The British Columbia Building Code | Notes to Part 1 | Compliance Pt 3
Division B: Acceptable Solutions Notes to Part 1 – General
British Columbia Building Code 2018 Division B
Notes to Part 1
General
A-1.1.2.1.(1) Objectives and Functional Statements Attributed to Acceptable Solutions. The objectives and
functional statements attributed to each Code provision are listed in a table following the provisions in each Part.
Many provisions in Division B serve as modifiers of or pointers to other provisions, or serve other clarification or explanatory purposes.
In most cases, no objectives and functional statements have been attributed to such provisions, which therefore do not appear in the
above-mentioned tables.
For provisions that serve as modifiers of or pointers to other referenced provisions and that do not have any objectives and functional
statements attributed to them, the objectives and functional statements that should be used are those attributed to the provisions
they reference.
A-1.1.3.1.(1) Climatic and Seismic Values. Climatic values for municipalities not listed in Appendix C may be obtained
by contacting the Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4;
www.climate.weather.gc.ca.
Seismic values for municipalities not listed in Appendix C can be obtained at www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca or by writing to the
Geological Survey of Canada at 7 Observatory Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y3, or at P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2.
A-1.1.3.1.(2) Winter Design Temperatures. The 2.5% values referred to in Sentence1.1.3.1.(2) are the least restrictive
temperatures that can be used. A designer may choose to use the 1% values given in Appendix C, which are in excess of the Code
minimums but are considered acceptable.
Division B: Acceptable Solutions Notes to Part 1 – General
British Columbia Building Code 2018 Division B
Notes to Part 1
General
A-1.1.2.1.(1) Objectives and Functional Statements Attributed to Acceptable Solutions. The objectives and
functional statements attributed to each Code provision are listed in a table following the provisions in each Part.
Many provisions in Division B serve as modifiers of or pointers to other provisions, or serve other clarification or explanatory purposes.
In most cases, no objectives and functional statements have been attributed to such provisions, which therefore do not appear in the
above-mentioned tables.
For provisions that serve as modifiers of or pointers to other referenced provisions and that do not have any objectives and functional
statements attributed to them, the objectives and functional statements that should be used are those attributed to the provisions
they reference.
A-1.1.3.1.(1) Climatic and Seismic Values. Climatic values for municipalities not listed in Appendix C may be obtained
by contacting the Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4;
www.climate.weather.gc.ca.
Seismic values for municipalities not listed in Appendix C can be obtained at www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca or by writing to the
Geological Survey of Canada at 7 Observatory Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y3, or at P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2.
A-1.1.3.1.(2) Winter Design Temperatures. The 2.5% values referred to in Sentence1.1.3.1.(2) are the least restrictive
temperatures that can be used. A designer may choose to use the 1% values given in Appendix C, which are in excess of the Code
minimums but are considered acceptable.