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As provided by the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes: The Structural Commentaries User’s Guide – NBC 2020: Part 4 of Division B is now available. This guide is designed to help Code users understand the design provisions in Part 4 of Division B of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) 2020. It provides information [...]
Join us for the ACBOA's Fall Board Meeting & Conference in Ottawa, ON from October 21-24, 2025. Join us for the ACBOA's Fall Board Meeting & Conference in Ottawa, ON from October 21-24, 2025.
New Illustrated User's Guide – NBC 2020: Part 9 of Division B, Housing and Small Buildings The guide is available for free, in electronic format, through the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC’s) Publications Archive, and for purchase, in printed format, from the NRC’s Virtual Store. This new edition of the guide continues to [...]
New User’s Guide available for the 2020 edition of the National Energy Code for Buildings The new User’s Guide – National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) 2020 is now available. The guide provides practical guidance, examples and calculations to help users understand provisions in the NECB 2020. The guide is available for free, [...]
With funding support from Natural Resources Canada, the Alliance of Canadian Building Officials’ Associations (ACBOA) is developing a Canadian Energy Code Advisory Service and seeking Subject Matter Experts to help administer the service and assist building officials in preparing for the adoption and administration of Energy Efficiency as outlined in the National Building Code [...]
Canada is facing a housing crisis that is impacting lives and communities across the country. We need to build more homes, faster, to solve today’s challenge and meet the demand of a growing Canada. Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Complete a Consultation Survey
The Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA) is offering a series of Live Virtual Educational Seminars in 2024 covering Fire Sprinkler and Fire Protection topics aligned with NFPA Standards and Canadian codes, presented via Zoom with attendee workbooks provided. Seminars | Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (casa-firesprinkler.org)
ACBOA is scheduled to hold its Fall 2024 Board Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at MBOA’s AGM and Conference October 23-24, 2024. Download PDF
ACBOA has completed development of self-directed training for the 2020 NBC 9.36. and is pleased to launch this free 2.5 hour online course: Energy Efficiency for Small Buildings, designed to prepare learners for the updates to small building energy efficiency in the 2020 National Building Code and to improve understanding of building permit application requirements. [...]
