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Canada’s building code being modernized to address climate change
January 2, 2020 By CBC News/The Canadian Press
Ottawa – Scientists at Canada’s National Research Council will update the national building code to upgrade requirements for wind resistance and how buildings bear snow loads, create new rules for rainwater collection and make automatic backflow systems compulsory to reduce flooding risk. CBC News/The Canadian Press reports. | READ MORE
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