CODE REVIEW CHEAT SHEET

PD 1096 BP 344 RA 9514

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE

ACCESSIBILITY LAW FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINES
DOORWAY
Minimum Height 2.00 m 2.00 m 2.00 m
Minimum Width 900 mm 800 mm 720 mm
Maximum Width 1200 mm 2.00 m 1220 mm
Height of Door Knob 0.80 - 1.06 m
STAIRS
Riser 200 mm maximum 0.15 m max 100 mm min 180 mm max
Thread 250 mm minimum 0.30 m min 230 mm min

Occupant load more than 50:

1.10m Occupant 1.5 minimum
< 2000 1120 mm
Minimum Width load of 50 or less: 0.90m 300m wide tactile strip shall be
>2000 1420 mm
Occupant load of less than 10 provided before hazardous areas
(private): 0.75m

Minimum Headroom Not less than 2.00 m 2000 mm

Maximum Vertical Distance
Between Landings
3.60 m 3660 mm
800-900mm above the 0.70 m - 0.90 m 0.30
Handrail Height
nosing of treads m long extension
RAMPS
Maximum Slope 1:12 1 in 12
Minimum Width 1.10 m 1.20 m 1.12 m
Minimum Landing Length 1.50 m
6 m horizontal distance between
Distance Between Landings
landings
Handrail Height 700 mm and 900 mm
Maximum Cross Slope 1 in 48
CORRIDORS

1.10 m
Minimum Width 1.20 m
Dead Ends 6 maximum in length

ELEVATORS
4 Elevators maximum in a single Not more than 30 m from the
Location
hoistway entrance
Depth 1.14 m
Wide 1.2 m
Clear Opening 0.9 m
ZONING CLASSIFICATION

PRE (Park Structures, Recreation

Zoning
and Entertainment)

PARKING

Width 2.50 m (Perpendicular/ Diagonal) 3.70 m

Length 5.00 m (Perpendicular/ Diagonal) 5.00 m

Car Parallel Parking ( W & L) 2.15 m x 6.00 m

Car Perpendicular Parking

(W & L)
2.50 m x 5.00 m

Standard Truck/Bus (W & L) 3.60 m x 12.00 m

Articulated Truck (W & L) 3.60 m X 18.00 m

For Hotels: If Highly urbanized, 1 slot

1-25 1
for every 3 rooms

For Hotels: 2 Tourist bus parking

26-50 2
slots

Parking Slot
 For Hotels: 1 loading slot for
51-75 3
articulated truck
Parking Slot
76-100 4
101-150 5
151-200 6
201-300 7
301-400 8
401-500 9
501-100 2% of total spaces

1000-Over 20+ (1 for each 100 or a

fraction thereof over 1000)

SET BACKS
Front 5.00 m
Side 2.00 m
Rear 2.00 m
CEILING HEIGHT

Artificially Ventilated 2.70m

Ground Floor
Naturally Ventilated 2.70m

Artificially Ventilated 2.40m

Second Floor
Naturally Ventilated 2.70m

Artificially Ventilated 2.10m

Succeeding Floors
Naturally Ventilated 2.70m

Artificially Ventilated 1.80m

Mezannines
Naturally Ventilated 1.80m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
Min. Area 6.00 sq.m Min. Dim. 2.00
Room For Human Habitation
m
Min. Area 3.00 sq.m Min. Dim. 1.50
Kitchen
m

1.7 x 1.8 meters minimum dimension

1 movable grab bar and 1 fixed to

the
adjacent wall shall be installed

A turning space of 2.25 sqm with a

min.
dimension of 1.5m for wheelchairs

Minimum of 1 accessible water

closets on each floor level where the
total number of water closets per sex
is 20

Max height of water closet should be

450mm, flush control should have a
Min. Area 6.00 sq.m Min. Dim. 2.00 max height of 1.2m
Toilet And Bath
m
Maximum height of lavatories should
be 800mm with a knee recess of 600-
700mm vertical clearance and a
500mm depth

Urinals should have elongated lip or

should be trough-type, the max.
height of the lip should be 480mm

Tactile Block .30 m x .30 m

Work Stations Access Aisles 0.92 min
wide
 EXITS

Occupant load of 500-999 shall

Number Of Exits have atleast 3 exits, 1000 or more Minimum of 2
shall have atleast 4 exits

Total Width of exits = Occupant

Width Of Exits 915 mm Minimum
load / 165

If two exits are required, the two

exits must be apart by at least 1/5
of the perimeter of
the area served. If Located minimum of 1/2 the length
Arrangement of Exits
three or more are required, they dimension of the building area
shall be
arranged a reasonable distance
apart

If without a sprinkler system, 45.00m

maximum Without sprinkler 46m, w/ sprinkler
Distance To Exits
If with a sprinkler system, 60.00m 61m
maximum

Headroom Minimum of 2 m
EXIT DOORS

When serving an occupant

load of 50 or
more, must swing in the
direction of exit
travel
Double acting doors shall not
be used as
exits when serving a tributary
load of more
than 100. Must be provided with
a view
panel of not less than 1300 sq.
cm.
OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION

B Residentials, Hotels, Apartments

C Education and Recreation

WINDOWS

Minimum of .82 m. height- 1 m.

Clear Opening Width bottom of the opening- maximum
of .82 m.

FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS

Width 0.60 m min
Horizontal Dimension Any
Landing of Platforms
0.60 m min

Riser 0.23 m max

Run 0.23 m max
Height Between Landing 3.66 m max
Headroom 2.00 m min
Handrail 0.76 min & 1.07 m max