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Foreword 4  \n2. Purpose of the Guide 4  \n3. Defined Terms 5  \n3.1 Legend 5  \n4. Scope of Letters of Assurance 6  \n4.1 Building Code Requirements for Design and Field Review 6  \n4.2 What Letters of Assurance Are 7  \n4.3 What Letters of Assurance Are Not 10  \n4.4 Components That Are Not Regulated by the Building Code or Plumbing Code 10  \n5. The Community Charter and Other Means of Achieving Accountability 11  \n6. Roles and Responsibilities for Letters of Assurance 11  \n6.1 Key Participants in Design and Field Review 11  \n6.2 Owner Responsibilities 16  \n6.3 Coordinating Registered Professional Responsibilities 17  \n6.3.1 When is a Coordinating Registered Professional Required 18  \n6.4 Registered Professional of Record and Supporting Registered Professional Responsibilities 19  \n6.5 Authority Having Jurisdiction Responsibilities 20  \n7. How to Complete and Submit Letters of Assurance 21  \n8. Dealing with Changes in Registered Professionals of Record Before and After a  \nBuilding Permit is Issued 22  \n8.1 When There is a Change of a Registered Professional of Record Just Prior to a Building Permit  \nApplication 25  \n8.2 When There is a Change of a Registered Professional of Record after the Building Permit Application  \nbut Prior to Issuance of the Building Permit 25  \n8.3 When an Additional Registered Professional Becomes Involved after Issuance of the Building Permit 26  \n8.4 When There is a Change of Coordinating Registered Professional or Registered Professional of Record  \nDuring Construction 26  \n8.4.1 Responsibilities of the Outgoing Coordinating Registered Professional or Registered Professional  \nof Record 26  \n8.4.2 Responsibilities of the Incoming Coordinating Registered Professional 27  \n8.4.3 Responsibility of the Incoming Registered Professional of Record 28  \n8.5 Change of Supporting Registered Professional During Construction 29  \n9. Design and Field Review Conducted by Different Registered Professionals of Record 30  \n10. Project Abandonment 31  \n11. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 4 Structural Design 32  \n12. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 5 Environmental Separation 32  \n13. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 6 Heating, Ventilating and  \nAir-conditioning 32  \n13.1 NFPA 96 – Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations 33  \n14. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 7 Plumbing Services 34  \n15. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 9 Housing and Small Buildings 34  \n15.1 Factory-Built Roof Trusses 35  \n15.2 Beams 35  \n15.3 Alterations 36  \n16. Application of Letters of Assurance to Part 10 Energy Efficiency 36  \n17. Application of Letters of Assurance to Requirements for Existing Buildings 36  \n18. Application of Letters of Assurance to Geotechnical Components 37  \n18.1 Terms Used in Letters of Assurance for Geotechnical Components 38  \n19. Application of Letters of Assurance to Landscape Design and Field Review and Development Permits and Conditions 39  \n20. Application of Letters of Assurance to Building Alterations and Tenant  \nImprovements 40  \n21. Application of Letters of Assurance to Phased (Staged) Building Permits and  \nPhased (Staged) Occupancies 41  \n21.1 Acceptable Use of Letters of Assurance for Phased (Staged) Building Permits 41  \n21.2 Acceptable Use of Letters of Assurance for Phased (Staged) Occupancies 42  \n21.3 Unacceptable Use of Letters of Assurance for Phased (Staged) Occupancies 43  \n21.4 Delayed Completion of Landscaping and Other Development Permit Conditions 43  \n22. Application of Letters of Assurance to Civil Works 44  \n22.1 Roadways, Sidewalks, Fire Access Routes 44  \n22.2 Civil Plumbing Systems for On-Site Services 44  \n22.3 Off-Site ","cbCaip92UV1ujjh3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip92UV1ujjh3","pdf",587301,"English","# Foreword\n# Purpose of the Guide\n# Defined Terms\n## Legend\n# Scope of Letters of Assurance\n## Building Code Requirements for Design and Field Review\n## What Letters of Assurance Are\n## What Letters of Assurance Are Not\n## Components That Are Not Regulated by the Building Code or Plumbing Code\n# The Community Charter and Other Means of Achieving Accountability\n# Roles and Responsibilities for Letters of Assurance\n## Key Participants in Design and Field Review\n## Owner Responsibilities\n## Coordinating Registered Professional Responsibilities\n## Registered Professional of Record and Supporting Registered Professional Responsibilities\n## Authority Having Jurisdiction Responsibilities\n# How to Complete and Submit Letters of Assurance\n# Dealing with Changes in Registered Professionals of Record Before and After a Building Permit is Issued\n## When There is a Change Just Prior to a Building Permit Application\n## When There is a Change After the Building Permit Application but Prior to Issuance\n## When an Additional Registered Professional Becomes Involved After Issuance\n## When There is a Change During Construction\n## Change of Supporting Registered Professional During Construction\n# Design and Field Review Conducted by Different Registered Professionals of Record\n# Project Abandonment\n# Application to Part 4 Structural Design","[{\"question\":\"What are Letters of Assurance under the BC Building Code 2024 and VBBL 2025, and what are they not?\",\"answer\":\"The guide defines what Letters of Assurance are and distinguishes them from items that are not letters of assurance. 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