Wood Frame Condos Could Grow Higher in BC!
January 16th, 2009I found an interesting article today about the fact the the BC Government is looking at changing the Building code to allow wood frame building to be built 6 stories high rather than the current 4 stories.
This would certainly make it possible to build certain buildings that would not have been viable before with concrete construction. Also, will possibly make for some more affordable options for buyers out there.
I guess my only question is how high should we be building with wood. Obviously we want to make sure all our buildings are structurally sound, will last a long time etc. We all want to assume that if it part of the building code it must be OK, but don’t forget what happened with leaky condos and the building code at the time. if we use that logic there should not have been any leaky condos.
Would love to hear form any builders, engineers etc. on this.
Read more about this at vicnews.com
January 17th, 2009 at 3:08 am
I demand they mark such buildings with a clear, visible sign saying “Built on a wood frame”.