Practice Resources
Acts
Building Codes
- BC Building Code
- National Building Code of Canada
- Vancouver Building Bylaw
- 2024 BC Building Code Part 3 Checklist (Fillable PDF)
- 2024 BC Building Code Part 3 Checklist (PDF)
Contracts
- CCDC Contracts and Guides (To download AIBC Contracts and order AIBC Authorization Stickers/CCDC Electronic Documents, Publications & Copyright Stickers)
- RAIC Client-Architect and Architect-Consultant Contracts (refer to Practice Guideline: AIBC Standard Form of Contract 6C: Between Client and Consultant about when to use AIBC Contracts and RAIC Contracts)
- Documents & Guidelines to BCDC-2: Standard Documents and Guidelines for a Stipulated Price Bid for use on Publicly Funded Building Projects In the Province of British Columbia (Released July 2013)
- Resource Information BCDC-2:Resource Information and Guidelines for BCDC-2 (Released July 2013)
Employment
Handbooks
Insurance
- Health Insurance Providers: BCCA Employee Benefit Trust offers AIBC registrants health insurance. For more information contact BCCA Employee Benefit Trust at 1.800.665.1077 or info@bccabenefits.ca
Procurement
- BC Bid (procurement for BC public sector bid opportunities, including architectural services)
- MERX (procurement for Canadian Public Tenders, including Canadian public-sector buying organizations, including architectural services)
Regulation
- Pool Regulation: Public Health Act
- Pool Regulation: Statement of Compliance *
Construction Resources
- EGBC: Professional Practice Guidelines Building Enclosure Engineering Services (PDF) *
- EGBC: Professional Responsibilities for the Design and Installation of Elevating Devices in New Buildings (PDF) *
- EGBC: Alteration of Elevating Devices in Existing Buildings
- BC Housing, Building Guides
- BC Housing: Housing Foundations and Geotechnical Challenges *
- BC Housing: Building Enclosure Design Guide – Wood-Frame Multi-Unit Residential Buildings *
- BC Housing, Research Library (including Illustrated Guides for Energy Efficiency for Houses in BC)
- BC Hydro, Commercial New Construction, Resources including Building envelope thermal bridging guide
- Canadian Wood Frame House Construction (PDF)
- CMHC About Your House Fact Sheets
- CMHC Publications & Reports, Building & Design
- Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)
- NRC Construction Technology Updates
* indicates AIBC-endorsed stakeholder publications