by VRBA | Nov 24, 2020 | news, Blog, Building Code, Housing data
Statistics Canada reports the price of new homes in Greater Victoria increased 5.3% from January to October 2020 while the price of land increased .3%. Nationally, residential construction costs increased 2.4% in the third quarter alone, the largest gain since the... read more
by VRBA | Nov 20, 2020 | news, Blog, Building Code
This month in Canadian Contractor magazine read “Unintended Consequences – the quest for energy efficient homes could be killing Canadians.” The BC govt launched their Step Code before National Building Code has completed diligence on more energy... read more
by VRBA | Oct 2, 2020 | news, Blog, Building Code
UPDATE: According to the Victoria Real Estate Board’s data, Sooke housing prices have increased 12% in the past year while Langford’s are up only 6%. Since Sooke’s present mayor & council were elected, housing prices have increased 26% while... read more
by VRBA | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, Building Code
Here are memos from committees reporting to the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) identifying potential unintended consequences of increasing energy efficiency in new housing. These are public documents included in the “May 22, 2020 (2020-09)... read more
by VRBA | May 1, 2020 | Blog, Building Code
VRBA is holding a free Webinar for VRBA members on Thurs, May 14, from 12 noon to 1 pm on Zoom https://zoom.us/ Choosing Energy Efficient Windows for Built Green, Step Code The presentation will cover how U values and solar heat gain achieve specific energy efficiency... read more
by VRBA | Jan 20, 2020 | Building Code, Education & Training
Codes Canada has announced a public review on changes to National Building Code including seismic & energy efficiency from Jan 13 to March 13. This is the public review that VRBA has suggested municipalities wait for, which includes a prescriptive option for... read more
