The National Building Code of Canada 2015 (NBC), published by NRC and developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings. It also applies to the alteration, change of use and demolition of existing buildings. The 2005 edition of the National Fire Code of Canada (NFC) is now available. Over 300 technical changes have been incorporated in this new edition. The NFC sets out the technical provisions regulating: activities related to the construction, use or demolition of buildings and facilities.
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Issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes The tables that follow list revisions and errata that apply to the National Fire Code of Canada 2005. Code pages containing revisions issued on 08-06-20 have been updated for The revisions have been approved by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes. The 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) is now available. Over 800 technical changes have been incorporated in this new edition. The NBC sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings. The National Fire Code of Canada 2015 (NFC), published by NRC and developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, sets out the technical provisions regulating activities related to the construction, use or demolition of buildings and facilities, the condition of specific elements of buildings and facilities, and the design. Jan 24, 2020 Nearly all AISC specifications, codes and standards are available for free download. Canadian Electrical Code (CSA Online) Available in the CSA Online Subscription Service. Check QCAT to locate earlier print editions. National Fire Code of Canada, 10th ed. (2015) Call # TH6252.C36 2015 ref.
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The 2010 edition of the National Fire Code of Canada (NFC), which incorporates significant technical changes from the 2005 edition, sets out the technical provisions regulating:
- activities related to the construction, use or demolition of buildings and facilities
- the condition of specific elements of buildings and facilities
- the design or construction of specific elements of facilities related to certain hazards
- protection measures for the current or intended use of buildings.
The NFC 2010 complements the National Building Code of Canada 2010. Both must be considered when constructing, renovating or maintaining buildings.
Product details
- Preface
- Relationship of the NFC to Standards Development and Conformity Assessment
- Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes and Standing Committees
- Revisions and Errata
- Division A: Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements
- Part 1: Compliance
- Part 2: Objectives
- Part 3: Functional Statements
- Appendix A: Explanatory Material
- Division B: Acceptable Solutions
- Part 1: General
- Part 2: Building and Occupant Fire Safety
- Part 3: Indoor and Outdoor Storage
- Part 4: Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- Part 5: Hazardous Processes and Operations
- Part 6: Fire Protection Equipment
- Part 7: Fire Emergency Systems in High Buildings
- Appendix A: Explanatory Material
- Division C: Administrative Provisions
- Part 1: General
- Part 2: Administrative Provisions
- Appendix A: Explanatory Material
- Index
349 pages
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Features | Single User, Subscription | Single User, Downloadable | eVantage Single Online/Downloadable eBooks |
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Access while connected to the Internet | yes | yes | yes |
Access while not connected to the Internet | no | yes | yes |
Term: Effective in perpetuityFootnote 1 | yes | yes | no |
Requires Username and Password | yes | yesFootnote 2 | n/a |
Requires Network Address Registration | no | no | n/a |
Computer-specific (not transferable and not accessible on another device) | no | yes | yes |
File Format: PDF | yes | yes | n/a |
File Format: OPN | yes | no | n/a |
Accessible on tablets | yes | no | yes |
Printing | yesFootnote 1Footnote 3 | yesFootnote 1 | yesFootnote 1 |
Commenting | yes | yes | yes |
Content Copying | yesFootnote 1 | yesFootnote 1 | yes |
Updates (Revisions and Errata) included | yes | yes | yes |
Access to previous printings | yes | yes | no |
2005 - 2015 User's Guides (see full list of available documents)
Features | Single User, Subscription | Single User, Downloadable | Concurrent User, SubscriptionFootnote 1 | eVantage Single Online/Downloadable eBooks |
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Access while connected to the Internet | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Access while not connected to the Internet | no | yes | no | yes |
Term: 1 year | yes | no | yes | n/a |
Term: Effective in perpetuityFootnote 2 | no | yes | no | n/a |
Requires Username and Password | yes | yesFootnote 3 | no | yes |
Requires Network Address Registration | no | no | yes | no |
Computer-specific (not transferable and not accessible on another device) | no | yes | noFootnote 4 | yesFootnote 6 |
File Format: PDF | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
File Format: OPN | yes | no | yes | n/a |
Accessible on tablets | yes | no | yesFootnote 6 | yes |
Printing | yesFootnote 2Footnote 5 | no | yesFootnote 5 | no |
Commenting | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Content Copying | yesFootnote 2 | yesFootnote 2 | yesFootnote 2 | yes |
Updates (Revisions and Errata) included | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Access to previous printings | yes | yes | yes | no |
Historical Collection Codes and Guides (see full list of available Historical documents)
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Term: 1 year | yes | n/a |
Requires Username and Password | yes | n/a |
Requires Network Address Registration | no | n/a |
Computer-specific (not transferable and not accessible on another device) | no | n/a |
File Format: PDF | yes | n/a |
File Format: OPN | yes | n/a |
Accessible on tablets | yesFootnote 3 | n/a |
Printing | yesFootnote 2 | n/a |
Commenting | no | n/a |
Content Copying | yesFootnote 1Footnote 4 | n/a |
Updates (Revisions and Errata) included | yes | n/a |
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Please note that selecting content is limited for some older scanned publications in Historical Codes Collection. Use your operating system tools (such as Snipping Tool) to select content from pre-1995 Code