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March 1, 2021 Robert Jutras, principal engineer at UL led a sponsored session called The New Canadian High Exposure Fenestration Installation Standard CSA A440.6:20, Explained during the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Virtual Annual Conference. This new document from the Canadian Standards Association was published in 2020 and encompasses more than 140 pages, mapping out specifications for the installation of fenestration products in buildings of four or more stories in height, and of all occupancies. In Canada, explained Jutras, codes are not divided by usage like commercial or residential, nor are they specified by occupancy but rather by size. That means codes pertain to the size of a building, he said. To this end, Parts 3, 4 and 5 cover large buildings of all type of occupancy. Part 9 covers housing and small buildings. Part 9 is sometimes referred to as residential, but it also includes small commercial buildings. ....