The "leaky condo" crisis in British Columbia refers to a period from 1984 - 1999 when numerous multi-unit residential buildings experienced widespread water ingress and building envelope failures, resulting in extensive damages and costly repairs. As a result of this crisis, significant changes were made to the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) to address the issues and improve building standards. Some of the changes made to the BCBC following the leaky condo disaster include:
Building Envelope...