NATIONAL BUILDING CODE (PD 1096)

2.70 m Maximum height of a combustible stand

.85 m Minimum spacing for seats in a chair type measurement from back to back
1:8 Maximum line of travel to an exit of an aisle
Maximum slope of an aisle
.84 m In standard seating, the minimum spacing of rows from back to back
.45 m Minimum width of any seat
1.30 sq. m Minimum area of a double acting door view panel
.70 m Minimum clear width of an exit doorway
1.20 m Maximum width of an exit door leaf
1.10 m Minimum width of an exit corridor
2 Minimum no. of exit for floors above the first storey having an occupant
load of more than 10
3 No. Of exit for occupant load 599-999
.30 m Minimum downward projection of a draft curtain
250 sq. m Maximum area of an attic made of combustible materials
1.80 m Maximum center to center spacing of a draft curtain sprinkler
750 sq. m Maximum area of an attic made of incombustible materials
G.A 18 Standard gauge for metal hood in barbeques
300 mm / .30 m Minimum height of Siamese connection above grade
300 mm / .30 m Standard maximum distance of standpipe from an opening in a stairway
200 mm / .20 m Minimum wall thickness of a fireplace
2 Minimum no. of exit for a projection room
600 mm /.60 m Minimum extension of a chimney above a roof
2” / 50 mm Minimum air space bet. Walls of a masonry chimney above the roof
12 mm / .012 m Minimum glass thickness used for floors
400 mm / .40 m Maximum distance of one row of seat to the next
3 Minimum number of exits for stands within a building serving an occupant
load of 300
.90 m Minimum height of a guard rail located in front of the grandstand
.28 m Minimum width of a run in a stand stair
.75 m Minimum spacing for seats with backrests measured from back to back
.60 m Minimum spacing for seats without backrest measured from back to back
Minimum width of an exit door measured from aisle to aisle
10.70 lux Minimum intensity for lights for exit
1.10 m Minimum for side aisles
30 mm / .030 m Minimum increase in width of aisles for every linear meter
800 mm / .80 m Minimum width of an aisle serving only one side
50 % of lot area Open space requirement for an interior lot
10% of lot area Open space requirement for a corner lot/through lot
Inner court Bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines
750 mm / .75 m Minimum stair width for a residence
1.20 sq. m Standard minimum area of a toilet
1.50 m Minimum dimension of a kitchen
1.00 sq. m Minimum area for vent shafts
3.00 cu. m Air space requirement for a school room per person
14.00 cu. m Air space requirement for a habitable room per person
300 sq. mm / .30 sq. m Minimum area of an opening of air duct
300 mm /. 30 m Maximum projection beyond the property line of a footing along the
national road & at least 2.40 m in depth
3.00 m Minimum clearance of a canopy or a marquee from a sidewalk
.90 m Minimum stair width for an occupant load less than 50
1.20 m Minimum width of a temporary walkway
3.00 m Minimum clearance of an arcade above the sidewalk
Setback The vacant space left between the building and the lot lines less than 2.00
m in width
2.00 m Minimum horizon and dimension of a court
1.20 m Minimum width of passageway connecting a street to a court
12.00 cu. m Standard air space requirement per person for factories
 1.80 m Minimum headroom clearance for a mezzanine
.30 cu. m Air supply per person per minute for auditoriums
10% of floor area Minimum total area of a window or an opening for a room without artificial
ventilation
.60 m Minimum dimension for a vent shaft
300 m /. 30 m Minimum horizontal clearance of the curb line to the outermost edge of the
marquee
2.40 m Minimum clearance of the lowest portion of an awning to the ground
2.40 m Minimum height of a construction fence
600 kg. / m2 Minimum live load bearing capacity of a construction canopy
1.00 m Minimum height of protective railing in a construction
120 kg. /m2 Minimum wind load capacity for roofs for vertical projection
.90 m Maximum height of a handrail above the stair head
2.70 m Minimum ceiling height for naturally ventilated rooms
1.20 m Maximum dimension of a stair landing
1:10 Maximum slope of an exit court
250 mm / .25 m Minimum width of run for a circular stair
2.00 m Minimum headroom clearance for any stair
1:8 Maximum slope for an exit passageway
1.20 m Maximum height of a Siamese connection above ground
6.00 m Maximum distance of any portion of a building from the nozzle of a 23 m.
fire hose
2 Minimum no. of exit for any stage
1.20 m Minimum extension of a proscenium wall above the roof
750 mm / .75 m Minimum width of a stair in a stage egress
560 mm /. 56 m Minimum thickness of jalousies glass
1.20 m Maximum length of jalousies
900 mm / .90 m Minimum width of an exit in a stage
2.50 m Minimum lateral bracing for skylights
Show window A store window in which goods are displayed
1.20 m Maximum width of a business sign
1.00 m Minimum distance of any sign from any electrical post or telephone wire
10% of lot area Minimum open space requirement for an open lot
300 mm /.30 m Minimum size of entrance tread for an entrance or exit step
1:10 Maximum slope for an entrance or exit step
2 Minimum number of steps for an entrance or exit stair
1.50 m Standard turn circle of a wheelchair
1:125 sq. m of G.F.A Office building parking ratio
2.40 m x 5.00 m Standard size of a perpendicular parking slot
1:10 bedrooms Hotel parking ratio
1:25 beds Hospital building parking ratio
60.00 m Maximum distance of a handicapped parking from the facility being served
1:5 classrooms College university parking ratio
1:50 sq. m Theatres, cinemas, auditoria & stadia parking ratio
4 Minimum number of wheelchair seating space for 51-300 seating capacity
for auditoriums
.90 m Minimum width of a drop curb
1.10 m x 1.40 m Minimum dimension of an accessible elevator
30.00 m Maximum distance of an accessible elevator from the entrance of a
building
1.40 m / 1.60 m Minimum height of signs on walls & door for the disabled to see
comfortably
3.70 m Minimum width of a parking slot for the disabled
200 mm / .20 m Minimum run of a stair for group A dwelling (residential)
2.10 m Minimum ceiling height from 3rd floor to succeeding floors with artificial
ventilation
6.00 sq. m Minimum area of rooms for human habitation
30 mm / .03 m Least dimension of an air duct
500 m / .50 m Maximum encroachment into a public sidewalk of foundation at least 600
m below the grade line
 .90 m Minimum width of exit door
200 mm / .20 m Maximum width reduced by handrails & doors fully opened to balconies
and corridors
1.10 m Minimum width of stairs serving more than 50 occupants
750 mm /.75 m Minimum width of stairs less than 10 occupants
100 mm / .10 m Maximum reduction in width of a stair due to trims & handrails
150 mm / .15 m Minimum run of a winding stair
300 mm / .30 m Maximum run of a winding stair
5 mm / .005 m Allowable tolerance in the rise & run of every step
3.00 m Width of stair requiring an intermediate handrail
1.00 m Minimum width of aisle serving both sides
Maximum no. of seats between the wall and the aisle
300 mm /.30 m Maximum distance between the back of each seat to the seat behind it
480 mm /.48 m Maximum width of seat in a stand
8.40 m Maximum projection of a penthouse or other projections above the roof
1/3 Maximum ratio of a penthouse area to that of the supporting roof
100 mm Minimum thickness of masonry chimney for residents
300 mm / .30 m Minimum thickness of rubber stone masonry chimney for residential
250 mm / .25 m Minimum firebox wall thickness
150 m / .15 m Minimum thickness of smoke chamber back walls
200 mm / .20 m Minimum thickness of front & side smoke chamber wall
4 Minimum number of storey requiring 1 or more dry standpipe
900 liters / min. Minimum volume of water & dry standpipe should provide
4” / 100 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a two way Siamese connection
5” / 125 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a three way Siamese connection
6” / 150 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a four way Siamese connection
190 liters / min. Minimum volume of water an interior wet standpipe should provide
2” / 50 mm Minimum diameter of a wet standpipe
Residential , hotel & Under what classification of occupancy does monasteries fall?
apartments
Business & mercantile Under what classification of occupancy does aircraft hangars fall?
Industrial Under what classification of occupancy does cold storage & creameries fall?
Accessory Under what classification of occupancy does private garage fall?
1 truck loading slot Minimum loading slot requirement for hospitals & hotels
20% Percentage required for number of parking garages are available within
200 m. of structure
1/ 50 sq. m gross floor Parking requirement for amusement centers
area
1/50 sq. m shop floor area Parking requirement for markets
1/100 sq. m shop floor Parking for neighborhood shopping center
area
1/ living unit Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 100 sq. m.
of living unit area
1/ 8 living units Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 50 sq. m. of
living unit area
1/50 sq. m. of Parking requirement for places of worship
congregation area
.60 m Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of over 3.00 m but not
more than 6.00 m
1.00 m Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of 10 m to less than 11 m.
in width
4.50 m Maximum height of 1st floor area for a 2 storey wood structure with a
height of 7.00 m
4.50 m Maximum spacing of post for 2 storey wooden structure with a height of
8.00 m
Storage & hazardous Under what classification of occupancy does fences of over 1.80 m. ht.
Fall?
Industrial Factories and workshops using incombustible & non explosive material
Business & mercantile Police and fire stations
1.10 m –1.30 m Standard length of wheel chair
 0.00 – 0.75 m Width of wheel chair
.70 m – 1.20 m Meters above the floor is the comfortable reach persons confined to a
wheelchair
.74 m Comfortable clearance for knee & leg space under table for wheelchair
Safety Accessibility, reachability, usability, orientation, workability & efficiency &
______ are the basic planning requirement of BP344
4 Number of wheelchair seating for an assembly seating capacity of 51-300
RA 7277 Magna carta for the disabled
Corridor A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms
Curb A raised rim of concrete stone or metal which forms the edge of street,
sidewalks etc.
750 mm / .75 m Minimum roof eaves
6.00 m Maximum ht. Of spires
2.00 m Setback for inside lot
250 mm / .25 m Minimum thickness of footing
600 mm / .60 Minimum depth of footing
200 kg / sq. m Minimum. Live load –ground floor-
150 kg / sq. m Minimum live load – 2nd floor-
130 kg /sq. m Minimum wind load for roofs
750 mm /. 75 m Minimum width of stairs
200 m / .20 m Minimum riser of stairs
200 m / .20 m Minimum run of stairs
2.40 m Ceiling heights artificial ventilation
2.70 m Ceiling ht. For natural ventilation
2.70 m Ceiling ht. Ground floor
2.40 m Ceiling ht. For 2nd floor up
1.80 m Mezzanine floor ceiling ht.
2.10 m Minimum headroom
6.00 sq. m Minimum size of rooms
2.00 m Minimum dimension of room
3.00 sq. m Minimum size of kitchen
1.50 m Minimum dimension of kitchen
1.20 sq . m Minimum size of t&b
.90 m Minimum dimension of t&b
3.00 cu. m/person Air space for school
12.00 cu. m/person Air space for offices, factories, workshops
14.00 cu. m/person Air space for habitable rooms
1.20 m Max. width of fire escape
2.00 m Min. horizontal dimension of court
1.20 m Min. width of inner court
600 mm / .60 m Min. dimension of vent shafts
.10 sq. m Min. cross section area of vent shaft
300 mm / .30 m Min. dimension of air duct
.30 sq. m Min. cross section area of air duct
1.80 m center to center Max. distance of a sprinkler
600 sq. m Min. opening of an attic
800 mm / .80 m Min. clearance headroom =attic-
At least 2 exits Mezzanine 185 sq. m /18.00 dim
45.00 m Distance of exit w/o sprinkler
60.00 m Distance of exit w/ sprinkler
Not< 800 mm nor > 900 Ht. Of handrails in exits
mm
.30 sq. m net flr. area Horizontal exits per ambulatory occupant
1.90 sq. m net flr. area Horizontal exits per non-ambulatory occupant
2 hrs. Minimum enclosure walls fire resistive
2 hrs. Smoke proof enclosures fire resistive
900 mm /.90 m Ht. Of guardrails
30 deg Angle of guardrails