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New 2012 British Columbia Building, Plumbing and Fire Codes
The new BC Building, Plumbing and Fires Codes are now in effect as of December 20,
2012 and permit applications are required to show compliance with the new codes.
For further information regarding the new 2012 BC Codes, please go to
www.bccodes.ca or call the Town of Sidney’s Building Department at 250-656-1725.
To see a summary of changes to the BC Building Code for 2012, scroll down to the
remaining pages of this document.
BCBC Changes for 2012
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New Definition - Fire Block Fire block: Material, component or system that restricts the spread of fire within a concealed space or from a concealed space to an adjacent space
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Combustible Piping Penetrations Any size combustible pipe permitted to penetrate a fire separation
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Exceptions for cables and wires used for: Signals for fire alarm Security Radio Television
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Raceways in Plenums Raceways within plenum space shall be
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Exceptions to FT-6 Drop-down cables from plenum permitted to be FT-4 rated when length is not greater than 9 m
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Smoke Alarm Signal Smoke alarm shall meet the temporal pattern, or be a combined temporal pattern and voice relay
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Power Supply In addition to permanent connection with power supply, battery backup is required for 7 days normal operation followed by 4 minutes of alarm Hush Button also required
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Exit Signs Green pictograms conforming
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