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Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission

Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission

Planning Division – Inspections, Development, and Community Planning

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    • Earthquake design – outline
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General information

  • A guide to wheelchair ramps
  • Building permit Q&A
  • Changing occupancy - what does it mean?
  • Free floor plan creation tools
  • Garage construction
  • Non-traditional building
  • Permits and Approvals - What do you need?
  • Secondary suites and Code
  • Snow loads
  • Use of milled (unstamped) lumber

Framing

  • All about stairs
  • Building beams
  • Deck building guide
  • Drilling and notching
  • Earthquake resistance construction under NBC 2015
  • Guards and guard heights
  • Lintel construction
  • Nailing Code
  • Rafter framing
  • Sheathing: thickness and nailing info
  • Use of milled (unstamped) lumber

Fire/Life safety

  • All about spatial separation
  • Apartment/duplex/hotel exit stairs and decks
  • Bedrooms in basements
  • Carbon Monoxide alarms
  • Egress windows (bedrooms)
  • Exit basics
  • Fire-rated drywall and fire separations
  • Firestops and firestopping
  • Foam must be covered
  • Handrails
  • Smoke alarms
  • Window height requirements and safety glass

Roof/Siding/Windows

  • Eaves protection
  • Grade requirements for shingle cladding
  • Metal roofing: Ending the “where does the screw” go debate
  • Roof and attic ventilation
  • Shingles: drainage gap required
  • Window installation

Concrete

  • A guide to slabs
  • Cold-temperatures & cement
  • Footings and frost walls
  • ICF information

Health/Environment

  • Building for flood
  • Building for wildfire
  • Building for wind
  • Radon pipe
  • Required insulation

Click here for the southwest New Brunswick seismic map.

To use, first enter an address or Property Identification Number.

Use the "layers" link at left to select one of the two available overlays.

Sa 2.4 - select this if you intend on building ABOVE ground insulated concrete forms. If your property is in the YELLOW area, the ICF reinforcing must meet either industry-established reinforcing, or, if such isn't applicable for your chosen brand, the reinforcing must be designed by a structural engineer.

Sa 2.7 - select this for stick-frame builds. If your property is in the RED area, then earthquake bracing (download our earthquake-pamphlet) is required. For a detailed breakdown on what we need in a plan, read our design guide page.

National Building Code 2015 (.pdf, viewable online or downloadable)

Illustrated users guide to NBC 2015

National Energy Code for Buildings, 2011 edition (.pdf)

NBC 2015, French version (.pdf, viewable online or downloadable)

NECB 2011 compliance checklist (Excel - link to external source).

 

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