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Building code requirements for houses with a secondary suite.
Secondary suites are self-contained living units created within houses. These suites include a:
Municipalities have the choice to develop municipal land use bylaws to allow secondary suites in their communities, as well as deciding which areas to apply those bylaws.
The Alberta building code requirements for secondary suites came into force on December 31, 2006. The objective for creating these requirements was to establish standards for secondary suites.
Houses with secondary suites are required to have independent heating and ventilation for the primary suite and the secondary suite, as per the National Building Code – Alberta Edition.
Independent heating and ventilation can mean 2 furnaces or a combination of permanent alternate heating sources and independent ventilation systems.
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