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Toronto is rolling out several measures to cut design costs and speed up permit approval times in its latest bid to boost ...
Changes to the Province of Ontario’s building code could include requirements for solar-ready roofs, more stringent heating/cooling efficiency requirements, and graywater reuse. Ontario’s code is ...
The new amended Ontario building code includes several provisions that improve accessibility for those with disabilities. The changes include power door operators at entrances to more buildings and at ...
Details are pending. Copies of the Ontario Regulation 350/06 are available for purchase from Publications Ontario at a cost of $35.00. Please note that this is a special printing of the regulation ...
Ontario clears building-code roadblock to laneway home development. John Lorinc. Toronto. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published January 9, 2020. This article was published more than 5 years ago.
An Ontario board of health is asking the province to amend the building code to mandate higher standards for ventilation, in light of the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young ...
A national bird charity wants to change the Ontario Building Code so that all new construction adheres to bird-safe standards, a move that it says would save millions of birds from colliding with ...
The Ontario Building Code changed Jan. 1, requiring every builder to now meet demanding energy levels that promise to slash heating and cooling bills by 25 per cent… ...
When the new Ontario Building Code comes into force on Jan. 1, the province will have one of the most energy efficient codes in North America. Aug. 19, 2011. Aug. 19, 2011. 6 min read.
Ontario's housing minister has announced new building code rules she says will help prevent glass panels from breaking off highrise balconies during hot weather.
Since 2014, the school has been developing, delivering and selling all building code manuals and courses on behalf of the Ontario government. Now, more online delivery options and content updates ...
As the January deadline nears for the last stages of Ontario's bill regulating the administration of the building code to go into effect, some of the province's design professionals are sounding ...