The City of Vancouver, Community Services Building Policy Branch, issued Bulletin 2014-02-BU, Use Of 2012 BCBC & The 2014 Vancouver Building By-Law For Generic Alternative Solutions, on March 14, 2014.… Read more
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British Columbia Building Performance Study
The BC Building Performance Study was undertaken by Light House in partnership with the Building Owners and Managers Association of BC (BOMA BC). The study found that green building certification… Read more
Building Code Stakeholder Engagement Survey
Does your work require you to use BC’s building codes? Would you like to be kept in the loop as building codes change? Do you want to input into the… Read more
APEGBC Discrete Scope Projects Directory – Find an Engineer for Your Small Project
Do you have a small project that requires the services of a professional engineer of professional geoscientist? To assist in locating professional engineers who provides services on these types of… Read more
Important Notice: New 2014 Vancouver Building Bylaw
Based on feedback from industry professionals and the revisions required, please be advised that the implementation of the 2014 City of Vancouver Building Bylaw (VBBL) will be extended to July… Read more
Name Change for TRB
In 1954, TRB was established as Toby & Russell Architects. As of February 5, 2014 they renamed their firm. TRB is now known as RATIO ARCHITECTURE. INTERIOR DESIGN. PLANNING.
Guidelines on the Use of CSA A440S1-09 (Canadian Supplement) for Determining Fenestration Performance Grades in British Columbia
TB14-01 Published: January, 2014 This guideline document was prepared to inform responsible parties abut the appropriate use and limitations of CSA A440S1-09, commonly known as the Canadian Supplement, for specifying… Read more
2012 BCBC and 2014 VBBL: Energy, the Final Frontier?
By: M. Greg McCall, P.Eng. Energy conservation and emissions reduction concepts have made their way into the public and professional realms to varying degrees over recent decades, but as Vancouver… Read more