Applicable Loads Diagram

 

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⚠ Important information:

Considering the reference to Part 9 for dwellings in Quebec via article 3.3.4.7.1);

Considering also the presence of article 9.8.8.7, which mentions that the glass panels of guardrails must be made of safety glass (tempered or laminated);

And since the distinction between walls acting as guardrails and guardrails (balustrades) is currently not entirely clear;

We believe that the use of non-tempered glass in windows acting as guardrails should be avoided, at least for glass portions whose threshold is below the required guardrail height, pending the new version of the CAN/CGSB-12.20 standard, which will clarify this aspect.

By Mathieu Audet & Guillaume Tremblay