2019 Code Changes Presentation

Residen'al:Part9oftheAlbertaBuildingCode

Stairs

• 9.8.4.2.DimensionsforRectangularTreads(PrivateStairs)*NewMinimum

Stairs

10”

Stairs

• 9.8.4.5.UniformityofRunsinFlightswithMixedTreadswithinDwellingUnits

• ***NewtoAlberta• AlbertaBuildingCode2014didnotallowmixedtreads

betweenfloorlevels.Nowpossibletomixindwellingunits.

Stairs:MinimumRuns

Spiral Stairs

• 9.8.4.7.SpiralStairs• ***NewtoAlberta&NaSonalBuildingCode• Notlimitedtodwellingunits• PermiTedastheonlymeansofegresswhen:• Servesnotmorethan3personsand• Notservesasanexit(CommercialProp.)

SPIRALStairs

Stairs

• ClearanceandDesign• Theclearancebetweenahandrailandthesurfacebehinditshallbenotlessthan

• 50mm,or• wheresaidsurfaceisroughorabrasive,60mm.

• Appendixnoteongraspable:ThegraspableporSonofahandrailshouldallowapersontocomfortablyandfirmlygrabholdbyallowingtheirfingersandthumbtocurlunderpartofallofthehandrail.(A-9.8.7.5.(2))

Stairs-Clarifica'ons

Ornamental Guards

• 9.8.8.6.DesignofGuardstoNotFacilitateClimbing• PermiTedwhenprotecSngalevelnotmore

than4.2maboveadjacentlevel.Ifgreaterthan4.2m,designasper9.8.8.6.

• DesignshallsSllnotallowa100mmdiametersphericalobjettopassthroughtheguard.

OrnamentalGuards

Fire Warning Systems

• 9.10.19.8ResidenSalFireWarningSystems• ‘EssenSally’afirealarmsystemdesignedfor

residencesthatincludesrequirementsthatitfuncSonlikeaninterconnectedsmokedetectorsysteminaSFD.

Residen'alFireWarningSystems

Roofing, Waterproofing and Dampproofing

• 9.13Dampproofing,WaterproofingandSoilGasControl• CGSBmaterialstandards• Deletesoutdatedstandards• ReplacedASTMwhereacceptable• KeptCGSBstandardwherenoreplacementsareavailable

• CGSBinstallaSonstandards• DeletedandreplacedwithprescripSverequirementsforinstallaSon

Roofing,WaterproofingandDampproofing

Fire Warning Systems

• OnlygoingtoshowupinAlberta,ifyouarebuildinginthemountainsorimmediatefoothills.

StructuralDesign-LateralLoads

Low Permeance Materials

• 9.25.5.ProperSesandPosiSonofMaterialsintheBuildingEnvelope• DON’Tcreate2sealedvapourbarrierswithin

yourwallassembly

LowPermeanceMaterials

EIFS Systems

• 9.27.13.ExteriorInsulaSonFinishSystems• Complywithprescribeddrainage

cavityreferencedinULCstandards,or

• ComplywithPart5

EIFSSystems

Energy Efficiency

• 9.36.2.1.(8)therequirementsofthisSubsecSonalsoapplytocomponentsofabuildingenvelopeassemblythatseparateaheatedorunheatedgaragefromuncondiSonalspaceortheexteriorair,wheretheaTachedgarageserves

a) notmorethanonedwellingunit,orb) Ahousewithasecondarysuite.

TheabovehasbeenremovedfromsecSon9.36.EnveloperequirementsforaTachedanddetachedgaragesislocatedinSecSon9.25.

EnergyEfficiency:Garages

Energy Efficiency

• 9.36.2.2.DeterminaSonofThermalCharacterisScsofMaterials,ComponentsandAssemblies4) TheeffecSvethermalresistanceofopaquebuildingassembliesshallbe

determinedfrom:a) LaboratorytestsperformedinaccordancewithASTMC1363,“Thermal

PerformanceofBuildingMaterialsandEnvelopeAssembliesbyMeansofaHotBoxApparatus,”usinganindoorairtemperatureof21℃+/-1℃andanoutdoorairtemperatureof-18℃+/-1℃(-35℃+/-1℃)

EnergyEfficiency:DesignTemp.

Energy Efficiency

• 9.36.2.9.AirSghtnessc) 9.36.2.9.(2-6)/TestedassemblytoASTME2357/9.25.3.***NewSub-

clause****i) thebuildingwillnotbesubjectedtosustainedwindloadscalculated

basedona1-in-50hourlywindpressurethatexceed0.65kPa,andii) Theairbarrierassemblyisinstalledonthewarmsideofthethermal

insulaSonoftheopaquebuildingassembly.ColdLake0.38/StPaul0.37/LacLaBiche0.36/Westlock0.42/Athabasca0.36

EnergyEfficiency:DesignTemp.

Main Entrance Doors

• A-9.7.4.2.(1)StandardsreferencedforWindows,DoorsandSkylights• PerformanceofDoors,LimitedWaterIngressControl(LW)rateddoors

MainEntranceDoors

LW⌀LW

Commercial:Part9oftheAlbertaBuildingCode

Corridor Length

• 9.9.7.3.Dead-EndCorridors• NowpermiTedtobenotmorethan

6mlong.(was3m)

DeadEndCorridors

Sound Transmission

• 9.11.1.2.DeterminaSonofSoundTransmissionRaSngs

• ApparentSoundTransmission(ASTC)isintroducedtoaccountforflankingsoundtransmissioninaddiSontodirectsoundtransmission

SoundTransmission

LargeProjects:Part3oftheAlbertaBuildingCode

Fire Protection: Minimum Fire Rating Of Cables in Air Plenums

• ChangeintheminimumraSng• OpScfibrecablesandelectriccableswith

combusSbleinsulaSoninairplenums(forvoice,soundanddata)incombusSbleconstrucSonusedtobeFT4andisnowFT6

• NowconsistentwithopScalfibercablesandelectricalwiresandcablesinnon-non-combusSbleconstrucSon

3.1.4.Combus'bleConstruc'on

Fire Protection: Outlet Box Penetrations

• Non-combusSbleoutletboxes(nofirestoprequired-withsomesizelimitaSons)

• Opposingoutletboxesinafireratedwall:• Separatedhorizontallynotlessthan600

mm,or• FireBlock

3.1.9.4.Penetra'onbyOutletBoxes

Self Service Storage Buildings

• Notmorethan1storey• NoBasementormezzanine• Noothermajoroccupancy• FireratedseparaSonsbetweencompartmentsor

thebuildingissprinklered

3.9.Self-ServiceStorageBuildings

Fire Protection: Foamed Plastics

• Updatesforwalk-incoolersandFreezersincombusSbleconstrucSonbuildings.

• PermissionforfactoryassembledpanelscontainingfoamedplasScsincertainsituaSons.

• RequirementsforcombusSbleinsulaSonandfoamedplasScswithinnon-combusSblebuildingshasbeenseparatedintotwocodearScles.

FoamedPlas'cs-3.1.4.2(2)/3.1.5.7./3.1.5.14./3.1.5.15.

Combustible Components in Exterior Walls

• ForNon-CombusSbleconstrucSon:• Claddingandcomponentsseparatedinto

twoarScles• DonetohelpclarifythedisSncSon

betweentheserequirements

Combus'bleComponentsinExteriorWalls

Smoke Dampers

• PreviouslyonlyaddressedFiredampers• preventsmokespreadingintoegresspaths• InspecificlocaSons…likepubliccorridors• CombinaSonfire/smokedamperis

permiTed

Installa'onofSmokeDampers(3.1.8.7./3.1.8.9./3.1.8.11)

Leakage-rated doors

• Leakage-rateddoorsneednotbeinstalledwhereadwellingunitservedbyapubliccorridorhasa) asecondandseparatemeansofegress,orb) anopen-airbalcony

• InstallaSontoNFPA105andANSI/UL1784“AirLeakageTestofDoorAssembliesandOtherOpeningProtecSves”

• CerSfieddoorsmarked“SmokeandDraoControlDoor”or“S”

3.1.8.5.Installa'onofClosures

Commissioning of Buildings

• 3.1.8.13./3.2.9.1.• CAN/ULCS1001“IntegratedSystemsTesSngofFireProtecSon

andLifeSafetySystems”nowarequirement.

BUILDINGCOMMISSIONINGISFORMALLYHERENOW!

Mezzanines

• 3.2.8.3• ArScleDeleted:NowpermitscombusSbleconstrucSonifthe

occupancyclassificaSonpermitscombusSbleconstrucSonin3.2.2.

MezzaninesrelaxedtoNa'onalStandards

Handrails for Aisles with steps

• 3.3.2.10.Clarifica'onaddedtothisar'cle.

HandrailsforAisleswithSteps

Emergency Crossover Access

• 3.4.6.18.• Reworded-Updatedtoclarify• ElectromagneSclocksnowpermiTed

EmergencyCrossoverAccesstoFloorAreas

Distances between Exterior Exits

• 3.4.2.3.• NowpermiTedtoonlybeseparatedby6m

• wherethebuildingissprinkleredthroughoutANDthe2exteriorexitsarewithin15mofastreet.

DistanceBetweenExteriorExits

Handrails, Guards and Stairs

• 3.4.6.4/3.4.6.6./3.4.6.8.• “GraspableporSon”fornon-circularcrosssecSonhandrailsisnow

deleted• HeightofguardsservingflightofexitstairsinPart3/9isharmonized

(previously920mmand1070mm)toallbe1070mm• NoopenriserstairspermiTedinpublicstairs,onlypermiTedwithin

dwellingunitsandindustrialoccupancies.

Handrails,GuardsandStairs

Accessibility

• 3.8.3.1.DesignStandards• BuildingsorpartthereandfaciliSesthatarerequiredtobebarrier-free

shallbedesignedinaccordancewiththissubsecSon.• CSAB651willNOTbeadoptedinAlberta,notasrestricSveasAB

Barrier-Freerequirements.

Accessibility

Accessibility

• 3.8.3.11.Accessibility• waterclosetstallsandenclosuresshallbeequippedwith

L-shapedgrabbar• horizontalandverScalcomponentsnotlessthan

760mmlong• mounted750mmto850mmabovethefloor• VerScalcomponent150mminfrontofthewater

closet

Accessibility

Accessibility

• 3.8.3.11.Accessibility• NEWrequirementsformedicaldoctorclinicsand

officestoprovideenhancedaccessibility.Forexample;

• Entrancedoorwaywidthisrequiredtobe915mmwhenthedoorisintheopenposiSon

Accessibility

Environmental:Part5oftheAlbertaBuildingCode

General Items

• Curtainwalls,StorefrontsandGlazedArchitecturalStructures• EIFSsystemshavetheirownSubsecSonnow(5.9.4.)• WindUplioofMembraneRoofingAssemblieshasaspecificstandard

CAN/CSA-A123.21added

GeneralItems

Vegetative Roofing Systems

• 5.6.1.2.InstallaSonofProtecSveMaterials

• MaterialsneedtobetestedforprecipitaSonalsoneedtobetestedforresistancetorootandrhizomepenetraSon.

• Newstandard:ANSI/GRHC/SPRIVR-1

Vegeta'veRoofingSystems

Sound Transmission

• ApparentSoundTransmission(ASTC)isintroducedtoaccountforflankingsoundtransmissioninaddiSontodirectsoundtransmission

• SecSon5.8ortables9.10.3.1.A/B&9.11.1.4.

SoundTransmission

HVAC:Part6oftheAlbertaBuildingCode

Separation Distances of Exhausts and Outdoor intakes

• 6.3.2.9Supply,Return,IntakeandExhaustAirOpenings

Separa'onDistances

NECB2017Changes

Semi-Heated Buildings

• Semi-HeatedBuildingisadefinedterm:ForthepurposesofthisCode,asemi-heatedbuildingisconsideredtobeabuildingwithadesignset-pointtemperatureoflessthan15℃.

• Trade-offpathdoesnotapplytoaddiSonsortosemi-heatedbuildings

Semi-HeatedBuildings

Air-Barrier Performance

• NowhaveaStandardair-barriersmustperformtoo:• CANULC-S742,“AirBarrierAssemblies-SpecificaSon,”andanairleakage

nogreaterthan0.2L/(s*m2)atapressuredifferenSalof75Pa.,OR• AirbarrierassembliestestedinaccordancewithASTME2357

NOprescripSveormeasurementmethodidenSfiedinNECB2011.

Air-BarrierPerformance

Trade-Off Path

• TheDetailedtrade-offpathhasbeendeleted• ONLYsimpletrade-offmethodispermiTed,orgotomodelling.

Trade-OffPath

Part 3 NEW ITEMS

• NewstandardsfordeterminingthermalcharacterisScsofbuildingassemblies• BCHydrosBuildingEnvelopeThermalBridgingGuide.UsingtheBuilding

EnvelopeThermalAnalysis(BETA)• ASHRAERP-1365“ThermalPerformanceofBuildingEnvelopeDetailsfor

MidandHigh-RiseBuildings• ISO14683“ThermalBridgesinBuildingConstrucSon”

Modeling:Alltwoorthreedimensionalthermalmodelling

Part3:BuildingEnvelope***NEWITEMS***

Part 3 NEW ITEMS

• LoweredU-ValuesforRoofsinallzonesPart3:BuildingEnvelope***NEWITEMS***

Zone 7A

Part 3 NEW ITEMS

• LoweredU-ValuesforfenestraSonsanddoorsinallzonesPart3:BuildingEnvelope***NEWITEMS***

Zone 7A

Part 4 NEW ITEMS

• CalculaSonofinteriorLighSngPowerAllowanceUsingtheBuildingAreaMethodMaxLightPowerDensity(LPD)limits

• ReducedBaseSiteAllowanceforExteriorLighSng

ExteriorLigh'ngSiteAllowance

Part 4 NEW ITEMS

Part 5 NEW ITEMS

• 5.2.3.4.DemandControlVenSlaSonSystems1)Enclosedsemi-heatedspacesorcondiSonedspaceswherefuelpowered

vehiclesormobilefuel-poweredequipmentorappliancesareintermiTentlyusedshallbeprovidedwithsensorsanddemandcontrolvenSlaSonsystemscapableoflimiSngtheexpectedaircontaminantstoacceptablelevelsbya)stagingthevenSlaSonfans,orb)ModulaSngtheoutdoorairflowrates.

Eg.Indoorspaceswherefuel-poweredequipmentisused

DemandControlVen'la'on

• IntroducesperformancerequirementsforstandaloneheatrejecSonequipment

• CoolingTowerandCondensatecategories• DirectContact• IndirectContact• IndirectContactEvaporaSve• AirCooled

HeatRejec'on*NEW

Part 5 NEW ITEMS

• ShallbecontrolledsoitisautomaScallyadjustedtosetbacktemperaturewithin15minutesofthespacebeingunoccupied

TemporaryControlinGuestRooms

andSuites

Part 5 NEW ITEMS

EnergyRecoverySystems:• NamechangeHRVisnowEnergyRecovery

System(ERS)• Iftheexhaustairsystemdesignexceedsormeets

certainvalues,itshallbeequippedwithanERS• VenSlaSonsystemsthatoperatelessthan8000

hoursperyearareconsiderednon-conSnuouslyoperaSng

Other Items

• 5.2.5.3.PipingInsulaSon-designtemprange13℃16℃-41℃• 5.2.12.1.UnitaryandpackagedHVAC(addedefficiencyrequirementsGas-fired

outdoorpackagedunits)• 5.2.12.1/6.2.2.1.UpdatesperformancerequirementsinMechanicalandService

WaterTables• 6.2.6.1.Showers/6.2.6.2.Lavatorieshavereducethemax.waterflowrates

TweakstoExis'ng

Questions

2018ElectricalCodeChanges

Residen'alKeyChanges

Residential

• TheidenSfiedconductorshallbeinstalledateachlocaSonofamanualorautomaSccontroldeviceforthecontrolofpermanentlyinstalledluminariesatabranchcircuit

• Examples:generaluseswitches,moSonsensors,photocells,dimmersandcomponentsofenergyorlighSngmanagementsystem

Rule#4-022(2)Installa'onoftheiden'fiedconductor

Residential

• Whenthesystemgroundisinstalledintotheneutralbussinthemainbreakercompartmentofthepanel,abondingconductormustbeinstalledfromthebondbussinthepaneltothebondbussinthemetersocket.ThisbondingconductormustbesizedaccordingtoTable16.

Rule#10-210(a)Groundingconnec'onsforsolidlygroundedACsystemsbythesupplyauthority

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Residential

• AddiSonalreceptaclesmaynowbeaddedtoanexisSngbranchcircuitthatisnotarcfaultprotected,aslongasanoutletbranch-circuit-typearcfaultcircuitinterrupterisinstalledinthefirstreceptacleaddedintothecircuit.

Rule#26-656(3)ArcFaultprotec'onofbranchcircuitsfordwellingunits

Residential

• GuestroomsandsuitesofhotelsandmotelsandpreschoolandelementaryeducaSonfaciliSeswereaddedtotherequirementsforinstallaSonoftamperresistantreceptacles.

Rule#26-706(1)TamperResistantreceptacles

Residential

• Therequirementforaseparatebranchcircuitforreceptaclesinadiningareaformingpartofakitchenhasbeenremoved,thespacingrequirementsof26-724(a)aresSllapplicable.

Rule#26-724Receptaclesindwellingunits

Residential

• Thereceptacleforacordconnectedhydromassagetubmustbesuppliedformacircuitsuppliesonlyreceptaclesforthattub.

Rule#68-306Receptacleforacord-connectedhydromassagebathtub

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