Draft Details

1.1 General

This Code specifies the requirements for those parts of a building’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure that enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the building by detecting or causing changes through the direct monitoring and/or control of a building’s real property equipment, assets, processes, and events. It applies to buildings, structures, and premises including factory-built relocatable and non-relocatable structures.

This Code outlines requirements for the following criteria relevant for building systems ICT infrastructure:

operational performance;

security and privacy;

network typology; and

physical environment.

1.2 Inclusions

The Code applies to network security profile, environmental protection, and ICT infrastructure that is associated only with building systems (e.g., HVAC, lighting, video surveillance systems) for office, multi-unit residential, and institutional buildings (e.g., schools, universities, convention centres, health care facilities).

1.3 Exclusions

The Code does not cover

detailed design of building systems connected to the ICT system;

tenant systems (e.g., file servers, printing, IP phones, HR systems) and the ICT infrastructure associated with these systems; and

health care systems (e.g., nurse call systems, oxygen supply systems, CT scans, MRIs) and the ICT infrastructure associated with these systems.

1.4 Terminology

In this Code, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Code; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Code.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.