The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding ... the climate crisis being delivered through the B.C. Building Code. “Embracing the expansion of mass timber in taller ...

New provisions of BC Building Code 2024 went into effect Monday containing new adaptability and seismic requirements. And while the changes make sense to one local developer, he says the changes ...

(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press) British Columbia is increasing height limits for the construction of wood buildings. Premier John Horgan says the B.C. building code will be changed to allow ...

B.C. is exploring the potential of allowing single-stair apartments under its building code, in a move experts say could help make affordable housing easier to build. A single-stair or single ...

emergency shelters are frequently operating from buildings that do not meet the major occupancy classification requirements of the BC Building Code, nor the requirements of the BC Fire Code.

1:30 Concerns about B.C. energy restrictions in new buildings The Zero Carbon Step Code was first introduced on May 1, 2023, as an update to the BC Building Code. Currently, BC Hydro estimates ...

The city has released an online gallery of designs for multiplex homes that have been vetted by city staff to ensure they meet the BC Building Code and civic bylaws. If you’re a single-family ...

The Zero Carbon Step Code was introduced last year under the BC Building Code, and several municipal governments have been racing to implement it, effectively preventing new commercial or ...

The province plans to achieve this through the BC Building Code and Zero Carbon Step Code. The latter is a provincial standard that communities can choose to adopt. The Zero Carbon Step Code ...