Building Code
Alberta Built Campaign Launch
April 19, 2023- Today BILD Alberta launched “Alberta Built”, a campaign that highlights Alberta’s housing affordability advantage and the action that is necessary to ensure it remains intact for generations to come. “Alberta is known for housing affordability and that’s not by accident,” said Scott Fash, Executive Director of BILD Alberta Association. “Being a national…
Read MoreAppeal of Variance Decisions
BILD Alberta has successfully advocated to introduce a process that will allow builders to appeal a Safety Codes Officer denial of a variance (comes into effect on December 1, 2021). This will help further encourage innovation in the housing sector and we look forward to working with the Government of Alberta on finalizing the formal…
Read MoreTiered Energy Codes
BILD Alberta is assisting CHBA National on the Federal Government’s work to introduce Tiered Energy Codes into the National Building Code as a pathway to Net Zero. CHBA National continues to push for a practical transition to Net Zero that protects housing affordability. Once Tiered Codes are adopted nationally (anticipated in late-2021), they would be…
Read MoreBuilding Code Auto-Adoption
We continue to assess the future of auto-adoption of the National Building Code in Alberta. Further discussions with the BILD Alberta Board of Directors identified a need to establish a new framework for the adoption of code that considers the implications on housing affordability and business competitiveness. There are multiple avenues to postpone implementation of…
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