TACBOC

The Toronto Area Chief Building Officials Committee (TACBOC) is a voluntary association of Chief Building Officials from municipalities in and around the Greater Toronto Area. TACBOC was established shortly after the proclamation of the Building Code Act in 1974.

In their dedication to public health and safety, Building officials have always been concerned about uniform and consistent application of building regulations. Passage of the new Act provided legislative uniformity but what was missing was consistency in interpretation and enforcement of these "new" sets of rules. This challenge was first discussed by three building officials form the Toronto area while attending the annual conference of the Canadian Building Officials' Association held in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland in 1972. At the end of this discussion it was determined that establishment of a committee, made up of Chief Building Officials (CBO) in the Toronto area would be beneficial for uniform application of the then proposed building code. Shortly after TACBOC was formed.

The committee initially was made up of CBO's of Metropolitan Toronto municipalities, however later it was expanded to include other CBO's from municipalities adjacent to Metropolitan Toronto. The group meets six times each year to confer on issues of particular relevance to the greater urban community around and including Toronto, Ontario

Among the Committee's achievements are:

• a uniform building bylaw template,
• a standard methodology for calculating construction value,
• a large collection of standard architectural details, and
• a number of other practice standards.

Several standing subcommittees of TACBOC address issues within their specialties which include code interpretation (MACIC), Inspection (TABIC), Plumbing (MAPAC), Mechanical (MSAC), and structural (SAC).