Course Description

Are you ready for the next edition of the BC Building Code (BCBC), or thinking of building small-scale multi-unit housing projects? Registered Building Official, Ken Kunka, will walk you through key changes for BCBC 2024 that come into effect on March 8, 2024.  The webinar will cover a discussion on existing and potential challenges.

The webinar will include a review of the following:

• General Overview of Code changes
• Specific Code changes
• • • Accessibility (3.8.2 – 9.5.2.3.)
    • Specific Loads (9.4.2.)
    • Required Guards (9.8) – window protection
    • Fire Protection (9.10) – mezzanines, fire separations, firestopping and spatial requirements
    • Fire Department access, Fire flows and Fire Suppression (NFPA) changes
    • Radon provisions (9.13) Depressurization rough-in, (9.25) air barriers
    • Footings & Foundations (9.15)
    • Framing (9.23)
    • Heat Transfer, Air Leakage, & Condensation Control (9.25)
    • Roofing & Cladding (9.26, 9.27) – changes to ICF
    • Interior Cladding & Ceiling Finishes (9.29)
    • Overheating (9.33 + 6.2.1.1)
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9.37) – local regulations

Who should attend?

• Persons involved in the sale, design, and construction of residential and commercial buildings, including trades and suppliers.