Welcome to Our Inspector's Notebook
A reliable resource for navigating building codes, standards, and best practices with confidence. Whether you're a contractor, designer or homeowner, this resource will bring together clear explanations of regulations, practical construction guidance and up-to-date references to help you plan, build, and inspect safely and efficiently. From code interpretations and compliance tips to construction details and real-world examples, we help make complex requirements easier to understand so you can focus on building it right the first time.
A change in the recently adopted 2020 National Building Code puts a emphasis on preventing small children from falling out of residential windows. The code change affects openable windows of residential occupancy. For that reason, a building permit is required to change residential windows if…
The Province has released an extensive list of both wall assemblies and for Heat Recovery Ventilators to assist builders and designers in calculating their energy efficiency points for section 9.36 of the 2020 National Building Code. HRV Points CNB 2020 NBC Wall Assemblies 2020 NBC…
Effective April 1, 2025, new construction work must conform to the 2020 editions of the National Building Code, National Fire Code and National Energy Code. While there are many changes throughout, the following are some of the key changes that will affect the majority of…
Our inspectors are challenged to ensure compliance with more than 1,000 pages of Code, and literally thousands of standards. That's a lot. Yet there's a persistent myth out there that Codes change regularly ... and that's not quite accurate. In fact, some of the issues…
Effective Jan. 10, 2024, our building inspectors are requiring inspections before concrete is poured in a slab for any building with an occupancy (ie: anything other than a garage). This is to ensure the correct installation of insulation, vapour barrier, bond break, and radon pipe…