by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Aug 4, 2026 | Construction Law
Building envelope warranty claims in BC are governed by the Homeowner Protection Act, which requires licensed residential builders to provide mandatory 5-year coverage for water penetration defects through exterior walls, roofing systems, cladding assemblies, and...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Aug 4, 2026 | Construction Law
卑诗省的建筑物外墙保固索偿受《房主保障法》（Homeowner Protection Act）及相关法规规管。卑诗省住宅保固制度要求符合规定的新屋提供至少2年物料及人工保障、5年建筑物外墙保障，以及10年结构缺陷保障。其中，5年建筑物外墙保障涵盖建筑物外墙系统的缺陷，包括导致非预期进水并造成或可能造成建筑物实质性损害的缺陷。...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Jul 28, 2026 | Construction Law
Shoring and underpinning easements in BC grant a developer the right to physically install structural support elements in, against, or beneath a neighbouring property’s soil and foundations. These agreements carry permanent or long-term structural consequences...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Jul 28, 2026 | Construction Law
卑詩省的支撐工程(shoring)及基礎託換工程(underpinning)地役權，賦予發展商在鄰近物業的土壤及地基之內、之上或之下實體安裝結構支撐元件的權利。此類協議帶來吊機擺動(crane swing)地役權所沒有的永久性或長期結構後果，卑詩省業主或分層物業法團在簽署前，須先取得獨立工程評估，並取得明顯更強的法律保障。支撐工程及基礎託換工程的結構風險，與吊機空域使用的風險有根本上的不同。 何謂卑詩省的支撐工程地役權？...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Jul 28, 2026 | Construction Law
BC주의 흙막이 공사(shoring) 및 기초보강공사(underpinning) 지역권은 개발업체에게 인접 부동산의 토양 및 기초 내부, 그에 접하여, 또는 그 아래에 구조적 지지 요소를 물리적으로 설치할 권리를 부여합니다. 이러한 계약은 크레인 스윙(crane swing) 지역권에는 없는 영구적 또는 장기적 구조적 결과를 수반하며, BC주의 부동산 소유주 또는 스트라타 법인이 서명하기 전에 독립적인 엔지니어링 평가와 훨씬 더 강력한 법적 보호를 갖추어야 합니다.흙막이 공사 및...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Jul 27, 2026 | Construction Law
<article> <p class=”extractive-answer”>A subcontractor in BC who has not been paid for completed work can file a builders lien against the property, pursue a breach of contract claim, invoke statutory trust fund provisions under the Builders Lien...
