Challenges of Chief Building Officials with Innovative Building Enclosure Products

January 9, 2019

A core reason why the National Model Building Code and the resulting provincial codes moved to an objective-based format is to foster design, system and materials innovation. As a practical matter, however, innovation remains a difficult matter to deal with, and the municipal compliance community is wrestling with how to provide a consistent level of service and code interpretation while exercising the decision-making discretion inherent in considering alternative solutions under the Code. Additionally, there are other complicating factors outside of the Building Code which are also contributing to the problem. 

Speaker: Aubrey LeBlanc, CAO, Ontario Building Officials Association

Aubrey LeBlanc is the CAO of the Ontario Building officials Association, the industry association which trains, certifies, represents and advocates for building officials. He was formerly the CEO and Registrar of Tarion Warranty Corporation, and Director responsible for the Ontario Building Code.

 

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