AJ\.lENDMENT NO.

2 SEPTEMBER 2015
TO
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2005
(SF 7: 2005)

This amendment amends tilt l'I'OYlsiol1s of Part 4 'fire and Life Safety' of the Code, as follows:

(Page 24, clause 3A.l1.2)--Ddete.

(Page 26, clause 3.4.19) -- Substir:!!e me fellowing for L'1e existing clause:

'3.4.1i} Glass of facade used in external walls shall comply with the following:

8.) For fully sprinklered buildings having fire separation of 9 m or more, tempered glass in a non-
combustible assembly, .••."itn wHity to hold the Jtlass in place, shall be provided. It shall be ensured that
sprinklers are located. within 6CD mID of the facade glass providing full coverage to the glass.

b) All gaps between floor-slabs and facade assembly shall be sealed at all levels by approved fire resistant
sealant material of equal flre raring as that of floor slab to prevent fire and smoke propagation from one
floor to another.

c) Facade glass at each floor shall have means to open at least 10 percent of We total facade area to
exhaust smoke during emergencies. Such openings, with sill level at 1.2 In, shall be in the form of
openabre panels of size not less than J 500 mm x I 000 rnm opening outwards.'

(Page 27, clause 4.6,2,ftrsJ sentence) -- Substitute the following for tile existing sentence:

'AU buildings., as follows, shall neve a mimmum of two staircases:

a) Buildings 15 rn in height or above, and

b) Irrespective of he~g!H of the buildingis), the buildings used as business, educerional, assembly,
institutional, industrial, storage 211d hazardcus occupancies and mixed occupancies having floor area
more than 500 m~ em any floor.'

(?-age 28, clause 4.8.:n - Insert the following at the end of the clause:

'except for the areas required.to be pressurized:

(Page 34, Fig. 3, Title) -- Substitute the folimNi!lg for me existing title:

'F1G. :; TYHCAL ARRP.N0Ef-llEl:fT OF wn F..lSER ANI) l\)TAt Sf'PSNr.J.Ef{ SYSTEM Ox' BLILDINGS'

(Page 42, Table 23. Note 11) - Substitute the foltowing for the existing note:

,11 To be installed in entire buiJdi.llg.'

(Page 43, Table 23. Note 23) - Insert the following new Note at the end, in supersession to the
requirements regsrding provisions on water supply and pump capacity for buildings cfheight 35 m or more:

Price Group 2,
,:.mendment No. :2 to SP " ; 2005

<24 For Residential Buildings, Dormitories (A-3~ and Apartment Houses (A-4), building or group ot
contiguous buildings under a common ownership.managemeat, the requirement of water storage and pumping
snail be as follows:
S1 ffc-;gl:!(./ Purup Capacityfor the P;~ps fiW::Yj;i.dergrormd St;;;C-- j.lumbe;:-;;j-?ump Seii-
No. thdldfng f:Vater Storage Tank. y..!ft/: Minimum Pressure
'Of3.5 kgk..'l;;; as in co! (5) it) (8)
or cf Taliest a; 'Jerrace LZ'~~i
Building' in 11 litre Htrelmin
Groupe! ~-----------~~------------~ ,.---------------------~---------------------~
;;~ildtfJ~i Underground Hydrnm Sprinkler Stand-by Jockey Pump
Static Water Pump Pump Pump
sr tfage Ttulk

(2) (3) (53 (0) (7) {S} (9)

Above 35 m but 7500;) per set 5000 over 2280 2280 Iso (for One set of pumps shaii-
;131 exceeding of pumps respective tower hydrant J:>.! J)!'O'! ided for each
45 m in neight terrace pump) + 180 !00' hydrants or p~--t
(for sprinkler thereof with a
pump) maximum of two sets.
in case of more limo
one pump set
installanon, both p:Jmp
sets shall be
interconnected at their
delivery headers

ii) A,.\>ve4; In but i A) OOO~; set to OOC over 2230 2280 2280 180 (for One set of pumps 8hall
not exceeding ofptinlpS respective tl)V\:~r hydrant be provided for each
tJJ m In height terrace pump)-r 180 100 hydrams or part
(for ;,jlrinklf'J' thereof, with a
pump) maximum of two sets.
In case of more Than
one pump set
installation, both pump
sets :;hai! be
in terconnected at thei r
delivery headers

Iii) Above 6() I'll in :WO GO(l per ~~l 1 CI f,(l~Jover 2850 2850 I&0 (for One se1 ofpumps shnJl
height ofpumps respective to wer hydrant be provided for each
terrace pump) + IW J 00 hydrants or part
(for sprinkler thereof, with a
pump) maximum of two sets.
In case of more than
one pump set
installation, both pump
sets shall be
interconnected at their
delivery headers

Lower levels in these

high "rise buildings are
likely to experience
high pr,;:ssure and
therefore, it is
recommended to
consider multi-stage,
multi-outlet pumps
(creating pressure
zones) o. variable
frequency drive pumps
or any other equivalent
arrangement
 Amendment No.2 to SF 7 : 2005

(Page 52, clause 6.3~;.5) - Substitute the following tor the existing clause:

~6..33~5The requirements for compartmemation t'Jr institutional buildings of all heights shall be as given in
Annex C:

[Page 65. clause C~l.5(c)J·- Insert the following at the end:

'in case of fire lifts.'

(Page 67, clause C-l.6.4.1) - Delete 'and supply funs shall stop eutomatically'.

(Page 67) clause c-tl.i",4..2~line 2) - Substitute' 12 air changes per hour' for ~30 air changes per hour'

,Page 67, clause C-U~} _. Substitute the following tor the existing clause:

'c·v~All floors shall he compartmented/zoned with area of each compartment being not more than 750 n-?
The size of the compartment .:nayhe as follows, in case of sprinklered basement! building:

Compurtmentation Area
m~

OJ (1)
3000
i}
/.. GOO
ii) Basements (other than ear , .1rkm;~)

iii} Institutions! Bt.iftdi!lgs sub-division C",;,

1 soo
1 125
iv) Institutional Buildings sub-division G· 2 and C ..3
30()1)
j\.1et~'\"'1tHeand Assembly 8~iJding
2000
vi) Business Buildings
75l
vii) All etner buildings
texduding low hazard and mocerete hazard In~ust!'!af buildings and storage
buildiH!S$I')

" Compartrnentaticn for low hanrd and moderate hazard industrial buildings and storage buildings shall be done in
consultation V'tiL~iO';81 fire depanment.
------._----
A floor plate subject to compartmentation shall have minimum two compartments irrespective of the areas
mentioned above.

Cornpertmentaion shall be achieved by means of firt: resisting wall of 2 h rating or fire curtain of 2. h rating or
water curtain. In case of water curtain, existing water storage shall be supplemented by water demand for water
curtain nozzles for 6G min considering the largest size of compartment. The water supply for the water curtain
nozzles shall be through independent electric pump of adequate capacity (flow and head) with piping! riser for
the water supply to the nozzles.

(Page 67, clause C-i.l1) - Substitute tile following for the existing clause:

'C-l.U Refu.ge Ares

Provisions of 4.12.3 shall he applicable.'

(Page 69, clause C-L!i7 (mj] - Delete.

tPag« iO~clause C-3 ..1; - Subsmute thf: following for the existing clause:

(C~3:.1 Buildings of different occupancies shall be equipped with manually operated fire alarm system and
automatic fire alarm system in accordance with good practice [4(18)].'
 Amendm~illt No.2 tu SP 7 : 2005

(Page 71, clause C~lO) _. Substltute the following for the existing clause:

'C-liJ H..ELLPAD

for high rise buildings above 2fKl m in height, provisron for belipad is recommended for certain specific
requirements like landing of firefighting equipment and support facilities or for other emergencies.'

(CED 46)
PubliclI.tion Unit, HIS, New Delhi, India