Industry News Archive

The University of Lethbridge is recognizing the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Arthur Erickson designed University Hall Building.  Read more

The City has updated the VanMap platform and now Legacy VanMap is being replaced with the new VanMap, which includes a new VanMap Viewer.  Read more

The Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing is working with the Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility to fulfill the mandate commitment to include changes in the next British Columbia Building Code to make new buildings more accessible for all people.  Read more

A National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, the first of its kind for Canada, was recently published by the National Research Council of Canada.  Read more

There are up to three vacancies on the Building Officials’ Association of British Columbia’s Executive Committee.  Read more

The following is an announcement from the Green Building team at the City of Vancouver regarding heat pumps in low-rise housing applications.  Read more

The Vancouver Building By-law (VBBL) was updated June 1, 2021 with lower heat loss, energy use and greenhouse gas limits for Part 3 new construction.  Read more

The City of Vancouver is seeking input on a proposed new district schedule format and language, new defined terms, and removal of outdated regulations on Shape Your City.  Read more

Submissions for the Architecture Foundation of BC’s Architectural Awards of Excellence are open now until July 16, 2021.  Read more

The National Research Council of Canada is offering new direct access to free electronic codes and user’s guides.  Read more