 2021 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2021. |
| 2020 | SEE 2020 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2020. |
| 2019 | SEE 2019 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2019. |
| 2018 | SEE 2018 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2018. |
| 2017 | SEE 2017 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2017. |
| 2016 | SEE 2016 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2016. |
| 2015 | SEE 2015 NEWS ARCHIVES | Link to archives of News at CodeNews for items posted between January 1 - December 31, 2015. |
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| Wednesday 04-DEC-2019 |
Alek
Antoniuk was a speaker at The Buildings Show 2019, which
took place at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre. He spoke at: Session WS111 - The 2020 Ontario Building Code Updates, in Room 701A of the South Building, to an audience of over 230 persons. THIS PRESENTATION WAS SOLD OUT DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK |
| Thursday 29-NOV-2018 |
Alek
Antoniuk was a speaker at The
Buildings Show 2018. The event took
place
on November 28 - 29 in the South and North Buildings of the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre. He spoke at Session, TS103 - Ontario Building Code Update: Three of the Most Recent Changes You Need Know, on Thursday, November 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Room 715 of the South Building. THIS PRESENTATION WAS SOLD OUT DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK |
| Friday 22-JUN-2018 |
Due
to popular demand, Alek Antoniuk delivered a repeat seminar on
the recent major changes to the Ontario Building Code and Act that was
delivered at the 2018 AATO Annual General Meeting and Conference.
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| Friday 27-APR-2018 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the recent major changes to the Ontario Building Code and Act at the 2018 Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario, on Friday, April 27, 2018, in Vaughan, Ontario. |
| Wednesday 21-MAR-2018 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the major
changes to the Ontario Building Code,
contained in O. Reg. 139/17, for the
Golden Triangle Chapter of the OBOA on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The Golden Triangle Chapter has opened the presentation to designers and other code users for a nominal fee of $40 for the seminar. |
| Thursday 25-JAN-2018 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the major changes
to the Ontario Building Code, contained
in O. Reg. 139/17, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, as well
as the changes that will
come into effect on January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2020, for the
Greater Toronto Area Chapter of the OBOA. Three slide decks
were
presented:
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| Thursday 18-JAN-2018 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the major changes
to the Ontario Building Code, contained
in O. Reg. 139/17, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, as well
as the changes that will
come into effect on January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2020, for the
Niagara District Chapter of the OBOA.. Three slide decks were
presented:
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| Tuesday 12-DEC-2017 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the major changes
to the Ontario Building Code, contained
in O. Reg. 139/17, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, as well
as the changes that will
come into effect on January 1, 2018, for the City of Niagara Falls'
Building and Fire Services staff.. Three slide decks were
presented
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| Tuesday 14-NOV-2017 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a seminar on the major changes
to retirement homes and houses, contained
in O. Reg. 139/17, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, as well
as the electric vehicle charging station requirements that
will
come into effect on January 1, 2018, to a meeting of
the Wellington Waterloo District Chapter of the OBOA. CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, has prepared an additional presentation that will be of interest to architects, engineers, other designers, building officials, and builders on:
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| Wednesday 26-JUL-2017 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a presentations on the major
changes to retirement homes and houses, contained
in O. Reg. 139/17, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, for the Town
of Orangeville's Building Department and its invited guests, including
selected architects, engineers, and municipal building officials. Presentations are now available for your organization. CodeNews Consulting Corp., Consulting Architect, is not aware of the general availability of any presentations on the recent OBC changes. Therefore, CodeNews has prepared the following two presentations that will be of interest to architects, engineers, other designers, building officials, and builders:
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| Wednesday 08-JUL-2015 |
Alek
Antoniuk delivered a presentation titled: "Considerations for Building & Fire
Departments in Enforcing the Code" at the Fire and Life Safety in Modern Construction
Seminars, in Waterloo, Ontario, hosted by the University of Waterloo and Sereca
Consulting.
This presentation examines the implications of 6-storey wood
framed construction for building and fire officials.
Ontario's Exit
Cocoon Conundrum is explained. The slide deck for this presentation contains slides from a presentation titled: "Mid-rise Wood Frame Buildings", dated April 7, 2015, presented by Alan Shaw, CBO, City of Sarnia, Vice President of the Ontario Building Officials Associaiton (OBOA). Use of the OBOA's material in this slide deck is authorized by Mike Seiling, President of the OBOA. |
| 8:30-12:00 14:00-17:30 Friday 09-MAY-2014 |
Alek
Antoniuk delivered a presentation titled: “New Accessibility
Changes to the Building Code” at the 2014 OAA Conference. A morning session and an afternoon session were held at
the Queen Elizabeth Fairmont Hotel, 900 René-Lévesque
Boulevard West, Montréal. The “New Accessibility Changes to the Building Code” presentation consists of Slide Deck 1 and Slide Deck 2 and references the following documents:
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| Tuesday 01-APR-2014 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a presentation titled: “Ontario Building Code - April 2014 Update” at the Dinner Meeting of the Toronto Chapter of Construction Specifications Canada. |
| Thursday 13-FEB-2014 |
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers,
National Capital Region Chapter, held its 32nd Annual Meeting
and Education Forum in Ottawa, Ontario. Keynote Speakers for the topic of Mid-Rise Wood Frame Construction were:
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| Wednesday 22-JAN-2014 |
Alek
Antoniuk and David Johnson presented a seminar on "
Understanding the Impact on Multi-residential Construction of Changes
to Part 3, 2014 Ontario Building Code & the Announced
Requirements for
Accessibilty for 2015". This seminar is sponsored by RESCON
and buildABILITY. Alek Antoniuk's presentation is titled: "An Overview of the Accessibility Amendments to Ontario’s Building Code" and is intended to cover the highlights of the changes to the 2012 Ontario Building Code resulting from the filing of O. Reg. 368/13, as they apply to “Part 3" multi-residential buildings. The presentation references the following documents:
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| Tuesday 10-DEC-2013 |
Alek Antoniuk delivered a NORR
ed presentation titled: “2012 Ontario Building Code Update”. The presentation referenced the following documents:
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| RESCON Industry News October 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #10 provides an update on current consultations on building related legislation and standards and provides further information on the "X" Permit proposal for Ontario. |
| RESCON Industry News September 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #9 examines whether it is possible to cut the Gordian Knot around construction regulations in Ontario and points to the example of Quebec and Alberta. |
| RESCON Industry News August 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #8 provides
a chronological list of changes to Building Code documents related to
the barrier-free changes and also asks the question: “Is Information on the OBC Accessibility (Barrier-Free) Changes Readily Accessible?” |
| RESCON Industry News May 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #7 reports on efforts to release the more than 92 unpublished rulings that have been made by the Building Code Commission since 2010, including recent rulings on standpipe and hose systems. |
| RESCON Industry News April 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #6 examines whether Ontario's building regulatory system is capable of efficiently adapting to new technologies, such as off grid buildings. |
| RESCON Industry News March 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #5 reports on a recent ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that a municipality is not liable for any harm or damage resulting from any act or omission of a Registered Code Agency. |
| RESCON Industry News February 2015 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #4 reviews the new Ontario Building Code mid-rise combustible construction requirements of Ontario Regulation 191/14 and how Ontario's building exit rules may create problems for your design. |
| RESCON Industry News December 2014 |
From the December 2014 RESCON Industry News:Regulatory reform is long overdueI encourage you to read and comment on Alek Antoniuk’s latest RESCON CodeLetter #3. 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:
Join the
conversation. Now is the time for action.
Michael Steele. B. Tech. (C.M.) Director, Technical Standards / RESCON Email: michael.steele@rescon.com |
| RESCON Industry News September 2014 |
In this issue, Alek Antoniuk's RESCON CodeLetter #2 reviews the new Ontario Building Code accessibility and barrier-free design requirements of Ontario Regulation 368/13 and how they may affect your building project if you apply for a building permit after January 1, 2015. |
| RESCON Industry News August 2014 |
This issue includes Alek Antoniuk's first article of the RESCON CodeLetter, of a series of articles that will be released throughout the year. |
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