Industry Resources

Practice Resources

Acts

• Builders Lien Act
• Building Act
• Limitation Act 

Building Codes

• B.C. Building Code
• National Building Code of Canada
• Vancouver Building Bylaw

Contracts

• CCDC Contracts and Guides
• RAIC Client-Architect and Architect-Consultant Contracts (refer to AIBC Practice Note 14 about when to use AIBC Contracts and RAIC Contracts)

Employment

• Employment Standards

Handbooks

• Canadian Handbook of Practice (CHOP)

Insurance

• Professional Liability Insurance Providers in B.C. (PDF)
• Health Insurance Providers: bClear Benefits offers AIBC registrants health insurance. For more information, contact bClear benefits at 1.855.922.5327 or info@bclearbenefits.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

• APEGBC: Professional Practice Guidelines Building Enclosure Engineering Services (PDF) *
• APEGBC: Professional Responsibilities for the Design and Installation of Elevating Devices in New Buildings (PDF) *
• 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