National Building Code Clarification
The Government of Saskatchewan has clarified the application of energy efficiency requirements for existing buildings. Effective immediately, Section 9.36. of the National Building Code (NBC [...]
Free Codes!
Codes Canada has announced that electronic editions of the 2015 National Building, Fire, Plumbing and Energy Code for buildings are now available free of charge. This includes access to the [...]
2019 Annual Dues Reminder
SBOA Members, including Life and Honorary Members, are expected to update their contact information and pay annual dues. If you have not responded to a request from the Membership Chair use the [...]
2019 Spring Annual Meeting
The minutes of SBOA members meetings held in 2018 are now available in the Members Area. These will be considered at the 2019 Spring Annual Meeting in Humboldt on March 28. Read More
Save the Date
The SBOA Spring Conference March 27-29, 2019 at the Bella Vista Inn in Humboldt. Book rooms early as the block of rooms is only held for a period of time. Other nearby hotels Canalta Hotel 2421 [...]
Free access to the code online lowers costs for the building industry
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce our carbon footprint. At the same time, providing free codes to the construction industry has been [...]
Free Access to Code
On November 21, 2018, the Government of Canada announced funding to make access to the NRC/CNRC National Building, Fire, Plumbing Codes and Energy Code for Buildings FREE! This supports [...]
Collecting data from homebuilders
Codes Canada is currently reviewing a code change to step dimensions in dwelling units. As part of this review, we are collecting data from homebuilders to determine the impact of the change on [...]