b"POLICY UPDATEClear roles, mitigating risk de toiture comme lment structurel, un professionnel qualifi It is understandable that designers may not be aware ofdoit dterminer les charges dues au vent avant de soumettre le theirresponsibilitiesconcerningwindloadcalculations,projet pour obtenir un permis de construire.given that the uptake of NBC requirements can vary from one province to the next. Nevertheless, it is important theDes rles clairs, des risques attnusdesign community takes ownership of these calculations,Ilestcomprhensiblequelesconcepteursnesoientpas as roofing contractors face significant risks when they areconscients de leurs responsabilits concernant les calculs de pressured to do so. charge due au vent, puisque ladoption des exigences du CNB varieselonlesprovinces.Nanmoins,lacommunautdes AsFerreiraexplains:Assoonasroofingcontractorsconcepteurs doit sapproprier ces calculs, car les entrepreneurs provide loads for wind uplift on the roof, they essentiallyen couverture sexposentdes risques importants.become the designer of record and are responsible not justComme lexplique Ferreira :Quand les entrepreneurs en for installing the roof, but for the actual design itself. Thatcouverture fournissent des charges darrachement par le vent, exposes them to legal and financial risk. ils deviennent les concepteurs et se rendent responsables de Offloading wind load calculations to roofing contractorsla conception du toit de mme que son installation. Cela les also puts them at a competitive disadvantage. By rightlyexposedes risques juridiques et financiers. turning down the responsibility, they risk losing the job. Yet,Dchargerlesentrepreneursencouvertureducalculde by agreeing to do so, they run the risk of assuming eitherlachargedueauventlesdsavantage.Enrefusantcette the aforementioned liabilities or the extra costs that comeresponsabilit, ils risquent de perdre le march. En lacceptant, with hiring outside architects/engineers. This puts them atilsassumentdesresponsabilitssupplmentairesoules a bidding disadvantage with other contractors who do notcotsdarchitectes/ingnieursexternes,contrairementaux entrepreneursquivitentdengagercesprofessionnels. Il needor choose not tohire external design professionals.peut sagir dun cercle vicieux , ajoute M. Ferreira.Cest une It can be a catch-22, adds Ferreira. Its a situation thatsituationlaquelledenombreuxmembressontconfronts. many members are facing. Thats why its important to issueCest pourquoi il est important de publier des misesjour de policy updates like this one to raise awareness among ourpolitiquescommecelle-cipoursensibilisernospartenaires designer partners and protect roofing contractors. concepteurs et protger les entrepreneurs en couverture. Going back to the source Retour aux sourcesUltimately,consideringtherisksandwhatsstatedinEn fin de compte, lACEC recommande aux entrepreneurs en theNationalBuildingCode,theCRCArecommendscouverturedenepasassumerlaresponsabilitdescalculs that roofing contractors not take on the responsibility ofdarrachementparlevent.Lesentrepreneurssontplutt providing wind uplift calculations. Instead, contractors areencouragsdemanderauxconcepteursdefournirles encouraged to push back and request that designers supplyinformations requises avant de lancer un appel doffres ou de the required information before bidding or starting work. commencer les travaux.Detellesclarificationssontcruciales.Ladclarationde Clarifications like this are crucial to the roofing industry.principe de lACEC viseremettre tout le monde sur la mme Herein, CRCAs policy statement aims to bring everyonelongueur donde, dans lintrt de tous. back on the same page for the benefit of everyone. Lisez lintgralit de la dclaration de politique gnrale Read the full policy statement at roofingcanada.com/news.l'adresse roofingcanada.com/fr/nouvelles.26 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2025"