Better Building Code

“The Liberals are calling on government to step up and protect homeowners from poor building practices in the wake of the evacuation of the Penhorwood Condos. Calgary-McCall Liberal MLA Darshan Kang says Municipal Affairs Minister Hector Goudreau has failed to introduce legislation to protect homeowners. Goudreau says he continues to work with his counterparts and [...]

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“The Alberta government’s own report on this issue nearly three years ago called for immediate action. But the province continues to fiddle while condos creak. The study, carried out for Alberta Municipal Affairs by Edmonton MLA Thomas Lukaszuk, warned: ‘The system of construction and inspection is not performing adequately to protect the home and condominium [...]

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“How many builders are exceeding code levels? All of them? Not likely. We acknowledge that the majority of builders in Alberta are building a quality product. I would agree that as many as 80 per cent of all builders far exceed the minimum code. But that still leaves over 5,000 of the 27,000 homes built [...]

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“Re: “Too much delay on building code,” Opinion, Feb. 4. I applaud The Journal for recognizing the importance of the province acting on its promises to adopt a warranty program and update the building code to adequately protect new home and condo owners. Continuous delays and the current standstill do not help Alberta home-buyers. On [...]

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City of Calgary/Alberta Municipal Affairs Building Envelope Survey. Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance discussion paper: Alberta Energy Efficiency Act. Government of Alberta: Energy Efficiency and the Alberta Building Code – Building Greener Homes in Alberta. Polling data: Albertans’ Views on Energy Efficiency in the Province’s Building Code. SAIT Polytechnic Recommendations for Part 9 Prescriptive Alberta Energy [...]

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Discussion on Alberta Primetime that aired on Dec. 7th, 2010: “Enforcing the Building Code“. From the summary: “It’s an emotionally charged, financially devastating crisis harming Albertans too often according to inspectors; defective homes. From cracked foundations to mouldy framing, the inspection industry says builders are getting away with it.”

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