The new amended Ontario building code includes several provisions that improve accessibility for those with disabilities. The changes include power door operators at entrances to more buildings and at ...

Changes to the Province of Ontario’s building code could include requirements for solar-ready roofs, more stringent heating/cooling efficiency requirements, and graywater reuse. Ontario’s code is ...

The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has released the 2006 Building Code, which requires that higher energy efficiency standards be met. Gas and propane furnaces will be required to ...

An update to the Ontario Building Code that just came into effect with the dawn of 2025 should mean quieter, more eco-friendly and, perhaps more importantly, faster construction of new homes ...

As of early 2024, Ontario's Building Code allows for buildings constructed using mass timber structural systems to rise 12 storeys.

TORONTO — An Ontario college has opened applications to newcomers for a free program intended to address what it describes as a "critical" shortage of building code officials in the province.

Some worry the Ontario Building Code has gone too far and that the legislation may strip consumers of their options while decreasing profit margins for the HVAC contractors installing the equipment.

“Mass timber construction will be an important innovation that can help bring housing to market faster, while still meeting the high standards in the Ontario Building Code to protect public ...

The Ontario Building Code sets minimum unit sizes of 375 square feet (35 square metres) for one-bedroom apartments and 540 square feet. (50 square metres) for two-bedroom apartments.

TORONTO — An Ontario college has opened applications to newcomers for a free program intended to address what it describes as a "critical" shortage of building code officials in the province.