These changes are necessary as the original wording can be misinterpreted to mean that structural components of buildings associated with the building envelope do not need to be designed for earthquake unless the building is classified as a post-disaster building. Their immediate release was approved by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes for reasons of safety.
1 National Building Code of Canada 2010 Emergency Change Issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes The table that follows lists two emergency changes that apply to the National Building Code of Canada 2010 (NBC).
