The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) announced its second of seven public reviews for 2023.
OAA members are encouraged to participate in the winter 2023 public review of proposed changes to the 2020 editions of the National Model Codes, covering topics such as:
- structural design (Part 9) lateral loads;
- large farm buildings;
- building fire safety, fire protection, combustible construction, and fire alarm and detection systems;
- encapsulated mass timber construction;
- spatial separation between buildings;
- sprayed-applied polyurethane insulation; and
- accessibility.
The deadline to provide comments is April 27. For more, visit the CCBFC website.
Previously, the OAA announced a CBHCC public review on draft recommendations for greenhouse gas emissions provisions in the National Model Codes. Members have until March 30 to provide feedback. For more, visit the OAA Website.