Building permits help ensure construction work is safe and meets the Ontario Building Code. However, many permits remain open when inspections are not scheduled or completed. Open permits can create ...
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 goal was to make it easier to build more housing and address a shortage experts say caused housing costs to rise.
UBC's Tallwood House Student Residence under construction in 2016. The 18-storey structure was an exception to the building code at the time to show developers and the public how the wood that ...
The B.C. government has announced changes to the building code that expand options for secondary suites in multi-family buildings. The changes will give local governments the choice to allow secondary ...