In 17th May 2017, Dr. Ahmed Farag from Hingeneering Consulting presented an industrial seminar to the graduate students at the structural engineering department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. The topic of the presentation was about Housing and small buildings, which constitute a considerable amount of the structures in most cities and urban counties. Yet, these structures are required to fulfill the regulations of the Alberta Building Code. Practicing prof

1-Introduction The City issues a wide range of permits which include: •Development/Building permits •Mechanical permits •Lot structural changes permits •Emergency permits •Safety permits •Utility Line Assignment (ULA) Permits 2-Development Permit Issued using the Edmonton Zoning Bylaw. They are required when the construction is for a new building, there will be changes done to the exterior of an existing building or construction will result in a change of use, like constructi