Take greenhouse gas emissions into account in the building regulations

In Episode 692 Nik from Saskatchewan writes in a potential change in Canada's national building code from Saskatchewan. The organization that develops the code has proposed an update that would draw the greenhouse gas emissions into the next iteration. Nik is concerned that this will effectively prohibit this affordable building materials such as spray foam and vinyl cladding. He asks the podcast crew, which other materials may be affected if these updates are applied to the next version of the Canadian construction code. Switch on to hear what you have to say.

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