LibGuides: Building Science: Standards & Codes

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers): Handbooks

Discover which handbooks the library has in print or online i.e. Fundamentals, Refrigeration,HVAC and Systems.

British Columbia Building and Fire Code

British Columbia Codes This link opens in a new window
All Code publications are now available under the "Public Library" collection.

BC Building Code 2006 --BC Building Code 2012 --BC Building Code 2018 --BC Fire Code 2006 --BC Fire Code 2012 --BC Fire Code 2018 --BC Plumbing Code 2012 --BC Plumbing Code 2018 --Vancouver Building By-Law 2014 --Vancouver Building By-Law 2007.
National Codes Canada - Online Library
Includes National Building Code of Canada 2015, National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015, National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015, and National Fire Code of Canada 2015.

British Columbia Building Code 2024
Call Number: Reserve
National Building code by Associate Committee on the National Building Code, National Research Council
Call Number: Reserve TH 226 N37 2015

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

NFPA Codes Online
Provides NFPA (US National Fire Protection Association) codes and standards online.

CSA (Canadian Standards Association)

CSA Online: Canadian Standards Association
For help on how to access standards look under Support: University/College User Guide

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

ASTM Compass
ASTM Book of Standards -- Research Reports -- Special technical publications -- Monographs.

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers): Boiler & Pressure Vessel Codes

BCIT Library puchases the sections recommended by the Power Engineering Department.

ASME boiler and pressure vessel code : an international code

Pressure vessel standards

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers): Power & Process Piping Standards

Piping standards

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
IEEE journal articles, conference proceedings and standards.
On the search results page select SHOW my subscribed content.

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

Canadian enviroOSH Legislation: "Health and safety acts and regulations, .... codes of practice and guidelines for Canadian federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions."

OHS Regulation & Related Materials: "The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation contains legal requirements that must be met by all workplaces under the inspection jurisdiction of WorkSafeBC. Many sections of the Regulation have associated guidelines and policies." from WorkSafeBC website

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers): Standards

You can search for ASHRAE standards in the Library Catalogue to see what the library has available and to get the Call number so you can easily find the item.