Technical Bulletins
Publication date: May 1, 2024The technical bulletins provide more detail and help clarify code provisions for builders and building professionals.
Technical bulletins
- B24-01 Adaptable Dwellings Transition (PDF)
- B24-02 Seismic Design Delay Period (PDF)
- B24-03 Radon (PDF)
- B24-04 Windows, Doors, and Skylights (PDF)
- B24-05 2024 Edition of the BC Codes (PDF)
- B24-06 Self-Service Storage Buildings (PDF)
- B24-07 Relocated Buildings (PDF)
- B24-08 Overheating (PDF)
- B24-09 Adaptable Dwelling Unity Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
BC Plumbing Code 2024
BC Building Code 2018
- B23-03 Zero Carbon Step Code (PDF)
- B23-02 9.36.1.3. Compliance Paths (PDF)
- B23-01 Information for Planners about 20% Better Energy Efficiency and Zero Carbon Step Code (PDF)
- B22-01 BC Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Windows (PDF)
- B21-01 Building Officials Qualifications (PDF)
- B19-08 Changes to the BC Energy Step Code for Part 3 and Part 9 Buildings (PDF)
- B19-07 New Provisions for Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (PDF)
- B19-06-R Revision 2 to the BC Building Code 2018 (Revised December 18, 2019) (PDF)
- B19-05 Secondary Suites, Changes to Design and Construction Requirements (PDF)
- B19-04 Information for Planners about Changes to the BC Building Code for Secondary Suites (PDF)
- B19-03 Guidelines for Energy Advisors – Setting Airtightness Values for Energy Modelling of Part 9 Buildings for Compliance with the BC Energy Step Code (PDF)
- B19-02 Step 1 in the BC Energy Step Code: Airtightness, Enhanced Compliance and Compliance Paths (PDF)
- B19-01 Complying with Step 1 of the BC Energy Step Code for Part 9 Buildings (PDF)
- B18-09 Regulatory Changes to Accessible Parking (PDF)
- B18-08 Revisions to the 2018 BC Building Code (PDF)
- B18-07 2018 Edition of the British Columbia Fire Code (PDF)
- B18-06 Mid-Rise Combustible Construction (PDF)
- B18-05-R Accessibility in the 2018 British Columbia Building Code Revised December 17, 2020 (PDF)
- B18-04 2018 Edition of the British Columbia Building Code (PDF)
BC Fire Code 2018
- B18-07 2018 Edition of the British Columbia Fire Code (PDF)
- Office of the Fire Commissioner Fire Safety Planning for Construction and Demolitions (external link)
BC Building Code 2012
- B18-03 The BC Energy Compliance Reports - Performance Paths for Part 9 Buildings (PDF)
- B18-02 Miscellaneous Revisions to the 2012 BC Building Code (PDF)
- B18-01 January 2018 Update to Letters of Assurance (PDF)
- B17-01 Update to Letters of Assurance (PDF)
- B16-01 Changes to BC Building Code Requirements for Windows, Doors & Skylights (PDF)
- B15-01 Determining Compliance of A277-Certified Buildings (PDF)
- B14-09 Date of Construction for Factory Built Buildings (PDF)
- B14-08 HVAC and Service Hot Water in 9.36 and the Energy Efficiency Act (PDF)
- B14-07 New Radon Rough-in Requirements (PDF)
- B14-06 Calculating the Effective Thermal Resistance of "Rainscreen" Wall Assemblies (PDF)
- B14-05 9.32. Ventilation (PDF)
- B14-04 Daycare Facilities (PDF)
- B14-03 Miscellaneous Changes (PDF)
- B14-02 What's New? (PDF)
- B14-01 Determining ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Climate Zones (PDF)
- F13-01 Fire Safety Planning for Construction and Demolition Sites (PDF)
- B13-06 Manufactured Windows, Doors and Skylights: Clarification of the Requirements of the 2012 BC Building Code - Repealed January 6, 2016
- B13-05 New Energy Requirements (PDF)
- B13-04 Fire Department Response Time (PDF)
- B13-03 Updated Solar Hot Water Ready Regulation (PDF)
- B13-02 Suites and Secondary Suites (PDF)
- B13-01-R Manufactured Windows, Doors, and Skylights Compliance Extension (Revised April 12, 2013) (PDF)
- B12-02 2012 Edition of Building, Plumbing, and Fire Codes (PDF)
- B12-01-R Potable Water - "Safe for Human Consumption" (Revised May 28, 2012) (PDF)
- B11-01 BC Codes: Release of Next Editions (PDF)
BC Building Code 2006
- B10-03 New Letters of Assurance in the BC Building Code (PDF)
- B10-01 BC Building Code Amendments: Seismic Slope Stability & Technical Guidance (PDF)
- B09-02 Clarification, 2006 BC Building Code Regs, Backflow Prevention-Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems (PDF)
- B08-03 Seismic Structural Design for Part 9 Wood-Frame Buildings (PDF)
- B08-02 Section 9.27 “Cladding” – Clarification of some new requirements (PDF)
- B07-07 Emergency Power for Firefighting Water Supply – Clause 3.2.7.9.(1)(b) Div. B (PDF)
- B07-06 Free Standing Racking Storage System – 2006 BC Building Code (PDF)
- B07-05 Stucco Lath Specifications, Table 9.28.4.3. – 2006 BC Building Code (PDF)
- B07-04 Spatial Separation for Buildings Incorporating a Secondary Suite (PDF)
- B07-01 Required Thermal Insulation Above Exterior Walls (PDF)