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ARCHI TECTURALACOUSTI CS
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Defini t
ionsofACOUSTI CS:
1.br anchofphysi csconcer nedwi thsound
2.deal swi tht hepr oduct i
on,cont r
ol,t r ansmi ssion,r ecept ion,andef fectsofsound
Almostal lacoust icalsi t uationsar edescr ibedi n3par ts( element s) :
1.SoundSour ce(e. g.humanspeech,HVAC equi pment )
2.Tr ansmi ssi onPat h( e. g.ai r,ear th,bui ldingmat eri
als)
3.Recei ver( e.g.humans,ani mal s,sensi t i
vemedi calequi pment )
ARCHI TECTURALACOUSTI CS
1.technol ogyofdesi gni ngspaces,st ruct uresandmechani calsyst emst omeethear i
ng
needs
2.eff ectofbui ldingdesi gnont hecont rolofsoundi nbui ldings
3Aspect sofAcoust icalDesi gni nBui ldi ngs
1.Planni ngt okeepnoi sesour cesasf araspossi blefrom qui etarea
2.Int ernalacoust icsofr ooms
3.St ruct uralpr ecaut i
onst or educenoi sepenet r
at i
ons
Essent ialEl ement sofAr chitect uralAcoust ics:
1.Room Acoust i
cs–t hequal i
tiesorchar acter isticsofar oom,audi t
orium,orconcer t
hallthatdet er mi net heaudi bilityofspeechorf i
del i
tyofmusi calsoundi nit
•Cubi cvol ume( andcoupl edspaces)
•Shapeandpr opor tion( l
engt h- to-wi dt h,hei ght -to-width)
•Fini shes( sel ectionandpl acement )
•Audi encel ayout(f loorsl ope,speaker -to-listenerdi stances)
•Speci alt reat ment(suspendedr eflect ors,r esonantabsor bers,quadr at
ic-r
esidue
dif
fuser s)
2.SoundI sol ation–t heuseofbui l
di ngmat erialsandconst r
uctionassembl i
esdesigned
toreducet het r
ansmi ssi onofai r
bor neandst ruct ure-bornesoundf r
om oner oom t
o
anotherorf rom t heext er i
ort ot hei nter iorofabui lding( SoundI nsul ati
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•Sitenoi secharact erist

ics( soundl evel,char acter,duration)
•Out doorbar r
iers,near bybui l
dings,veget ation,andear thber ms
•Locat i
onofact i
vi ti
eswi t hinbui ldings( zoning,buf ferspaces)
•Backgr oundnoi secr i
teria( HVAC syst em,el ectronic)
3.Mechani calsyst em noi seandvi brati
ons
•Equi pmentnoi sechar act erist
ics
•Locat i
onofmechani calequi pment
•Vibrationisolat
ion(spr ings,pads)
•Airductandpi pet reatment(l inings,muf flers,laggings)
•Backgr oundnoi sef r
om ai routlets( coordi
nat ionwi thsoundi sol
ati
on)
4.Electronicsoundsyst ems
•Syst em compat ibilit
ywi thr oom acoust ics
•Loudspeakersel ection,pl acementandor i
ent ation
•Syst em component sandcont rols
•Backgr oundmaski ng( l
oudspeakerl ayout,soundspect r
a)
Definiti
onsofSOUND 2
1.physi calwavei nanel ast icmedi um,usual lyai r
2.t hesensat i
onst imul at edi nt heor gansofhear i
ngbymechani calradiantenergy
transmi ttedasl ongi t
udi nalpr essur ewavest hrought heairorot hermedi um
3.avi br ationinanel asticmedi um suchasai r,wat er,mostbui ldingmat erial
s,andt he
earth
4.physi cal l
y,soundi sar apidfluct uati
onofai rpressur e
TypesofSound
1.Want edSound( speech,musi c)–hear dpr operly
oconsi der eddesi rabl e
ohear dpr operly
2.Unwant edSound( noise)–annoyance
oannoyance
onotdesi r
edorobj ectionabl e
Char acteristi
csofSound
1.Audi bl e
2.I naudi ble
Basi cPrinciplesofSound-under standingthechar acterist
icsofsoundi sessenti
alin
designingf orgoodacoust ics)
1.Gener ation
osoundi sgener atedwhenanobj ectvibr
at es,causi ngt headjacentai rtomove,
resulti
ngi naser iesofpr essur ewavesr adiatingoutf rom themovi ngobject
oWave–adi stur banceorosci l
lat i
ont hattransf ersener gyprogressivelyfrom pointto
pointi namedi um orspacewi t
houtadvancebyt hepoi ntsthemsel ves,asi nthe
transmi ssionofsoundorl ight
oSoundWave–al ongi tudi nalpr essurewavei nairoranel ast
icmedi um esp.one
produci nganaudi blesensat i
on
2.Fr equency
otheno.oft imest hecycl eofcompr essionandr arefactionofai roccursinagivenuni t
oftime( e.g.1000cycl esi nt heper iodof1second= 1000cps= 1000Her t
z)
otheno.ofcycl esperuni tt imeofawaveorosci ll
at i
on
otheno.ofcompl et ecycl espersecond( f
requencyofvi bration)
other at eofosci ll
ationofmol ecul esbysound( frequencyofvi bration)measuredi n
cyclespersecond( Her tz)
oPi tch–f requencyofsoundvi bration;t hepr edomi nantf requencyofasoundas
percei vedbyt hehumanear
oVi br at ion–t hebackandf ort hmot i
onofacompl et ecycl e
oCycl e–f ul lcircuitbyadi spl acedpar ti
cle
oPer iod–t het imer equi r edf oronecompl et ecycl e
o20–20, 000Hz–appr ox.audi ofr equencyr angeofhumanhear i
ng;
o600–40, 000Hz–cr iticalf r equencyf orspeechcommuni cat ion
oTone–composedofaf undament alfrequencywi thmul ti
pl esoft hefundament al
,
call
edHar moni cs
oPur eTone–soundcomposedonl yof1f requency
oMusi calsoundsar ecombi nat i
onofmanypur et ones
oFr equencybands–usedt oexpr essdi visionofsoundsi ntosect i
ons( Octavebandsar e
themostcommon)
o9Oct aveBands–31. 5,63,125,250,500,1000,2000,4000,8000Hz
3
3.Vel oci ty
ovar iesaccor di ngt ot hemedi um oft r
ansmi ssion;appr ox.1100f psinairatnor mal
temper at ureandpr essur e
4.Wavel engt h
oDi st ancebet weensi mi l
arpoi ntsonsuccessi vewaves;t hedi stancet hesoundt ravel
s
inonecycl e
oRel at i
onshi pbet weenwavel engt h,f r
equency,andvel ocity:
Λ = c/ f
Λ = wavel engt h,f t.2
c= vel ocityofsound,f ps
f= f requencyofsound,Hz( cps)
oLow f requencysounds:char act erizedbyl ongwavel engt hs
oHi ghf requencysounds:char acterizedbyshor twavel engt hs
oSoundswi thwavel engt hsr angi ngf rom ½”–50’canbehear dbyhumans
5.Magni tude
oSoundpower( wat t
s)–amountofener gypr oducedbyasour ce
oI ntensi ty–descr ibest heener gyl evel ;uni tiswat ts/cm2
oLoudness( whati sper cei ved)–r elatedt ot heI ntensit yLevel( IL)orSoundPr essure
Level( SPL)
oTheSoundPr essur eLevel( SPL)i sequi val entt ot heSoundI nt ensityLevel(I
L)
oI ntensi tyLeveli sexpr essedi ndeci bels
oDeci bel–di mensionlessuni tusedtoexpr esst her

at i
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uesofa
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ogar i
thmi cscale
Compar isonofdeci mal,exponent i
al,andlogar i
thmicstatement
sofvar
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nt ensi
ties
Intensit
y( watts/cm2)I ntensityLevel
DecimalNot ationExponent i
alNotati
onLogar it
hmi cNotati
onExampl
es
0.00110- 3130dB Pai nful
0.000110- 4120dB
0.0000110- 5110dB 75- pieceorchestr
a
0.00000110- 6100dB
0.000000110- 790dB Shout i
ngat5f t.
0.00000000110- 970dB Speechat3f t.
0.0000000000110- 1150dB Aver ageoffi
ce
0.000000000000110- 1330dB Qui etunoccupi edof
fice
0.0000000000000110- 1420dB Rur alambi ent
0.00000000000000110- 1510dB
0.000000000000000110- 160dB Thr esholdofhearing
oThef undament alrelationshipt hatdet erminest hedecibell

evelist enti
mest he
l
ogarithm t ot hebase10oft henumer icalratioofthetwoi ntensit
ies.Forexampl e:
IL= 10l ogI
I0
IL= int ensityl evel
I= intensi ty,wat ts/
cm2
I0= ref erencei ntensity,10- 16wat ts/cm2
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6.TimeChar acterist
icsofSound
oSomesoundsr emai nconst antwi tht ime( e.g.f
anmaypr oduceasoundwi t
hconst ant
fr
equencyandi ntensit
ychar acteri
stics–ast eadystatesound)
oSounds( t
raf f
ic,voices,musi calinstrument s)varyasaf unctionoft i
me
oVehi culart r af
ficsounds:maxi mum l evels/level
sexceededf or90% oft het i
me
oSpeechsounds:1% peaks
oOrchest ra’ssound:l ong- term aver agel evels
BehaviorofSoundi naFr eeField
•Soundi ntensi tyisreducedt oone- quar t
ereacht i
met hedistancedoubl es:
I1andI 2arethei nt
ensi
t i
esatdi stancesd1andd2f rom t
hesour ce
•Theintensi
tyofasoundatadi stancef r
om thesourceisexpressedasthepower(P)of
thesourcedi
videdbyt hear eaoverwhi chithasspread(A)
I= P/A
•Ifthesoundr adiat
esfreelyinalldirecti
onsfrom asourcetheareai saspher
e.The
i
ntensi
tyisrepresentedas:
I= P
4πr 2
P= poweri nwat ts
r= di stancef rom sour cei ncm
InEngl i
shuni t
s,t heconver sionfact ori s930cm2/ ft4πr2Usi ngthis,t heequat i
onf or
spher i
caldi rectioni s:
I= P/ 930x4πr 2
Ast hei nt ensityi sr educedt oone- quarterwi theachdoubl ingofdi stance,t hesound
pressur el evel( I L)i sr educedby6dB.Quar teri
ngt heintensityreducedt heintensity
levelby6dB
•Soundat tenuat ioni sduet odist ance,absor pti
on,orbar r
iers
•Bar riers,t obeef f
ect ivemustbesol id,qui telargeascompar edt ot hewavel engthof
soundandneart ot hesour ceorr eceiver
•Shr ubs,hedges,smal lgroves:vi sualbar ri
ersonly;noval ueacoust ical
ly
•SoundCombi ni ng.Soundsf rom separ atesour cesmaycombi ne.Twovi ol
insproducea
loudersoundt han1i nst r
ument ;3vi olinsarel oudersti
ll
.Deci belsar enotadded
directlytomaket heper ceivedl evelt wi ceasl oudfor2sour cesor3t imesasl oudf or3.
Thel evelf orcombi nedsour cesisdet ermi nedbyaddi ngpower s,intensi t
iesor
pressur es;andsubsequent lyconver tingt odeci bel
s.Doublingofi ntensi t
iesresult
si na
3dB i ncr ease( e. g.50dB pl us50dB i s53dB,not100dB)
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ROOM ACOUSTI CS
SoundI ndoor s–Acoust icsofRoom
•Soundi nanencl osur er adiatesoutf rom t hesour ceunt ilithit
sasur facet hatr efl
ects
orabsor bsi t
•I fthesour cei scont i
nuous,ast ateofequi libr ium wi llber eached
•Level sar econst antt hroughoutmostspacesexceptatpoi ntsveryneart hesour ce(for
agi vensour ce,t hebui lt-uporr ever ber antl evel swi l
lbehi ghestinaspacewi thafew
absor ptivesur faces–l obbywi thmar blewal ls/ floor s;inaspacewi thlargear easof
soundabsor bi ngmat er i
als,thel evel swi l
lbel owest
1.SoundAbsor pt ion
•Mat eri
alsvar yingsoundabsor pt ionchar act er istics
Someabsor bl ow f requencyener gy
Someabsor bhi ghf requencyener gy
Other sabsor bener gyequal l
yoverabr oadspect rum
•Mechani sm ofAbsor ption:3f ami l
iesofdevi cesf orsoundabsor pt
ion;al ltypesabsor b
soundbychangi ngsoundener gyt oheatener gy
Fibrousmat er i
al s(Por ousmat erials):absor pt ionpr ovidedbyaspeci ficmat eri
al
dependsont hickness,densi ty,por osit
y,r esi st ancet oai rf l
ow (e.g.mat erialsmustbe
thickt oabsor bl ow f requencysoundsef fectivel y;suspendi nganacoust icalcei li
ngt i
lea
footbel ow t hest ructur er esultsi nbet t
erbr oadbandabsor pti
ont hancement ingthet i
le
directlyt ot hest ructur e;“ acoust ic”pai nt swi thsandorwal nutshel l
sar eusel essas
soundabsor ber s
Panelr esonat or
s:bui ltwi thamembr ane( thinpl ywood,l i
noleum infrontofasealed
airspace) ;paneli sseti nmot i
onbyt heal ternatingpr essureoft heimpingingsound
wave;soundener gyi sconver tedintoheatt hroughi nternalviscousdampi ng;used
wher eef fici
entl ow frequencyabsor pt i
oni srequi red/mi dandhi ghfrequencyabsorpti
on
isunwant ed;usedi nr ecor dingstudi os
Vol umer esonat or
s
•Coef fi
cientofAbsor pt i
on( α):Knowi ngt heamountofabsor ptionatdiff
erent
frequenci esf oreachmat er i
ali nar oom i sessent ialindesigningt heroom acousti
cs
Theabsor pt i
oncoef fici
enti sthef racti
onofi ncidentener gyt hatisabsorbedbya
sur f
aceexpr essedas
α= I a
Ii
Ii= i ncidentener gy,wat ts/ cm2
Ia= absor bedener gy,wat ts/cm2
α= absor ptioncoef f
icient( nouni ts)
Tot alabsor ption(A)pr ovi dedbyasur face( S)i sexpressedi nsabins
A = Sα
A = Tot alabsor pti
on,sabi ns
S = Sur f
acear ea,sqf t
α= Coef f
icientofabsor ption
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•Manypr oduct
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•3ki ndsofcustom- designedtreatmentsthatareoftenusedinaudi
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(thedeepai rspaceinsuresadequat el
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2.NoiseReduct i
onbyAbsor ption
•Noisel evelsinar oom ar
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VOLTAMPERE(VA)
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equi
val
enttoonewattfordir
ectcur
rentsystem andaunitofappar
entpowerf
or
al
ter
nati
ngcurr
entsystems
TRANSFORMER
-anelectr
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ceconsi
sti
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employsthepri
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ontoconvertvar
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STEP-UPTRANSFORMER
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hani
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ser
vingtotransf
ormlow vol
tagetohighvol
tage
STEP- DOWN TRANSFORMER

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ernumberoft
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marywi
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hani
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m hi
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LI
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publ
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groundporti
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npowerl
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tr
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LINEDROP
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stanceorleakagealongt
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th
respecttotime
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aini
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heser
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argebui
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SERVICEEQUIPMENT
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roll
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suppl
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STANDBYGENERATOR
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socal
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emergencygener
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UNINTERRUPTIBLEPOWER SUPPLY
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SWI TCHBOARD
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tches,overcur
rentdevi
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uments,andbusesforcont
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INSULATOR
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ransmit
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git
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wall
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nedbycompr
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onorset
scr
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ings
FLEXIBLEMETALCONDUI T
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ble,hel
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socal
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non-metal-PVC
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REPUBLI
C ACTNO.6541
AN ACTTO ORDAIN AND INSTI

TUTE
A NATI
ONALBUI LDING CODEOFTHEPHI
LIPPI
NES
REPUBLI
C ACTNO.6541
AN ACTTO ORDAIN AND INSTI

TUTE
A NATI
ONALBUI LDING CODEOFTHEPHI
LIPPI
NES
TI
TLE1-ADMI
NISTRATI
VE
Chapt
er1. 01-GENERALPROVI
SIONS
SECTION 1.01.
01:Ti
tle
(a)ThisActshallbeknownasthe"Nat
ionalBui
ldi
ngCodeoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nes"andshal
l
herei
naft
erber efer
redtoast
he"Code".
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
02:Decl
arat
ionofPol
icy
(a)Itisher ebydecl aredt obet hepolicyoft heSt atetosaf eguardli

fe,heal t
h,pr opert
y,
andpubl icwel f
are,consi st
entwi t
ht hepr i
nciplesofenvi ronment almanagementand
contr
ol ;andt othisend,makei tthepur poseoft hisCodet oprovideforallbui l
dings
andst ruct
ur ed,aframewor kofmi nimum st andar dsandr equirementsbygui ding,
regul
at i
ng,andcont roll
ingt hei
rlocati
on,si ti
ng,design,qual it
yofmat eri
als,
constructi
on,use,occupancy,andmai ntenance,i ncl
udingt heirenvir
onment ,util
it
ies,
fi
xtures,equi pment,andmechani calelect
rical,andot hersystemsandi nstall
ations.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
03:Scope
(a)Theprovisionsoft hi
sCodeshallapplytot hedesign,locat
ion,sit
ing,const
ruction,
alt
erat
ion,repair,conversi
on,use,occupancy,maintenance,movi ng,anddemol i
tionof,
andadditi
ont o,publ i
candpr i
vatebuildi
ngsandst r
uctures.
(b)Addi t
ions,alt
erat i
ons,repair
s,andchangesofuseoroccupancyi nallbuil
dingsand
struct
uresshallcompl ywithrequir
ement sfornew bui l
dingsandst r
ucturesexceptas
otherwisehereinpr ovided.Onlysuchpor ti
onorportionsoft heexisti
ngbui ldi
ngor
struct
urewhi chhavet obeal t
eredtoeffecttheaddition,alt
erati
on,orr epairshal
lbe
madet oconfor
mt ot herequirementsf
ornew buildingsorst ruct
ures.Al t
erati
onsshoul
d
preservetheaest heticvalueofthebuil
di ngtobeal t
er ed.
(
c)Where,i
nanyspecifi
ccase,dif
ferentsect
ionofthi
sCodespeci f
ydif
ferentmater
ial
s,
met
hodsofconst
ruct
ion,orotherrequir
ement s,t
hemostrest
rict
iveshallgover
n.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
04:Appl
icat
ion
(a)ThisCodeshallapplyt oallbuil
dingsandst r
ucturesconstructedandanychangeor
repai
rmadet hereonaf t
ertheappr ovalofsai dCode.Bui l
dingsorst r
uct uresconstr
ucted
beforetheapprovalofthisCodeshal lnotbeaf fect
edt hereby;Except ,wher ethei
r
conti
nueduseoroccupancyi sdanger oustol i
feorlimb;orwher ealterati
ons,additi
ons,
conversi
ons,orrepairsaretobemadet hereon,thi
sCodeshal lapplyonl ytosuch
porti
onsofthebui l
dingsorstructurewhi chhavet obeal teredinordert oef f
ectsuch
damagesorr epair
s.
(
b)Thi
sCodeshal
lappl
ytochar
ter
edci
ties,pobl
aci
onesofmuni
cipal
it
iesandmuni
cipal
dist
rict
swithapopulat
ionofatleasttwothousand(2,000)i
nhabi
tants,andt obarr
ios
ofurbanareaswithapopulat
ionofatleasttwothousand(2,
000)inhabitant
s.ThisCode
shallal
soapplyt
oanyar eawheret her
earefif
ty(50)ormorefamili
esperhect ar
e.
(c)ThisCodeshal lli
kewiseappl ytoanyareapr oposedfororbeingdevelopedi nt
oa
new townsi te,resident
ialsubdivisi
on,commer cialorr
esidenti
alsit
e,schoolsit
e,
housingproject ,andsimilarconstructi
onprojectswherefiveormor ebuil
dingsnot
coveredbypar agraph(d)oft hisSectionwil
lbeconst r
uctedeveni fthepoblaci
onor
barri
opopul ationislessthant wot housand(2,000)orthedensi t
yofpopul at
ionisless
thanf i
fty(
50)f amili
esperhect are.
(d)Thedesi gnandconst ructi

onr equirement soft hisCodeshal lnotappl yt oany
tradi
tionalindigenousf ami l
ydwel li
ngcost ingnotmor ethanf ivet housandpesos
(P5,000.00)andi ntendedf oruseandoccupancyoft hefami lyoft heowneronl y.The
tradi
tionaltypeoff ami l
ydwel lingsar ethoset hatar econst ructedofnat ivemat eri
als
suchasbamboo,ni pa,l ogs,orl umber ,wher ei
nt hedi st
ancebet weenver ti
calsupports
orsupor tal
esdoesnotexceed3. 00met er
s( 10f eet);andi fmasonr ywal lsorsocalosare
used,suchshal lnotbemor ethan1. 00met er( 3f eet,3i nches)f rom thegr ound:
Provided,however ,Thatsucht raditi
onalindi genousf amilydwel l
ingwi l
lnotconst it
utea
dangert olifeorlimbofi tsoccupant soroft hepubl ic;wi l
lnotbef i
rehazar doran
eyesoret othecommuni ty;anddoesnotcont raveneanyf i
rezoni ngr egulati
onoft he
cityormuni cipali
tyi nwhi chitislocated.
(e)Notwit
hstandingpar
agr
aph(
d)oft hi
sSect
ion,thi
sCodeshal
lappl
ytoGroupA
dwell
ingsproducedonacommerci
alscal
eandintendedf
orusebythegener
alpubl
ic.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
05Bui
ldi
ngUseAf
fect
ingPubl
icHeal
thandSaf
ety
(a)Anybui l
dingorst ructur
e,oranyancill
aryoraccessoryfaci
li
tythereto,andany
alterat
ionoraddi t
iont oanybui l
dingorstruct
urealreadyexist
ing,shallconfor
mi nall
respectstot heprinciplesofsaf
econstruct
ion,shal
lbesui t
edt othepur poseforwhich
thebui ldi
ngi sdesigned,andshal l
,innocasecontributetomaki ngthecommuni tyin
whi chitislocat
edateyesor e,aslum,orabl i
ghtedarea.
(b)Adequateenvi
ronment alsafeguardsshal
lbeobser vedinthedesi
gn,constr
ucti
on,
anduseofanybuildingorst r
uct ur
ef ort
hemanuf actureandproduct
ionofanykindof
art
icl
eorproductwhichconst i
tutesahazardornui sanceaff
ecti
ngpubli
chealthand
saf
ety,suchasexplosi
ves,gas,noxi ouschemical
s,infl
ammabl ecompounds,ortheli
ke.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
06:Mai
ntenance
(
a)Allbui
ldi
ngsorst
ruct
ures,bothexi
stingandnew,andal lpartsthereofshal
lbe
mai
ntai
nedinasafeandsanitar
ycondit
ion.Alldevi
cesorsafeguards,whichare
requir
edbythisCodeinabui
ldi
ngorstructur
ewhenconst
ruct
ed,al
ter
ed,orr
epai
red,
shallbemai
ntainedongoodworki
ngor
der .
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
07:I
nsani
tar
y,Unsaf
e,Hazar
dous,orDanger
ousSi
tes
(a)Thel andorsi teuponwhi chwi llbeconst ructedanybui l

dingorstructure,orany
ancil
laryorauxi l
laryfaci
li
tyt hereto,shal lbesani t
ary,hygi enicorsafe.Wher etheland
orsiteispol luted,insanit
ar y,unhygi enic,unsafe,orhazar dous,conditi
onscontribut
ing
toorcausi ngi tsbeingpol lut ed,insanitary,unhygi enic,unsafe,orhazardousshallbe
reasonabl yimpr ovedorcor r ected,orpr operr emedi almeasur esshal
lbepr escri
bedor
incorporatedi nthedesi gnorconst ructi
onoft hebui l
dingorst r
uctur
ei naccordancewith
thepr ovisionsoft hisCode.
(b)Thel andorsi teuponwhi chbeconstructedabuildi

ngofstructureoranyanci l
laryor
accessoryfaci
lit
yt hereto,f
oruseofhumanhabi tat
ionorabode,shal lbeatasaf e
distancefrom streamer sorbodi
esofwaterand/sourceofairconsideredt obepolluted,
volcanoorvolcani csit
e,andbuildi
ngorst r
uctur
econsider
edt obeapot enti
alsourceof
fir
eorexpl osi
on,suchasammuni t
ionsf
actoryordumpandst oragepl aceforhighly
infl
ammabl emat eri
al.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
08:Danger
ousandRui
nousBui
ldi
ngsorSt
ruct
ures
(a)General.-Theprovisionsofthi
sCodeshal lapplyt
oalldangerousbui
ldi
ngs,as
herei
ndefined,whichar enow inexist
enceorwhi chmayhereaft
erbeconstruct
ed,as
wellastoruinousbuil
dingsasdef i
nedi nAr
ticle482oftheCivi
lCodeofthePhi l
ippi
nes.
(b)Danger ousBui ldingsDef ined.-Danger ousbui l

dingsar ethosewhi char est ructural
ly
unsafeornotpr ovi dedwi thsaf eegrees,orwhi chconst ituteaf irehazard,orar e
otherwi sedanger oust ohumanl i
fe,orwhi chi nrelati
ont oexistinguseconst i
tutea
hazardt osaf et
yorheal thorpubl i
cwel f
are,byr easonofi nadequat emai ntenance,
dil
apidat ion,obsol escence,f i
rehazar d,orabandonment ;orwhi chotherwisecont r
ibute
tot hepol lutionoft hesi t
eort hecommuni tyt oani ntolerabledegr ee.Anybui ldingor
structurewhi chhasanyoral lofthecondi tionsordef ectsher einafterdescribed,or
conditionsordef ect ssimilarthereto,shallbedeemedt obedanger ousbuilding:
Provided,Thatsuchcondi tionsordef ectexi ststotheext entt hatthelif
e,heal th,
proper t
y,orsaf et yoft hepubl i
cori t
soccupantar eendanger ed:
(1)Wheneveranydoor ,aisl
e,passageway,st
air
way,orothermeansofexisti
snotof
suff
ici
entwidthorsi
ze,ori snotsoarrangedastoprovi
desafeandadequatemeansof
exi
ti ncaseoffi
reorpanic;
(2)Whenevert
hest
ressinanymater
ial
smemberorpor
tionther
eof,duet oalldead
andli
veloadsi
smorethanoneandone-hal
fti
mest
hewor ki
ngstressesorstr
esses
al
lowedinthi
sCodefornew buildi
ngofsi mi l
arstr
uct ur
e,purpose,orl
ocati
on:Provi
ded,
Thatindet
ermini
ngworkingstr
ess,t hewor kingstressmethodofanalysi
sshallbeused,
andinthecaseofengi
neeri
ng" overstr
ess",theultimatestrengthmethod;
(3)Wheneveranypor t
ionthereofhasbeendamagedbyf i
re,earthquake,wind,flood,or
byanyot hercause,tosuchanext entthatthestructur
alstrengthort hestabi
li
ty
ther
eofismat er
ial
lylessthanitwasbef oresuchcatastr
opheandi slessthanthe
minimum requirementsofthisCodef ornew bui
ldingsofsimilarstr
uctures,purpose,or
l
ocation;
(4)Wheneveranyport
ionormemberorappur t
enancether
eofisl
ikelytofal
l,ort
o
becomedetachedordi
slodged,ort
ocol
lapseandtherebyi
njur
eper sonsordamage
proper
ty;
(5)Wheneveranypor t
ionormemberoranyappur tenanceoror namentationofthe
exteri
orthereofisnotofsuchsuffi
cientstrengthorstabil
ity,orisnotsoanchor ed,
att
ached,orf astened-placesoast obecapabl eofresist
ingawi ndpressureofone-half
ofthatspecifi
edi nthisCodefornew buil
dingsofsimilarstruct
ur e;purpose,orlocat
ion
withoutexceedingt heworki
ngstressesper mit
tedforsuchbui ldings;
(6)Wheneveranypor ti
onthereonhaswr acked,warped,buckled,orsett
ledt
osuchan
extentthatwall
sorotherstr
ucturalpor
tionshavemat eri
all
ylessresi
stancet
owindsor
earthquakethanisr
equiredinthecasesi mil
arnew constr
ucti
on;
(7)Whenevert hebui l
dingorst ruct
ure,oranypor t
ionthereof,becauseof:(i)
dil
apidati
on,det eri
oration,ordelay;(ii
)f ault
yconstructi
on;( i
ii
)t heremoval
,
movement ,orinstabil
ityofanypor ti
onoft hegroundnecessar yforthepurposeof
supporti
ngsuchbui ldi
ng;( iv)thedeteriorati
on,decay,orinadequacyofi tsfoundat
ion;
or(v)anyot hercause,i sli
kelytoparti
allyorcompl etel
ycollapse;
(
8)Whenever,foranyreason,thebui
ldi
ngorstr
uct
ure,oranypor
tiont
her
eof
,is
mani
fest
lyunsafefort
hepur posef
orwhichi
tisbei
ngused;
(9)Whenevertheext eri
orwal l
sorotherverti
cast ructuralmember sl i
st,l
ean,orbuckl e
tosuchanextentthatt hestructuref
all
swithint hecondi tiondescri
bedi nt hepreceding
subpar
agraph(2),above,orwheneveranypor tiont hereofsuffer
samat erialreducti
on
ofthefi
reandweat herresist
ancequalit
iesofchar acteri
sticsrequir
edbyt hisCodef or
newlyconst
ruct
edbui ldingsoflikear
ea,height,andoccupancyi nthesamel ocati
on;
(10)Wheneverabui l
dingorst ructur
e,usedori nt
endedt obeusedf ordwell
ing
purposes,becauseofinadequat emai nt
enance,dil
apidati
on,decay,damage,f ault
y
construct
ionorarrangement ,i
nadequat el
ight,air
,orsanitat
ionfaci
li
ti
es,orot herwi
se,
isfoundt obeunsanitary,unfi
tf orhumanhabi t
ation,ori
nsuchacondi ti
onthati sli
kel
y
t
ocausesi
cknessordi
sease;
(11)Wheneveranybui l
dingorstruct
ure,becauseofobsolescence,dil
apidated,
condi
tion,deteri
orati
on,damage,inadequateexist
s,lackofsuffi
cientfi
re-resi
sti
ve
const
ruction,orothercause,i
sfoundt obeaf i
rehazard;
(12)Wheneveranyporti
onofabuildi
ngorstruct
ureremainsonasi
teaf
terdemol
iti
on
ordest
ructi
onofthebuildi
ngorstr
uctur
eisabandonedforaperi
odi
nexcessofsi
x
months,soastoconst
ituteanui
sanceorhazardtothepubli
c;
(13)Wheneveranybui
ldi
ngorst
ruct
urei
sinsuchacondit
ionastoconstit
uteapubl
ic
nuisancedef
inedi
nArt
icl
e694and695oftheCivi
lCodeofthePhi
li
ppines.
(c)Abat ementofDanger ousBuildi

ngs.Inallcasesofdangerousbuildings,exceptthose
coveredbyAr t
icle482and694t o707oft heCi vi
lCodeofthePhi l
ippines,theBuildi
ng
Offi
cialshallorderthei
rrepai
r,vacati
on,ordemol i
tioni
naccordancewi ththefoll
owing
procedur e:
(1)Wherethedangerousbui
ldingcanreasonabl
yber
epai
redsucht
hati
twi
llnol
onger
bedangerous,i
tshal
lbeorderedrepai
red;
(2)Wher et
hedangerousbui l
dingissucht
hatt
or epai
ritwouldcostmorethan50per
centofthecur
rentt
or eplacementcostoft
hebuil
ding,itshal
lberepai
redor
demoli
shedattheopinionoft heowner;
(3)Wher ethedangerousbuildingposesanimmediat
ethreatt
olif
e,li
mb,orproper
ty,
itshal
lbevacatedimmedi at
ely,thenrepai
redordemoli
shedinaccor
dancewi
th
subparagraphs(1)or(2)herein.
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SECTION 1.
01.09.Alt
ernat
eornew Desi
gn,Mat
eri
al,Met
hodofConst
ruct
ion,or
Workmanship;Test
s
(a)Anydesi gn,materi
al,methodofconst r
ucti
on,orworkmanshipnotspecifi
cal
ly
i
ncludedi nthisCodemaybeused:Pr ovided,Thatsuchalt
ernateornew desi
gn,
mat er
ial,methodofconstr
uction,orwor kmanshipisatleasttheequi
valentofthose
prescri
bedint hi
sCodei neff
ectiveness.
(b)Testsfordesi
gn,mat er
ial
s,methodofconst
ruct
ion,orwor kmanshi
pshallbe
prescri
bedbyt heSecret
aryofPubl
icWorksandCommuni cat
ioninappropr
iaterul
es
andr egul
ati
onstheref
or.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
10:Muni
cipalandPr
ovi
nci
alOr
dinancesandRegul
ati
ons
(a)Localor
dinancesshoul
dconfor mtot heCodeandsuppl et
oryr equir
ementshereto
shal
linnocasedi mini
shmi ni
mum r equirement
sembodi edint hisCode.TheSecretary
ofPubli
cWor ksandCommuni cationsor,inthepropercase,theSecr et
aryofJust
ice
shal
ltakeanyandal lappr
opriat
est epsincaseswherelocalordinancesconf
li
ctwiththe
Code.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
11:Def
ini
tionsandTabl
es
(a)Thedefi
nit
ionsinAnnexA andt
heTabl
esi
nAnnexB oft
hisCodear
eher
eby
adoptedaspartther
eof
.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
12:Separ
abi
li
tyCl
ause
(a)If,f
oranyr eason,anysect
ionorprovisi
onofthi
sCodeshallbedecl
ared
unconsti
tut
ionalorinvali
d,noothersect
ionorprovi
sionoft
hisCodeshallbeaf
fect
ed
ther
eby.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
13:Repeal
ingCl
ause
(a)Anyandal lst
atut
es,orders,or
dinances,r
ulesandregulat
ionsorpar
tst her
eof
,
inconsi
stentwi
ththeprovi
sionsofthisCode,areherebyrepealedormodif
ied
accordi
ngly.
SECTI
ON 1.
01.
14:Ef
fect
ivi
ty
(a)ThisCodeshal lt
akeef f
ectuponi tsapprovalwit
hint heGr eaterManilaMetropol
itan
Areaandinot herareaswher etherear eal
readyexisti
ngl ocalbuildingcodes,andfour
(4)yearsthereaft
er,inallotherareasinthePhili
ppines:Pr ovi
ded,however ,Thatthis
provi
sionshallnotpreventanyci tyormuni ci
palcouncilorboar dfrom adopti
ngt hi
s
Codeimmedi atelyuponitsappr oval
.
Chapt
er1.
02-ENFORCEMENT
SECTI
ON 1.02.
01:J
ointBui
ldi
ngandEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngResear
chandSt
andar
ds
Commissi
on
(a)Membershi
p.Thereisher ebycreat
edaJ oi
ntBuil
dingandEnvi r
onment alPlanni
ng
Resear
chandSt andardsCommi ssioncomposedoftwoSenator
s,t woCongr essmen,and
fi
veothermember stobeappoi nt
edbyt hePresi
dentofthePhi
lippines.Themember s
shal
lelectaChair
manf rom amongt hemsel
ves.
(1)ThePresidentoft
heSenateshalldesi
gnat
ethechai
rmanoftheCommi
tteeon
Housing,Ur
banDevel opmentandResettl
ementandoneSenat
orfr
om t
heminori
ty
part
yasmember soft heCommissi
on.
(2)TheSpeakeroft
heHouseofRepr
esentat
ivesshalldesi
gnatetheChai
rmanoft
he
Committ
eeonHousingandoneCongressmanf r
om themi nor
itypar
tyasmembersof
theCommission.
(3)ThePresi
dentoft hePhili
ppinesshal
lappointtwoarchi
tect
s,twoengi neer
s,andone
buil
dingcontract
orchosenfrom thoseoff
ici
all
yrecommendedbyt heirrespecti
ve
nati
onalprof
essionalor
ganizati
ons,toserveforf
ouryearsorunti
ltheirsuccessor
sshal
l
havebeendul yappointedandqual i
fi
ed.
(4)Themember sthereofshallservewi thoutcompensat ion:except,Thatthemember s

from theprof
essionalorganizati
onsmayr ecei
veaperdi em ofonehundr edpesos
(P100.00)eachpermeet ingact uall
yat t
ended:Pr ovided,Thatt hetotalperdiem the
member smayr eceiveshallnotexceedsi xhundredpesos( P600.00)permont h.A
mont hlytr
ansportationall
owanceoft wohundr edf i
ftypesos( P250.00)shallbegr ant
ed
eachoft hemember sfrom thepr ofessi
onalorganizations.
(
b)Dut i
esandResponsi
bil
iti
es.TheCommi
ssi
onshal
lhavet
hef
oll
owi
ngdut
iesand
r
esponsi
bil
iti
es:
(1)Conductorcauset obeconductedcontinuingresearchandst
udi
esonbuil
ding,
housi
ng,andenvironmentalplanni
ngst andardsandr equir
ement
stosaf
eguar
dl i
feor
l
imb,health,pr
operty,andpublicwelf
are;
(2)Pr epar
eadr aftofaunifor
m codeofcrit
eria,standards,anddetail
edspecif
icati
ons
coveringdesign,const
ructi
on,andotherrelat
edmat ter
ssuitedtolocalneedsand
indigenousconditi
onsforadopti
onbylocalgover nmentst osuppl
ementt hemi nimum
standardsprovidedinthisCode;
(3)Preparedraft
sofenvi r
onment alplanni
ng,managementandcont rolcodes,
subdi
visi
onpolici
esandst andards,zoningregul
ati
onsandothercodesf orl
egisl
ati
ve
enact
ment ;andrecommend,f r
om timet otime,changesi
nthisBuil
dingCodef or
submissi
ontoCongr ess;and
(4)Transmitappr
opri
ater
ecommendat iontotheSecret
aryofPubl
icWor
ksand
Communi cati
onsasabasi
sforthepromul gat
ionbytheSecret
aryoft
henecessar
yrul
es
andregulati
onstocar
ryouttheprovi
sionsofthisCode.
(c)Techni
calSt
aff
.TheCommi ssi
onshallbeassist
edbyaTechni calStaffwhichshallbe
headedbyanExecutiveDir
ect
orandanAssi stantExecuti
veDirector.Allpersonnelshal
l
beappointedbytheChai
rmansubj ectt
ocivi
lservicelaws,r
ules,andr egulations.
(d)Appropri
ati
ons.Theamountoft wohundr edandfif
tythousandpesos( P250,000)or
suchamountt her
eofasmaybenecessar yfortheoperati
onoft heCommi ssionishereby
author
izedtobeappropri
atedoutofanyf undsnototherwiseappropr
iat
edf orthefiscal
yearendingJune30,1973.Suchsumsmaybenecessar yfortheoperati
ngexpensesof
theCommi ssi
oninsucceedingf
iscalyear
sshallbeincl
udedi ntheannualGener al
Appropri
ati
onsAct.
SECTI
ON 1.
02.
02:Secr
etar
yofPubl
icWor
ksandCommuni
cat
ionsandBui
ldi
ngOf
fi
cial
s
(a)TheSecr et
aryofPubli
cWorksandCommuni cati
ons,hereinaft
erref
err
edtoasthe
"Secret
ary"
,shallpromulgat
esuchrul esandregulationsnecessaryt
oenablethe
Buil
dingOffici
altoenf
orcetheprovi
sionsofthisCode.
(b)I nmuni cipalit

ies,theMuni ci
palEngi neershal lbet heBuildi
ngOf fi
cial;Pr ovided,
Thatwhent her eisnosuchMuni cipalEngi neer,oradul yli
censedengi neerper formi ng
thedut i
esofaMuni ci
palEngi neer ,oraLandandBui ldingOffi
cial,thePr ovinci al
Engineer,ori nt heabsencet hereof ,thePubl icWor ksEngi neerwi thi
nwhosej urisdicti
on
themuni cipalityfallsshallbet heBui ldi
ngOf f
icial.Incaseofci ties,theCi tyPubl i
c
Wor ksSuper visorshal lbet heBui ldingOf fici
al:Pr ovided,Thatwhent herei snosuch
CityPublicWor ksSuper visor,theCi t
yEngi neershal lbet heBui ldingOf f
icial.Fort he
purposeoft heenf orcementoft hepr ovi
sionsoft hisCode,t heBui ldingOf fici
alshal lbe
undert hesuper vi
sionoft heSecr etaryofPubl i
cWor ksandCommuni cations,any
provisi
onofl aw t othecont rarynot withstanding.
(c)Subj ectt otheappr ovaloftheMuni cipalMayor ,Ci tyMayor ,orProvincialGover norin

thepr opercase,andot hercivilservicel awsandr ules,theBui ldingOffi
cialmayappoi nt
suchnumberofof f
icers,inspectors,assi st
ant s,orot herempl oyeespossessi ngt he
necessar yqual i
fi
cationsandcompet encyasmaybeaut hori
zedbyt heMuni cipalCounci l
,
CityCounci l,orProvi ncialBoard,ast hecasemaybe.Hemaydeput izesucht echni cal
ly
qualif
iedempl oyeesasmaybenecessar ytocar r
youtt hepr ovi si
onsofthisCode.For
purposesoft hisSubsect i
on,thet erms" necessar yqual ifi
cati
onsandcompet ency"and
"technicall
yqual if
ied"shal lmeant hatt heper sont obedeput izedshallhavepassedt he
highestgr adeofexami nationcall
edf ori nt heappl i
cablel aw regulat
ingthepr acti
ceof
thebr anchofengi neer i
ngorar chitect urer elatedt oorassoci at edwiththedut iesand
power swhi cht heper sont obedeput izedshal lassume.
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SECTI
ON 1.
02.
03:Bui
ldi
ngper
mit
s
(a)Anyper son,fi
rm,orcorporati
on,includinganydepar tment,off
ice,bureau,agencyof
i
nstrumentalit
yoft hegover
nmenti ntendingt oconstruct
,alt
er,repair,move,convertor
demolishanybui l
dingorstruct
ure,orcauset hesamet obedone,shal lobtai
na
buil
dingper mitf
rom theBuildi
ngOf f
icialforwhicheverofsuchwor kisproposedtobe
undertakenforthebuildi
ngorst r
ucture,bef or
eanysuchwor kisstart
ed.
(
b)Appr
opr
iat
erul
esandr
egul
ati
onsshal
lbesetbyt
heSecr
etar
yconcer
ning:
(1)Formsf orappl
icat
ionf
orbuil
dingpermits;
(2)Procedurestobeobservedi
nsecuri
ngsuchper mits;
(3)Procedurestobeobservedi
nt hei
ssuance,suspensi
on,andr
evocat
ionofsuch
buil
dingper mit
s;and
(4)Type,nat
ure,andscopeofpl
ansandspecif
icat
ions,andotherr
equi si
tedocument
s,
whichshal
lbepreparedanddesi
gnedbyalicensedarchit
ectorengineer.
(c)Whenauthor
izedbyt heBui
ldingOf
fici
ali
naccordancewit
ht heprovi
sionsoft
his
Code,pl
ansandspecif
icati
onsneednotbesubmittedforthefol
lowi
ng:
(1)Gr oupA t raditi

onalindigenoustypeofdwel
li
ngconst r
ucti
oncost
ingnotmor ethan
thr
eet housandpesos( P3,000.00);and
(2)Gr oupJDi visi
on1OccupancyofType1convent ionalwoodfr
ameconstruct
ionorof
thetradi t
ionalindigenoust ypeofconstr
uct
ioncost
ingnotmor ethanthr
eethousand
pesos( P3,000. 00).
(d)Theappl icantf orabui l

dingper mitforpr ivat ebui ldingsorst ructur esaf t erhavi ng
compl iedwi t
hal lther equi rement sprescribedt her efori naccor dancewi tht hepr ovisions
oft hisCode,shal lbei ssuedabui l
dingper mi twi thinf ift
een( 15)daysf rom t hedat eof
paymentoft heper mitf eef orGr oupsA andJOccupanci esandwi thint hirty( 30)days
from t hedat eofpaymentoft heper mitfeef orot herGr oupOccupanci es,unl esst he
Bui l
di ngOf fi
cialorhi sDeput yaut hori
zedt oi ssuet heper mitshal linfor mt heappl i
cant
inwr iti
ngwhyt heper mi tshoul dnotbei ssued,andshal lindicatet her eont hepar t i
cular
pr ovisionsoft heCodevi olatedbyt heappl icantort hepar ticularrequi rement snot
compl iedwi t
h.Wi t hinf i
f teen( 15)daysf rom t hedat eofr eceiptbyt heappl icantof
advi cef rom theBui ldingOf fi
cialorhi sDeput yaut hor izedt oi ssuet heper mi twhyt he
bui l
di ngper mi tshoul dnotbei ssued,orwhyt hebui ldingper mi tissuspendedor
revoked,t heappl icantmayappealt henon- issuance,suspensi on,orr evocat iont her eof,
tot heMayoroft hechar teredci tyormuni cipal ity,ort heGover noroft hepr ovi ncewher e
thebui ldingorst ruct uref orwhi cht heper miti sbei ngappl iedf orislocat ed.Sai dappeal
shal lbedeci dedwi thinf ifteen( 15)daysf rom r eceiptt hereof,ot herwise,t heappl icant
maybr ingthemat tert ot hepr operCour tofJ ust i
cef orf inaldi spositi
on.
(e)Al lpublicbuildingsshal lconf

ormt ot heprovisionsofthisCodeandt heBui l
ding
Offi
cialoft hecit
yorpr ovincewher et hepubl icbui l
dingislocatedshalli
ssuet he
buil
dingper mitther ef
or,statinginwr iti
ngt hatsuchpubl i
cbui l
dingconformst ot he
requirement soft heCode.Fornat ionalpubl i
cbui ldings,t
heSecr etar
yofPubl i
cWor ks
andCommuni cationsshalli ssueacer ti
ficati
ont hatsuchabui l
dingconformst ot he
Code.Publ icbuildingsshal lbeexemptf r om paymentofbui l
dingpermi t
,inspection,
anotherf ees.
SECTI
ON 1.
02.
04:Fees
(a)Regulat
ionsonbui l
dingper
mi t
,inspect
ionandot herf
ees,andf orcompl
iancewith
thesameshal lbecoveredbycit
yandmuni ci
palor
dinances:Provi
ded,ThatTradit
ional
i
ndigenousfami l
ydwelli
ngsunderSection1.01.
04( d)shallbeexemptf r
om paymentof
buil
dingpermitfees.
SECTI
ON 1.
02.
05:I
nspect
ionadCer
tif
icat
esofOccupancy
(a)Inspect ion.Thedul ylicensedar chitectorengi neerengagedbyt heownert o

under takei nspect i
onanddet ailedsuper visi
onoft heconst ruct i
onshallper iodicall
y
cert
ifyt hatt heconst ructi
onconf ormst ot hepl ansandspeci f
icati
onssubmi ttedi nt he
appli
cat ionf orabui l
dingper mi t .Uponsubmi ssi onofsuchper i
odiccerti
ficati
onsdur i
ng
thepr ogr essofconst ructi
on,t heBui l
dingOf fi
ci alshallperi
odi call
yissuet her equired
authorityt ocont inuewi ththesubsequentphasesofconst ruction,withoutpr ejudicet o
hisrightt oconductonhi sowni ni
tiati
veanyi nspect i
onoft hesai dconst ruction.Upon
compl etionoft heconst ruction,t hesai ddul yl icensedar chitectorengi neershal lsubmi t
totheBui l
dingOf ficialthef i
nalcer tif
icationt hatt hebui ldi
ngconf or
mst ot hepr ovisions
oftheCodeandwi t hthedet ailedpl ansandspeci fi
cationssubmi t
ted.
(b)Cer tifi
catesofOccupancy.Thepr operCer ti
ficat eofOccupancyshal lbei ssuedt othe
applicantwi t
hinseven( 7)daysf rom compl etionoft her equi r
ement sf ori nspect ionand
occupancyandpaymentofanyandal lf eest her efor ,unl esst hebui ldingOf f
icialorhi s
Deput yi ssuingt heCer tificateshal lshow causei nwr iti
ngwhyt heCer tificateshoul dnot
beissuedandshal lindicat et her
eont hepar ticularpr ovisionsoft heCodevi olat edort he
particularrequi r
ement snotcompl iedwi th.Wi thinf ifteen( 15)daysf rom r eceiptbyt he
applicantoft headvi cef rom Bui l
di ngOf f i
cialorhi sDeput yaut hor i
zedt oi ssuet he
cert
ificatewhyt hecer t
ificat eshoul dnotbei ssued,orwhyt hecer ti
ficatei ssuspended
orrevoked,t heappl icantmayappealt henon- issuance,suspensi on,orr evocat ion
thereof,t otheMayoroft hechar ter edci tyormuni cipality,ort heGover noroft he
provincewher ethebui ldingf orwhi cht hecer tif
icat ei sbei ngappl i
edf ori slocat ed.Said
appealshal lbedeci dedwi thinfi
fteen( 15)daysf rom r eceiptst hereof ,ot her wise,t he
applicantmaybr ingt hemat tertot hepr operCour tofJ usticeforf i
naldi sposi tion.The
buil
di ngmaybeoccupi edonl yuponi ssuanceoft heCer tifi
cateofOccupancy.
SECTION 1.
02.06:Vi
olat
ionsofThi
sCodeCover
ingDesi
gns,Mat
eri
als,Met
hodsof
Const
ruct
ion,andWorkmanship
(a)Inal lcasesofviol
ationoft hi
sCodecoveri
ngdesign,materi
als,methodsof
constructi
on,andwor kmanshi p,theBui
ldi
ngOf f
ici
alshal
lobser
vet hefol
lowi
ng
procedurei norderi
ngtheal t
erationt
oconfor
mt ot hi
sCodeordemol i
ti
onoft he
buil
dingorpor tionthereof
:
(1)Wher ethebuil
dingisintheprocessofconstructi
on,t heconst
ructi
onoft heporti
on
orporti
onsinviol
ationofthi
sCodeshal lbestoppedunt ilthesameshal lhavebeen
alt
eredtoconformt othi
sCode,unlesssuchpar t
ialviol
ationwilli
mpairt hestabi
li
tyand
safet
yoft hewholeorpartofthestruct
ure,i
nwhi chcase,t hewholeconstruct
ionshall
bestopped.
(2)Wher eabui l
dingorporti
onther
eofhasbeenconst
ruct
ed,thefol
lowi
ngprocedur
e
shallbeobserved:
(2.1)Incaseitcanber easonabl
yalter
edtoconf
ormtotherequi
rementsoft
hisCode,
itshallbeal
teredaccor
dingly;
(2.2)Incasethelaterat
ionwi
llcostmorethan50percentoft
hecurr
entconst
ruct
ion
costofthebuil
ding,itshal
lbealter
edtoconfor
mtothisCodeordemoli
shedatthe
optionoftheowner;
(2.3)I ncasethebui l
dingorporti
ont hereofposesani mmedi at
edangert ol
ife,li
mb,or
proper t
y,thesameshal lbevacatedimmedi atel
y,thenal t
eredtoconformt ot he
requirementsofthi
sCodeordemol i
shedi naccordancewi thsubparagraphs( 1)and( 2)
herein.
(3)I ftheowner,af
t errecei
ptsoftheor derofalterat
ionordemol i
tionfail
stocompl y
withsuchor derwit
hi naper i
odofoneyear ,saidconstruct
ionshallbedeclareda
nuisanceandbeabat edinaccordancewi ththepr ovi
sionsofArti
cle699oft heCi vil
Codeoft hePhi
li
ppines.
(b)Thi
sCodeshallnotbeconstr
uedtodepri
veanypersontheri
ghtt
oavailhi
msel
fof
anyandal
ljudi
cialproceedi
ngsorr
emediesavai
labl
eunderexi
sti
ngl
aws.
(c)Not hi
ngi nthisChapterisintendedt odimi nishthepower svest edinthedi ff
erent
BoardsofExami nersofthevariousarchitect
uralandengi neeri
ngpr ofessi
onsas
providedforinexi st
encelawsr egul
atingt hepr acti
ceofar chi
tectureandengi neeri
ng,
nortor estr
ictthedesigningengineeri
ngorar chitectintheexer ci
seofhi sprofessi
onal
discr
etionwi t
hint hebasicminimum st andardsandr equirementsembodi edi nSection
1.01.02oft hisCode.
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TITLE2-FI REAND FI
RE-RESI
STI VESTANDARDS
Chapter2.
01-REQUI REMENTS FOR FI
REZONES
SECTI
ON 2.
01.
01:Gener
al
(a)Fi
reZonesDefi
ned.Fi
rezonesarear
easwithi
nwhichonlycertai
ntypesofbui
ldi
ng
arepermitt
edtobeconst
ruct
edbasedonthei
ruse,occupancy,t
ypeofconstr
ucti
on,
andresi
stancet
ofi
re.
(
b)Buildi
ngLocat edinMoreThanOneFireZone.Ifabui l
dingorstructur
eisl
ocatedin
mor
et hanonef ir
ezoneandmor ethanone-t
hir
dofi t
st otalf
loorar
eai sinamore
r
est
rict
edf i
rezone,thentheenti
rebui
ldi
ngshallconfor
mt otherequir
ementsforthe
mor
er est
rictedarea.
(
c)MovedBuil
ding.Anybuil
dingorst
ructuremovedwit
hinorintoanyfirezoneshal
lbe
madetocomplywithal
ltherequi
rementsforbui
ldi
ngsofthatf
irezone.
(d)Tempor aryBuildings.Temporarybuil
dingsorst ructuresconformingtothe
requir
ement softhisCode,usedf ortheprotectionoft hepublicaroundandi n
conjunct
ionwi thconst r
ucti
onwor kmaybeer ectedinanyoft hefir
ezones:Provi
ded,
thatsuchwor kisallowedbyspeci alper
mi tfr
om t heBui l
dingOf f
ici
alandsuchisused
onlyforali
mi tedper iodoftime.
(e)Cent erLi
nesofStreets.Fort
hepurposeofthi
sChapt er,t
hecenterl
ineofan
adjoi
ningst r
eetorall
eymaybeconsi deredanadjacentpropert
yli
ne.Dist
anceshal
lbe
measur edatr i
ghtanglestothestr
eetorall
ey.
SECTI
ON 2.
01.
02.Desi
gnat
ionofFi
reZones
(
a)TheSecretar
yshal lcl
assif
yeacht ypeoffi
rezoneinaccordancet
ouse,occupancy,
t
ypeofconstr
uction,andr esi
stancet
of i
resubjectt
otheprovisi
onsoft
hisCode.
(b)Basedont hecl assif

icati
onoff i
rezones,CityCounsel
sorMunicipalBoar ds,by
resol
ution,shalldivideci t
iesandmuni ci
paliti
esint
ofir
ezones.Suchdi visi
onshallbein
accordancewi ththel ocalphysicalandspatialfr
ameworkplansorther ecommendat i
on
ofthel ocalci
tyormuni cipaldevelopmentbody.
Chapter2.
02-FI
RE-
RESI
STI
VEREQUI
REMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR FI
RE
PROTECTION
SECTI
ON 2.
02.
01:Fi
re-
Resi
sti
veRequi
rement
s
(a)Exter
iorbear i
ngandnonbear
ingwal
lsofTypesIIandI
IIconstruct
ionsshal
lhave
one-hourfi
re-resi
sti
ver
ati
ng;whilet
hoseoftypesI
V andV shal
lhavefour-
hourfi
re-
resi
sti
verating.
(b)I nter
iorbear i
ngwal l
s,permanentpar t
iti
ons,f l
oors,andr oofsofTypesIItoIV
constructi
onsshal lhaveone- hourfi
re-resi
stiver at
ing;whi l
et hoseofTypeV shallhave
three-hourfir
e- r
esi sti
veratingforwalls,one- hourfir
e-resi
stiveratingf
orpart
iti
ons,and
two-hourf i
re-resistiverati
ngf orver
ticalopeni ngs,fl
oors,andr oofs.
(c)StructuralframesofTypesI IandIIIconst
ructi
onsshal
lhaveone-
hourfir
e-resi
sti
ve
rati
ng;t hoseofTypeI V shal
lhavetwo-hourfi
re-r
esist
iver
ati
ng;andthoseofTypeV
shallhavet hree-hourf
ire-
resi
sti
verat
ing.
(
d)Exter
iordoorsandwi
ndowsshal
lhavet
hree-
four
ths-
hourf
ire-
resi
sti
ver
ati
ngf
oral
l
t
ypesofconst
ructi
on.
SECTI
ON 2.
02.
02:Fi
re-
Resi
sti
veSt
andar
ds
(a)Gener al
.Materi
alsandsyst emsoffir
e-resisti
vepurposesshal
lbeclassi
fied
accordingtothei
rfire-r
esi
stiverat
ingsasdet ermi nedbyint
ernat
ional
lyacceptedt
est
ing
met hods,subj
ecttot heprovisi
onsofthisSect i
on.
(
b)One-
HourFi
re-
Resi
sti
veTi
mePer
iodRat
ing
(1)Thef oll
owi ngwal lsandpar t
iti
onsshal lhaveaone- hourf i
re-r esist
iver ati
ng:Sol id
masonr y,10cent i
met ers(4i nches)thick;hol l
ow unitmasonr y,15cent imeters( 6
inches)thick;solidconcr ete,10cent imeter s(4inches)t hick;st udwal l
scover edon
eachsidewi th1.9cent imet ers( 3/4inch)l athandpl aster,1.6cent imet ers(5/8i nch)of
vermiculi
tegypsum boar d,or2. 5centimet ers(1inch)ofgypsum boar d;and5
centimeters( 2inches)nomi nalthicknesst ongueandgr oovewood,ort wol ayersof1. 9
centimeters( 3/4inch)t ongueandgr oovewoodsepar atedbysheetmet alorasbest os
paperandt reatedoneachsi dewi thaf ir
e- ret
ardantcoat i
nghavi ngaf lame- spread
rati
ngof50orl ess.Squar e-edgedboar dsmaybeusedi st hel ayer sarel aidatr i
ght
angleswi t
heachot her.
(2)Thef ol
lowingfl
oorsshallhaveaone-hourfir
e-resi
stiver ati
ng:masonr yorconcret
e,
10cent imeter
s(4inches)thick;woodjoi
stshavingt wol ayersoffloor
ingaboveanda
plasterorgypsum boardceili
ng,1.
9centimeters(3/4i nch)i nthi
ckness-t hetwolayers
offloori
ngshallbeseparat
edbysheetmet alorasbestosbui ldi
ngpaper ;6.3
cent
imeter
s( 2-1/2i
nches)netthi
cknesst ongueandgroovedwoodf l
oorscover
edwith
1.9cent
imeters(3/4inch)woodfl
ooringlaidatri
ghtanglesther
eto.Thesupporti
ng
beamsforsuchf l
oor
sshallbenotlessthan15cent i
meters(6inches)inminimum
dimensi
on.
(
3)Thef oll
owingprot
ecti
onsformetalst
ructur
almembersshallhaveone-hourfi
re-
r
esi
stiverati
ng:2.5centi
meters(1i
nch)ofconcret
e;3.8centi
met er
s(1-1/2inches)of
masonry;andmet all
athand2.5centimeter
s(1inch)ofpl
ast
er .
(4)Thef ol
lowingshallal
sohaveaone- hourf
ire-resi
sti
ver
ati
ng;woodcol
ums,20
centimeter
s( 8inches)ormoreinleastdimension;andwoodbeams,15cent
imeter
s(6
inches)ormor einleastdimensi
on.
(
c)Two-
HourFi
re-
Resi
sti
veTi
mePer
iodRat
ing
(1)Thefoll
owingparti
tions,wall
s,andf l
oorsshallhaveat wo-
hourfir
e-r
esi
sti
ver
ating:
soli
dmasonr y,15centi
met er
s( 6inches)thick;hol
low uni
tmasonry,20centi
meter
s( 8
inches)t
hick;andsoli
dconcr et
e,127cent imeters(5inches)thi
ck.
(2)Thef oll
owingprotecti
onsformet alstr
ucturalmember sshal
lhaveatwo- hourfire-
resi
sti
ver ati
ng.3.8centimeters(1-1/2inches)ofconcrete;5centi
meters(2i nches)of
masonr y;andt wolayersofmet all
athandpl asterwith1.9cent
imeter
s( 3/
4i nch)ai r
spacebet weenandhavi ngat otalt
hicknessof6. 3centi
meters(2-
1/2inches).
(
d)Thr
ee-
HourFi
re-
Resi
sti
veTi
mePer
iodRat
ing
(1)Thefol
lowingpar t
iti
ons,wall
s,andf l
oor
sshal lhaveat hr
ee-hourfir
e-resi
sti
ve
rat
ing:sol
idmasonr y,17.8centi
met er
s( 7inches)thick;hol
low uni
tmasonr y,25.
4
centi
meters(10inches)t hi
ck;andsoli
dconcr ete,15centimeter
s( 6inches)thi
ck.
(
2)Thef oll
owingprot
ect
ionformetalst
ruct
uralmembersshal
lhaveathr
ee-hourfi
re
r
esi
stiverati
ng:centi
meter
s( 2i
nches)ofconcr
ete;7.
6centi
meters(
3inches)of
masonry.
(
e)Four
-HourFi
re-
Resi
sti
veTi
mePer
iodRat
ing
(1)Thefol
lowingparti
ti
ons,wall
s,andfloor
sshallhaveaf our-
hourfi
reresi
sti
verati
ng:
sol
icmasonrywalls,20centimet
ers(8inches)t
hick;holl
ow unitmasonry,30
centi
meter
s( 12inches)thi
ck;andsol
idconcret
e,17. 8centimeter
s(7inches)thi
ck.
(
f)St
eelJ
oist
s.St
eelj
oistf
loor
sshal
lhavef
rom onet
ofour
-hourf
ire-
resi
sti
ver
ati
ng
basedoni
nter
nat
ional
lyaccept
edst
andar
dsofengi
neer
ing.
(g)Flame-ProofMat
eri
als.Mat
eri
alsrequi
redtobeflame-
proof
edshal
lbetreatedwitha
fl
ame- r
etar
danthavingflame-
spreadrati
ngof50lessasdeter
minedbythe" Tunnel
Test
".
SECTI
ON 2.
02.
03:I
nter
iorWal
landCei
li
ngFi
nish
(a)General.Finishesforinteri
orwallsandcei l
ingsofanybui l
dingshal lbeclassifi
ed
accor
dingtot heirf l
ame-spreadchar acteri
sticsusingt heinter
nat i
onall
yaccept ed
"TunnelTest"orot herequivalenttestf orfi
repr ot
ection.Theclassofmat eri
als
accor
dingtof l
ame- spr
eadchar act
eristicsshallbedet er mi
nedf oreachoccupancygr oup.
Thesmokedensi tyshallnotbegr eat erthant hatobtainf r
om thebur ningofunt r
eated
woodundersi mi larcondi
tionswhent estedinaccor dancewi tht he"TunnelTest "inthe
wayintendedf oruse.Thepr oduct
sofcombust ionshal lbenomor etoxicthant he
burni
ngofunt r eatedwoodundersi mi l
arcondi t
ions.
(b)I nt
eriorFinishMat erial
s.I nteriorwall
sandcei l
ingf i
nishshal lmeani nt
er i
or
wainscoting,paneling,orot herf i
nishappl i
edstructurallyorf ordecoration,acoustical
correct
ion,sur f
acei nsulati
onorsi mi l
arpurposes.Requi rement sf orfi
nishesshal lnot
applytot rim,door s,andwi ndowsort heirframes,nort omat eri
al swhichar elessthan
onemi lli
met er(0.039i nch)i nt hicknesscement edt oani ncombust i
blebacki ng.Interi
or
fi
nishmat eri
alsappl i
edt owal lsandcei li
ngsshal lbet estedasspeci f
iedher einand
regulatedf orpurposesofl imitingf lame-spread.
SECTI
ON 2.
02.
04:Pr
omul
gat
ionofFi
re-
Resi
sti
veRegul
ati
ons
(a)TheSecr etaryshallpr omul gateappr opriatestandar dsandr egulati

onsont het esti
ng
ofmat erialsforflame-spr eadchar acteristics;appl i
cationofcont r
oll
edi nteri
orf i
nish;
fi
nishesbasedonoccupancy;mat erial
sandt estsonf i
redamper s,fir
et estsofbui lding
constructionandmat eri
al s,firetestsofdoorassembl ies,ti
n-cladf i
redoor s,fir
et estof
window assembl i
es,instal l
ationoffiredoorandf i
rewi ndows,andsmokeandf ire
detectorsf orfi
repr ot
ectivesi gnali
ngsyst ems;f i
re-resisti
vepr otecti
onofst r
uctur al
member s;f i
re-r
esisti
vewal lsandpar t
itions;f i
re-resisti
vef l
oor-ceil
ingsorr oof-ceilings;
fi
re-resi
st i
veassembl iesf orpr ot
ectionofopeni ngs;andf i
re-retardantroofcover ings.
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Chapter3.
01-CLASSIFI
CATION OFALLBUI LDINGS BY
USEOR OCCUPANCYAND GENERALREQUI REMENTS
FOR ALLOCCUPANCI
ES
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
01:OccupancyCl
assi
fi
ed
(a)Bui
ldi
ngproposed,f
orconst
ruct
ionshallbeident
ifi
edaccor
dingt
oit
suseort
he
char
act
erofi
tsoccupancyandshallbeclassi
fi
edasfollows:
(
1)Gr
oupA -Resi
dent
ial
:Dwel
li
ngs.Gr
oupA Occupanci
esshal
lincl
udedwel
li
ngs.
(2)GroupB -Resident
ial
:Hot
elsandApart
ments.-Gr oupB Occupanci
esshal
lincl
ude
boardi
ngorlodgi
nghouses,hotel
s,apar
tmenthouses,convent
s,andmonasteri
es(each
accomodat
ingmor ethan10persons)
.
(3)Gr oupC -Educat i

onandRecr eati
on.GroupC Occupanciesshallbeanybuil
ding
usedf orschoolordaycar epur
posesmor et haneighthour
sperweek,i nvol
ving
assembl ageforinst
ructi
on,educati
on,orrecreat
ion,andnotclassedinGroupIorin
Divi
sions1and2ofGr oupH Occupancies.
(4)Gr oupD -I nstitutional .GroupD Occupanci esshallinclude:Di visi

on1-Ment al
hospital
s,ment alsani tariums,j ails,prisons,reformatori
es,andbui ldi
ngswher e
personalli
ber t
iesofi nmat esar esimi l
arlyrestrained;Division2-Nur seriesf orf ull
-ti
me
careofchildrenunderki nder gart
enage,hospi t
als,sani
tar i
ums,nur singhomeswi th
non-ambul at
or ypat ients,andsi mi l
arbui l
dings( eachaccommodat i
ngmor et hanf ive
persons);Division3-Nur singhomesf orambul atorypati
ent s,homesf orchi ldrenof
kindergart
enageorover( eachaccommodat i
ngmor ethanf i
veper sons) ;Pr ovided,That
GroupD Occupanci esshal lnotincl udebui l
dingsusedonl yf orprivater esident i
al
purposesorf oraf ami lygr oup.
(
5)Gr
oupE-Busi
nessandMer
cant
ile.Gr
oupEOccupanci
esshal
lincl
ude:Di
visi
on1-
Gasolinefill
ingandser vi
cest ati
ons;st oragegar ageandboatst oragest r
uctureswher e
nowor kisdoneexceptexchangeofpar tsandmai ntenancer equir
ingnoopenf l
ame,
welding,ort heuseofhi ghlyf l
ammabl eliquids;Di visi
on2-Whol esaleandr etailst
ores,
off
icebui l
dings,drinkinganddi ningest abli
shment shavi nganoccupantl oadt estthan
100,pr int
ingpl ant
s,muni cipalpoliceandf irest ati
ons,f actor
iesandwor kshopsusi ng
mat eri
alsnothi ghl
yf lammabl eorcombust ible,storageandsal esroom forcombust i
ble
goods,andpai ntstoreswi thoutbul khandl i
ng,andDi vision3- Air
crafthangarswher e
nor epairwor kisdoneexceptexchangeofpar t
sandmai ntenancer equi
ringnoopen
fl
ame,wel ding,ortheuseofhi ghlyflammabl eliquids;openpar ki
nggar agesand
heli
por t
s.
(6)Gr
oupF-I ndust
rial
.GroupFOccupanciesshal
lincl
ude:I
cepl ants,powerpl
ant
s,
pumpingplant
s,coldstorage,andcr
eameries;f
actor
iesandworkshopsusing
i
ncombusti
bleandnon- explosi
vemater
ial
s;andstorageandsal
esr oomsof
i
ncombusti
bleandnon- explosi
vemater
ial
s.
(7)Gr oupG -St orageandHazar dous.GroupG Occupanci esshallinclude:Di vision1-

St or
ageandhandl ingofhazar dousandhi ghl yflammabl eorexpl osivemat er
ialsother
thanf lammabl el i
quids;Di visi
on2-St orageandhandl i
ngoff l
ammabl eliquids;dr y
cleaningpl antsusingf lammabl eli
quids;pai ntst or
eswit hbulkhandl i
ng;pai ntshops
andspr aypaintingr ooms,andshops;Di vision3-Woodwor kingest abli
shment s,
planningmi l
lsandboxf actori
es,shopsfact orieswherel oose,combust i
blef i
ber sordust
aremanuf actured,pr ocessedorgener ated;war ehouseswher ehighlycombust ible
mat eriali
sst ored;Di visi
on4-Repai rgar ages;andDi vi
sion5-Ai rcraftrepairhangar s.
(8)Gr oupH -Assembl yOtherThanGr oupI .Gr oupH Occupanci esshal

lincl
ude:
Divisi
on1-Anyassembl ybuil
dingwi thast ageandanoccupantl oadoflessthan100
inthebui l
ding;Divi
sion2-Anyassembl ybui ldingwi thoutastageandhavi ngan
occupantloadof300ormor eint hebui l
ding;Di visi
on3-Anyassembl ybuildi
ng
withoutast ageandhavinganoccupantl oadofl esst han300int hebuil
ding,including
suchbui l
dingsusedforschoolpur poseslesst hanei ghthoursperweek;andDi vision4-
Stadiums,r evi
ewi
ngst ands,amusementpar kst ructuresnoti
ncludedwithinGr oupIor
Divisi
ons1,2,and3,Gr oupH Occupanci es.
(9)GroupI-AssemblyOccupantLoad1000orMore.Gr
oupIOccupanci
esshallbeany
assemblybui
ldi
ngwit
hast ageandanoccupantl
oadof1000ormoreint hebuil
ding.
(10)Gr oupJ-Accessory.GroupJOccupanciesshalli
nclude:Di
visi
on1-Pr i
vat
e
garages,carport
s,sheds,andagr
icul
turalbuil
dings;Divi
sion2-Fencesover1.
80
met er
s( 6feet)high,t
anks,andtowers.
(b)Othersubgr
oupingsordivisi
onswi
thi
nGr oupsA t
oJmaybedet er
mi nedbythe
Secr
etary.Anyotheroccupancynotment
ionedspeci
fical
lyi
nthi
sSect
ion,orabout
whichthereisanyquest
ion,shal
lbei
ncludedi
nt heGr
oupwhichit
susemostnear
ly
resemblesbasedontheexist
ingorpr
oposedli
feandfi
rehazar
d.
(c)TheBuildi
ngOf f
ici
alsshal
lident
ifyandindi
cat
eint heCer
tif
icat
eofOccupancythe
appropr
iat
eclassi
fi
cationtowhichabui l
dingorst
ruct
ur et
obeconst r
uct
edbelongs.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
02:Changei
nUse
(a)Nochangeshal lbemadei nt hechar acterofoccupanciesoruseofanybui l

ding
whi chwoul dplacet hebuildinginadi ff
er entdivi
sionoft hesamegr oupofoccupancyor
inadi ff
erentgroupofoccupanci es,unlesssuchbui ldi
ngsismadet ocomplywi ththe
requi rementsforsuchdi vi
sionorgr oupofoccupancy:Except ,Thatthecharacterof
occupancyofexi st
ingbui l
dingsmaybechangedsubj ecttotheapprovaloftheBui l
ding
Officialandthebui ldi
ngmaybeoccupi edf orpur
posessetf orthinotherGroupswi t
hout
conf ormingtoal lt
her equirement sf
ort hoseGr oups,pr ovi
dedt henew orproposeduse
islesshazar dous,basedonl if
eandf ir
er i
sk,thant heexisti
nguse.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
03:Mi
xedOccupancy
(a)Gener al.Whenabui ldingi susedf ormor ethanoneoccupancypur poses,eachpar t

ofthebui ldi
ngcompr i
singadi sti
nct" Occupancy"shal lbeseparatedfrom anyot her
occupancy.Whenabui ldingi susedf ormor ethanoneoccupancypur pose,i tshallbe
subjecttot hemostr estricti
ver equirement sfort heoccupanciesconcer ned:Except ,-
(1)Whenaone- stor
ybui l
dinghousesmor ethanoneoccupancy,eachpor t
ionoft he
buil
dingshal lconfor
mt ot her equir
ement sfortheoccupancyhousedt herein,andt he
areaoft hebui ldingshallbesucht hatthesum oft heactualareasdividedbyt he
all
owabl eareaf oreachsepar at eoccupancyshal lnotexceedone;and( 2)Wher emi nor
accessoryusesdonotoccupymor et han10percentoft heareaofanyf l
oorofa
buil
ding,normor ethan10percentoft hebasi sareper mitt
edi ntheoccupancy
requirement s.Themaj oruseoft hebui l
di ngshal ldeterminetheoccupancycl assif
icati
on
providedt heusesar esepar atedi naccor dancewi threquirementsf oroccupancy
separati
on.
(b)FormsofOccupancySeparation.Occupancyseparati
onsshallbevert
icalor
hori
zontalorboth,orwhennecessary,ofsuchotherf
or m asmayber equiredtoaf
for
da
completeseparati
onbetweenthevar i
ousoccupancydivisi
onsi
nt hebuil
ding.
(c)TypesofOccupancySeparat
ion.Occupancyseparat
ionsshallbeclassedas"One-
HourFire-
Resi
sti
ve""Two-HourFire-
Resist
ive"
,"Three-
HourFire-Resi
stive"
,and"Four-
HourFire-
Resi
sti
ve".
(1)A "
One-HourFi
re-Resi
sti
veOccupancySepar
ati
ons"shal
lbeofnotlesst
hanone-
hourfi
re-
resi
sti
veconst
ructi
on.Al
lopeningsi
nsuchaseparati
onsshal
lbeprot
ect
eda
f
ireassembl
yhavi
ngaone-
hourf
ire-
resi
sti
ver
ati
ng.
(2)A "Two-HourFire-
Resisti
veOccupancySepar ati
on"shal lbeofnotlesst hant
wo-hour
fi
re-r
esist
iveconst
ruction.Allopeni
ngsi nsuchsepar at
ionshallbepr
ot ect
edbyaf i
re
assemblyhavingaoneandone- hal
f-hourfi
re-
resi
stiver at
ing.
(3)A " Thr ee-HourFi r

e- Resisti
veOccupancySepar ati
on"shal lbeofnotl esst hant hree-
hourf ire-resisti
veconst ruction.Allopeni ngsi nwal l
sformi ngsuchsepar ationshal lbe
protectedbyaf ireassembl yhavingat hree-hourfir
e-resistiver ating.Thet ot alwidt hof
allopeni ngsi nanyt hr ee-hourf i
re-resisti
veoccupancysepar at i
onwal li
nanyone- story
shallnotexceed25percentoft hel engt hoft hewal lint hatst oryandnosi ngl eopeni ng
shallhaveanar eagr eat erthan10. 00squar emeters( 107. 1squar efeet).Al lopeni ngs
infloorsf ormi nga" Thr ee-HourFi r
e- ResistiveOccupancySepar at i
on"shal lbepr otected
byver t
icalencl osuresext endingaboveandbel ow suchopeni ngs.Thewal l
sofsuch
verticalencl osuresshal lbeofnotl esst hant en-hoursfire-resi stiveconstruct ion,andal l
openi ngst her ei
nshal lbepr otectedbyaf ireassembl yhavi ngoneandone- half-hour
fi
re-resistiver ating.
(4)A "
Four-HourFi
re-Resi
sti
veOccupancySeparati
on"shallhavenoopeni
ngst
her
ein
andshallbeofnotlessthanfour
-hourfi
re-
resi
sti
veconstr
uction.
(d)FireRati
ngsf orOccupancySepar ation.Occupancysepar ati
onsshal lbepr ovided
betweenvariousgr oups,subgr oupings,ordi visi
onsofoccupanci es.TheSecr etaryshall
promulgaterulesandr egulationsforappr opriateoccupancysepar ati
onsi nbui l
dingsof
mixedoccupancy:Pr ovided,Thatwher eanyoccupancysepar ationi srequir
ed,t he
minimum shallbea" One-HourFi re-Resisti
veOccupancySepar at i
on";andwher ethe
occupancyseparationishor i
zontal,structuralmember ssupportingt hesepar ationshall
bepr ot
ectedbyequi valentfir
e- r
esisti
veconst ructi
on.
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SECTI
ON 3.
01.
04:Locat
iononPr
oper
ty
(a)Gener al.Buildingsshal ladjoi

norhaveaccesst oapubl icspace,yar d,orstr
eeton
notlesst hanonesi de.Requi redyardsshal
lbeper manent l
ymai ntained.Forthe
purposeoft hisSect ion,thecent erl
ineofanadj oiningstreetoralleyshal lbeconsi
dered
anadj acentpr opertyline.Eavesoverr equi
redwi ndowsshal lbenotl essthan75
centi
met ers( 30i nches)from t hesi
deandr earandr earpropert
yl i
nes.
(b)Fi reResistanceofWal ls.Exteri

orwal lsshal lhavef ireresist
anceandopeni ng
pr otect i
oninaccor dancewi threquirement ssetbyt heSecr etar
y.Projecti
onsbeyondt he
ext eriorwallshal lnotext endbeyondapoi ntone- thir
dt hedistancetot hepropertyline
from anext eriorwal l;orapoi ntone- thi
rdt hedi st
ancef rom anassumedver ti
calplane
locat edwher ef i
re- r
esist
ivepr otecti
onofopeni ngsi sfi
rstrequiredduet olocati
onon
pr oper ty,whicheveri sthel eastrestri
cti
ve.Di stanceshal lbemeasur edatr i
ghtangl es
from t hepr opertyl i
ne.Whenopeni ngsinext er iorwal l
sar erequiredtobepr otect
eddue
todi st ancefrom pr opertyline,thesum oft hear eaofsuchopeni ngsshallnotexceed50
percentoft het otalareaoft hewal lineachst or y.
(c)Buildi
ngsonSamePr opertyandBui l
dingsCont ainingCour ts.Fort hepur poseof
determiningt her equiredwal landopeningpr ot ecti
on,bui ldi
ngsont hesamepr opert
y
andcour twal lsshallbeassumedt ohaveapr oper t
yl inebetweent hem.Whenanew
buil
dingist obeer ectedont hesamepr oper t
ywi thanexi sti
ngbui l
ding,t heassumed
propert
yl inef r
om t heexi st
ingbui l
dingshallbet hedi st
ancet othepr opertyli
nef or
eachoccupancyassetf orthbyt heSecretary:Pr ovided,Thatt woormor ebui l
dingson
thesamepr opert
ymaybeconsi deredaspor tionsofonebui l
dingoft heaggr egatearea
ofsuchbui l
dingsi swi t
hint heli
mi t
sofal l
owabl ef l
oorar easforasi nglebui l
ding;and
thatwhent hebui ldingssoconsi deredhousedi f
ferentoccupanci esorar eofdiffer
ent
typesofconst r
uction,thear eashallbet hatal lowedf orthemostr estrict
edoccupancyor
constr
uction.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
05:Al
lowabl
eFl
oorAr
eas
(a)AreasofOne- St
oryBuildingsandBuildi
ngOverOneSt or
y.All
owablef
loorareasfor
one-stor
ybuildi
ngsandbui ldingsoveronestor
yshallnotexceedtheli
mitsdetermined
inaccordancewithoccupancygr oupsandtypesofconstr
ucti
on.
(b)AreaSepar
ationWall
s.Eachport
ionofabui
ldi
ngseparat
edbyoneormorearea
separ
ati
onwallsmaybeconsideredasepar
atebui
ldi
ngprovidedt
hear
easepar
ation
wallmeettherequi
rementsofthi
sCode.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
06:Al
lowabl
eAr
eaI
ncr
eases
(a)Thefl
oorareaher
einaboveprovidedmaybeincreasedincert
ainspeci
fi
ci nstances
andunderappropr
iat
econditi
ons,basedontheexistenceofpubli
cspace,streets,or
yardsext
endi
ngalongt headjoi
ningtwoormoresidesofthebuildingorstr
uct ure.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
07:Maxi
mum Hei
ghtofBui
ldi
ngsandI
ncr
eases
(a)Themaxi mum hei ghtandnumberofst ori

esofever ybuil
dingshal lbedependent
upont hechar acteroftheoccupancyandt het ypeofconstructi
on,andshal lnotexceed
thel i
mi tsdeter minedbypopul ati
ondensi ty,buil
dingbulk,widthsofst r
eet s,andcar
parkingr equirement s.Thehei ghtshal lbemeasur edfrom thehi ghestadj oining
sidewal korgr oundsur face,pr ovidedt hattheheightmeasur edf rom thel owest
adjoiningsur faceshallnotexceedsuchmaxi mum heightbymor et han3. 00met er
s(10
feet):Except ,Thatt ower s,spires,andst eeples,erect
edasapar tofabui ldingandnot
usedf orhabi tationorst orage,ar elimitedast oheightonlybyst ructuraldesi gni f
compl etelyofi ncombust iblemat erials,ormayext endnott oexceed6. 00met ers(19
feet,8i nches)abovet hehei ghtl imitsforeachoccupancygr oupi fofcombust ibl
e
mat erial
s.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
08:Maxi
mum Requi
rement
sforGr
oupA Dwel
li
ngs:OneTwoSt
ori
es
(a)Dwell
ingLocati
onandLotOccupancy.Thedwel l
ingshalloccupynotmor ethan90
percentofacornerlotand80percentofani nsi
del ot
,andsubj ecttotheprovi
sionson
easementsofli
ghtandvi ew oftheCivi
lCodeoft
hePhi l
ippi
nes,shallbeatleast2.00
met er
s(6feet
,inches)fr
om t hepropert
yli
ne.
(b)LightandVent
ilat
ion.Ever
ydwel l
ingshal
lbesoconst
ruct
edandar
rangedast
o
provi
deadequatel
ightandvent i
lat
ion.
(1)Habi
tabl
erooms,bat
hrooms,toi
letr
oomsandutil
it
yroomsshallhaveahei
ghtof
notl
essthan2.40meter
s( 8f
eet)
,measuredfr
om f
loortocei
li
ng.
(2)Roomsshal lhaveami ni
mum sizeof6.00squar emet ers(65squarefeet
)wi tha
l
easthor i
zontaldimensionof2.00met er
s(6f eet
,7i nches)forroomsofhuman
habit
ati
ons;3. 00squar emeters(32feet)withaleasthorizont
aldimensi
onof1. 50
meters(5f eet)forkit
chens;and1.20squar emet er
s( 13squarefeet
)withal east
hori
zontaldimensi onof90centimet
ers(3f eet)f
orbathrooms.
(
3)Wi
ndowsshal
lbeatl
east1/
10t
hoft
hef
loorar
eaoft
her
oom.
(
c)Sani
tat
ion.Ever
ydwel
li
ngshal
lbepr
ovi
dedwi
thatl
eastonesani
tar
ytoi
letand
adequat
ewashi
nganddr
ainagef
aci
li
ti
es.
(d)Foundat i
on.Footingshallbeofsuffi
cientsi
zeandstrengthtosupporttheloadand
dwelli
ngandshal lbeatleast30centimet er
s(1foot
)thickand60cent i
met er
s( 2f
eet)
below thesurfaceofthegr ound.Eachpostshallbeanchoredtosuchfooti
ngsbystraps
andbol tsofadequatesize.
(
e)PostorSupor
tal
es.Thedi
mensi
onsofwoodenpostorsupor
tal
esshallbethose
f
oundinTabl
e3.01-A Dimensi
onofWoodenPost
sorSuportal
es(AnnexB).
(
f)Floor
.Theli
veloadofthefi
rstfloorshal
lbeatleast200kil
ogr
amspersquar
emet er
(
40poundspersquarefoot)andfort hesecondf
loor,atl
east150ki
logr
amspersquare
meter(30poundspersquarefoot
).
(g)Roof
.Thewi ndl
oadforr
oof
sshal
lbeatl
east150ki
logr
amspersquar
emet
er(
30
poundspersquaref
oot
).
(
h)Stair
s.Stai
rsmaybe75centi
meters(
30i nches)wi
de,wi
thar
iseof20cent
imet
ers
(
8inches)andarunof23cent
imeter
s(9inches).
(
i)Ent
ranceandExi
t.Ther
eshal
lbeoneent
ranceandoneexi
t.
(
j)Elect
ricalOutl
ets.Thereshal
lbeatleastoneconveni
enceoutletper6.
00met
ers(
20
f
eet
)ofwal lmeasuredalongthefl
oorandonelightoutl
etforeveryroom.
(k)Mechani
calRequi
rement
s.Familydwel
li
ngsnotmor et
hant
wost
ori
esshal
lbe
exemptfrom t
herequir
ementsoft
heMechanicalCode.
SECTI
ON 3.
01.
09:Requi
rement
sforGr
oupOccupanci
es
(a)Subjecttothepr ovisi
onsofthi
sCode,t heSecr et
aryshallpromul
gat eregulati
onsf or
eachoccupancygroupcover ing:al
lowableconstructi
on,height,andarea;locationon
propert
y,exitf
acil
iti
es,l i
ght
,venti
lati
on,andsani tat
ion;enclosur
eofver t
icalopenings;
fi
re-ext
ingui
shi
ngsyst em;andspecialhazards.
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