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2014 British Columbia Building Code Changes A City of Kelowna interpretation of the 2014 Building Code Changes for 9.36 & 9.32 The following changes reflect the most notable revisions and staff interpretations.
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Best Practices for Crawl Space Insulation Copyright 2011 Basement Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved Table of Contents I - Introduction II - Step By Step Guide 1 - Providing Adequate Drainage 2 - Controling
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Page 1 MASONRY RAIN SCREEN WALLS During the 1960's and 1970's, the Division of Building Research of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) published important technical literature about the design
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Figure 1 City of Prescott Complying with the Residential IECC 2006 Prescriptively ZONE 4 See policies and ordinances for additional information. All details are for EXAMPLE ONLY. Plans shall have details
AGENDA l Study of Poured-In-Place Concrete Wall Performance in Coastal British Columbia l Types of Concrete Walls l Water Penetration Control Strategies l Focus on Poured In Place