The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), a federal government organization offering comprehensive standards development, has approved funding to update three Canadian glass standards.
CGSB has selected three glass standards for which the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) have committed funding to update, with the intent of undertaking a review of the environmental and climate resiliency components in the next editions.
The three standards that will be updated are:
• CAN/CGSB-12.1-2022, Safety Glazing
• CAN/CGSB-12.8-2017 (R2022), Insulating Glass Units
• CAN/CGSB-12.20-M89, Structural Design of Glass for Buildings (withdrawn)
Why updates are needed
This is in support of the Canadian government's efforts to prioritize environmental issues.
"Canada is leading the way with environmental and climate change goals," says FGIA Director of Canadian and Technical Glass Operations Amy Roberts. "To support these initiatives, related standards, including the three recently identified by CGSB, are being prioritized for development and update. Canada has been long known for having the leading edge on codes and standards. We are not losing that identity."
The CAN/CGSB 12.20, "Structural Design of Glass in Buildings," has also not been revised since 1989 and is currently in a "withdrawn" status, meaning the standard may no longer represent the most current, reliable and/or available information on the identified subject(s). Additionally, the CAN/CGSB 12.8, Insulating Glass Units, is the standard used for IGMAC insulating glass certification. While the latter standard was reaffirmed in 2022, it has not been revised since 1997.
