Acceptance and Approvals of Alternative Solutions

A May 1999 paper entitled Identification of Implicit Intents in Objective-based Codes (PDF - 9 KB), written by  Canadian Codes Centre staff of the NRC Institute for Research in Construction for a CCBFC task group, examines situations that may arise when proposed alternative solutions to current constructions must be evaluated yet explicit requirements for fire resistance or other properties are not spelled out in the code.

A December 1998 discussion paper entitled Recommended Documentation Requirements for Projects Using Alternative Solutions in the Context of Objective-based Codes (PDF - 108 KB), written by CCBFC task group members who are regulatory officials, reviews documentation issues and makes suggestions for facilitating review of alternative solutions.

A June 1998 paper entitled Acceptance/Approval Methods for Designs, Products and Approaches - Now and Under Objective-based Codes (PDF - 102 KB), written by NRC Institute for Research in Construction staff for the CCBFC, examines how the conversion to objective-based codes might change current approaches.