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
Socialized Housing Projects".
Definitions
2 Existing buildings or structures without
ADDITION - Any new construction which
appropriate building permits/certificates of
increases the height and/or floor area of
occupancy may be legalized and issued the
existing buildings/structures.
necessary permits and certificates,
provided, they are made to conform to AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT - Refers to
these rules and regulations. any of the various units of the government
including a department, bureau, office,
However, they shall be subject to the
instrumentality, or government owned or
imposition of penalties,
controlled corporation.
surcharges, fines and other appropriate
ALTERATION - Works in buildings/structures
measures.
involving changes in the materials used,
3. The applicable and consistent provisions partitioning location/size of openings,
of the allied professional codes and other structural parts, existing utilities and
government agency codes as approved by equipment but does not increase the
building height and/or floor area.
APPLICATION FORMS - A preformatted from original location or position to another,
prescribed application form duly either within the same lot or to a different
accomplished and notarized by the one.
respective design professional with
OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL (OBO) -
validation matrices related to other building
The Office authorized 10 enforce the
rules and regulations.
provisions of the Code and its IRR in the
APPLICANT/PERMITTEE - Any person, firm, field as well as the enforcement of orders
partnership, corporation, head of and decisions made pursuant thereto.
government or private institution,
REFERRAL CODES – the applicable
organization of any character applying for
provisions of the various agency and
the issuance of permits and certificates.
technical professional codes that are
BUILDING OFFICAL - the Executive Officer of supplementary to the code.
the OBO appointed by the Secretary.
RENOVATION -any physical change made on
BUILDING PERMIT - A document issued by buildings/structures to increase the value,
the Building Official (BO) to an quality, and/or to improve the aesthetic.
owner/applicant to proceed with the
REPAIR – remedial work done on any
construction, installation, addition,
damaged or deteriorated portions of the
alteration, renovation, conversion, repair,
building/structure to restore to its original
moving, demolition or other work activity of
condition.
a specific project/building/structure or
portions thereof after the accompanying SECRETARY – head or chief executive officer
principal plans, specifications and other of DPWH.
pertinent documents with the duly
STAFF – the personnel of the national
notarized application are found satisfactory
building code development office (NBCDO).
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 all 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
ANCILLARY BUILDING STRUCTURE – a
secondary building/ structure located within
the same premises, the use of which is
incidental to that of the main building/
structure.