The purpose of building codes is to set out the minimum standards to construct a safe building. Canada has a
“One of the issues that really stood out for me about the code is that heat is not considered an emergency,” says Joanna Eyquem, who develops programs to limit extreme heat risks for the University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. While extreme heat can affect the envelope of a building , it does not have a significant impact on its structure, according to an
“Work is under way nationally to develop standardized requirements to address overheating in new construction,” said Zachary May, executive director of the Building and Safety Standards Branch of B.C’s Ministry of Housing.
People die, it’s a fact of life. Cold, heat, drought, floods whatever. This smacks of just another layer of scam to add to the price of construction. Everybody has to get their share of the skim before a shovel hits the ground. Rampant corruption.
BC's heat dome of 2021 was a hot spell. Nothing more.
This is a joke, right? Quick, create more fear!
Fake News…
as im freezing in -43 temps.. thanks globe.. STATEFUNDEDMEDIA
Stop it...you've been pushing the extreme heat thing for the past 30 years, nothing has changed.
Have you read up on the “ step code” in BC ? Pushing for higher insulation values. Also phasing out natural gas . Limiting choice and pushing dependence on the electrical infrastructure.
Does that include the Globe/CBC/Star? I'm good with that.
Air conditioners 😉
More fear mongering and guessing from the globe and mail 🙄
Florida, Arizona Nevada. Different codes, minimalist building practices. Yet far worse heat than Canada experiences. Everyone is fine.
Fact free journalism isn’t actually journalism Earth has cooled 0.75C in the last 7 years Earth is colder now than in 1980 Summers are not getting warmer Winter snowfall is increasing
Ah yes - set the stage for the farcical “Just Transition” - by creating a faux crisis. Earning that Liberal Media subsidy!
Climate Cult Clowns 🤡
But, as I point out in the article, “we can’t wait 10 years to have a building code that is good, to then start building things that are appropriate.” Good news is we already have practical actions in hand. See report:
Damn, the peasants caught on to the Covid lies, time to switch the fear propaganda to climate change.🙄
We can't even get our hospitals and nursing homes up to par. Infrastructure maintenance has been ignored by libs and cons for decades.
You're cult propaganda....BlueAnon
Building codes need massive updating. Houses should all have better insulation, metal rooves (given Cdn winters) MonteMcNaughton fordnation