New Ontario rules aim to keep glass from tumbling off high-rise balconies

Date: 26 June 2012
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

Date: 26 June 2012

Ontario’s housing minister has announced new building code rules she says will prevent glass from breaking off high-rise balconies.

Kathleen Wynne says the province will require construction companies to install the same kind of heat-resistant glass used in car windshields close to the outside edge of balconies.Read more here. Ontario’s housing minister has announced new building code rules she says will prevent glass from breaking off high-rise balconies.

Kathleen Wynne says the province will require construction companies to install the same kind of heat-resistant glass used in car windshields close to the outside edge of balconies.



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