{"id":3838,"date":"2023-08-18T22:13:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T02:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/?page_id=3838"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:56:03","slug":"archived-public-review-on-proposed-changes-to-the-2020-national-model-codes-fall-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/archived-public-review-on-proposed-changes-to-the-2020-national-model-codes-fall-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Archived \u2013 Public review on proposed changes to the 2020 National Model Codes &#8211; Fall 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"alert alert-closing\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-warning\"><\/span><h2 class=\"info\"> Important<\/h2><p>This public review is now closed.<br \/>Go to the <a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/#s5\" class=\"alert-link\"><strong>public reviews home page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\n<p>This national public review ran from\u00a0<strong>October 24, 2022 to December 23, 2022. <\/strong>The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) invited Code users and stakeholders to participate in the fall 2022\u00a0public review of proposed changes to the National Model Codes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Building Code of Canada 2020 (NBC)<\/li>\n<li>National Fire Code of Canada 2020 (NFC)<\/li>\n<li>National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 (NECB)<\/li>\n<li>National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 (NPC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of this public review was to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>provide Code users and stakeholders with a detailed look at proposed technical changes<\/li>\n<li>seek comment on each\u00a0<strong>proposed technical change<\/strong>\u00a0as to whether it should be approved, altered, or rejected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The public review closed at 11:59\u00a0pm\u00a0EST\u00a0on December 23, 2022<strong>,\u00a0after which comments will no longer be accepted<\/strong>. The relevant committees of the\u00a0CCBFC\u00a0will 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\u00a0CCBFC, with or without modification. 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id=\"collapse40300\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-4030\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ea-body\"> \n<div class=\"ea-content-wrapper animated fadeIn\"> \n\t<h2>Updates to referenced documents<\/h2>\n<p>-<br \/>\nUpdates documents referenced in the National Model Codes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/en\/updates-referenced-documents\/\">Description of the updates to referenced documents.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>National Building Code of Canada<\/h2>\n<h3>Fixed seating in assembly occupancies (Part 3)<\/h3>\n<p>Updates the requirements for fixed seating in assembly occupancies to further align with common industry practice and the requirements of NFPA 101, \u201cLife Safety Code.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Gendered washrooms (Part 3)<\/h3>\n<p>Clarifies the requirement for a minimum number of water closets and that non-gendered washrooms are permitted in buildings.<\/p>\n<h3>Penetrations (Part 3)<\/h3>\n<p>Clarifies that, where a fire alarm system is required, the permitted service penetrations in a portion of a building are required to be firestopped in accordance with Subsection 3.1.9.<\/p>\n<h3>Size limit for open stringers in stairs (Part 3)<\/h3>\n<p>Limits the size of the triangular openings formed by the stair risers and treads and bottom element of a required guard to align the requirement with existing Part 9 provisions.<\/p>\n<h3>Tactile direction indicators (Part 3)<\/h3>\n<p>Introduces the requirement that tactile direction indicators, where used, should be configured and installed in accordance with CSA B651, \u201cAccessible design for the built environment,\u201d for consistent and appropriate directional messaging.<\/p>\n<h3>Self-service storage buildings (Part 9)<\/h3>\n<p>Clarifies that the applicable fire-protection requirements for self-service storage buildings fall under Part 3.<\/p>\n<h3>Structural design (Part 9) \u2013 wall studs<\/h3>\n<p>Updates Table 9.23.10.1. to clarify that 38 mm \u00d7 140 mm studs spaced at 400 mm on centre may be used in exterior walls to support only a roof or a roof plus one floor.<\/p>\n<h2>National Fire Code of Canada<\/h2>\n<h3>Non-fixed seating in assembly occupancies (Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p>Updates the requirements for seating in assembly occupancies to further align with common industry practice and the requirements of NFPA 101, \u201cLife Safety Code,\u201d that apply specifically to non-fixed seating.<\/p>\n<h3>Vent pipe outlets for storage tanks (Part 4)<\/h3>\n<p>Harmonizes the requirements for vent pipe outlets of aboveground and underground storage tanks; and clarifies that emergency vent outlets connected to a secondary containment of a double-walled storage tank are not required to discharge outside buildings.<\/p>\n<h2>National Plumbing Code of Canada<\/h2>\n<h3>Protection of potable water (Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p>Adds references to NSF\/ANSI\/CAN 61, \u201cDrinking Water System Components - Health Effects,\u201d to address the protection of potable water from chemical contamination.<\/p>\n<h3>Relief valves on hot water tanks (Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p>Introduces the requirement that relief valves for hot water tanks be connected to a discharge pipe that runs down the length of the tank to divert the steam or hot water that may be released to a proper discharge location.<\/p>\n<h2>National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings<\/h2>\n<h3>Part-load performance of boilers and furnaces (Part 8)<\/h3>\n<p>Incorporates return-hot-water temperature into the calculation of the part-load performance of boilers and furnaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>To receive the proposed changes for this public review, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:CCBFCSecretary-SecretaireCCCBPI@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca\">contact the Secretary of the CCBFC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--p>This national public review runs from <strong>October 24 to December 23, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) invites Codes users and stakeholders to participate in the fall 2022 public review of proposed changes to the National Model Codes:\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>National Building Code of Canada (NBC) 2020<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>National Fire Code of Canada (NFC) 2020<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) 2020<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPC) 2020<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nSee the <strong>Summary of proposed changes<\/strong> below for more details. The proposed changes include <a href=\"\/en\/updates-referenced-documents\/\">updates to the documents referenced<\/a> in the National Model Codes.\n\nThe purpose of this public review is to:\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>provide Codes users and stakeholders with a detailed look at proposed changes, and<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>seek input on the proposed changes.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe public review will close at <strong>11:59 p.m. PST on December 23, 2022<\/strong>, after which comments will no longer be accepted.\n\nThe relevant standing committees of the CCBFC will review comments received during the public review period. Based on their evaluation of the comments for each proposed change, 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, with or without modification.\n\nIf approved, the code changes will be incorporated in the 2025 editions of the National Model Codes.\n\n<!--h2>Five steps for submitting comments on proposed changes<\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Read the <a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/guidelines-for-comments\/\" title=\"Guidelines for comments\">guidelines<\/a> for writing comments.\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Read the <a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/instructions-for-submitting-a-comment\/\" title=\"Instructions for submitting a comment\">instructions<\/a> for submitting comments.\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Read the <a href=\"\">proposed changes<\/a>.\n<strong>Step 4:<\/strong> If you have a comment, click the \"Submit a comment\" link located at the beginning of each proposed change, which will take you to the <a href=\"\/en\/comment-on-a-proposed-change-fall-2022-public-review\/\">online comment form<\/a>. Only comment forms that are submitted online will be accepted.\nYou may submit other related documents, such as reports, by e-mail, mail or fax.\n<strong>Important:<\/strong> Submit one Comment Form per proposed change. If you are commenting on more than one proposed change, use a separate form for each one.\n<strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Read <a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/what-happens-to-the-comments\/\" title=\"What happens to the comments?\">What happens to the comments?<\/a>\nThank you for contributing to the development of Codes Canada publications.\n\n<strong>Important links:<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/frequently-asked-questions-public-review\/\" title=\"Frequently asked questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/official-languages-notice\/\" title=\"Official languages notice\">Official languages notice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/get-involved\/updates-to-referenced-documents\/\" title=\"Referenced Standards\">Referenced Standards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n \n\n\n\n<h2>Combined proposed change forms are available in PDF file format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"NRC proposed changes 2022 PDF combined. 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The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) invited Code users and stakeholders to participate in the fall 2022\u00a0public review of proposed changes to the National Model Codes: National Building Code of Canada 2020 (NBC) National Fire Code of Canada 2020 (NFC) National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 (NECB) National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 (NPC) The purpose of this public review was to: provide Code users and stakeholders with a detailed look at proposed technical changes seek comment on each\u00a0proposed technical change\u00a0as to whether it should be approved, altered, or rejected. The public review closed at 11:59\u00a0pm\u00a0EST\u00a0on December 23, 2022,\u00a0after which comments will no longer be accepted. The relevant committees of the\u00a0CCBFC\u00a0will 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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3838","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3838"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6138,"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3838\/revisions\/6138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbhcc-cchcc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}