Regulation & Legislation
The Architects Act, NWTAA Bylaws and Practice Bulletins are found under About > Regulation.
Reading Requirement
As part of their registration, architects are provided the following list of required and recommended reading for practicing in the NWT [last updated March 2018]:
Required Reading
- Architects Act
- NWTAA Bylaws
- NWTAA Practice Bulletins (you can request copies via email [email protected])
- Good Building Practice for Northern Facilities [PDF]
GNWT Department of Infrastructure (4th Edition, 2021) - True North: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in Northern Canada
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (2009) - Bare Poles: Building Design for High Latitudes
by Harold Straub (Carleton University Press, 1996) Copies are available at the NWTAA office.
Required Review
- National Building Code
National Research Council (2020) - National Energy Code
National Research Council (2020)
Recommended Reading & Review
- Building in the North [PDF]
by EB Rice (University of Alaska Press, 5th Ed., 2008) - Northern Building Design
by Kenneth Maynard (University of Alaska Press, 2004) - Living Arctic
by Hugh Brody (Douglas & McIntyre, 1992) - Geotechnical Site Investigation Guidelines for Building Foundations in Permafrost
by I. Holubec Consulting Inc. (GNWT Infrastructure, 2010) - Challenges to high Performance Building Envelope Delivery in the Far North
by Robert Rymell & Bill Wyness (two-part article in Pushing the Envelope, Ontario Building Envelope Council, Spring 2009 & Fall 2009) - R2000 Standard for Builders
(National Research Council, 2012) - Building plan examples (available by request)
NWT Housing Corporation - Project Management Conference (materials)
GNWT Infrastructure; held bi-annually on odd years. - Northern Frontier, Northern Homeland: The Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry
by Thomas Berger, J (Douglas & McIntyre, 1988)
Canadian Handbook of Practice
The 3rd edition of the Canadian Handbook of Practice is published as a publicly accessible web-based resource. Twelve years after the 2nd edition, this third edition is a comprehensive reworking of an essential professional resource created through extensive collaboration by the architectural profession from across Canada. The Handbook is available without cost on a comprehensive, searchable website in both official languages. As a living document, it will be continuously updated and developed over time to reflect the evolution of architectural practice in Canada.
