Calgary | Harrison | 20.42m | 5s | Sarina Homes | Page 7

adamyyc · Jun 11, 2021

Surrealplaces said:
The 5th floor looks to be possibly an upper level penthouse type floor attached to the 4th floor units, and maybe haven't been built yet.

They recently hand delivered notices to neighbours about road closures for the mobile crane, including road closures on 33 Ave, so I expect that the fifth floor will start going up next week or the week after.

Alex_YYC · Jun 20, 2021

5th floor construction

Alex_YYC · Jul 18, 2021

Cowtown · Jul 23, 2021

I realize it's not the most exciting design out there, but I wish a few hundred of these were built around the city.

Atticus · Jul 24, 2021

The best thing they ever did was allow wood structures up to 6 floors. It's been a game changer.

MissingMiddle · Jul 25, 2021

Atticus said:
The best thing they ever did was allow wood structures up to 6 floors. It's been a game changer.

New building code coming this fall will allow wood up to 12 storeys

Cowtown · Jul 25, 2021

MissingMiddle said:
New building code coming this fall will allow wood up to 12 storeys

That would be even more of a game changer, especially with the wall systems being prefabricated nowadays.

Mountain Man · Jul 26, 2021

MissingMiddle said:
New building code coming this fall will allow wood up to 12 storeys

Would have to be heavily manufactured wood, which performs closer to that of steel than traditional wood. Alberta's current building code is 2019, so earliest we will get a new code here is about 2024.

MissingMiddle · Jul 26, 2021

Mountain Man said:
Would have to be heavily manufactured wood, which performs closer to that of steel than traditional wood. Alberta's current building code is 2019, so earliest we will get a new code here is about 2024.

Of course, but that's a given when you consider the load of a building that tall, 2x4's only have so much capacity. Taller wood buildings have been allowed before, but they had to follow a special process (see Brock Commons).

You're right that Alberta traditionally takes 4-5 years to adopt the NBCC into the ABC, but similar to other provinces, they will be doing away with that process very soon and instead just adopting it directly. The one thing I'm not sure of is how the climatic data sections will be adjusted.