B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings

OKANAGAN FALLS — B.C. is increasing height limits for the construction of wood buildings.
Premier John Horgan says the B.C. building code will be changed to allow wood-construction buildings to reach 12 storeys, up from six storeys.
A new building is being built at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, June, 13, 2016. The 18-storey Brock Commons is intended to show developers and the public that wood can be equally as effective as steel or concrete, better f