Vancouver, Canada’s third largest metropolitan area, has the country’s highest seismic risk. Recent simulations suggest that existing models used to develop current building codes have underestimated ...

Vancouver city council has approved Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to align the municipal building code with the provincial one, a change that brought back a contentious debate around allowing natural gas ...

Ken Sim’s motion to roll back gas heating bans sparks a provincial clash and claims from city staff that the housing cost savings are unrealistic ...

The Vancouver City Council gave the first of two required approvals to extend a moratorium on new warehouse projects of greater than 250,000 square feet in May. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) With ...

Mayor Ken Sim is asking staff to find ways to align Vancouver's building codes with baseline provincial standards ...

The goal of making it easier for people to age in place led to amendments to Vancouver, B.C.’s building code including banning doorknobs in favor of lever handles. There are also changes to how ...