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DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CSA STANDARD FOR MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF PERMAFROST DEGRADATION ON EXISTING BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
Session: Northern Communities / Communautés nordiques
Antoni Lewkowicz , University of Ottawa (Canada)
Martin Tremblay, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Canada)
Kelly Montgomery, Standards Council of Canada (Canada)
Northern infrastructure is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and must contend with issues such as permafrost degradation, coastal erosion, as well as changes in temperatures and precipitation patterns. Adaptable mechanisms that reduce the North’s vulnerability are needed and standards are one mechanism that can reduce some of the vulnerability. CAN/CSA-S501-14 – Moderating the effects of permafrost degradation on existing building foundations, a National Standard of Canada, was developed through the collaboration of representatives from territorial governments, the federal government, universities, the private sector, and northern community government organizations. This Standard proposes measures to moderate the effects of permafrost degradation on existing building foundation and mitigation techniques in relation to changing permafrost conditions.
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