The City of Calgary’s proposed Building Maintenance Bylaw aims to better protect the public by requiring that the exterior of Calgary’s buildings be visually assessed for necessary repairs every five years. This bylaw will help to proactively identify potentially hazardous situations before they occur.

On May 30, 2016, falling debris from a downtown building presented a public safety issue, causing headlines. The City provided insight on how the probability of this incident occurring would have been reduced under the Building Maintenance Bylaw.

Panel falls from highrise CTV Calgary
Aluminum siding flies off downtown building Global Calgary
Falling debris from building closes downtown Calgary street Calgary Herald