BSD Reviewer the DPWH Secretary shall serve as the

referral codes of PD 1096 and this IRR.

SECTION 101. Title
SECTION 104. General Building
These Rules shall be known and cited as the
Requirements
"Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the National Building Code of 1. All buildings or structures as well as
the Philippines (P.D. 1096)" and shall be accessory facilities thereto shall conform in
referred to as the "IRR". all respects to the principles of safe
construction and must be suited to the
SECTION 102. Declaration of Policy
purpose for which they are designed.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
2 Buildings or structures intended to be
State to safeguard life, health, property, and
used for the manufacture and/or
public welfare, consistent with the
production of any kind of article or product
principles of sound environmental
shall observe adequate environmental
management and control; and to this end,
safeguards.
make it the purpose of the Code to provide
for all buildings and structures, a framework 3. Buildings or structures and all parts
of minimum standards and requirements to thereof as well as all facilities found therein
regulate and control their location, site, shall be maintained in sale, sanitary and
design, quality of materials, construction, good working condition.
use, occupancy, and maintenance.
SECTION 103. Scope and Application
SECTION 105. Site Requirements
1. The scope of this IRR shall cover the
The land or site upon which will be
following disciplines: architectural, civil
constructed any building or structure, or
structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary,
any ancillary or auxiliary faculty thereto,
plumbing, and electronics.
shall be sanitary, hygienic or safe in case of
This shall also apply to the design, location, sites or buildings intended to uno as human
siting. habitation or abode, the same shall be at a
sale distance, as determined by com
construction, alteration, repair, conversion,
volcano or volcanic site streams or bodies of
use, occupancy, maintenance, moving,
water and/or sources of air considered to be
demolition of, and addition to public and
polluted; from a volcano or volcanic site
private buildings and structures, except
and/or any other building considered to be
traditional indigenous family dwellings, and
a potential source of fire or explosion.
those covered by Batas Pambansa Bilang
220 otherwise known as the "Economic and SECTION 106. Definitions
Socialized Housing Projects".
1. For purposes of this IRR, the following
2 Existing buildings or structures without definitions shall apply:
appropriate building permits/certificates of
ADDITION - Any new construction which
occupancy may be legalized and issued the
increases the height and/or floor area of
necessary permits and certificates,
existing buildings/structures.
provided, they are made to conform to
these rules and regulations. AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT - Refers to
any of the various units of the government
However, they shall be subject to the
including a department, bureau, office,
imposition of penalties,
instrumentality, or government owned or
surcharges, fines and other appropriate controlled corporation.
measures.
ALTERATION - Works in buildings/structures
3. The applicable and consistent provisions involving changes in the materials used,
of the allied professional codes and other partitioning. location/size of openings,
government agency codes as approved by
structural parts, existing utilities and
equipment but does not increase the
building height and/or floor area. from original location or position to another,
either within the same lot or to a different
APPLICATION FORMS - A preformatted
one.
prescribed application form duly
accomplished and notarized by the OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL (OBO) -
respective design professional with The Office authorized 10 enforce the
validation matrices related to other building provisions of the Code and its IRR in the
rules and regulations. field as well as the enforcement of orders
and decisions made pursuant thereto.
APPLICANT/PERMITTEE - Any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, head of
government or private institution,
organization of any character applying for
the issuance of permits and certificates.
BUILDING OFFICAL - the Executive Officer of
the OBO appointed by the Secretary.
BUILDING PERMIT - A document issued by
the Building Official (BO) to an
owner/applicant to proceed with the
construction, installation, addition,
alteration, renovation, conversion, repair,
moving, demolition or other work activity of
a specific project/building/structure or
portions thereof after the accompanying
principal plans, specifications and other
pertinent documents with the duly
notarized application are found satisfactory
and substantially conforming with the
National Building Code of the Philippines
(the Code) and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR).
CODE - PD 1096, otherwise known as the
National Building Code of the Philippines.
CONSTRUCTION - All on-site work done in
the site preparation, excavation, foundation,
assembly of al the components and
installation of utilities, machineries and
equipment of buildings/structures.
CONVERSION - A change in the use or
occupancy of buildings/structures or any
portion/s thereto, which has different
requirements.
DEMOLITION - The systematic dismantling
or destruction of a building/structure, in
whole or in part.
DEPARTMENT - The Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH). • EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR - The Executive Officer or Head of
the NBCDO.
MOVING - The transfer of
buildings/structures or portion's thereof