Focus on Part 9 Affordability in Design & Construction

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Building Affordable Homes:
​A comprehensive series exploring 20 opportunities to succeed with designing and building affordable and attainable homes within Part 9 of the Building Code

There are significant concerns about the cost of houses in Canada.  Many choices go into the design and construction of buildings that can have a significant impact on the affordability of all new structures, including those that we call home.  Part 9 of the National Harmonized Code for Canada specifically describes the minimum expectations for the methods and materials used in the design and construction of simpler, small structures. This new, Harmonized Building Code is now required to be adopted by all the Provinces and Territories (with limited regional exceptions).  This presentation focuses on the simpler, small homes that were always intended to be designed and constructed affordably, and in a less complicated way.

The evolution of the Building Code has included direction for the expanding expectations that Canadian Homes must satisfy (including Energy Efficiency, Carbon Accountability, Wildfire Resiliency, and an increased understanding of risks associated with Earthquakes, High Wind Events, and Radon Gas.  This evolution has led to inconsistencies in code interpretation, confusion within the design community, challenges for supporting professionals, and manufacturing/supply chain challenges (to name a few).  All of these challenges directly impact the Builder, and affordability has been eroded for home buyers as a result.

This series has been developed to simplify the process of design and construction, to improve affordability through design optimization, construction clarity, consistent inspections, the efficient integration of professional services where required, and the ability to make informed decisions that align with the project goals and Code conformance.

The series is presented as 20 one-hour sessions that drill into 20 focused discussions related to efficient and cost-effective design and construction opportunities from the foundation to the roof.  Topics include:

Working with Professionals,
Understanding Code required Standards and their role,
Straightforward direction on simplifying Part 9 Earthquake and High Wind requirements,
Clarity relating to Soil Gas provisions
Wildfire resiliency,
Energy efficiency,
Carbon Accountability,
Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning design and construction,
Tools to optimize design, and
A designer/builder checklist to simplify the decision path, with confidence that costly choices are being avoided where practical.

This exciting series is intended to support excellence in design, clarity in construction, consistency in inspections, and greatly improved value for purchasers of small homes constructed throughout Canada.  This targets both the National Model Code (2025) and the specific requirements of the current 2024 BC Building Code.  All of the discussions will identify any relevant differences between Codes, including highlights expected in the evolution of both the next National Harmonized Code (2030) and the BC Code (expected mid-2027).

Your host for this series is Murray Frank.  His passion for advocating for the Part 9 industry has been his entire focus for more than 35 years. The entire team at Building It Right are committed to supporting this purpose with a shared passion for supporting the development of new Codes, unique and groundbreaking research in support of technology transfer, tireless attention to creating excellence in our Construction Industry education offerings, and our vast active support of Homebuilder, Fenestration, Truss, Modular Construction, Mechanical, Structural and other Trade & Technical Associations in both BC and Nationally. Murray and the team at Building It Right are very proud and sincerely thankful for the ongoing support of our more than 4,000 active industry clients in BC and across Canada.  In 35 years, Murray and his team have developed and delivered more than 1 million student-hours of industry education and skills development, and are committed to continuing this tradition.​

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