No, but they are involved right from the start.
The goals are ambitious. Considering the support of SMEs, Canadian companies and other partners as well as our own expertise, I feel that we have what it takes to support these goals in science and technology.
In addition, the way we build codes leaves a lot of room for innovation and ingenuity. The codes are not built prescriptively. Instead, we provide details about the performance.
With the help of the Canadian Construction Materials Centre, companies are proposing exceptional innovations that increase performance and lower costs. The way we build the codes gives those innovative companies the opportunity to come up with the idea of the century and help us achieve the goals.