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Structural Sufficiency Of Glass

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: January 1, 2025
Also called: Structural Sufficiency of Glass for Houses
For: builder
Building types: All building types
Pages: 3
Instruments: CAN/DGSB-12.30-M, Structural Design of Glass for Buildings

Overview

Builder Tip No. 101 from the City of Markham Building Standards Department, dated January 1, 2025, linked as structural sufficiency of glass for houses among the City's housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. It quotes Sentence 9.6.1.3.(2) on the maximum area of window panes from Tables 9.6.1.3.-A to -F, by building height and distance from open terrain. Its objective explains wind and impact loads, the structural glass design standard, the parameters used here, large openings, and a diagram of glass areas by thickness in a Markham urban area.

What it covers

9.6.1.3. Structural Sufficiency of Glass
Objective

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