EXCELLENT CHBA WEBINAR ON CHANGES TO NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

CHBA held an excellent webinar today on the proposed energy efficiency changes to the National Building Code. The webinar slides are at

http://www.chba.ca/uploads/trc/webinar/webinar%20presentation%20-%20final.pdf

The strong considerations for the changes included cost/benefit (affordability), constructability and achieving a reasonable national standard. They emphasized the importance of maintaining a national standard for many reasons such as consistency for manufacturers. In turn, this helps create jobs.

BC should adopt this national standard rather than continue to pursue its own path such as mandatory EnerGuide80. BC signed a national Memorandum of Understanding to participate in, and abide by, a national code. Our elected representatives agreed to “enact the National Building Code as the core document for building regulations in each province and territory with as few amendments as possible.”


All provincial Building Codes should meet the criteria of affordability, constructability and a consistent national standard.

BC's proposed mandatory EnerGuide80 does not meet these criteria.