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A Proposed Open Market Residential Housing Prototype: Problem No. 1

This document contains 5 project descriptions related to building design and compliance. Project 1 asks about allowances for building height limits. Project 2 asks about maximum floor area based on height limits. Project 3 asks about flooring materials with the lowest carbon footprint. Project 4 asks about appropriate roof structures for a forested site. Project 5 asks about good lighting for a production area with a suspended slab ceiling.

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A Proposed Open Market Residential Housing Prototype: Problem No. 1

This document contains 5 project descriptions related to building design and compliance. Project 1 asks about allowances for building height limits. Project 2 asks about maximum floor area based on height limits. Project 3 asks about flooring materials with the lowest carbon footprint. Project 4 asks about appropriate roof structures for a forested site. Project 5 asks about good lighting for a production area with a suspended slab ceiling.

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Problem No.

1:
A Proposed Open Market Residential Housing Prototype

A. Test for Knowledge of General Compliances Relative to Site Planning and to the
Planning and Design of Buildings_(DAD, RANDOM)
Project 1. Under the 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP), what is
covered by the Building Height Limit (BHL) for the Project?
Note: To arrive at the answer, the examinee must extract the necessary information
from the 2004 Revised IRR of P.D. No. 1096/ NBCP (open books).
a. antenna
b. electrical or electronic devices mounted on top of the parapet wall, if introduced
c. deck roof level parapet wall, if introduced
d. mast

Project No. 2:
A Proposed Medium-Rise Apartment Building

Using the maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) and the Building Height Limit (BHL)
that are allowed for the Project under the NBCP, what shall be the resultant TGFA per
floor (in square meters)?

Note: To arrive at the answer, the examinee must determine the total lot area (TLA)
from the information given in the Project description, then make use of table/s from the
2004 Revised IRR of P.D. No. 1096/ NBCP (open books) and finally use a simple
calculator.
a. 2,666
b. 4,222
c. 5,444
d. 3,888

Project No. 3:
A Proposed Medium-Rise Office Condominium

D. Test for Knowledge of Architectural Design of Buildings (General & Specific) _(DAD,
RANDOM)
Project 3. In terms of material production, which of the following flooring materials is
considered to have the lowest carbon footprint?
Note: To arrive at the answer, the examinee (assumed to have worked for at least 2
years/ 3,840 hours) must read available information on the subject, do some
independent research or make the necessary inquiries. The 2004 Revised IRR of P.D.
No. 1096/ NBCP are not needed to answer this question.
a. baked clay tiles
b. hand-cut natural stone
c. ceramic tiles
d. high-pressure laminate flooring

Project No. 4:
A Proposed Low-Rise National Government Office Building

Assuming a heavily forested location for the Project Site, what type of roof structure
should be introduced?
Note: To arrive at the answer, the examinee (assumed to have worked for at least 2
years/ 3,840 hours) must read available information on the subject, do some
independent research or make the necessary inquiries. The 2004 Revised IRR of P.D.
No. 1096/ NBCP are not needed to answer this question.
a. steel deck roof
b. steep gable roof
c. RC deck roof
d. low-slope metal roofing on space frame

Project No. 5:
Proposed Medium-Rise Garment and Undergarment Factory Building

Which of the following is a good lighting device for a general production area with the
ceiling consisting of the soffit of a suspended slab?
Note: To arrive at the answer, the examinee (assumed to have worked for at least 2
years/ 3,840 hours) must read available information on the subject, do some
independent research or make the necessary inquiries. The 2004 Revised IRR of P.D.
No. 1096/ NBCP is not needed to answer this question.

a. pendant lighting (suspended incandescent lamps)


b. industrial lighting (suspended fluorescent lamps with reflectors)
c. pendant lighting (suspended CFLs with housing)
d. troffer lighting (fluorescent lamps with soffit-mounted light boxes and diffusers)

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