Building Services Informational Guide: - Alternative Solutions

Building Services Alternative Solutions Informational Guide Building Services Informational Guide: Alternative Solutions Purpose: The purpose of this document is to explain the City of Barrie’s requirements and procedure relating to the submission of an alternative solution. [...] Part 1, Division A of the Ontario Building Code states that compliance with Division B shall be achieved by complying with the applicable acceptable solutions in Division B, or by using alternative solutions that will achieve the level of performance required by the applicable acceptable solutions in respect of the objectives and functional statements attributed to the applicable acceptable soluti. [...] Clause 1.1 – (6)a of the Building Code Act states that it is the role of the Chief Building Official to establish operational policies for the enforcement of the Building Code within the applicable jurisdiction. [...] How to apply for an alternative solution: Division C, Part 2, Section 2.1 “Alternative Solutions” indicates that the person proposing the use of an alternative solution provide documentation to the Chief Building Official that: a) Identifies applicable objectives, functional statements and acceptable solutions, and b) Establishes on the basis of past performance, tests described in Article 2.1.1.2. [...] For each proposed alternative solution provide: Summary of Proposal o A description of the proposed alternative solution Compliance Baseline o Specification of a Code compliant solution using acceptable solutions (should an alternative solution not be accepted, this is the compliant solution that must be implemented) Applicable Provisions (acceptable solutions) and Building Code Analysis A.