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HPO Online Services Scheduled for Maintenance - June 19

The HPO wishes to advise that some online services will be taken off-line between 5:00pm to midnight on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 for routine maintenance. The HPO website will be available. 

The following services will not be available during this time: the New Homes Registry, the Public Registry of Licensed Residential Builders and Building Envelope Renovators, New Licence and Owner Builder Authorization applications, and the Licensed Builder Portal. Thank you for your patience while the maintenance is underway.

 

Building BC - Spring 2013

Read the latest edition of our Building BC e-newsletter for updates on compliance, new videos and bulletins, upcoming events and more.

New Maintenance Matters Videos

The HPO has expanded its free Maintenance Matters series to include three new videos. They offer practical information and helpful tips on maintaining windows and exterior doors, decks and balconies, and roofs for multi-unit residential buildings.

Illustrated Guide for Seismic Design of Houses

This Guide is now available to assist builders, house designers and others in the residential industry with new lateral bracing requirements of the 2012 BC Building Code. Learn more, watch the new video with industry testimonials, or view the Guide.

Guide for Designing Energy-Efficient Building Enclosures

This new Guide looks at design and construction best practices for improving thermal performance of building enclosures of wood multi-unit residential buildings. Learn more or view the Guide.  

New Builder Insight Bulletins

Two new Builder Insight Bulletins are now available. Sidewall Venting of Gas Appliances and Concrete Driveways.

New Video about Owner Builder Authorizations

The HPO has produced a new video that explains the Owner Builder Authorization system. View video in English or Punjabi.

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