Canada's national building code has guidelines for how to construct homes to defend against wind, snow, rain and earthquakes — but not floods. That could soon change. The National Research Council ...

A federal commission has rejected proposals to change Canada's national construction codes to better protect communities from destructive wildfires. The changes would have required builders in areas ...

The National Research Council says Canada's homes and highways were built with assumptions about weather patterns that are no longer relevant, thanks to climate change. Now the NRC is asking for help ...

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Canada’s national building codes will be changing over the next five years to adapt to the effects of climate change, officials confirmed to Global News on Monday. The National Research Council (NRC), ...

The Nova Scotia government says it will delay the adoption of new national building standards after receiving feedback from the public and the construction industry. The province announced Thursday ...

A new change to the National Building Code of Canada 2020 will require all newly-built single-detached homes in Calgary to adopt safer windows. The changes will limit how much a window can open on the ...

The retrofitting of existing structures and the enforcement of building standards is the biggest challenge for local and federal governments in North America. Steady population growth and the ...