④ RULE ↑ General Provisions

② RULE2-Administration & Enforcement

③ RULE 3 -
Permit and Inspection
④ RULE4 -

Types of Construction

⑤ RULE5 -

Requirements of Fire Codes

④ RULF6 -
Fire-Resistive Requirements in Construction

⑦ RULE7 -

Classification and General Requirements

of all
buildings by Use or Occupancy
⑧ RULE8- Light and Ventilation

④ RULE9 -
Sanitation

⑩ RULE 10 -

Building Protection over Public Street

④ RULE 11 -
Protection of Pedestrian During Construction
and Demolition

⑫ RULE 12 General Design and Construction Requirements

RULE -GENERAL PROVISIONS 8) CODE-PD1096 :

National Building Code of the

Philippines
SECTION 101 . TITLE .)
9 CONSTRUCTION all on-site work done in the site
1

IRR =
Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the National 10) CONVERSION -

a
change in the use or occupancy of
"

Building code of the Philippines (PD1096) buildings/structures

11) DEMOLITON dismantling or destruction of a building /
-

SECTION 103 . SCOPE AND APPLICATION Structure

Department of Public Works &

Scope of IRR Not included 12) DEPARTMENT Highways
: : -

·
Architectural · Traditional indigenous family CDPWH]
·
Civil/structural dwellings 13) EXECUTIVE
.
DIRECTOR -

Executive Officer or Head of the

· Electrical · covered
by Batas Pambansa 220 NBCDO
·
Mechanical "Economic and Socialized Housing 14 )
.
MOVING transfer of buildings/structures or portion
·
Plumbing Projects" from original location
·
Electronics 15 )
.
OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL (OBO) -

authorize to
enforce the provisions of the code and its
SECTION 106 DEFINITIONS . IRR in the field

1) ADDITION
any new construction which increases the height 16) REFERRAL CODES applicable provisions of the various

and/or floor area of existing building agency and technical professional codes
2 ) AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT
.
various units of the government
3) . ALTERATION
changes in the materials used , partitioning ,
17 )
. RENOVATION -

physical change made on

buildings/
location/size of openings , but does not change structures

the height and the floor area 18.) SECRETARY Head or Chief Executive Officer of
4) APPLICATION FORMS application form doly accomplished and DPWH
notarized by the respective design .)
19 STAFF-personnel of the National Building code
professional with validation Development Office (NBCDO)
5) APPLICANT/PERMITTEF -

any person applying for the issuance

of permits and certificates

4) BUILDING OFFICIAL Executive Officer of the OBO appointed by

the Secretary
7) BUILDING PERMIT document issued by the Official (BO)
Building
 11- ADMINISTRATION
RULE AND ENFORCEMENT

section 206
. Qualification of Building Officials
Section 203
. Functions of the
secretary ④ A Filipino citizen and of good moral character
1) Formulate policies in accordance with the code & A
registered architect civil engineer
or

2) Issue and promulgate additional rules and regulations ③ A member of

good standing for not less than
3) Exercise appellate jurisdiction over the decisions and five 5
years
orders of the
Building Official ④ Has at least fire (5) years of professional
4) Evaluate , , Approve
Review orTake Final action on experience in
building design and construction

changes and / or ammendments ⑤ Has completed a seminar workshop on PD 1096

5) Prescribe and impose the amount of fees and its /RR

6) Appoint a
Building Official
Section 208. Fees
The BO shall retain not than 20 % of the
Section 205 .
Officials
Building more

income/collection

BUILDING Section 209

. Exemption
OFFICIAL
"traditional indigenous family dwellings"
↳ does not exceed P15 000 00
, .

ASSISTANT
BUILDING
OFFICIAL Section 212 . Administrative Fines

.
1
Imposition of Administrative Fines
CASHIER ADM & LEGAL ↳
Secretary impose fines not exceed
P 10 , 000 00
.

& 2) Determination of Amount of Fines

Processing Inspection and
evaluation Enforcement b) Amount of Fines
division Division
Light Violations P 5 , 000

① Land Use Zoning >

- Less Grave Violations P 8, 000

Section Grave Violations P10 , 000

④ Line and Grade >

-
c) Penalty
(Geodetic) Excavation for Foundation 10 % of the permit fees
Section Construction of Foundation 25 %

③ Architectural or >
-

construction of Superstructure 50 %
Accessibility up to 2 . 00 m
Section Construction of superstructure 100 %

④ Civil/structural >
-

above 2 00 m .

section

⑤ Electrical section >

-

④ Mechanical Section >

-

⑦ SanitarySection >
-

⑧ Plumbing Section >

-

④ Electronics section >

-
 Section .
215 Abatement of Dangerous Buildings RULE V-REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE ZONES

Articles 482 , 694-707 of the Civil Code of the

Philippines Section 507
.
Designation of Fire Zones

④ Non-Fire Restricted Cones

④ Structural Hazards ② Fire Restrictive Cones

② Fire Hazards ④ Highly Fire Restrictive Zones

③ Unsafe ElectricalWiring
④ Unsafe Mechanical Installation
⑤ Inadequate Sanitation/Plumbing RULE VI-FIRE RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS IN

and Health Facilities CONSTRUCTION

④ Architectural Deficiency · FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING

↳ the degree to which a material can

withstand fire

RULE I11-PERMITS & INSPECTION ·

FIRE-RESISTIVE TIME PERIOD RATING

material
↳
length of time a can

withstand being burned

.
Section 305 Validity of Building Permits

Null & Void not commenced in a period of

↑
year abandoned work for 120 days
RULE VII- CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL

Section 307
. Appeal REQUIREMENT OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE

Filing
-

15
days from suspension/non-issuance OR OCCUPANCY

Section 309
. Certificate of Occupancy
Section 701. Occupancy Classified
of GROUP A : RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
Building official Certificate
issues
·

of single
Occupancy after final Division 1 use
family
-

30
days
inspection occupants
Division of
2 use
non-leasing
-

RULE IV-TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION occupants not exceeding

10 persons
① Type 1-wood construction
Residentials Hotels and Apartments
② Type11 wood construction with protective GROUP B
·
:
- .

↳
boarding or
lodging houses accomodates
fire-resistant materials
than 10 persons
③ Type III -

masonry and wood construction

more

Education and Recreations

④ Type GROUP C
·

IV
:
-

steel , iron , concrete or masonry

↳ used for school or day-care purposes
construction
Institutional
⑤ Type V-four-hour fire resistive GROUP D :
·

Division 1 -
Mental hospitals jails , etc
.,

Division 2 Nurseries for full-time care

Section 403 Requirements Type of Construction
-

. on

of children under Kindergarten

④ Fire Resistive Requirements
② Interior Wall and
ceiling Finishes age
Division 3
Nursing homes for ambulatory
③ standards for materials
-

patients
·
GROUP E-Business and Mercantile

Division 1 -

filing and service stations

Gasoline

Division 2 -

Wholesale and Retail stores

Division 3 -
Aircraft hangars and open parking

garages
 ·
GROUP F Industrial Section 708
. Minimum Requirements for Group A
dwellings
↳ ice
plants , power plants ,
etc. 1 )
.
·

Dwelling Location
GROUP and Hazardous than 90 % of
G-storage ↳ not lot
·
more a corner

Division 1 hazardous and highly ↳

80 % of inside lot
-

an

flammable material Lot

Occupancy
·

Division 2 -

flammable materials ↳ at least 2 00m

. from the property line

Division 3-wood working establishments and Ventilation

2) Light
Division 4 -

Repair Garages ↳ under Section 805 to 811 of the code

Division 5 -

Aircraft Repair hangars 3.) Sanitation

·
GROUP H -

Assembly Other
Than Group I ↳ at least one sanitary toilet & adequate
Division and drainage
1
assembly building with a washing facilities
-

stage of less than 1000 4 ) Foundation

.

Division assembly building wo stage thick & 600

2 -
↳ at least 250 mm mm below the

has a load of 300 or more surface of the ground

Division 3 -

assembly building who stage 5)

.

Post

has load less than 300 6) . Floor

Division 4 -

Stadia , reviewing stands - LL :Yst Floor -

200 Kg/m2
amusement park not included :
2nd floor -

150 kg/m2
in Group / or Dir 4-3 .
7)
. Roof
·
GROUP I -

Assembly Occupant Load 1000 or more WL : 120 kg/m2

↳
assembly building with
stage has load 8) stairs
of 1000 or more width : 750 mm

·
GROUP J-
Accessory rise : 200 mm

Division 1 -

Agricultural Structures run :

200 mm

Division 2 Private garages, carports etc. 9) Entrance and Exit

-

(fences over 1 80m high) .

↳ 1 entrance & 4 exit

Division 3-stages platforms , , pelota ,

etc
. 10 ) .
Electrical Requirements
Electrical code
↳ All electrical requirements >
-

Philippine
Section . Mixed
703 Occupancy 11) Mechanical Requirements
Types of Occupancy Separation ↳ Mechanical systems and /or equipment installations >
Philippine
-

.
3

a .
Separation"
"One-Hour Fire-Resistive Occupancy Mechanical
Engineering Code
↳ not less than
1 hour

.
b "Two-Hour Fire-Resistive Occupancy separation" RULE VILL-LIGHT AND VENTILATION
↳ not less than 2 hour

.
c "Three-Hour Fire-Resistive Occupancy Separation" Section . Measurement of
802 Site
Occupancy
↳ not less than 3 hour ·
Courts
exceeding
3
not
d .
"Four-Hour Fire-Resistive Occupancy Separation"
·
Yards 1 20 meters
.

in width
↳ not less than 4 hour light wells
·

Section 707 .
Maximum Height of Buildings Section 803
. Percentage of Site Occupancy
·
Average car parking slot · PSO -

Percentage Site Occupancy

↳ Perpendicular/Diagonal :
2 5m
.
by 5 m ·
TLA- Total Land Area

↳ Parallel :
2 15 m by 6
) Open Spaces
m :
3
.

Truck parking slot a) Public Open Space

·

↳ 3 6 . m by 18m
b) Total Open Spaces within Lot (TOSL)
·
Jeepney or shuttle park
9
↳ 3 0m.

by m
 SECTION 804 ·
Sizes and Dimensions ofCourts
4 .

7 · PSO -
Maximum Allowable Percent age ·
Minimum horizontal dimension (courts & yards)
of site
Occupancy ↳ not less than 2 0 m .

·
ISA -

Maximum Allowable Impervious ·

Inner courts >
-
street or yard
surface Area ↳ minimum width of 1 .
20m

·
MACA- Maximum Allowable Construction ·
Buildings of more than two (2) storey in height
Area width
↳ :
300 mm

·
USA -
Maximum Unpared surface
Area SECTION 805
·
Ceiling Heights
·
TOSL
-

TotalOpen Space within ·

Habitable rooms with artificial ventilation
Lot ↳
ceiling heights 2 40 meters
: .

Buildings more than (t) storey

·
one

LOT TYPE/ LOCATION ↳

ceiling heights :
↳
storey :
First 2 70 meters
.

Second storey
↳ : 2 . 40 meters
↳
succeeding stories : 2 10 meters
.

SECTION 806
. Sizes and Dimensions of Rooms

a . Rooms for Human Habitations 6 . 00m2 wI atleast

dimension of 2 00 meters .

b .

Workshop Factories & Offices , ,

12 00 .
m of air space/i
1 20m2
c . Bath and Toilet .

wI atleast dimension of 900mm

SECTION 807 Air Space ·

Requirements in Determining
the size of Rooms

9 . School Rooms 3 . 00m' wIT 00m2

.

per #
b .
Workshop Factories. & Offices , 12 m per &
c .
Habitable Rooms 14 m per &

SECTION 808 . Window Openings

·
Total Free Area of openings :

Rooms
↳ 10 % of Floor Area

↳ not be less than 1 m2

Toilet & Bath , Laundry Rooms

↳ not less than 120 of Floor Area

↳ not less than 240 mm

·
Roofed porch
↳
Ceiling Heights :
not less than 2 70 m
.

·
Eaves , Canopies , Awnings (media agual
* windows : not less than 750mm from the side/property line

·
In case of emergency :

↳ windows can be open from the inside who using tools

↳ min clear .

opening : not less than 820 mm (width)

↑ meter (height)
:

↳ bottom of the opening : more than 820 mm from floor

SECTION 809
. Vent shafts RULE XI- Protection of Pedestrians During construction
·
Ventilation/vent shafts or Demolition

↳ horizontal cross-sectional area : not less than 1 sq .

m//m of height
* NO vent shaft have least dimension less than 600 mm 1105
Section .

Walkway
Air Ducts 1 20m wide
Temporary Walkway :
· · .

min . unobstructed cross-sectional area : not less than 0 30

sq . .
m : LL Of 650 kg/m2
min Dimension
.
: 300 mm

not less than 300 above street surface section . Pedestrian Protection
1106
openings : mm

·
Railings : at least Im height
RULEIX-SAMITATION ·
Fences : not <2 40m above grade .

Canopies
· : 2 .
40m above railway
section 90e Water supply system 22-600kg/m2
:

of Water National Standards for Drinking

Quality Drinking
·

Water standards Section 1107 . maintenance & Removal of Protective Devices

·

construction/operations of water code of the

· 30 days after protection
deepwells for abstraction of
Philippines
groundwater ( PD1067)
RULE XII General Design & Construction Requirements
-

RULF X-BUILDING PROJECTION OVER PUBLIC section 1202

. Excavation Foundation ,
,
&
Retaining Walls
STREFTS ·
Excavation and Fills

permanent excavation not :

be steeper than 2 horizontal

SECTION 1002
. Projection into Alleys Street
or to 1 vertical

permanent steeper than horizontal

Footings 2 40 below
grade along national roads fills not be 2
· : · :
.
m

not more than 300mm beyond property line to ↑ vertical

·
Foundations : width not exceeding 500 mm (encroach into public sidewalk)
top of found : not less than 600 mm Section . Veneer
1203
·
Definition : nonstructural facing brick attached at the
SECTION 1003
.
Projection of Balconies & Appendages over streets backing for ornamentation

Balcony : not be less than 3 00

·
. m

Section 1204. Enclosure of Vertical Openings

SECTION 1005
.
Canopies (Marquees ( ·
Elevator Enclosures
·
Definition : a permanent roofed structure above a door attached Escalator :· at least 200mm on all sides (draft curtain)

to and supported by the building and projecting over Automatic sprinklers :

opening win 600mm (draft curtain)
a wall or sidewalk Distance bet sprinklers : max of 1 80m .

(center to center)
· outmost edge & curbline : not be less than 300 mm

vertical clearance/GL & undersurface : not 300 . Roof construction and

Section 1206
covering
·
mm

Incombustible materials : not <2hrs fire-resistive Roof Covering

·
1.

2 . Roof Trusses
SECTION 1007 ·
Doors , Windows .
3 Attics
· not <2 40 m above .

pavement a) Access : not <600mm

: min headroom of 800
. mm

SECTION 1008 BldgS .

Corner .
b) Area Separation
·
Public Street/Alley : < 3 40m in
.
width · Enclosed Attic Space (divided int 2 hor .
areas)
Arcaded <12 0m in width of 250 m2
Bldg
· : .
> max

750m2 w)
> Fire Extinguishing system
-
Section 1207 .
Stairs . Exits , & Occupant Loads ·
Landings
.
2 Exits * not exceed 1 20m when
.
stairs has straight
# of exits
·
: run

> at least 1 exit · Distance blw landings

<3 60 vertical distance
storey wh Load D
> Floors above 1 more than 10 : not have <2 exits .
m

atleast 2 exits (adjacent) Handrails

has mezzanine floor has area <185m2/18m
·
> :

> have an OL of 500-999 : at least 3 exits 800-900 mm

> have an OL of < 1000 : at least 4 exits

·
Headrooms
· width : > 2 00 . m

> not be less than the total OL served divided by 165 .

·
Arrangement of exits :
12
. Aisles
~ 2 exits : not less than 15 apart · Width
·
Distance to exits < 800mm (one side)
> 45 . 00 m ↳ > 1 00m
.
(both side)

.
3 Doors 13 .
Seats
Width & Height seat Spacing
· ·

not less than 900mm (width) > 840 mm

> not less than 2m (height) ↳ continental seating

>
opens 900 Rows of 18 seats or less : 450 mm

> clear width not less than 700 mm Rows of 35 seats or less :
500 mm

·
Door Leaf Width Rows of 45 seats or less : 525 mm

> less than 1 .

20m (width) Rows of 46 seats or more : 550 mm

Change in
·
Floor Level at Doors Width : > 450 mm

> Floor
Landing : not more than 50 mm

4. Corridors and Exterior Exit Balconies

·
width
> not be < 1 10m.

.
5 Stairways
Width
·

POL of > 50 : not be less than 1 10 m

.

* OL of 150 : not be less than 900 mm

OL Of < 10 : may be 750mm

(private stairway)
* Trim & handrails : 100 mm

· Rise & Run

Rise : (200 mm

Run : > 150 mm

OL of < 10 (private stairway)

rise : 200 mm

run : 250 mm

·
winding stairways
Run :
< 300 mm
·
circular stairways
Run : > 250 mm

Threads of one flight blulanding : 5 mm tolerance

 BUILDING PERMITS
Section 301Building Permits
.
6) Electrical Documents

Ancillary Permits duly signed an sealed by the a Location and Site Plans

corresponding professionals plans and the & .

b Legend or symbols
specifications ; submitted together with the duly General and/or specification
-

.
c Notes
- ↑

notarized application for Building Permit .

d Electrical Layout
·
Architectural Permit e . Schedule of Loads , Transformers , Generating /
·
Civil/structural permit Units
UPS

Electrical Permit .
Design Analysis
· f

Mechanical Permit One Line

Diagram
·

.
g
Permit
Sanitary ) Mechanical Documents
·
7 .

Plumbing Permit 2 ) Sanitary Documents

·
.

Electronics Permit 9) Plumbing Documents

·

10 ) .
Electronics Documents
*
Accessory Permit 11 ).

Geodetic Documents
Exemption From BuildinI Permits 12) Clearance From
·
Agencies Other
·
Minor construction DPWH Department of
-

Highways Public Works and

·
Repair Works ATO Air Transportation Office
-

HLURB-Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

Section 302 Application for Permits LGU Local Government Unit
-

. -

1) Building Permits & Ancillary Permits/Accessory Permits DOT -

Department of Tourism
2) Applicant is the registered owner of the lot : DENR -

Department ofEnvironmental & Natural Resources

·
certified true Copy of OCT/TCT ,
on file DOTC -

Department of Transportation and communication

of Deeds DILG Department of Interior and Local Government

with the Registry -

Tax Declaration Authority

(

PPA Philippine Ports

-

· - -

· current Real Property Tax Receipt DepEd -

Department of Education
DOH Department Health
Applicant is not the registered owner of the
Lot : -
of

·
Duly notarized copy of the contract of Lease ,
PHIVOLCS -
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
or Deed of Absolute sale LLDA Laguna Lake Development AuthoritY
sets of documents MWSS Manila waterworks and Sewerage system
3) 5
-

4 . Architectural Documents NWRB -

National Water Resources Board

a) Architectural Plans/Drawings DAR -

Agrarian Reforms
Department of

b) Architectural Interiors / Interior Design DA Department of Agriculture

-

c) Plans & SpecificLocation of all

accessibility DOLE -
Department of Labor and Employment
facilities of at least 1 : 100 NHA -
National Housing Authority
d) Detailed Design of all
accessibility facilities NCWDP- National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons

e) Fire Safety Documents

f) Other Related Documents
5) Civil/Structural Documents
a) site Development Plan
b) Structural Plan
c) Structural Analysis & Design
d) .

Boring and Load Test

e .

) Seismic Analysis
7) Other Related Docs