Vancouver, Canada’s third largest metropolitan area, has the country’s highest seismic risk. Recent simulations suggest that existing models used to develop current building codes have underestimated ...
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Vancouver council votes to move away from unique city building code, bring back natural gas heating in new buildings
Vancouver city council approved Mayor Ken Sim’s motion Thursday to align the municipal building code with the provincial one, a change that brought back a contentious debate around allowing natural ...
Ken Sim’s motion to roll back gas heating bans sparks a provincial clash and claims from city staff that the housing cost savings are unrealistic ...
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Vancouver city council cites housing affordability on motion to make it easier to build homes
A Vancouver city council committee is expected to vote Wednesday on a motion put forward by Mayor Ken Sim that would roll back certain regulations with the aim of making it easier and faster to build ...
The goal of making it easier for people to age in place led to amendments to Vancouver, B.C.’s building code including banning doorknobs in favor of lever handles. There are also changes to how ...
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