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By Sarah Stevenson, P.Eng., Ph.D. Candidate in Structural and Wind Engineering, Western Engineering Blow-down of partially-constructed houses and other light-frame wood buildings occurs numerous times every year across Canada. In many…

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New standard recommended in response to high-wind damage to Canadian homes

Building Apr 25, 2019

A report from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) recommends the development of a new national standard of Canada on wind resilience to mitigate residential and small building…

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Preventing the collapse of partially-constructed new homes

New standard recommended in response to high-wind damage to Canadian homes