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REVISED GUIDELINES ON BUILDING ENCLOSURE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND RETAINING WALL DESIGN NOW AVAILABLE Engineers and Geoscientists BC has issued revised versions of the Professional Practice Guidelines – Retaining Wall Design and Professional Practice Guidelines – Building Enclosure Engineering Services . PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES – RETAINING WALL DESIGN and revised in February 2020 (version 2.0), provide a common approach for conducting a range of professional activities related to building enclosure engineering and design. Specifically, these guidelines set out the standards of practice that a building

enclosure engineer must generally follow and meet when providing building enclosure engineering services for building projects. The guidelines outline the responsibilities for various types of building projects; they also outline the various Letters of Assurance and/or alternate accountability documents that may be required, in accordance with the applicable Building Code, local regulations, and best practices described in these guidelines. The guidelines were developed with the endorsement of the Architectural Institute of BC. Along with these two updated guidelines, Engineers and Geoscientists BC has issued two new professional practice guidelines in 2020: Watershed Assessment and Management of Hydrologic and Geomorphic Risk in the Forest Sector and Annual Equipment Inspection and Certification in British Columbia— the latter of which will be the subject of a half-day seminar/webinar (originally scheduled for April 20, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 concerns). To learn more, visit egbc.ca/events. All professional practice guidelines and other practice-related resources are provided at egbc.ca/Professional-Practice .

The Professional Practice Guidelines – Retaining Wall Design , originally published in November 2019 (version 1.0) and revised in February 2020 (version 1.1), help engineering professionals design retaining walls in a consistent manner. Guidance includes outlining roles and responsibilities, providing advice about how to incorporate best practices such as providing complete documentation, and following appropriate quality management procedures. The guidelines focus on the geotechnical aspects of retaining walls, but also include some regulatory and structural issues. The updated guidelines clarify when assurance statements should be completed, specify the inclusion of field review requirements in the assurance statement, and provide other minor clarifications. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES – BUILDING ENCLOSURE ENGINEERING SERVICES The Professional Practice Guidelines – Building Enclosure Engineering Services , originally published in October 2012 (version 1.0)

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