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Increasing High Wind Safety for Canadian Homes...
This report provides the basis for the development of a set of commonly acceptable, relatively straightforward wind risk reduction measures that can be incorporated into new single-family home construction and significant...
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Publicly Available Specifications
These guidelines outline the principles and key development steps of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS). It provides some procedural detail and is not definitive in nature to account for the intended flexibility of this...
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The Canadian Smart Grid Standards Roadmap
The goal of this document is to provide a roadmap—a strategic plan—to advance the standards environment from today’s legacy electricity grid to tomorrow’s full deployment, operation and evolution of the Canadian Smart Grid...
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Understanding Barriers and Opportunities for ...
This document serves as a technical note to accompany the report “High-wind design of new woodframe houses has an average benefit-cost ratio of 6:1 in Canada” by K. Porter (2023). This technical note explores challenges and...
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The Case for Aligning Requirements for Water ...
This report, undertaken by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), focuses on increasing internal trade by addressing the ways standards can act as a barrier to trade. It explores the issues with CRN requirements in Canada...
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An ounce of prevention: Standards as a tool to...
The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of standardization on unintentional deaths. While accidents are a complex problem with many contributing factors, the findings indicate that standardization can play an...