Fall 2009 Public Review of Proposed Changes to the 2005 National Model Construction Codes

Alberta Municipal Affairs and the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) would like to invite you—as a stakeholder in the development of the National Model Construction Codes and the provincial safety codes—to take part in the last of the public reviews of proposed changes to the 2005 National Construction Codes.

The National Building and Fire Codes developed by the CCBFC are model codes, which Alberta uses as the basis for the Alberta Building and Fire Codes.

The public review is one of the main steps in the process for developing national code documents, providing a nation-wide forum where anyone can review and comment on the changes proposed.

The fall 2009 public review includes proposed technical changes covering four main topics (care occupancies, climbable guards, protection against falls from residential occupancy windows, and radon) plus updates to the tables of documents currently referenced in the codes as well as seismic data and localities in Appendix C of the NBC. This very limited topic list reflects those that the CCBFC considers high priorities for the 2010 codes. It was established in consultation with provincial and territorial regulatory authorities.

The public review will run from Sept. 1 to Oct. 30 on the National Codes Website.