7th Edition, December 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9809333-8-3
Over 90 pages, loose-leaf binder format

Learn how to correctly install ventilation systems to the 2012 BC Building Code, Section 9.32 Ventilation requirements with this contractor-oriented technical manual. Includes the 2014 Amendment to Ventilation which was adopted on December 19, 2014. Interpretations of portions of code sections regarding subjects which will affect ventilation system design and installation have also been added to this edition of the manual. These include portions of Section 9.18 Crawlspace Ventilation, 9.19 Secondary Suites and Section 9.36 Energy Efficiency. Also includes the new Mechanical Ventilation Checklists 1-4, required by many BC municipalities for inspection purposes.

The Ventilation Guidelines Manual includes:

• Code interpretation flowcharts
• Example drawings
• Code tables with Imperial equivalents
• Code Requirements for Air Ducts
• Energy Efficiency (Section 9.36)
• Heated Crawlspaces
• Large exhaust appliance interpretive flowchart and drawing
• Design temperature chart
• Static pressure and fan rating information
• Depressurization articles and test sheet
• Crawlspaces: How to Prevent Problems
• Best Practices for Wood Burning Fireplaces
• Ventilation Safety chart
• Glossary of all Residential Ventilation terms in use today
• Examples of Checklist use 1 – 4 (Forced Air, HRV, CRV & CEV, Passive Inlets)
• BC Building Code 2012 Section 9.32 Ventilation

Companion software will be available Summer of 2015, to current Ventilation Certificate holders only.

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DISCLAIMER: This Manual was developed in consultation with, and using information obtained from manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and others with specialized experience. It is subject to revision as further use and investigation may show such revision necessary or desirable. Installations and designs that comply with this manual will not necessarily be acceptable if, when examined and tested, they are found to have features that impair the result contemplated by these requirements. The authors and editors assume no responsibility and accept no liability for the application of the principles or techniques contained in this manual or for errors or omissions and expressly disclaim any such responsibility.