We're pleased to announce the release of the on . Now, license holders can access our AI-driven assistant directly within Teams for fast, accurate answers to your Canadian building codes queries.

Getting started with the Trax Codes Chatbot is simple. Here’s how to install it in Microsoft Teams:

: . Make sure your Trax account has a Professional subscription associated with it; otherwise, you won’t be able to access the Q&A features of the bot. If your team isn’t on a Professional plan yet, reach out to us about upgrading or take a look at how to upgrade yourself here: How to change your subscription.

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Trax Codes Microsoft Teams app, designed to make your building code research even more seamless. With this integration, Trax Codes can now be accessed directly within your Teams environment! No more juggling credentials! The app uses the account of the currently logged-in Teams user for a smooth, secure login experience.

How to Add the Trax Codes App to Microsoft Teams

Key amendments to Ontario's Building Code (O. Reg. 163/24), dated October 8, 2024:

- Allows EMTC buildings up to 18 storeys

- Expands permitted occupancy types

- Reduces encapsulation requirements

- Incorporates 2012 Code provisions for Temporary Health and Residential Facilities

- Updates referenced standards

- Includes minor editorial changes

View complete changes in Trax Codes using the Document Comparison tool (compare with May 15th version).

We're excited to introduce an improvement to the in-document search functionality in Trax Codes. You can now sort search results using two different modes:

How to Use:

This new feature gives you greater control over how you navigate and retrieve information within documents, enhancing your overall user experience.

We also added the ability to copy articles as plain text. Previously, copying would include full HTML styles and links. Now, you can copy articles with just the plain text, and any links are retained as simple text, without formatting.

Additionally, we improved the copy and paste functionality to include unit conversions when they are displayed inline. Now, any units converted inline will also be carried over when copying content.

We're excited to announce the release of OBC 2024 Volume 2!

Please note that Appendix A: Explanatory Information is not included in Volume 2. Instead, we have consolidated all explanatory notes within OBC 2024 Volume 1 in Trax Codes.

We're pleased to announce that Explanatory Notes have been added to our preview of OBC 2024. Instead of publishing them as a separate document, we've integrated them directly into Volume 1 to align more closely with National Building Codes and reduce the need to switch between multiple documents. However, if you prefer the Notes to be in a separate document, please let us know.

We're excited to announce our integration with OBOA! If you're an OBOA member, you can now enable this integration to access the Building Code Advisory Service (BCAS) directly from Trax Codes. In the future, we plan to add even more exclusive content for OBOA members.

Here's how to enable the integration:

You can now Collapse/Expand Table of Content of a document! Just a small quality of life addition. This seemed like a must have when looking at two column comparisons.

With the introduction of OBC 2024, we've prioritized extending our historical comparison tool to support document comparisons. We're excited to release a beta version of our new Jurisdictional Comparison Tool. Currently, you can compare OBC 2024 with OBC 2012 and NBC 2020, with more comparison options to be added in the future. To use the new tool, simply select the "Document Compare" button, previously used for historical comparisons. You'll now see additional documents available for comparison, including those from different jurisdictions. A similarity bar shows the level of similarity to the source section, and textual changes are highlighted within the sections.

We are excited to announce the release of a . During the initial preview period, everyone, including users with a Free subscription, will have access to the new codes. After this preview period ends, access will be restricted to users with Standard or Professional licenses.