Important

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The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) invited Code users and stakeholders to participate in the fall 2016 public review of proposed changes to Codes Canada publications:

  • National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015 (NPC), and
  • National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015 (NECB).

This national public review took place from October 11th to December 9th, 2016.

The purpose of this public review was to:

  • provide Code users and stakeholders with a detailed look at proposed technical changes and
  • seek comment on each proposed technical change as to whether it should be approved, altered, or rejected.

The public review closed at 4:00 p.m. EST on December 9, 2016, after which comments will no longer be accepted. The relevant committees of the CCBFC will review every comment that was received up to that date. The committees will then either withdraw the proposed change; recommend that it be reviewed further for possible re-submission in revised form in a future public review; or recommend that it be approved by the CCBFC, with or without modification. If approved by the CCBFC, the technical changes will be published in the 2020 editions of Codes Canada publications.

National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPC):

  • Reference standards for backflow preventers more consistently
  • Clarify requirements for air pressure testing of drainage or venting systems

National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB):

  • Reduce overall thermal transmittance of roofs, fenestration and doors
  • Reduce losses through thermal bridging in building assemblies
  • Reduce the allowable percentage of skylight area
  • Introduce more stringent interior and exterior lighting requirements
  • Introduce more stringent requirements for energy recovery systems
  • Require temperature controls in individual guest rooms in hotels and motels
  • Require demand control ventilation systems in commercial kitchens
  • Clarify the lighting trade-off path requirements in Part 4
  • Make performance compliance requirements in Part 8 consistent with prescriptive requirements

To receive the proposed changes for this public review, please contact the Secretary of the CCBFC.