New Information and Bulletins

Increasing building accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings to require compliance with new building energy efficiency codes and standards;
Providing a variation to the National Building Code requirements for mid-rise combustible buildings to require 10 percent street frontage and exterior cladding with increased fire resistance; and
Updating radon data, based on recent studies. Proposed change will include Whistler as location in BC requiring radon rough-ins.

For more information about the 2018 BC Building and Plumbing Code: 2018 BC Codes

For a summary of 2018 BC Building Code Changes and technical bulletins:

BC Energy Step Code

Learn more about the implementation of BC Energy Step Code in Whistler.

RMOW Technical Bulletin - Snow load

Environment Canada was contracted by the RMOW to provide an updated ground snow load calculation for all areas in Whistler, based on site elevation. This request is in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the introduction section of Division B Appendix C “Climatic and Seismic Information for Building Design in Canada” from the 2012 BC Building Code, for locations not listed in the table.

The new ground snow load calculation and clarifications on code requirements for snow loading in whistler can be found in the RMOW Technical Bulletin - Snow Loads.

Revised Letters of Assurance

Revision 12 of the BC Building Code includes updated Letters of Assurance for the BCBC, adding the Energy Step Code. The revised schedules can be found at BC Codes, and should be used for all schedules submitted after January 31, 2018. These changes are summarized in this Information Bulletin.