301 – 500 seating capacity; additional 1 wheelchair seating for every 100
additional seats
5 disabled seats
Regular bus
6 disabled seats
Passenger train – per car
2 disabled seats
Airplanes
2 disabled seats
Jeepneys
20 minutes
Additional embarkation time for disabled
International Symbol
of Access
Identification for designated seats
0.90M
Dropped Curb minimum width and Curb cut-outs
1 : 12 gradient
Minimum towards adjoining curbs / Curb cut-outs / ramps
1 : 20 cross gradient
Maximum Sloped towards the road to prevent water
25MM
Maximum Lowest point of dropped curb/ door thresholds
1: 20 or 5%
Preferred Walkway gradient
1:100 cross gradient
Maximum for walkways
1.20M
Minimum walkway / ramp width / temporary walkway
13mm x13mm
projecting at 6.5mm
maximum
Maximum grating opening
1.5M for every 12M
Space provided at walkways for wheelchair / corridors
2.0M
Minimum walkways / signage headroom /corridor headroom / BP 220 headroom
clearance / Fire code minimum headroom
0.9M & 0.7M
Handrail height
1.0M – 1.06M
Handrail location at great heights
300mm
Handrail extension
30mm – 50mm
diameter
Handrail grip
50mm
Handrail wall clearance
40mm
Handrail ledge clearance
1.40M min 1.60M max
Signage height on walls and doors
1.50M min 2M
preferred
Crossing Central Refuge
0.90m/sec
Disabled walking speed
3.70M
Accessible parking width
1.80M x 1.50M
Level area for entrance with vestibule
6.0M
Maximum ramp length
1.5M
Ramp landing for 1 :12 gradient
1.8M
Level area at top and bottom of ramp
0.10M
Curb on both sides of ramp
1.8M from foot of
ramp
Railing for ramp with rise greater than .20M
0.8
Minimum door clear width / BP 220 as well
4.0KG
Closing pressure or force for doors
1.0KG
Closing pressure for interior doors
1.5M x 1.5M
Minimum clear level space beyond door
0.82M & 1.06M : 0.90M Doorknobs and other hardware location above floor
preferred
1.06M
Vertical pull handle location – centered
0.30M – 0.40M
Kick-plate height
1.20M – 1.30M
Manual Switch height above floor
0.20M
Manual switch distance from the latch
3.50M of every dead
end
Turnabouts to be provided
1.70M x 1.80m
Accessible water closet
1 :20 & 2 : more than
20
Minimum number of accessible WCs
0.30 triangle ends ;
7.5mm thick
Toilet signage
0.45M
Maximum height of water closet height
1.20M
Maximum flush control height
0.80M
Maximum lavatory height
0.60M – 0.70M
Lavatory knee recess vertical clearance
0.5M
Lavatory knee clearance depth
0.48M
Maximum urinal Lip height
Slanted Nosing
Preferred than projected nosing
0.30M
Tactile strip width installed to staircases
30M
Elevator distance from entrance
1.10M x 1.40M
Accessible elevator size
0.90M – 1.20M
Centerline of top most bottom of elevator control panels
20mm
Minimum elevator button diameter with depression of 1mm
1.0M
Top rail height for fences
0.35M
Tapping rail height for the blind on fences
0.20M
Minimum kick board for fences
VIBRA ALARM
For hearing impaired
National Building Code
SECRETARY
Administration of Code
BUILDING OFFICIAL
Enforcement of Code
15000 php Maximum
Indigenous Family Dwelling (Bamboo, Nipa, Logs, Lumber)
amount
Contract Lease
Needed if the applicant of Building permit is not the owner
For Building Permit
TCT, Description of work, estimated cost, classification of occupancy
15 days
Issuance of building permit after payment, appeal for non-issuance
1 year or 12 months
Expiration of building permit if not commenced
4 months or 120 days
Expiration of building permit if not suspended or abandoned
1 month or 30 days
Certificate of occupancy after final inspection
TYPE 1
Wood construction
TYPE 2
Wood construction with 1-hr fire resistance
TYPE 3
Masonry and Wood with 1 hr-fire resistance
TYPE 4
Steel, iron, concrete or masonry with fire resistance except permanent nonbearing structure may use fire retardant treated wood
TYPE 5
Steel, iron, concrete or masonry with fire resistance including all permanent
structures
Center line of
adjoining street
Considered adjacent property line
GENERAL USE
AND CHARACTER
OF OCCUPANCY
OF BUILDING
PRINCIPAL
GROUP A
RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING
28sqm
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
PARKING
Indegenouse
dwelling
1:6 units
DIVISION A1 Single Family
Occupants
Indigenous Family dwelling,
School or staff housing,
Single
nuclear
family
Dwelling, facilities for the
benefit
of
their
family
members and not operated
for gain
DIVISION A2 non-leasing
occupants not
exceeding 10
persons
Single-attached or duplex or
Residential R2
1:1 lot
townhouse, Police barracks, medium density residential use, Lot: 100 – 120sq.m
steam/dry cleaning, branch characterized mainly as a low rise GFA: 30 – 42 sq.m
library, museum etc.
structure for exclusive use as
multiple family dwellings
2 Types
Basic R2 – single attached or
duplex from 1-storey to 3-storeys
in height
Maximum R2 – low rise multilevel building from 3-storeys to 5storeys in height
GROUP B
RES. HOTELS &
APARTMENTS
DIVISION B1 Multiple Dwelling
units
Residential R1
low density residential zone
characterized mainly by singlefamily, single detached dwellings
with usual community ancillary
uses on a neighborhood scale.
Such as: executive subdivisions
and relative exclusive residential
communities which are not
subdivisions
boarding/lodging
houses,
hotels, apartments, convents
and
monasteries
which
accommodates more than
10 persons
Residential R3
High density residential use or
occupancy characterized mainly
as a low-rise or medium-rise
structure; condominium buildings
1:1 lot
Lot: Above
120sq.m
GFA: Above
42.0sq.m
that are already commercial in
nature and scale
2 Types
Basic R3 – row house building
from 1-storey to 3-storey in height
Maximum R3 – medium rise
multi-level building from 6 to 12storeys in height
DIVISION C1 Educational
Institution
1:2 units
GFA: 50.0sq.m
1:1 unit
GFA: above 50.0 –
150
2:1 unit
GFA: above
150sqm
Residential R5
A very high density residential
use, mainly as a medium-rise or
high-rise condominium
1:8 units
GFA: 18 -22sq.m
1:6 units
50sq.m (med.
market)
1:1 unit
50sq.m (med/open
market)
1:4 units
above 50-100
(med. Market)
1:1 unit more than
100sq.m
PENSION HOUSE
GROUP C
EDUCATIONAL
AND
RECREATIONAL
Residential R4
A medium to high density use
mainly as a low-rise townhouse
building. The term R4 specifically
refers to the series or rows of R4
within a subdivision lot/property
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY,
SECONDARY AND
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
1 off-street cum
on site : 10
classrooms
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
DIVISION C2 –
Recreational
GROUP D
INSTITUTIONAL
DIVISION D1 –
where personal
liberty of inmates
are restrained or
quarters of those
rendering public
assistance and
maintenance of
peace and order
PRIVATE ELEMENTARY,
SECONDARY AND
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
1 : 5 classrooms
1 school bus :
100 students
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
1 : 5 classrooms
1 school bus :
200 students
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
1 : 3 classrooms
1 school bus :
100 students
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
Amusement
Halls,
GENREAL INSTITUTION (GI)
1 : 4 bowling alley
Massage/Sauna
Parlors a community to national level of
Dancing School, Billiards etc
institutional use
characterized as low-rise to
medium rise or high-rise for
educational training and related
facilities
Sanitaria: 8.4sq.m/person
Nursing homes:
7.4sq.m/person
Sleeping Dept:
11sq.m/person
In-patient: 22sq.m/person
Dry Nursery:
3.25sq.m/person
Mental Hospitals, Police Fire
GENERAL INSTITUTION (GI)
station, Jails, Rehabilitation a community to national level of
Centers
institutional use
characterized as low-rise to
medium rise or high-rise for
medical, government service,
administrative and related facilities
MENTAL HOSPITAl,
SANITARIA AND ASSYLUM
DIVISION D2 – for
Health Care
1 : 25 beds
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
Hospitals, Sanitaria, and
homes for the aged, for
children of kindergarten age
or non-ambulatory patients
accommodating m0re than 5
persons
PUBLIC HOSPITAL
1 : 25 beds
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
1 articulated truck
1 standard truck
PRIVATE HOSPITAL
DIVISION D3 – for Nursing
Homes
ambulatory patients Ambulatory patients
or children over
orphanages
kindergarten age
GROUP E
BUSINESS AND
MERCANTILE
DIVISION E1 –
where no work is
done except for
change of parts
requiring no open
flame, welding or
use of highly
flammable liquids
1 : 12 beds
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
1 articulated truck
1 standard truck
for
1 : 12 beds
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps
Street floor/below street floor:
2.8sq.m/pax
upper floor: 5.6sq.m/person
floors not open to public:
9.3sq.m/person
covered malls:
2.8sq.m/person
Gasoline Filling and Service
Station, Storage garage and
boat storage, bus and railway
depots, airports and heliports
facilities, pawnshop, shoe
shine etc.
COMMERCIAL 1 OR LIGHT
COMMERCIAL – C1
a neighborhood or commercial
level
use
occupancy
characterized as low-rise structure
for low intensity commercial/trade
service; 1-3 storey shopping
center, small offices etc.
TERMINALS, INTERUTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION
MODALS OR MULTI
and SERVICES (UTS)
MODALS OR DEPOTS AND range of utilitarian/functional uses
THE LIKE
or occupancies, characterized
mainly as a low-rise or mediumrise building for low to high
intensity
community
support
functions – terminals, multi
modals, inter-modals and depots
TRANSIT STATION AND
THE LIKE
DIVISION E2 –
business and
mercantile in
nature
Wholesale and retail sore, COMMERCIAL 2 OR MEDIUM
shopping center, malls and
COMMERCIAL – C2
supermarkets, wet and dry a municipal or city level use
markets, restaurants, clubs, characterized mainly as mediumbars etc
rise building for medium to highdensity commercial trade/service
– 3-5 storeys shopping center
PUBLIC MARKET
1 : 500sq.m
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 2 jeeps or bus
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 4 jeeps or 3
bus
1 jeep : 150sq.m
1 vendor jeep :
300 sq.m
1 off street for
passenger loading
for 4 jeeps or 6
trycicles
1 : 30sq.m
RESTAURANT,
FASTFOOD, BEERHOUSE
1 : 20sq.m cust.
Area
2 tourist bus slots
NIGHTCLUBS, SUPER
CLUBS AND THEATERRESTAURANT
1 : 30sq.m
1 pooled parking
(for units with a
GFA 18 – 40sq.m)
UNITS LOCATED IN
OFFICE, COMMERCIAL OR
MIXED USE
CONDOMINIUM
1 : unit w/ GFA 41
– 70sqm
1 : unit w/ GFA
70sqm
COLUMBARIUM
DIVISION E1 –
where no work is
done except for
change of parts
requiring no open
flame, welding or
use of highly
flammable liquids
GROUP F
INDUSTRIAL
(NON POLLUTIVE
& NONHAZARDOUS)
DIVISION F1 –
Light Industrial
SPECIAL (SPE)
1 : compartment
other
vertical
facilities
not niche
mentioned
under
regular
uses/occupancies of buildings
such as cemeteries, memorial
parks and the like
Aircraft Hangars, commercial
COMMERCIAL 3 OR
parking lots and garages, METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL
department stores etc.
– C3
a
metropolitan
level
of
commercial use characterized
mainly as medium-rise to high-rise
building for high to very high
intensity commercial trade – large
to very large shopping malls, very
large office etc
9.3sq.m/person
ice plants, power plants,
pumping plants, cold storage
and creameries, pumping
plants,
factories
using
incombustible
and
nonexplosive materials
GROUP G
STORAGE AND
HAZARDOUS
INDUSTIAL
(POLLUTIVE/
NONHAZARDOUS /
POLLUTIVE AND
HAZARDOUS
Light Hazard:
9.3sq.m/person
DIVISION G1 –
Medium Industrial
which shall include
storage of
hazardous and
highly flammable
materials
Building for storing gasoline,
armories, arsenals, munitions
factories,
match
and
fireworks factories, plastic
resin plants
INDUSTRIAL 1 – I1
Light industrial use/occupancy
characterized mainly as a low-rise
but sprawling building structure
for low intensity manufacturing or
production activities
1 : 1000sq.m of
GFA
1 bus : 100
workers
INDUSTRIAL 2 – I2
medium
industrial
use
characterized mainly as a low-rise
but sprawling building for medium
intensity
manufacturing
or
production activities
1 : 1000sq.m of
GFA
1 bus : 100
workers
1 articulated truck
1 standard truck
UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION
AND SERVICES (UTS)
Range
of
utilitarian/functional
uses/occupancies characterized
mainly by low-rise or medium rise
buildings for low to high density
community functions
DIVISION G2 –
Medium Industrial
which shall include
storage flammable
materials
Dry cleaning plants, paint
stores with bulk handling,
paint shops and spray paint
rooms
DIVISION G3 –
Medium Industrial
buildings for wood
working activities,
Sawmills,
planing
mills,
paper factories, textile and
fiber spinning mills garment
and undergarment factories
paper cardboards,
textile and garment
DIVISION G4 –
Repair garages and shops,
Med Industrial for
factories for engines and
repair garages &
testing facilities
engine manufacture
DIVISION G5 –
Medium Industrial
for aircraft facilities
Hangars, Manufacture and
Assembly,
repairs
and
testings for aircraft engines
GROUP H
ASSEMBLY LESS
THAN 1000
Concentrated use w/o fixed
seats: 0.65sq.m
Less concentrated:
1.4sq.m/person
Standing/waiting room:
.28sq.m/person
DIVISION H1 –
Recreational;
occupant load less
than 1000
Theaters,
auditoriums,
concert halls, little theaters
and audio-visual rooms
PARK STRUCTURES
RECREATION &
ENTERTAINMENT (PRE)
Range of recreational uses or
occupancies, characterized mainly
as a low or medium rise building
for low to medium intensity
recreational functions - gym
1 : 50sq.m
spectator area
1 jeep : 50sq.m
spectator area
1 bus : 200
spectators
CULTURAL (CUL)
A community to National level of
cultural use characterized mainly
as low rise or medium rise building
for cultural activities – cultural
center
DIVISION H2 –
Dance
halls,
cabarets,
assembly with
ballrooms, cockfight arena,
stage and occupant skating rinks
load 300 or more
-do-
DIVISION H3 –
Dance Halls, Skating Rinks
assembly with
stage and occupant
load of less than
300
-do-
DIVISION H4 –
tourism estate
developments or
tourism oriented
Sport
stands,
reviewing
stands,
grandstands,
all
types of resort complexes
COVERED AMUSEMENT
PARKS
1 : 50sq.m GFA
CLUB HOUSE / BEACH
HOUSES
1 : 100sq.m GFA
GROUP I
ASSEMBLY of
1000 or more
DIVISION I1 –
Coliseum
and
sport
PARK STRUCTURES
assembly with
complexes, theaters, concert
RECREATION &
stage and occupant halls, convention center
ENTERTAINMENT (PRE)
load of 1000 or
Range of recreational uses or
more
occupancies, characterized mainly
as a low or medium rise building
for low to medium intensity
recreational functions – gym
1 : 50sq.m
spectator area
1 jeep : 50sq.m
spectator area
1 bus : 200
spectators
CULTURAL (CUL)
A community to National level of
cultural use characterized mainly
as low rise or medium rise building
for cultural activities – cultural
center
GROUP J
ACCESSORY
AGRICULTURAL
& OTHERS
DIVISION J1
Agricultural
structures;
AGRICULTURAL (A)
1 : 1000sq.m of
sheds, bams, poultry house, for low to high intensity agricultural GFA
piggeries, stables
related activities
1 bus : 100
workers
1 articulated truck
1 standard truck
AGRO INDUSTRIAL (AI)
For low to high intensity agroindustrial related activities
DIVISION J2 –
Accessories
Private Garages, towers, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
chimneys, swimming pool,
(PUD)
fences over 1.8m
Land development/redevelopment
9.3sqm
for a new or built-up project site
wherein said project site must
have a CDMP (Comprehensive
Development Master Plan)
Allowable Maximum Building TLA – Setbacks (Land required for yards/courts) + additional
Footprint
buildable lot area due to firewall
Maximum Allowable
Construction Area
Maximum Allowable PSO + Max ISO (Excluding Min USA)
Allowable Maximum Volume AMBF x BHL (expressed in cubic meters)
of the Building
TGFA
Total Gross Floor Area
GFA
Gross Floor Area
TLA
Total Lot Area
BHL
Building Height Limit
BB
Building Bulk
PSO
Percentage of Site
Occupancy
FLAR
Floor to Lot Area Ratio
OFB
Outermost Face of the
Building
Max
ISA
Impervious Surface Area
GFA + Non GFA – All requirements for courts at all floors
TLA x Recommended FLAR
Total floor space within the perimeter of the permanent external
building walls
Excludes:
1. Covered area used for parking and driveways
2. Uncovered area- garden, balcony exceeding 10sqm, courts,
plaza etc
L x W of Lot or PSO + TOSL
Determined by DC considering 1 floor is 3m
AMBF / TLA
GFA:TLA
Determined by DC expressed in percentage
Min
USA
TOSL
Unpaved Surface Area
Determined by DC expressed in percentage
Total Open Space within Lot ISA + USA expressed in Percentage
OSL
Open Space within Lot
750mm
Minimum eave over required window
No firewall for R1
Except if used for support of carport 7M or 50% of side property line
80% of property line
(1 side only)
R2 firewall
85% not exceeding
65% of perimeter
R3 firewall
90% at 1 side only
(REAR)
R3 firewall
85% per side (2 sides) R4 firewall
75% per side (2 sides) R5 firewall
65% per side (2 sides
including rear)
R5 firewall
RROW ; 6 – 7M
BHL ; 3 storeys – 9 meters
RROW ; 4 – 5M
BHL ; 2 ½ storeys – 7.5 meters
RROW ; 3M
BHL ; 2 storeys – 6 meters
4 kilometer
Radius of runway requiring ATO permit
2.5M x 5M
Perpendicular or diagonal parking
2.15M x 6M
Parallel parking
3.6M x 12M
Standard truck / bus
3.6M x 18M
Articulated truck
3M x 9M
Jeepney
20 % within 200M
radius
Multi floor parking provided 80% of parking is integrated in building
Group A Dwellings Minimum
2M
Minimum easement
1 sanitary
Minimum toilet
250mm thk x 600mm
deep
Minimum footing
200kg / sq.m
1 floor live load
150kg / sq.m
2
120kg / sq.m
Roof wind load
200mm x 200mm x
750mm
Staircase (rise, run, width)
1
Entrance / exit
Clearance for
cemeteries
DOH, NWRC, DENR and HLURB
3M
Maximum height of cemetery perimeter / enclosure
st
nd
floor live load
2M high, 5M clearance If cemetery is enclosed by a solid reinforced concrete
from fence
1.5M deep excavation
Minimum for ground interment
1M deep
Minimum for ground interment in concrete vault
150mm
Minimum enclosure of multi-level increment niches of solid reinforced concrete
50mm
Minimum thickness of horizontal divisions of columbaria made of reinforced
concrete
100mm
Minimum thickness of vertical divisions of columbaria made of reinforced concrete
300x300x460
Minimum cinerarium size
50sq.m.
Minimum chapel area within cemetery
1.60sq.m
Additional area for chaplets after 30 persons
64sq.m with area
above 1Ha
Administrative office
100m
Max distance of lamp post for street
5% of GFA of
cemetery
Parking area
LOT TYPES OPEN SPACE
LOT TYPE
GROUP A, B, C, D
AND J
GROUP E, F, G, H AND I
INTERIOR
50.00%
20.00%
INSIDE
20.00%
15.00%
CORNER
10.00%
5.00%
THROUGH
10.00%
5.00%
CORNER-THROUGH
5.00%
5.00%
CORNER – ABUTT 3 STREETS
5.00%
5.00%
END/ with EXPANDED ACCESS
WAY
30-50% (A,B,C,D,E-2
& H)
20-50% (H-1,H-2,H-4 &I)
MINIMUM SETBACK FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING/STRUCTURES
R – 1 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
4.5 – 2 – 2
BASIC
R – 2 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
3–2–2
MAXIMUM
R – 2 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
8–2–2
BASIC
R – 3 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
3–0–0
MAXIMUM
R – 3 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
8 – 2(optional) – 2
INDIVIDUAL LOT/UNIT
R – 4 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
4.5 – 2(optional) – 2
R – 5 (FRONT – SIDE
– REAR)
6–3–3
MINIMUM SETBACK FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND RECREATIONAL
BUILDINGS
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
30 METERS &
ABOVE
8–5–5
25 -29 METERS
6–3–3
20 – 24 METERS
5–3–3
10 – 19 METERS
5–2–2
BELOW 10 METERS
5–2–2
MINIMUM SIDEWALK/PLANTING STRIP
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
SIDEWALK
PLANTING STRIP
30 METERS &
ABOVE
1/6 to ¼ of RROW
1.20 (.60 both sides)
25 -29 METERS
1/6 to 1/3 of RROW
0.60 (.30 both sides)
20 – 24 METERS
1/6 to 1/3 of RROW
0.4 (.20 both sides)
10 – 19 METERS
¼ to 1/3 of RROW
0.4 (.20 both sides)
BELOW 10 METERS
¼ to 1/3 of RROW
OPTIONAL
PROJECTION OF BALCONY AND APPENDAGES
WIDTH OF STREETS
3.0 – 5.9 METERS
0.60 METER
6.0 – 9.9 METERS
0.90 METER
10.0 – 10.9 METERS
1.00 METER
11.0 – 11.9 METERS
1.10 METERS
12.0 – 12.9 METERS
1.30 METERS
13.0 – 13.9 METERS
1.40 METERS
14 METERS OR
OVER
1.50 METERS
MINIMUM RROW PROVISIONS w/ MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS
NUMBER OF UNITS
MINIMUM ROAD
WIDTH
MIN. SIDEWALK
WIDTH (EACH
SIDE)
TOTAL RROW
WIDTH
UP TO 6 UNITS
3M
0.60M
4.2M
7 – 15 UNITS
4M
1M
6M
16 – 25 UNITS
5M
1M
7M
26 – 35 UNITS
6M
1M
8M
36 and ABOVE
6.7M
1M
8.7M
EASEMENT ALONG WATER BODIES
URBAN AREAS
3.00 METERS PER SIDE OF WATERWAY
AGRICULTURAL AREAS
20 METERS PER SIDE OF WATERWAY
FOREST AREAS
40 METERS PER SIDE OF WATERWAY
rd
th
.30M – total 3.60M
Total incremental setback every floor stariting from 3 to 14
1.17M – total 8.19M
Total incremental setback for a 16-storey commercial building
400mm
Absolute minimum for firewall above roof lines
2HR
Minimum fire rating for fire wall
2.40M Ceiling height
Habitable Rooms with ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
2.70M Ceiling height
For more than 1 storey; 1ST STOREY
2.40M Ceiling height
For more than 1 storey; 2ND STOREY
2.10M Ceiling height
For more than 1 storey; SUCCEEDING STOREY
2.70M Ceiling height
Habitable Rooms with NATURAL VENTILATION
1.80M Ceiling height
Mezzanine Floor
6sqm; minimum
Rooms for Human Habitation
dimension of 2m
3sqm; minimum
dimension of 1.5m
Kitchen
1.2sqm; minimum
dimension of 0.90m
Bath and Toilet
3.00 cubic meters w/
1.00 square meters
School rooms
12.00 cubic meters
Workshop, factories and offices
14.00 cubic meters
Habitable rooms
10% of floor area
Window openings / BP 220 as well
1/20 of floor are –
240sq.m. Min
t&b window opening / BP 220 as well
.82M x 1.0M
Minimum window opening
820mm
Floor to bottom of window
1.0sq.m – 600mm min. Minimum vent shaft area
dimension
0.30sq.m
Minimum cross sectional area for air ducts
200mm
Minimum width of planting strip for grass and shrubs
300mm
Minimum width of planting strip for trees
800mm
Minimum planting strip to separate a 2M RROW to sidewalk
1/3 to ¼ slope
Minimum entry ramp of the driveway connecting the roadway surface to the
sidewalk
1/8 slope
If curb is 200mm
1/10 slope
Maximum entrance and exit ramps
2 steps
Minimum number of staircase
300mm
Minimum run
100mm
Minimum rise
RROW ABOVE
GRADE
From the finished surface of the road way all the way up to the air
RROW AT GRADE
Natural grade line
RROW BELOW
GRADE
From the finished surface of the road all the way into the ground
1.2M (each side) –
2.4M total
Minimum width of sidewalk for a RROW of 9M or more
10M
Minimum RROW width that services the lot on which basement can be
constructed
1.4M
Basement from the outermost face of the building
DRINKING WATER
APPROVAL
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
PIPE MATERIALS
To conform to BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS of DEPARTMENT OF
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
NOISE STANDARDS
Emission standards of DENR
300mm
Horizontal clearance of canopy / marquee / awning and curb line
3M
Vertical clearance of marquee from pavement
2.4M
Vertical clearance of awning from pavement
4M
Minimum width of chaflan
3.6M
Width of street with chaflan
650kg/sqm
Minimum live load to be supported by temporary walkway
Removal of protection after such protection is no longer required
48 hours
Restoration of excavation after disturbances
10 days
Owners of adjoining property to be informed prior to excavation
BENCH
Formed at the junction of the strata to carry an intermediate intercepting drain
1.5M deep trench
To be provided with suitable escape
7.5M length
Escape for trench
300mm
Extension of draft curtain
600mm
Automatic sprinkler from draft opening
1.8M
Max distance of sprinkler center to center
CAMBER
Provided at roof to prevent sagging
600sqm – 600mm min Attic
dimension
800mm
Minimum attic headroom
DRAFT STOPS
Provided on roof for buildings above 2000sqm
300mm change of
elevation
Requires ramp
2 exits
More than 10 occupant load
3 exits
500 – 999 occupant load
4 exits
1000 or more occupant load
Occupant load / 165
Minimum exit width
1/5 of perimeter area
Distance apart for 2 exits required
45 meters
No sprinkler
50 meters
Provide sprinkler
13sqm
Minimum vision panel area for doors
Flush bolt / surface
bolt
Prohibited
700mm
Minimum door width /BP 220 service and bedroom doors
1.2M
Maximum door leaf width
50mm
Maximum change of levels at doors
1.1M
Minimum balcony clear width
6M
Maximum dead end
1.1M – stairway width
More than 50 occupant load
900mm
50 – or less
750mm
Less than 10
200mm x 250mm
Rise and run of staircase except group A dwelling
1500mm x 300mm
Rise and run of winding staircase
250mm
Circular staircase run
1.2M
Maximum landing for straight run
3.6M
Maximum vertical distance of stair landings
1 for every 3M
Staircase handrail
800 – 900mm
Handrail height from nosing
Less than 4 risers
No need for handrail
5mm
Maximum variation
2.0M
Minimum headroom
1.1M
Minimum ramp width
1 : 10 slope
Maximum exit court ramp
1 : 8 slope
Maximum passageway ramp
10.7 LUX
Minimum lighting level
800mm
Minimum aisle width
840mm
Back to back seat spacing
450mm
Minimum seat horizontal clearance for 18 seats
500mm
Minimum seat horizontal clearance for 35 seats
525mm
Minimum seat horizontal clearance for 45 seats
550mm
Minimum seat horizontal clearance for 46 seats
600mm
Back to back seat spacing without backrest (bleacher)
750mm
Back to back seat spacing with backrest (bleacher)
850mm
Back to back seat spacing for chair seating (bleacher)
400mm
Maximum rise of rows
Footboard
Seating plank is 600mm above grade
2 exits
Minimum for safe dispersal area – accommodation more than 300 persons
3 exits
More than 6000 persons (safe dispersal area) – accommodation more than 1000
persons
4 exits
More than 9000 persons (safe dispersal area) – accommodation more than 3000
persons
2 exits – 1 may be a
ladder
Minimum boiler room means of egress
625mm
Maximum spacing for skylight flat wired glass
1.5M
Maximum spacing for skylight corrugated wired glass
750mm above grade
Railings to be provided for balconies
6M
Maximum height of greenhouse with ordinary glass
12.5mm
Minimum glass thickness for transmission of light
Fire extinguishing
system
Basement with area of 200sqm
4 or more storeys
Dry standpipe to be provided – size of 900L/minute within 300mm of staitway
opening
2 or more storeys
Wet standpipe to be provided – 190L/minute
1.2M
Maximum ht of dry standpipe from floor
38mm
Minimum hosereel diameter
23M
Maximum hosereel length
Proscenium wall
Separates stage from auditorium
1.2M
Minimum height of proscenium wall
600mm
Elevator pit clearance
2 hoistways
4 elevators
600mm room height
Requires iron ladder for machine room of elevator
3 hoistways
Minimum for traction elevator
2 hoistways
Drum type elevator
60 degrees
Maximum inclination of ladder to machine room
30mm
Minimum hoistway diameter
1 elevator
5-storey building
30 degrees
Maximum escalator inclination
560mm
Minimum balustrade to balustrade distance
1.2M
Mamimum balustrade to balustrade distance
Width of balustrade to Shall not exceed step by more than 330mm
blaustrade
TEMPERED GLASS
If balustrade is of glass material
38M / minute
Escalator speed
1M
Minimum boiler distance from wall
2
Minimum number of boiler exit
1 safety valve
For boiler less than 46sqm
1 year
Certificate of operation issued for boilers
15 – 30 days
Notification before boiler inspection
20 – 24 deg celcius /
4.6 – 7.6M /minute
Effective temperature and relative humidity
2.10M
Minimum window type airconditioning system clearance from floor
100mm pipe
To be flanged
MATERIAL PIPED
PIPE COLOR
PIPE IDETIFICATION
WATER – DISTILLED
GREEN
Distilled water
WATER (FIRE SERVICES)
RED
Fire service water
WATER – HOT
WATER – HIGH PRESSURE
YELLOW
Hot water
H.P. water
WATER – LOW PRESSURE
WATER – TREATED
GREEN
L.P. Water
Treated water
OIL and WATER (for hydraulic
system
GREEN and ORANGE
Oil and water
1.2M – 3M height
clearance
Maximum sign projection over sidewalk
600mm
Maximum sign projection over arcaded RROW / street
300mm
Maximum sign projection over abutting buildings without sidewalk
3M
Minimum height clearance for buildings without arcades
1M – 5M height
clearance
Maximum sign projection for building with arcades
4M
Clear distance for neon signboards
3M height – 300mm
projection
Signs over alleys
4.5 height – 1M
projection
Signs over alleys
RA 9266
ARCHITECT
Registered and Licensed – means 1 and the same
15 years
Architect’s civil liability
1.5% of project cost
For government architect-of-record – to cover civil liability
ARCHITECT-OFRECORD
Responsible to civil liabilty 1723 for documents he signed and sealed
ARCHITECTURAL
FIRM
Sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation registered with the proper
government agencies
AUTHORSHIP
Author or Authors of a set of Architectural Plans and Specifications
SERVICE
AGREEMENT
Duly notarized written Contract stipulating the scope of services and guaranteeing
compensation
IAPOA
Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects
ASSOCIATION
Formal grouping of 2 or more architects/firms working in join venture PROJECT
BASE
ARCHITECTURAL
COMPANY
Juridical entity synonymous to ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERSHIP registered with
the SEC
ARCHITECTURAL
CORPORATION
Group of prof. In architecture and allied professionals to deliver professional
services in Architecture
ARCHITECTURAL
PARTNERSHIP
Group of two or more architects duly registered with the SEC and BOA
CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION
Certificate bearing a registration number issued by PRC through BOA
FILIPINO
COUNTERPART
Filipino Architect working in association with a foreign Architect/firm etc.
PLANNING
Physical planning at site, community or Urban level by an Architect
PHYSICAL PLANNER
Architect who specializes in the detailed physical planning of land or property
PHYSICAL PLANNING Detailed physical planning of land or property
PROFESSIONAL
Person whose name and registration license number is entered in the PRC
registry book
PIC
Professional Identification Card with number, date of issuance, expiry (every 3
years)
SOLE
PROPRIETORSHIP
Individual architect practicing and delivering architectural services registered with
DTI, BOA and PRC
URBAN DESIGN
Physical and systemic design on a community and urban plane
CIAC
Construction Industry Arbitration Commission
GOCC
Government Owned and Controlled Corporations
10 YEARS
Required years of experience to qualify as PRC board
3 years
Term of office
30 days
Issuance of permit for foreign architect
CONTRACTS, ESTIMATES and SPECIFICATION
CONTRACT
is a "promise" or an "agreement" made of a set of promises
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
are voluntarily undertaken and owed to a specific person or persons
OBLIGATIONS IN
TORT
based on the wrongful infliction of harm to certain protected interests, primarily
imposed by the law, and typically owed to a wider class of persons
ESTIMATES
logical and sensible assumptions of the quantities, qualities, values, or degrees of
a set of subjects
COST ESTIMATES
Total probable cost of project
QUANTITY
ESTIMATES
Primary estimation
PRODUCTIVITY
ESTIMATES
Total probable cost of labor
BILL OF MATERIALS
List of materials
VALUE ENGINEERING a review of the plan and design of a project so as to coordinate with the sizes and
specifications of construction materials. It’s aim is to avoid wastage and maximize
the use of each material
DETAILED ESTIMATE estimate that breaks the subject down into as many items or components
possible. Each component are often described with specifications
ROUGH ESTIMATE
estimate that is computed in general and vague. It is often an assumption by
area, volume, or bulk
LUMP SUM
assumption of the totality of an item without consideration of its specific
components
OPEN
SPECIFICATIONS
general requirements w/o consideration of a specific type or brand for materials.
Open specs may be subject to reasonable changes and equivalencies
CLOSED
SPECIFICATIONS
establishes the exact and specific quantity, types, color, texture, and other
properties. Such can not be changed or subjected to equivalencies without prior
concent from the specs writter or the architect
BRAND NAME
SPECIFICATIONS
specifies the manufacturers and producers or the brands of materials and
products
Bowling alleys, Art galleries, nursing homes, office buildings,
park, playground restaurants, retail stores, libraries, fire
stations, dormitories, motels and apartels
Single Detached or Duplex, Small apartment and town houses
10 percent
GROUP 5
Monumental Buildings
Museums, Exposition and Fair Buildings, Mausoleums
12 percent
GROUP 6
First Structure ---------------------------------------------------------------- Minimum Basic
Repetitive Construction --------------------------------------------------------Fee
of Buildings
Second Structure ----------------------------------------------------------80% of Basic
----------------------------------------------------------Fee
Third Structure--------------------------------------------------------------60% of Basic
---------------------------------------------------------Fee
Succeding Structure-------------------------------------------------------40% of Basic
----------------------------------------------------------Fee
GROUP 7
Housing Project
First Unit----------------------------------------------------------------------10% of
-------------------------------------------------------Construction
2 – 10 units-------------------------------------------------------------------Cost
--------------------------------------------------------1 unit plus 60%
11 units and above---------------------------------------------------------10 units plus
---------------------------------------------------------30%
GROUP 8
Extensive Detail
Furniture Design, Special Fittings, Interior Design
GROUP 9
Alterations and additions of existing structures belonging to
group 1 – 5
50 – 150% of
basic fee
GROUP 10
Technical advice
200php / hour
500php /
appearance
15% of Project
Construction
Cost
All based on peso November 1979
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
5%
Upon Signing the contract
15%
Upon 15 days after submission of Schematic design Services
35%
Upon 15 days after submission of Design Development Services
85%
Upon 15 days after submission of Contract Documents
Upon 15 days after awards of bid
Refers to work done by contractor on Lump Sum Basis
5 SETS
To be furnished to the owner – additional copy; additional payment
More than 6 MONTHS
In the event of suspension – additional payment for construction phase
2 COPIES
Records of expenses to be furnished by owner to the architect
Project Construction
Cost
----does not include
ARCHITECT’S FEE or
ENGINEER’S FEE or
the SALARIES of
INSPECTORS
Cost of completed structure including
Plumbing
Electrical Fixtures
Mechanical Equipment
Elevators, escalators
Airconditioning System
Sprinkler System
UAP DOCS
UAP DOC 201
Pre-Design Sercvices
Economic and Feasibility Studies
Project Financing
Architectural Programming
Site Selection and Analysis
Site Utilization and Land-use studies
Space / Management Studies
Promotional Services
Schematic Design Phase
Design Development Phase
Contract Document Phase
Construction Phase
----Project
Classification----
Includes normal:
Structural
Electrical,
Plumbing/Sanitary
Mechanical Engineering Services
UAP DOC 203
12% - 20% compensation
SPECIALIZED ALLIED 15% compensation – usual
SERVICES
furniture, interior design, finishes etc.
----Interior Design
Services-------Acoustic,
Communication and
Electronic Engineering
Services-------Landscape Design---
30% - preliminary design
50% - final design
20% - completion of project
----5% - if working with consultants for concept design----
----Components of
Master Development
Plan----
Physical Plan
Transportation and Utilities System
Economic Component
Socio-Cultural Componant
Legal Administrative
UAP DOC 204
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
----Full Time
Supervision---
Full Time Supervision Assistance to architect
By CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR OR Clerk-of-Works
Construction Team
Owner
Architect
Contractor
Clerk-of-works
Construction Manager
UAP DOC 205
POST –
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
4% - 6% of gross rental for fee
UAP DOC 206
COMPREHENSIVE
ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES
Pre – design Services
Design Services
Specialized Allied Services
Constrution Services
Post Construction Services
UAP DOC 207
DESIGN BUILD
SERVICES
7% of project construction cost
----By Administration---- 10% of project construction cost
----By Guaranteed
Maximum Cost---UAP DOC 208
SELECTION OF
ARCHITECT AND
METHOD OF
COMPENSATION
Direct Selection
Comparative Selection
Architectural Design Competition
----percentage of
construction cost-------multiple of direct
personal expense-------lump sum or fixed
fee----
Widely used, fair to client and architect
Applicable only to work such as accounting, secretarial, research, reports and the
like (multiplier 2 – 2.5
Some government agencies… disadvantageous to both parties
UAP DOC 209
NATIONAL
Owner – person or organization who undertakes or promotes a competition
b. Jury – appointed by Owner to asses entries
COMPETITION CODE
c. Professional Advisor – architect nominated by owner and approved by UAP to
organize competition in behalf of the owner
d. Technical Advisor – Technical personal who may be consulted by jurors for
relevant information
e. Competition Secretariat – body formed by owner to assist professional advisor
and jury in the administrative conduct of competition
Specifications
Preliminary
Estimates
Construction
Documents
Procurement
Specifications
GEN.
CONTRACTOR
CONSTRUCTION
SUPERVISOR
GROUP
CONSTRUCTION
MANAGER
Preliminary
Estimates
Procurement
Specifications
Selection of
Selection of General
Construction
Contractor
Manager
Preparation of Bids
Selection of General
Documents
Contractor
Distribution of Bids
Selection of Bids
Documents
Distribution of Bids
Documents
Part – Time
inspector
Full – time
inspection
Secure Building
Review Schedule of
Permit
Construction
Payment of Building
Permit
Approve Schedule
of Construction
Full – time
inspection
Secure Building
Secure Building
Permit
Permit
Payment of Building Review Schedule of
Permit
Construction
Schedule of
Construction
Keeping of Records Keeping of Records
(Time Records,
(Time Records,
Logbook, contract
Logbook, contract
documents, minutes documents, minutes
etc))
etc)
Request for Change Request for Change Request for Change
Order
Order
Order
Issuance of Change
Evaluation of
Order
Change Order
Evaluation of
Change Order
Payment
Certificate of
Payment
Billing
Evaluation of
Change Order
Evaluation of
Change Order
Verification of Billing Verification of Billing
Certificate of
Resolution of
Conflict
Cost Control
Approval of Shop
Drawing
Approval of
FInishes
Payment
Preparation of Shop
Drawing
Quality Control
Coordination Works
Final Inspection
Correction
Measures
Quality Control
Quality Control
Coordination Works
UAP DOC 301 GENERAL CONDITIONS
CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS
-including all
additions, deletions
and modifications
Agreement
General Conditions
Special Provisions
Specifications
Drawings
Project
Representative
Full time Construction Inspector
Contractor
person whom the contract was awarded
Sub-contractor
person having a direct contact with the contractor
Surety
person who provides the guarantee for CONTRACTOR'S BOND
Proposal
Offer of a bidder to perform a work
Proposal Bond
cashier's check or surety bond accompanying the proposal submitted by the
bidder
Performance Bond
approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety to execute
the work
Payment bond
approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety to pay all
obligations
Guaranteed Bond
approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety to the
quality of materials and equipments and workmanship
Agreement
Contract between the owner and the contractor
Advertisement or
Invitation to Bid
notice published to perspective bidders
Bid Bulletin
additional information to bidders before bidding
Instruction to Bidders List of Instructions stipulating the manner on how bids are to be prepared
Drawings
Graphical Presentation including all suplementary details and shop drawings
General Conditions
Printed documents stipulating the procedural and administrative aspects of the
contract
Special Provisions
Issued prior to bidding to supplement / modify Drawings, Specifications and
General Conditions
Specifications
Description of work to be done describing qualities of material and mode of
construction
Supplementary
Specifications
Additional Information to the provisions of the Specification
Schedule of Material
and Finishes
Outline specification enumerating the type or trade names of materials to be used
Breakdown of work
and corresponding
value
listing of the different parts of the work
Written Notice
information, advice and notification pertinent to the project delivered in person or
sent by registered mail
Act of God or Force
Majeure
earthquake, flood, typhoon, cyclone and other cataclysmic phenomenon or
nature, all misfortunes human prudence could not foresee or prevent
Time Limits
time allowed by the contract for the completion of project
Local Laws
ordinances and other government regulations applicable to the project
Work
term of the contractor which includes labor, materials etc. necessary to
commence and complete the construction
Furnish
Purchase, Fabricate and Delivered
Install
build in, mount in position, connect or apply
Provide
Furnish and Install
Required or
Necessary
as required or necessary for the complete execution of the portion of work
Singular or Plural
Reference to number of devices required to complete work
Quintuplicate
Number of signature by owner and contractor to the contreact document
Specifications
Drawings vs. Specifications
Detailed
Specifications
General Conditions conflict
7 days
10 days
Contract
Time
Reckonin
g
(from
receipt of
notice to
proceed)
Beginning,
Suspending or
Resuming of work
(written notice to
the architect,
except in case of
accident)
15 days
Request for time
Extension
(from occurrence of
Delay)
5 days
Repair
and
Correctio
n Work
(at the
Contract Sum
expense
Breakdown
of
(from reciept of notice) contracto
Request for supply
r after
of Owner
Claim for extra cost
written
furnished
(to be given to
notice of
1 year
materials
architect, delay due to owner)
owner’s fault)
Contracto (Written request
prior to when its
rs
Architect’s action on
Guarante needed)
Payment Request
e Bond
(furnishe Correction Before (after receipt of of
final paymet
request for payment)
d to
(Contractor to
owner
remove
Owner’s action on
after
performa condemned work payment request
(from date of
nce and within 10 days)
architect’s approval on
payment
Correction Before payment request
bond
andtake final paymet
Contractor may
effect for (Contractor must
pay expenses of
terminate and suspend
a year)
condemned work work
within 10 days)
(after notice to owner
and architect)
Correction Before (after architect fails to
final paymet
act on request for
(Owner may sell
payment)
30 days
Release
of
retention
(after
date of
final
payment
)
90 days
Contract
or may
suspend
work
(if any
court /
public
authority
suspend
Owner to work for
pay
90 days)
contracto
r after
award by
arbitrator
s)
(Contract
or may
terminat
e and
suspend
work
upon 15
days)
1 week
2 weeks
Subcontracto
r’s claim
for extra
cost
(claim to
the
contracto
r)
Request
for
drawings
(claim for
delay
only after
2 weeks)
Contract
Time
Reckonin
g
(from
receipt of
notice to
proceed)
1 year
Contracto
rs
Guarante
e Bond
(furnishe
d to
owner
after
performa
nce and
payment
bond
andtake
effect for
a year)
the materials from
notice of intent to
sell within 10
days)
Contractor’s
Liability Insurance
(Insurance policy
shall not be
cancelled withou
10 day notice by
owner)
(after owner fails to act Repair
on request for
and
payment)
Correctio
n Work
Owner right to
(at the
teminate contract
expense
(Declare bankruptcy
of
etc)
contracto
r after
Arbitration to be
written
demanded
notice of
(if architect fails to
owner)
render a decision on
dipute within 15 days)
Release
of
retention
(after
date of
final
payment
)
Contract
or may
suspend
work
(if any
court /
public
authority
suspend
Owner to work for
pay
90 days)
contracto
r after
award by
arbitrator
s)
(Contract
or may
terminat
e and
suspend
work
upon 15
days)
Subcontracto
r’s claim
for extra
cost
(claim to
the
contracto
r)
REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 9514
Repealing PD 1185 / Revised fire Code of the Philippines 2008
RA 9266
Architecture Act of 2004
RA 9053
Phil. Landscape Architecture Act of 2000
RA 8981
PRC Modernization Act
RA 8534
Interior Design law
RA 8495
Philippine Mechanical Engineering Law
RA 8293
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
RA 9283
Copyright Law
RA 7279
Urban Development Housing Act of 1992
RA 7277
Magna Carta of Disabled Persons
RA 7160
Local Government Code of 1991
RA 6541
Predecessor of PD 1096 (National Building code of the Philippines
RA 4726
Condominium Act
RA 4566
Contractor’s License Law
RA 1582
Amended Civil Engineering Law
RA 1378
Revised Plumbing Law
RA 1364
Sanitary Engineering Law
RA 545
Act to Regulate the Practice of Architecture
RA 544
Act to Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering
RA 386
Act to Ordain and Institute the Civil Code of the Philippines
RA 9161
Rental Reform Act of 2002
RA 8763
Creating the Home Guarantee Corporation (renaming the HIGC)
Request
for
drawings
(claim for
delay
only after
2 weeks)
RA 8368
Act Decriminalizing squatting
RA 496
Land Registration Act (amended by RA 440)
PRESIDENTIAL DECREES
PD 49
Intellectual Property Law
PD 223
Professional Regulation Commission (June 1973)
PD 233
Philippine Regulatory Commission
PD 757
Act creating the National Housing Authority
PD 856
The Code of Sanitation
PD 933
Act creating the Human Settlement Commission
PD 957
Regulation of Sale of Subdivisions and Condominiums
PD 1067
Water Code
PD 1096
The National Building Code
PD 1151
Philippine Environmental Policy
PD 1185
Fire Code of the Philippines
PD 1216
Defining Open Spaces in Residential Subdivisions
PD 1267
Creating NHMFC
PD 1308
Regulation of Practice of Environmental Planning
PD 1530
Amended by PD 1752 (PAG-ibig)
PD 1594
Government Infrastructure Contracts
PD 1616
Architecture Guidelines for Intramuros
PD 1752
Act creating the Home Development Mutual Fund
BATAS PAMBANSA
BP 220
Economic and Socialized Housing
BP 344
Accessibility Law
Batas Pambansa 220 and PD 957
10 Meters
Major Road serving Interconnecting Road
3 meters
Subdivision Project abutting main public road
2 meters
Alley / to be provided on block length more than 250
3 meters – 60 meters
max length
Path walk
6.5 meters
RROW of Minor Road
400M
Maximum block length
20 units / 100M length Maximum for row house
600mm
Bathroom door / interior stair width
250mm x 250mm
Stair rise and run including nosing
300mm
Firewall extension
6M
Minimum didtance of 3-4 storey building
2M
Minimum roof eave clearance
560mm
Least window dimension
Minimum Lot Area
TYPE OF HOUSING
ECONOMIC
(sq.m)
SOCIALIZED
(sq.m)
PD 957 open
market (sq.m)
PD 957 medium
cost (sq.m)
Single Detached
72
64
120
100
Duplex/Single
Attached
54
48
96
80
Row House
36
28
60
50
Minimum Floor Area
TYPE OF HOUSING
Single Detached
ECONOMIC
(sq.m)
SOCIALIZED
(sq.m)
PD 957 open
market (sq.m)
PD 957 medium
cost (sq.m)
22
18
42
30
RA 9514
Abatement
Act to remove or Neutralize Fire Harzard
Blasting Agent
Material consisting fuel and oxider used to set off explosives
Cellulose Nitrate
Highly combustible material produced by nitric acid with cellulose material
Cellulose Nitrate
Plastic (Pyroxylin)
Any plastic with cellulose nitrate as base
Curtain Board
Vertical panel of non-combustible or fire resistive materials attached to and
extending below the bottom chord of the roof trusses, to divide the underside of
the roof into separate compartments so that heat and smoke will be directed
upwards to a roof vent
Cryogenic
Descriptive of any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with
other elements produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate
surroundings
Damper
Normally open device installed inside an air duct system which automatically
closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire
Distillation
The process of first raising the temperature in separate the more volatile from the
less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapor so as to
produce a nearly purified substance
Duct System
Continuous passageway for the transmission of air
Dust
Finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion
and ignited will cause an explosion
Electrical Arc
Extremely hot luminous bridge formed by passage of anelectric current across a
space between two conductors orterminals due to the incandescence of the
conducting vapor
Ember
A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned, and is still
oxidizing without the manifestation of flames
Finishes
Materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental or protective purposes
Fire
The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of combustion
Fire Trap
A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks
adequate exits or fire escapes
Fire Alarm
Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system towarm the
occupants of the building or fire fighting elements of thepresence or danger of fire
to enable them to undertake immediateaction to save life and property and to
suppress the fire
Fire Door
A fire resistive door prescribed for openings in fire separation walls or partitions
Fire Hazard
Any condition or act which increases or may cause an increase inthe probability of
the occurrence of fire, or which may obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere with fire
fighting operations and thesafeguarding of life and property
Fire Lane
The portion of a roadway or public way that should be kept opened and
unobstructed at all times for the expedient operation of firefighting units
Fire Protective and
Fire safety Device
device intended for the protection of buildings or persons to include but not limited
to built-in protection system such as sprinklers and other automatic extinguishing
system
Flash Point
The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air
Forcing
A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape or
dimensions
Fulminate
A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion
Horizontal Exit
Passageway from one building to another or through or around a wall in
approximately the same floor level
Hose Box
A box or cabinet where fire hoses, valves and other equipment are stored and
arranged for fire fighting
Hose Reel
A cylindrical device turning on an axis around which a fire hose is wound and
connected
Hypergolic Fuel
A rocket or liquid propellant, which consist of combinations of fuels and oxidizers
which ignite spontaneously on contact with each other
Jumper
A piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass a safety device in an
electrical system
Overloading
The use of one or more electrical appliances or devices which draw or consume
electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system
Public Assembly
Building
Any building or structure where fifty (50) or more people congregate, gather, or
assemble for any purpose
Self-closing Door
Automatic closing doors that are designed to confine smoke and heat and delay
the spread of fire
Smelting
Melting or fusing of metallic ores or compounds so as to separate impurities from
pure metals
Sprinkler System
An integrated network of hydraulically designed piping installed in a building,
structure or area with outlets arranged in a systematic pattern which automatically
discharges water when activated by heat or combustion products from a fire
Standpipe System
A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on
each floor, including a system by which water is made available to the outlets as
needed
Dry Standpipe
Standpipes are not filled with water; 102mm – equipped with four way
connection
Wet Standpipe
Standpipes with constant water supply; 38mm
Vestibule
A passage hall or antechamber between the outer doors and the interior parts of a
house or building
Vertical Shaft
An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from floor to floor, as well as
from the base to the top of the building