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Weather Changes and Code Changes

Gary Martin Aug 26, 2019

Building codes are changing, with a movement afoot to harmonize codes across Canada. With the stage being set for change, this is a good time to review the Ontario system, and for adopting some of the strategies used in Florida to…

Energy & the Environment

Passive House Canada and Zero Emissions Building Exchange advocate new building codes

Building Jul 17, 2018

Passive House Canada and Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), participated in the UNECE High Performance Building Initiative at UN Headquarters in New York to establish the International Centres of Excellence on High…

Building

California moves to require solar panels on all new homes

Kathleen Ronayne, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 10, 2018

Jumping out ahead of the rest of the country, California on Wednesday moved to require solar panels on all new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020.The new building standard — unanimously approved by the five-member…