BUILDING DESIGN Flashcards
Storage and Hazardous
Groups G
The dimensions of wooden posts shall be those found in Table 708-A: Dimensions of Wooden Posts (Annex B-1). Each post shall be anchored to such footing by straps and bolts of adequate size.
Post -
Any building or structure moved within or into any fire zone shall be made to comply with all the requirements for buildings in that fire zone.
- SECTION 503. Moved Building
Temporary buildings such as reviewing stands and other miscellaneous structures conforming to the requirements of this Code, and sheds, canopies and fences used for the protection of the public around and in conjunction with construction work, may be erected in the fire zones by special permit from the Building Official for a limited period of time, and such buildings or structures shall be- completely removed upon the expiration of the time limit stated in such permits.
- SECTION 504. Temporary Buildings
The dwelling shall occupy not more than ninety percent of a corner lot and eighty percent of an inside lot, and subject to the provisions on Easements of Light and View of the Civil Code of Philippines, shall be at least 2 meters from the property line.
Dwelling Location and Lot Occupancy -
Wood working establishments, planning mills and box factories, shops, factories where loose combustible fibers or dust are manufactured, processed or generated; warehouses where highly combustible materials is stored.
Division 3 –
a. No person shall use or occupy a street, alley or public sidewalk for the performance of work covered by a building permit except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
- SECTION 1101. General Requirements
Every dwelling shall be provided with at least one sanitary toilet and adequate washing and drainage facilities.
Sanitation -
The processing of building permits shall be under the overall administrative control and supervision of the Building Official and his technical staff of qualified professionals.
- SECTION 303. Processing of Building Permits
Fire zones are areas within which only certain types of buildings are permitted to be constructed based on their use or occupancy, type of construction, and resistance to fire.
- SECTION 501. Fire Zones Defined
Industrial establishments shall be provided with positive noise abatement devices to tone down the noise level of equipment and machineries to acceptable limits set down by the Department of Labor and the National Pollution Control Commission.
- SECTION 906. Noise Pollution Control
The live load of the first floor shall be at least 200 kilograms per square meter and for the second floor, at least 150 kilograms per square meter.
Floor -
3.00 cubic meters with 1.00 square meter of floor area per person;
School Rooms
The measurement of site occupancy or lot occupancy shall be taken at the ground level and shall be exclusive of courts, yards, and light wells.
- SECTION 802. Measurement of Site Occupancy
a. Whenever required by existing building and zoning regulations, arcades shall be constructed on sidewalks of streets. The width of the arcade and its height shall be uniform throughout the street provided, that in no case, shall an arcade be less than 3.00 meters above the established sidewalk grade.
- SECTION 1004. Arcades
Every corner building or solid fence on a public street or alley less than 3.60 meters in width shall be truncated at the corner. The face of the triangle so formed shall be at right angles to the bisector of the angle of the intersection of the street lines; provided, that in no case, the Secretary shall determine the size and form of the chaflan.
- SECTION 1008. Corner Buildings with Chaflans
In order to obtain a building permit, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing and on the prescribed form from the Office of the Building Official.
- SECTION 302. Application for Permits
All protective devices shall be properly maintained in place and kept in good order for the entire length of time pedestrians may be endangered.
a. Maintenance.
Subject to the provisions of this Code, the Secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations for each of the other Group Occupancies covering: allowable construction, height, and area; location on property, exit facilities, light, ventilation, and sanitation; enclosures of vertical openings; fire extinguishing systems; and special hazards.
- SECTION 709. Requirements for Other Group Occupancies
Existing buildings or structures in fire zones that do not comply with the requirements for a new building erected therein shall not hereafter be enlarged, altered, remodeled, repaired or moved.
- SECTION 506. Restrictions on Existing Buildings
Repair garages.
Division 4 –
Wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, drinking and dining establishments having an occupant load of less than one hundred persons, printing plants, police and fire stations, factories and workshops using not highly flammable or combustible materials and paint stores without bulk handlings.
Division 2 –
A building permit issued under the provisions of this Code shall expire and become null and void if ___________, or _____________ at any time after it has been commenced, for a period of _______.
- the building or work authorized therein is not commenced within a period of one year from the date of such permit
- if the building or work so authorized is suspended or abandoned
*120 days
Institutional
Group D
– 6.00 square meters with a least dimension of 2.00 meter.0 square meters with a least dimension of 1.50 meters;
Rooms for Human Habitations
The floor areas hereinabove provided may be increased in certain specific instances and under appropriate conditions, based on the existence of public space, streets or yards extending along and adjoining two or more sides of the building or structure subject to the approval of the Building Official.
- SECTION 706. Allowable Floor Area Increases
No change shall be made in the type of construction of any building which would place the building in a different sub-type or type of construction unless such building is made to comply with the requirements for such sub-type of construction: Except, when the changes is approved by the Building Official upon showing that the new or proposed construction is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing construction.
- SECTION 402. Changes in Types
a. Minimum size of courts and their least dimensions shall be governed by the use, type of construction, and height of the building as provided in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary, provided that the minimum horizontal dimension of court shall be not less than 2.00 meters.
- SECTION 804. Size and Dimensions of Courts
The Secretary shall promulgate specific restrictions for each type of Fire Zone. Cities and municipalities shall be divided into such Fire Zones in accordance with local, physical, and spatial framework plans submitted by city or municipal planning and/or development bodies.
- SECTION 507. Designation of Fire Zones
A __________ is a permanent roofed structure above a door attached to and supported by the building and projecting over a wall or sidewalk. This includes any object or decoration attached thereto.
canopy or marquee
a. The work of demolishing any building shall not be commenced until all the necessary pedestrian protective structures are in place.
- SECTION 1108. Demolition
Mechanical systems and/or equipment installation shall be subject to the requirement of the Philippine Mechanical Engineering Code.
Mechanical Requirements -
Aircrafts repair hangars.
Division 5 –
The issuance of a building permit shall not be construed as an approval or authorization to the permittee to disregard or violate any of the provisions of this Code.
- SECTION 305. Validity of Building Permits
All pipe materials to be used in buildings shall conform to the Standard Specifications of the Philippine Standard Council.
- SECTION 907. Pipe Materials
Stairs shall be at least 750 millimeters in clear width, with a rise of 200 millimeters and a minimum run of 200 millimeters.
Stairs -
– 1.20 square meters with a least dimension of 0.90 meter.
Bath and toilet
Fire-resistive rating means the degree to which a material can withstand fire as determined by generally recognized and accepted testing methods.
- SECTION 601. Fire-Resistive Rating defined
a. Minimum site occupancy shall be governed by the use, type of construction, and height of the building and the use, area, nature, and location of the site; and subject to the provisions of the local zoning requirements and in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
- SECTION 803. Percentage of Site Occupancy
Type ________ buildings shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction. Walls, ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction: Except, that permanent non-bearing partitions of one-hour fire-resistive construction may use fire- retardant treated wood within the framing assembly.
Type IV
For purposes of this Section, each portion of a building separated by one or more area separation walls may be considered a separate building provided the area separation walls meet the requirements prescribed therefor by the Secretary.
- SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
The Secretary shall prescribe standards and promulgate rules and regulations on the testing of construction materials for flame-spread characteristics, tests on fire damages, fire tests of building construction and materials, door assemblies and tinclad fire doors and window assemblies, the installation of fire doors and windows and smoke and fire detectors for fire protective signaling system, application and use of controlled interior finish, fire-resistive protection for structural members, fire-resistive walls and partitions, fire-resistive floor or roof ceiling, fire-resistive assemblies for protection of openings and fire-retardant roof coverings.
- SECTION 604. Fire-Resistive Regulations
No building or structure shall be used or occupied and no change in the existing use or occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building Officials have issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefore as provided in this Code.
- SECTION 309. Certificate of Occupancy
A canopy or marquee is a permanent roofed structure above a door attached to and supported by the building and projecting over a wall or sidewalk. This includes any object or decoration attached thereto.
- SECTION 1005. Canopies (Marquees)
All materials of construction, and assemblies or combinations thereof shall be classified according to their fire-retardant or flame-spread ratings as determined by general accepted testing methods and/or by the Secretary.
- SECTION 603. Fire-Resistive Standards
a. The extent of any projection over an alley or street shall be uniform within a block and shall conform to the limitations set forth in Table 1003-A; Projection of Balconies and Appendages (Annex B-2).
- SECTION 1003. Projection of Balconies and Appendages Over Streets