2018 BC Building Code – Burnaby

Don Pedde, Senior Codes Administrator with the Building and Safety Standards Branch, will provide an overview of the BC Building Code 2018 changes and the impacts of new Part 3 and Part 9 requirements on contractors and businesses.

Changes include new provisions for:

• Accessibility
• Area Calculation of Exposing Building Face
• Asbestos
• Energy Efficiency Standards
• Exit Signs
• Factory Constructed Buildings
• Fenestration
• Heritage Buildings
• Mid-Rise Combustible Construction
• Water Efficiency of Plumbing Fixtures
• Radon Data
• Stairs

Presenter: Don Pedde is a Senior Codes Administrator with the Building and Safety Standards Branch.  Don has 33 years of experience in the building industry including work as a Journeyman Carpenter, as an Architectural Technician, and as a Chief Building Official.  He is a Minister’s Appointee to the Executive Committee of the Building Officials’ Association of BC.