‘CHAPTER |. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Tile This document shall be known 2s the ‘Philippine Green Buiding Code” hereinafter referred to as the "GB Code”. Section 2. Policy rary one aganet Sar efets cic Sungei sal Sfogira he cmniermok.povny, ble al He interest of the common good and general welfare consistent with the princples of sound environmental management and control, and for this purpose, ‘acceptable sel of standards and requirements fo relevant buidings to regulate ther location, site, planning, Ssh quay ef mtr consrucion we, occupancy. operon and manisnanes, °° "us er ovalon st Section3. Objectives ‘The GB Code seeks to improve the efficiency of building performance through a framework of acceptable set of standards that wi ethane saund environmental and resale managefnet thal vl cour the hail gas fesporsble fr the atarse effects of cimate change, throughout the buiding's itecycle ncluding efficient use of resources, site planning, desian, consircton, use, operation and ‘ntnout staan increase in cost. Thc GB Code St of oauiatons Selling mnnum standards (or compince and not intended fo rats Bulaings. rem Secton 4, Principles 41 The technical professionals. developers. contractors, property managers and bulging cwners involved in the planning. Ne eee eee ea, ee OPE Gens ae Re Seas oe Seas aE TEES SoneteaneT Si TE ‘advese eflects of cate change by encunng fat bucings are lannea, designed. construcied. Operated and malrtana {othe required effcency level 42 Resources must be used efficiently to equiably meet the developmental and envtonmental needs ofthe present and future goneratons. 43 Occupants of ereenbuldings wll benefit fom irproved indoor ervronmental quality, which promotes higher productivity ‘Section 5. Definition of Terms: “The word, tems and phases as used in this GB Code shall have the meaning or definition as indted inthe National Building Cone fib) ar anek | Secton 6, Green Buicing Concept ‘Green building is the practice of . measures that promote resource management efficiency and site sustainability while fhnmizig the negative impact of bugs on humen helt ard the envronmmant Ths pracice Compress he convertor Baling design canoes of estnomy,curabity,serviceaby and corr. Section 7. Approach The GB Cate sin sapered or irciemera proach and sitet peri reve by he Seren of he Depatment of Public Works and Hi {DPWH). through the National Buiding Code Development Offce (NECDO), lo modify or include ew aspeots and emerging efit es and expand the coverage to other building use / occupancy or replace outmoded messes. Sedion 8, Building Use / Occupancy Coverage and Application 8.4 The provisions of the GB Code shall apply to al new construction andlor with alteration of buildings inthe following classification, ‘with the required minimum Total Gross Floor Areas (TFA) as indicated in Table 1 below Table 1. Minimum TGFA for Building Use / Cccupency USE 7 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION of any jurisdiction TFA 70,000 sqm 710,000- sqm 10,000- sq 10,000 sqm 10,000 sqm 15,000 sqm xed! Occupancy = 10,000 sq ‘Sources: NBC, Baseline Studies, IFC Philippine Green Building Code Project, May 2013 ' For Residential Dwelling: Condominium, the TGFA is the sum of the dwelling areas, common and accessory areas within the > The areas for Mixed Occupancy classification shell have a total aggregate area equal to the TGFA 82 GB Code does not apply to existing buildings of the above use / occupancy dassification constructed before the effectivity of the GB Code. 8.3 When alerajons. addons. comvasions and renovaions of sing bultings constuted afte he eflecty ofthe GB code. which reached ihe TGFA as indicated in Table fate to be made, the whole bulding Shall be subect lo the appicablé provsions ‘Code 8.4 A.bulding of mixed occusancy wth combinalcn of cassicaion as indicated in Table 1, shall use appropriate measures applcable to each dassiicaion peesCHAPTER I GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS Section 9. Performance Standards The GB Cede sal be subject to the following performance standards: 83 2He near a 95 Site Sustanabilty Section 10. Energy Efficiency Energy efciency requires the adoption of een practices, designs, methods and technologies that reduce energy consumption incost Savings. {0 ILDING ENVELOPE 40.4.1 Ai Tightness and Moisture Protection oes hur levels hin the Phil the unwanted inftration and humicity ingress into the spaces. Ui sare in the Phil u nfitration ane hurt it can cause ‘additonal loa on the ait co ings ards dca tea onar uy. gy ust bs planted an dest with specie deals fo erouce fe or bokness i manmnized. Betas sseull predsely mele ats soice ety Pars Windows and dooss. The implementaion of these measures requires only increased attention to the constuction delals andi tan be mplemented ot pratealy no cast ».Applcatliy i weaNue apples to ll bling occupancies as indicate in Tate 4 Sidgs sha he planned and designed wih i. Complete gaskets, weather-stripping, door bottom sweeps and seas within and around window and door assembles Moisture protection on the surface ofthe external fagade to reduce vapor or moisture migration from extemal spaces “aa ings and spaces without provisions for ait candtioning systems are exempt. 10.12 Glass Propertes 2. General ‘Compared fo wall assembles. glazing transfers more heat and hence, is eal to reduce the amount of glazing with re {othe era in onder to reduce Neal heal gars, " slezhg pet Ths muteent of Winow 0 Wal Rat (WE) node tobe bland wih the amount of day cong ough the ata. Solar Heat Gain Coetfcert (SHO) i used to determine the amount of sler heat adrittes through the glass dvided by the ‘Sal soar racaton mort onthe glace st ” able Light Transmittance (VLT) is used to detemine the amount of light ranamited trough te Gass. ©. Appkcabi ‘RR FReasire apoles to all building oocusences as incated in Table 4. ©. Requirements, YR shall be balanced wih SHGC to maintain text in design, To fuer desc. the higher he designed bul the lower the required SHGC in glass windows shall be and vise versa. This does not, however, remove the option for ‘owners fo apply windows with low SHGC for buleang wih low WWWR- i. The size of the opening (with or without glass) shall be in accordance with the NBC. For each WWR value, the SHGC and VLT shall be in accordance with Table 2. Table 2, SHGC and VLT for difterent WR NMaximumSHGC Minimum VUT ‘0.80 080 0.70 070 (0.60. 070 0.45 (060 0.44 O55 ‘037 050. ost 0.45 0.27 0.40. 0.24 035 ‘Source: Prescribed Requirements, IFC Philippine Green Building Code Project, May 2013 slslalsisislala| =The SHGC requirement in Table 2 can be adjusted ff sun breakers are provided in the windows. Sun breaker plays a very important tole reduc soa heat ga asl stops the slr radaon bere tf enfars he bling ar ding so reduces he colng loads consderably. shading has the additional positive effect of mproving the internal comfort cutting part of the direct radiation on This must de applied only to windows that are shaded. ‘SHGC limits can be adjusted by multiplying it with the correction factors surmmarized in the following tables, using the formula: SHGCad =fx SHGC where: SHGCadqj is the adjusted solar heat gain coefficient limit for windows with extemal shading SHGC —_ is the solar heat gain coefficient f is the SHGC correction factor for the external shading {i For intermediate values of DIH or DM, the lower fgure of correction factor should be used as stated in Tables 3 and 4, Ti, D's the depth of the shading device as projected from the building exterior wall and H cr Wis the height or distance of the bottom sill of the window from the bottom of the shading device as chown in Figure 1 iv, Shading which is not attached to windows o: placed on a wall with no window should not be counted, Figure 1. Schematic representation of a window and related horizontal overhang or vertical fin Table 3. Correction factor for each horizontal overhang shading projection DH 01 05 T Table 4. Correction factor for each vertical fin shading projection OL OS 1 ‘Source: Prescribed Requirements, IFC Philppine Green Building Code Project. May 2013 Forgiass products, see Annex 2 Glass Library. . Exceptions ‘There are no exceptions to this provision. 10.2 NATURAL VENTILATION a. General [RS Measure wil cve buldin occupants the felt and opportunity to use natural vrbltion fo: ee coglng and fash ak integulary goaupied spaces, Tis measure wil imine iendeiy fo creao glass-sealed box yoe buildings. Size of each room and space shall be consistent with the occupancy load of the be. Applicability Measure applies to al building occupancies 2s indicated in Table 1. ¢ Requremenis ‘ windows or balcony docr shal be provided in regularly occupied spaces. The size of he opening shall be equal {o akloast tom pesdon (10%) ol he for area et egulay oceupen Spaces oo i windows shall be provided with safety features for protection against srong winds, waler penetration and Yor buldng o2cupantsinlusing ne safely ang secu. sgn: 4. Exceptions. ‘There are no exceptions to this provision. 103 QUILOING ENVELOPE COLOR 2° Genea Piclored bung envelope, especialy the rot areas whit ae the mos! wuneabe, can reduce hea anser fom he ‘outside tothe ide tre Bulding By having Surfaces wih high Solar Retetance incex (Si). »Applicai We meat applies to al bulding occupandes 2s inccated in Table 1. . nis ‘old metal roof surfaces shall either be colored white or have a rrinimum SRI 0170. See Table 6.