CSA Standards Access Program: Top 10 Most Accessed Documents in the Collection
CSA Standards are an important reference tool for licensed OAA members to ensure design meets building code requirements, aligns with professional liability exclusion policies and that construction generally conforms with the contract documents. To ensure prohibitive costs are not a barrier, the OAA provides licensed members with free viewing access to all CSA standards referenced in the Ontario Building Code (OBC) and National Building Code of Canada (NBC).
The following are the Top 10 accessed documents from the OAA’s NBC/OBC Standards Collection in 2023, by CSA Standards Access Program account holders:
1. CSA B651-18, Accessible design for the built environment
2. CSA/ASC B651:23, Accessible design for the built environment
3. CSA S478:19, Durability in buildings
4. CSA O325:21, Construction sheathing (Adopted NIST PS 2-18, with Canadian deviations)
5. CSA B355:19, Platform lifts and stair lifts for barrier–free access
6. CSA A23.1:19/CSA A23.2:19, Concrete materials and methods of concrete construction/Test methods and standard practices for concrete
7. CSA S413:21, Parking structures
8. ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44:19, Safety code for elevators and escalators (Binational standard with ASME A17.1)
9. CSA A460:19, Bird-friendly building design
10. CSA A440.4:19, Window, door, and skylight installation
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