Public Review on Proposed Changes to the 2010 National Building Code — Winter 2012

The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) invites Code users and stakeholders to participate in the review of proposed changes to the National Building Code of Canada 2010 (NBC).

This national public review takes place from January 9 to March 2, 2012.

Its purpose is to:

• provide Code users and stakeholders with a detailed look at proposed technical changes, and
• seek comment on each proposed technical change as to whether it should be approved, altered, or rejected.

The winter 2012 public review deals with proposed changes to incorporate energy efficiency for housing and small buildings into Part 9 of the 2010 NBC. These proposed changes relate to technical requirements covering the building envelope; heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment; service water heating and performance compliance options for housing. The new energy objective originally developed for the 2011 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB), to which the proposed Part 9 energy requirements are attributed, is also being introduced. The energy efficiency of larger non-residential and mixed-use buildings falling under Part 9 is addressed by requiring compliance with the NECB.

The public review will close at 4:00 p.m. EST on March 2, 2012, after which comments will no longer be accepted. The relevant committees of the CCBFC will review every comment that was received up to that date. The committees will then either withdraw the proposed change, recommend that it be reviewed further for future consideration as a proposed change, or recommend that it be approved by the CCBFC, with or without modification.

If approved by the CCBFC, the technical changes to incorporate energy efficiency for housing and small buildings into Part 9 of the 2010 NBC will be published as revisions to the 2010 NBC near the end of 2012.

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FIVE STEPS FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CHANGES

Step 1: Read the Guidelines for writing comments.

Step 2: Read the Instructions for submitting comments.

Step 3: View the proposed technical changes.

Step 4: Complete the On-line Comment Form.

Select and view a proposed change. Fill out the Comment Form and submit it on-line by clicking on the Comment button at the top or at the end of the proposed change form. Only Comment Forms submitted on-line will be accepted.

You may submit other related documents, such as reports, by e-mail, mail or fax.

IMPORTANT: Submit one Comment Form per proposed change. If you are commenting on more than one proposed change, use a separate form for each one.

Step 5: Read What Happens to the Comments?

Thank you for contributing to the development of Canada's National Model Construction Codes.