Key Resources
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CSA OnDemand StandardsFull text access to Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards. NOTE: CSA standards can be downloaded as PDFs on-campus only or on the VPN using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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ASTM Compass
Includes a digital edition of nearly every ASTM International book and paper spanning 140+ industries and 100+ years including books, journals, Special Technical Publications (STPs) and standards.
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BSI Knowledge - BSOL
Access over 110,000 standards. BSI Knowledge contains British standards and includes ISO, EN and IEC standards that have been fully adopted as British standards.
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IEEE Xplore Digital Library
The IEL database provides fulltext access to more than 140 technical journals, over 1000 standards, and approximately 900 annual conference proceedings published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Energy Codes
The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB 2020)
The NECB outlines the minimum energy efficiency levels for all new buildings and offers more flexibility for achieving code compliance. It was last updated March 2022.
BC Energy Step Code. British Columbia's voluntary provincial standard that goes beyond the BC Building Code. It aligns with the CleanBC goals.