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The long-term impacts of climate change are expected to intensify in the future. With Canada’s average temperature warming at twice the global rate, recognizing impacts like the increasing occurrence of extreme weather...

Standardization enhances quality of life for people across Canada and around the world. It makes products and services safer and improves their functionality. But to have the greatest impact, the standardization system must...

Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds collects the latest research and practical knowledge into one document. It draws upon a literature review and a survey of experts while summarizing design practices and site features that...

SCC’s Corporate Plan Summary provides an overview of the organization’s operational direction.

Lack of alignment of the Canadian Electrical Code across Canadian provinces and territories can be a technical barrier to trade. Regulatory inconsistencies, such as in the misalignment of electrical codes across provinces and...

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...

The case studies and priorities outlined in this report will help steer the conversation on how to continue to align standards in order to reduce red tape and administrative burden for Canadian businesses and lead to...

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...