Rules and Standards

Submitted: Marc Ervin P. Tabirao

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
ervintabirao@gmail.com

Buildings and infrastructure have been used as a tool to stimulate the growth
of human settlements in many urban areas. All of this building start as
abstractions, this means that all of it start as an idea created by planners and
designers. The Presidential Degree No. 1096 or the National Building Code of
the Philippines are sets of rules and standards which helps designers during the
planning and design stage to provide design efficiency of a building and
structures in terms of updated design and construction standards and criteria
based on local context. When we talk about building safety, structural design
comes first in our mind. The building code stated other safety consideration in
a building e.g. construction safety, fire safety, material finishes, architectural
and space planning standards, sanitary/ building utilities, electrical, etc.
Following the national building code offers limitations and constrains in the
designs of the building, however it provides more functional and safer building
design like for example following rules dealing with fire safety. It specifies the
classification of the building, provide restrictions of construction of building in a
fire zone, types of building materials based on fire resistance of the structural
and non- structural components and fire exit distance and location based on
occupancy to prevent casualties. Building height limit and percentage of
occupancy are also stated on this code. The value varies according to its
classification like for example institutional building has a maximum of 15 meters
of building height limit, cultural building with a maximum 30 meters of building
height limit, etc.
Since I am taking my thesis this semester, studying this rules and standards will
help me understand better how to attain a healthy, safe and environmentally
friendly design. This rules and standards should reflect in my design in order for
it to be functional.
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Rules and Standards

 

Buildings and infrastructure have

been used as a tool to stimulate the
growth of human settlements in
many urban areas. All of this
building start as abstractions, this
means that all of it start as an idea
created by planners and designers.
The Presidential Degree No. 1096
or the National Building Code of
the Philippines are sets of rules
and standards which helps
designers during the planning and
design stage to provide design
e ciency of a building and
structures in terms of updated
design and construction standards and criteria based on local context.
When we talk about building safety, structural design comes rst in our
mind. The building code stated other safety consideration in a building e.g.
construction safety, re safety, material nishes, architectural and space
planning standards, sanitary/ building utilities, electrical, etc.

Following the national building code o ers limitations and constrains in

the designs of the building, however it provides more functional and safer
building design like for example following rules dealing with re safety. It
speci es the classi cation of the building, provide restrictions of
construction of building in a re zone, types of building materials based on
re resistance of the structural and non- structural components and re
exit distance and location based on occupancy to prevent casualties.
Building height limit and percentage of occupancy are also stated on this
code. The value varies according to its classi cation like for example
institutional building has a maximum of 15 meters of building height limit,
cultural building with a maximum 30 meters of building height limit, etc.

Since I am taking my thesis this semester, studying this rules and

standards will help me understand better how to attain a healthy, safe and
environmentally friendly design. This rules and standards should re ect in
my design in order for it to be functional.

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