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The Ontario government has created the Building Code Short Term Advisory Body charged with conducting a comprehensive review of the Ontario building code with a mandate to identify “unnecessary complexity, delays and costs that can hinder construction, ” according to the commitee’s consultation paper.
The committee members are:
- Leo Grellette, chair – former chief building official for the city of Vaughan;
- Paul De Berardis, vice – president of Building Standards and Engineering at RESCON;
- Michael Seiling – chief building official for the city of Kitchener;
- Stephen Wong – chair of the Building Code Commission;
- Douglas Tarry – a homebuilder from St. Thomas, Ont.
The consultation paper promises a section-by-section review of the code to remove duplication, conflicts and unnecessary regulation with the goal of streamlining building approvals. The committee has a one-year term.
A public consultation has been opened for anyone wishing to recommend areas of the code for the committee to consider. Commenting is open until Aug. 14.