Standards · Design principles · Nailing Importance Categories in NBC 2020

Questions about whether a community centre really needs that post-disaster designation, or how much wiggle room the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) actually has, come up on many projects. The National Building Code of Canada (NBC) 2020 brought some important clarifications and refinements to Importance Categories, and getting them right is crucial for both safety and project viability. It’s about more than picking a label from a table; you need to understand the intent and the real-world implications for your designs.

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