CE 313:

BUILDING
SYSTEMS DESIGN
Engr. Bredith Grace B. Bucton
Instructor, CE Dept., USTP
Outline
▪ Building Officials (Rule II of the IRR)
▪ Building Permits (Rule III of the IRR)
▪ Building Occupancy (Rule VII of the IRR)
▪ Lab Exercise (Homework 1)

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 Building Officials
Section 206. Qualifications Section 207. Duties
✓ Filipino
citizen and of good moral ✓ Primarily
responsible for the
character enforcement of the provisions of
the Code and its IRR
✓ Duly registered architect or civil engineer
✓ Member of good standing of an ✓ Overall administrative control
accredited professional organization for and/or supervision over all works
not less than 5 years (endorsed and pertinent to buildings/structures
recommended) ✓ Charged with processing and
✓ At least 5 years of diversified and issuance of all permit applications
professional experience in building design and certificates
and construction ✓ Undertake annual inspections of
✓ Attendedand completed a seminar all buildings/structures and keep
workshop on PD 1096 and its IRR by the an up-to-date record of their
DPWH status
Reference: Rule II of the IRR of the NBCP 3
 Building Officials Section 213. Penal Provision
“Any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the Provisions of the Code…
be punished by a fine of not more than
P20,000 or by imprisonment of not more
than 2 years or by both…”

Reference: Rule II of the IRR of the NBCP 4

 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits
Section 301.1.
“No person, firm or corporation, including any agency or instrumentality of the government shall
construct, alter, repair, convert, use, occupy, move, demolish, and add any building/structure or
any portion thereof… without first obtaining a building permit thereof from the Building Official
assigned…”
Section 301.3. Exemption from Building Permits
a. Minor Constructions b. Repair Works
✓ sheds, outhouses, greenhouses,…, and the like not ✓ Works not affecting any
exceeding 6.00 sq.m., completely detached, and structural member (roofing
intended for private use of owner only sheets, gutters, ceilings, etc.)
✓ addition of open terraces or patios directly on ground not ✓ Of non-load-bearing partition
exceeding 20.00 sq.m. and for private use only walls, interior portions, doors
✓ Installation of window grills and windows, flooring, perimeter
fence and walls
✓ Garden pools for water plants and/or aquarium not
exceeding 500 mm in depth ✓ Of plumbing fixtures, fittings or
pipings for single detached
✓ Garden masonry walls not exceeding 1.20 m high,
dwellings and duplexes 5
footpaths, garden walks
 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits
Section 302. Application for Permits
✓ Accomplished prescribed application forms
✓ Proof of lot ownership
✓ Five sets of plans, specifications, and other
documents prepared, signed and sealed by
duly licensed and registered professionals
✓ Geodetic Engineer
✓ Architect
✓ Civil Engineer
✓ Professional Electrical Engineer
✓ Professional Mechanical Engineer
✓ Sanitary Engineer
✓ Master Plumber
✓ Electronics Engineer
✓ Clearances from other Agencies (see Section 302 Items 4 to 11 for a
list of documents under each item)
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 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits

(Figure III.3) 7
 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits

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 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits
Section 304.5. Terms and Conditions of Permits

✓ That under Article 1732 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, the engineer or architect
who drew up the plans and specifications for a building/structure is liable for damages if
within 15 years from completion… (the structure collapses) due to defect in the plans or
specifications or defects in the ground. The engineer or architect who supervises the
construction shall be solidarily liable with the contractor should the edifice collapse due to
defect in the construction or the use of inferior materials.
✓ That the permit is accompanied by the applicable ancillary and accessory permits, plans
and specifications compliant to the Code and its IRR
✓ That no building/structure shall be used until the Building Official has issued a Certificate
of Occupancy (or partial Certificate of Occupancy)
✓ That the Owner/Permittee shall submit a duly accomplished prescribed “Notice of
Construction” to the OBO prior to any construction activity and shall put up a Building
Permit sign
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 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits

(Figure III.4 & Figure III.5)

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 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits

Section 308. Inspection and Supervision of Work

✓ Full time inspection and supervision of the construction work shall be through the
services of a licensed architect or civil engineer (may or may not be the same as the
designer)
✓ There shall be kept at the jobsite at all times a logbook wherein the actual progress of
construction including tests conducted, weather conditions and other pertinent data are to
be recorded.
✓ Upon completion of the construction, the licensed architect or civil engineer shall submit
the logbook, duly signed and sealed, to the Building Official. A Certificate of
Completion stating that the construction of the building conforms to the provisions of the
Code as well as with the approved plans and specification shall also be submitted.

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 Reference: Rule III of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Permits
Section 309. Certificate of Occupancy

✓ The Owner/Permittee shall submit to the OBO an application of Certificate of

Occupancy together with:
✓ Duly notarized Certificate of Completion with the construction logbook
✓ As-built plans and specifications (faithfully reflecting all changes, modifications,
and alterations made on the original plans and specifications)
✓ Building Inspection Sheet signed by contractor (if the construction is undertaken by
contract)
✓ All are signed and sealed by the Owner’s duly licensed Architect or Civil Engineer
who undertook the full time inspection and supervision of the construction
✓ The OBO undertakes the final inspection, prepares corresponding fees and order of
payment, and issues the Certificate of Occupancy

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 Reference: Rule VII of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Occupancy
Section 701. Occupancy Classified (10 groups, 25 divisions)
A B C D E
Group

Residentials, Hotels, Education and Business and

Residential Dwellings Institutional
and Apartments Recreation Mercantile
1: single family multiple dwelling units buildings used for 1: buildings where 1: Gasoline stations,
dwellings, churches, accommodating more school purposes not personal liberties are garage, boat storages
community facilities than 10 persons classified as Group I.1, restrained (mental
I.2, or H occupancies hospitals, jails) 2: Wholesale and retail
2: non-leasing stores, office buildings,
occupants not 2: nurseries for drinking and dining
exceeding 10 persons, children, nursing establishments < 100
Division

schools < 16 homes, etc, persons, police and fire

classrooms, dorms, accommodating more stations, factories and
clinics than 5 persons workshops

3: nursing homes for 3: Aircraft hangars and

ambulatory patients, open parking garages
childrean over
kindergarten age,
accommodating more 5
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 Reference: Rule VII of the IRR of the NBCP
Building Occupancy (see Table VII.1. for more details | starts at page 57/432 of pdf file w/ ~25 pages)

F G H I J
Group

Storage and Assembly other then Assembly Occupant

Industrial Accessory
Hazardous Group I Load 1,000 or more
ice/power/pumping 1: storage and handling 1: assembly building assembly building with 1: agricultural
plants, cold storages, of hazardous and with a stage and < a stage and occupant structures
factories/workshops/sto highly flammable 1,000 occupants in the load of 1,000 or more in
rage/sales room material building the ebuilding 2: private garages,
using/for incombustible 2: Storage and 2: assembly building carports,s fences >
and non-explosive handling of flammable without stage and > 1.8m high, tanks,
materials, materials 300 occupants in the swimming pools,
building towers
Division

3: wood working
esablishments, highly 3: assembly building 3: stages, platforms,
combustible materials without stage and < sport courts, tombs,
are stored or 300 occupants in the zoo structures, banks
manuactures (loose building
combustible fibers or 4: stadia, reviewing
dust) stands, amusement
4: Repair garages parks not included in
5: aircraft repair Group I, H.1, H.2, H.3
hangars
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Building Occupancy

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Laboratory Exercise (Week 3)
STANDARD FORM FOR BUILDING PLANS/CONTRUCTION DRAWINGS
(Figure III.1 and Figure III.2, page 35 of the IRR of the NBCP)

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Laboratory Exercise (Week 3)
STANDARD FORM FOR BUILDING PLANS/CONTRUCTION DRAWINGS
(Figure III.1 and Figure III.2, page 35 of the IRR of the NBCP)

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Laboratory Exercise (Week 3)
Homework 1: Standard Building Plans Template

✓ Develop a template for building plans/construction drawings conforming to the standard

form, as illustrated in Figures III.1 and Figure III.2 of the IRR of the National Building Code
of the Philippines.
✓ Use Drawing Sheets of Size A3 (297mm x 420mm)
✓ Provide the names of the Professionals as you prefer (you may leave the details such as
license and PTR numbers blank)
✓ Leave the Project Title and Location, Owner’s Name, Table of Contents and the drawing
space blank
✓ Establish your group’s “company logo” (optional)
✓ Submit as a one-page pdf file in USTeP (Filename: Group@_Surname_HW1.pdf)
✓ Deadline: after one week, before lecture class

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Laboratory Exercise (Week 3)
Homework 1: Standard Building Plans Template (DUE ON SEPT. 23, 10AM)
1 2 3
CAGANG, Ranul Marino ALAVANZA, Kristine Joy ASUM, Warda Hadji Usman
CASIÑO, Chevy ANUDE, Chrislyn GURO, Ayman
LIM, Isaiah Rasheed CAGALAWAN, Blessie SALVADOR, Crisgen
VILLAFLOR, Julieta ROA, Kirsten Danica SOTELO, Icom Genesis
VALDEVIESO, Alyssa Dominique
4 5 6
ABAO, Aikim CASTRO, Lorenz Klein ABELLA, Von Steven
COMISION, Markzenon DIMAAMPAO, Nabel ANDALEON, Jonmar
SABELLINA, John Christian ORAN, Trisha Anne EDULSA, Niña Freshella Kate
TOLO, Prince Jun Mhark PADUA, Roden Lorenz GARRIDO, Jan Mykel
REMOLE, Christian Lear
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BELLO, Windy Lou AGURA, Jenny Mae
GENOSA, Adonis ALAAN, Kent
SIMENE, Al Laurence ANIÑON, Niño Lawrence
ZABALLERO, Kent Marwin FIOLA, Kent Winston
SUMALPONG, John Mard
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THANK YOU

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