the Building Code Act -and- In the matter of amendments to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations

N.S. Reg. 198/2024

Nova Scotia — Regulations

In the matter of

Section of

Chapter of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code Act -and- In the matter of amendments to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations Order I, John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section of

Chapter of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code Act, hereby (

a) amend the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, to move to Tier of the National Building Code of Canada 2020, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A” effective on and after April 1, 2026; (

b) amend the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, to move to Tier of the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings and to Tier of the National Building Code of Canada 2020, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “B” effective on and after April 1, 2027; and (

c) amend the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, to move to Tier of the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “C” effective on and after April 1, 2029. Dated and made September 20, 2024, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. _________________________________ Honourable John Lohr Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under

Section of

Chapter of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code

Section of Part of the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, is repealed and the following

Section substituted: Sentence 9.36.1.3.(1) (Compliance and Application) replaced Sentence 9.36.1.3.(1) (Part of Division

B) of the National Building Code is repealed and replaced with the following: 1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (6), buildings shall comply with one of the following:

a) RESERVED,

b) RESERVED,

c) the tiered performance requirements based on the climatic data for where the building is located for at least Tier in Subsection 9.36.7.,

d) the tiered prescriptive requirements for climatic Zone for at least Tier in Subsection 9.36.8., or

e) at least Tier of the NECB. (See Note NS-9.36.1.3.(1), NSBCR) 2

Section of Part of the regulations is repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Amendments to

Part 1 (General) of Division

B) of the National Energy Code Sentence 1.1.2.1.(1) (Prescriptive, Trade-off or Performance Compliance) replaced Sentence 1.1.2.1.(1) (Part of Division

B) of the National Energy Code, is repealed and replaced with one of the following: 1) Buildings shall comply with

a) RESERVED,

b) RESERVED, or

c) the tiered performance requirements for at least Tier as stated in

Part 10.

Schedule “B”:

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Regulations
Citation	N.S. Reg. 198/2024
Date	2024-01-01
Type	regulation
Volume / chapter	just regulations regs 2024 200 BC Nova Scotia Building Code.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fb13e0f210fc342c6864866f6799b25421a5f6e6

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