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  • Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC)
  • Standing Committee on Earthquake Design (ED)
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  • Standing Committee on Fire Protection (FP)
  • Standing Committee on HVAC and Plumbing (HP)
  • Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities (HMA)
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  • Standing Committee on Structural Design (SD)
  • Standing Committee on Use and Egress (UE)
  • Alteration to Existing Buildings Coordination Committee
  • CCBFC Appeal Hearing
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  • Canadian Table for Harmonized Construction Codes Policy
  • Committee of the Standing Committee Chairs
  • Federal Government Advisory Committee on Codes
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  • Joint CCBFC Executive Committee/PTPACC
  • Joint CCBFC/PTPACC Task Group on Alterations to Existing Buildings (JTG on AEB)
  • Joint CCBFC/PTPACC Task Group on Codes Harmonization
  • Joint CCBFC/PTPACC Task Group on Impact Analysis (Phase 3)
  • Joint Task Group on Accessible Manual Stations (HSB/UE)
  • Joint Task Group on Fire Alarm Systems (UE/HSB)
  • Joint Task Group on Fire Performance of Floor Assemblies in Houses (HSB/FP/UE) (JTG FPFAH)
  • Joint Task Group on Grab Bars in Bathtubs and Showers (UE/HSB)
  • Joint Task Group on Lateral Loads (HSB/ED)
  • Joint Task Group on Potential Consequences of High Performing Homes (HSB/EE)
  • Joint Task Group on Safety Glazing (UE/FP/HSB/ES) (SG)
  • Joint Task Group on Snow Loads (SD/HSB)
  • Joint Task Group on Spatial Separation of Houses (HSB/FP)
  • Joint Task Group on Steel Sheet Products (ES/HSB)
  • Joint Task Group on Testing of Gypsum Board Coatings (ES/HSB) (JTG TGBC)
  • Joint Working Group on Fire and Sound Resistance Tables (HSB/FP/ES)
  • Provincial/Territorial Policy Advisory Committee on Codes (PTPACC)
  • Standing Committee Nomination Committee
  • TG-Alteration to Existing Buildings – NECB & TG-Alteration to Existing Buildings – NBC Section 9.36.
  • Task Group on Accessibility (UE)
  • Task Group on Airtightness (EE)
  • Task Group on Alteration to Existing Buildings (ES)
  • Task Group on Alteration to Existing Buildings in NBC Part 9 (HSB)
  • Task Group on Alteration to Existing Buildings – NBC Section 9.36. (EE)
  • Task Group on Alteration to Existing Buildings – NECB (EE)
  • Task Group on Basements (HSB)
  • Task Group on Climatic Loads (SD)
  • Task Group on Commentaries J and L (ED)
  • Task Group on Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (12-Storey EMTC) (FP)
  • Task Group on Energy Use Metrics (EE)
  • Task Group on HVAC Service Requirements for Alterations to Existing Buildings (HP)
  • Task Group on Installation of Plumbing Systems (HP)
  • Task Group on Live Load Due to Use and Occupancy (SD)
  • Task Group on Live Load Due to Use and Occupancy (SD) and Task Group on Climatic Loads (SD)
  • Task Group on Means of Egress in Assembly Occupancies (UE)
  • Task Group on Plumbing System Installation Requirements for Alterations to Existing Buildings (HP)
  • Task Group on Prescriptive Trade-off Path in Section 9.36. (EE)
  • Task Group on Radon and Soil Gas Mitigation (HSB)
  • Task Group on RdRo Factors and Seismic Force Resisting Systems (ED)
  • Task Group on Reference to CSA B139-19 Standard (HMA)
  • Task Group on Resilience and Performance based design (ED)
  • Task Group on Seismicity and Site Amplification (ED)
  • Task Group on Small Buildings Validation (EE)
  • Task Group on Stairs, Ramps, Handrails and Guards (HSB)
  • Task Group on Thermal Bridging (EE)
  • Task Group on Tier 5 Prescriptive Path Section 9.36. - Building Envelope (EE)
  • Task Group on Tier 5 Prescriptive Path in Section 9.36. – Mechanical (EE)
  • Task Group on Tier 5 Prescriptive Path in Section 9.36.— Building Envelope & Mechanical (EE)
  • Task Group on User’s Guides — NECB and Section 9.36. of the NBC (EE)
  • Task Group on Water-use Efficiency (HP)
  • Task group on Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EE)

Date modified: 2023-05-29

Meeting calendar

Date Committee Type/Location Status
2023-05-30 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM EDT

Task group on Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EE)

National Research Council Canada

1200 Montreal Rd. Room 348 in Building M24 

 Ottawa, ON

K1A 0R6

 

 

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Face to Face: Ottawa Confirmed
2023-05-31 08:00 AM EDT to 2023-06-01 05:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings

Date: May 31 and June 1, 2023

Time: 8:00AM to 5:00PM


Location: Lord Elgin Hotel. 100 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8

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Face to Face: Ottawa Confirmed
2023-05-31 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Environmental Separation

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-05-31 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Airtightness (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-01 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Tier 5 Prescriptive Path in Section 9.36.— Building Envelope & Mechanical (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-02 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Fire Protection

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-05 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Fire Protection

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-07 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Alteration to Existing Buildings Coordination Committee

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-07 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Use and Egress

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-08 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Prescriptive Trade-off Path in Section 9.36. (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-08 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Earthquake Design

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-08 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-14 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-19 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Joint Task Group on Potential Consequences of High Performing Homes (HSB/EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-20 09:00 AM EDT to 2023-06-21 05:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Structural Design

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Face to Face: Ottawa Confirmed
2023-06-20 11:30 AM to 01:30 PM EDT

Joint CCBFC/PTPACC Task Group on Impact Analysis (Phase 3)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-27 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Prescriptive Trade-off Path in Section 9.36. (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-06-28 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Housing and Small Buildings

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-07-11 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Prescriptive Trade-off Path in Section 9.36. (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-08-01 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EDT

Task Group on Prescriptive Trade-off Path in Section 9.36. (EE)

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-08-15 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities

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Teleconference Confirmed
2023-08-21 08:00 AM EDT to 2023-08-23 05:00 PM EDT

Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency

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Face to Face: Montréal Tentative
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