Structural Commentaries (User’s guide – NBC 2020: part 4 of division B)

  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 [...]

By |2025-04-11T09:40:12-06:00April 11th, 2025|News & Updates|

New Illustrated User’s Guide – NBC 2020: Part 9 of Division B, Housing and Small Buildings

      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 [...]

By |2025-02-19T16:27:13-06:00February 19th, 2025|News & Updates|

New User’s Guide available for the 2020 edition of the National Energy Code for Buildings

  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, [...]

By |2024-12-13T15:40:20-06:00December 12th, 2024|News & Updates|

Government of Canada launches consultation on an industrial housing strategy for homebuilding

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

By |2024-09-11T09:33:41-06:00September 3rd, 2024|News & Updates|

Energy Efficiency for Small Buildings

  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. [...]

By |2024-06-24T17:48:51-06:00June 20th, 2024|News & Updates|