Use heat-strengthened laminated glass when glass is beyond the edge of a balcony. The new requirements for glass panels in balcony guards outline proper design and installation of glass balcony guards, including the type of glass that can be used and in which circumstances.Īll new construction will now be required to: The Ministry has adopted all of the recommendations set out by the Expert Advisory Panel.
The Ministry established an Expert Advisory Panel on Glass Panels in Balcony Guards to provide recommendations on how to address the issue of falling balcony glass. This amendment is in response to the issue of balcony glass breaking on newly constructed buildings.
Ontario's Building Code has been amended to provide standards for glass panels in balcony guards.
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