Minimum Construction Requirements for Exposing Building Faces Table Table 9.10.14.5.Minimum Construction Requirements for Exposing Building Faces Forming Part of Sentences 9.10.14.5.(1) to (3) Table 9.10.14.5 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.

Minor Openings in Exposing Building Face (1)  An opening in an exposing building face not more than 130 cm2 shall not be considered an unprotected opening. Article 9.10.14.6 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.

(1)  Wood nailing elements attached directly to or set into a continuous noncombustible backing for the attachment of interior finishes, are permitted in a building required to be of noncombustible construction provided the concealed space created by the wood elements is not more than 50 mm thick. Article 3.1.5.6 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information […]

About Codes Canada From: National Research Council Canada Today’s construction technologies and techniques differ vastly from those in use at the time the first National Building Code (NBC) was produced in 1941. To keep pace with changes, and to ensure that the latest innovations and applications are applied safely by the construction industry, a new edition […]

How the national codes are developed. From: National Research Council Canada On behalf of the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC), the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) publishes 5 national model codes, in English and in French, which must be adopted by a regulatory authority in order to come into effect. In some […]

Occupant Load Determination (1)  The occupant load of a floor area or part of a floor area, or of a building or part of a building not having a floor area, shall be based on,     (a)   the number of seats in an assembly occupancy having fixed seats,     (b)   two persons per sleeping room or […]

Occupant Load Determination Table Table 3.1.17.1.Occupant Load Forming Part of Article 3.1.17.1. Table 3.1.17.1 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE (ontario.ca) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2021.