The Province of British Columbia has developed a step program within the BC Building Code that requires 20 per cent better energy efficiency for most new buildings in B.C.
Nelsonites will get a say in how future buildings are constructed in B.C. as the Province launches a survey on proposed changes to the B.C. Building Code. Starting this week, a four-week public review will begin to review and comment on numerous proposed building code changes, including: accessibility and adaptable dwellings; cooling requirements; mass timber construction;
How a new home gets built in Nelson is about to change. New municipal legislation has been passed to require designers, general contractors and homeowner builders to work with an energy advisor early in the design stages of a project to ensure the building design meets up to a provincial Step Code four of energy efficiency requirements completed using software modelling.