There was another challenge with the
building code for this same project.
"Put us someplace nice, like Wolfeboro," joked Audrey Cline, Durham building inspector, explaining the
building code change was done so buildings would be built to the even higher energy standards of a zone with a colder climate.
Presiding over a session to review the burgeoning traffic issues in the provincial capital, the commissioner said, 'Preparation of the summary to establish Traffic Engineering Bureau and
Building Code Act is in its final phase.
Experts opinion is that the National
Building Code, as instituted by professional bodies in the construction industry in 2006, was supposed to be reviewed at five years intervals.
'We are taking new steps in Apec to help our member economies optimize local
building codes needed to phase in more energy efficient projects.
Specifically, the agreement provides permission to utilize ACI's
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318), Specifications for Structural Concrete (ACI 301), and
Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530), to develop a Gulf
Building Code.
The average annual loss for homes built prior to the
building code change was $466 per house for a present value of $21,474 over the 50-year life of a house.
The committee discussed implementation of
Building Code in detail, with particular reference to provisions regarding earthquake.
The changes will be incorporated into the ICC 2018 International
Building Code and the 2018 International Existing
Building Code.
The civic body has already tasked reputed structure, design experts and firms to carry out survey of the high rise buildings in the federal capital aiming to revisit the
building code keeping in view the recent earthquake.