PD 1096

THE NATIONAL
BUILDING CODE
OF THE
PHILIPPINES
RULE 1: General Provisions

PURPOSE OF THE CODE

▪ To provide a framework of minimum standards and requirements
for all buildings in order to regulate their location, design, quality of
materials, construction, and use. goals as a company.

SCOPE OF APPLICATION
▪ The National Building Code (NBC) applies to the design,
location, siting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use,
occupancy, maintenance, moving, demolition of and addition to
public and private buildings, except traditional dwellings and BP
220 projects.
 Definition of terms
CONSTRUCTION
ALL ON-SITE WORK DONE FROM SITE PREPARATION,
EXCAVATION, FOUNDATION, ASSEMBLY OF ALL THE
COMPONENTS AND INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES AND
EQUIPMENT OF BUILDINGS/STRUCTURE
ADDITION
ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION WHICH INCREASES THE HEIGHT
OR AREA OF AN EXISTING BUILDING/STRUCTURE
ALTERATION
CONSTRUCTION IN A BUILDING/ STRUCTURE INVOLVING
CHANGES IN THE MATERIALS USED, PARTITIONING,
LOCATION/ SIZE OF OPENINGS, STRUCTURAL PARTS,
EXISTING UTILITIES AND EQUIPMENT BUT DOES NOT
INCREASE THE OVERALL AREA THEREOF.
RENOVATION
ANY PHYSICAL CHANGE MADE ON A BUILDING/ STRUCTURE
TO INCREASE ITS VALUE, UTILITY AND/ OR TO IMPROVE ITS
AESTHETIC QUALITY
 Definition of terms
CONVERSION
A CHANGE IN THE USE OR OCCUPANCY OF A
BUILDING/ STRUCTURE OR ANY PORTION/S
THEREOF WHICH HAS DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
REPAIR
REMEDIAL WORK DONE ON ANY DAMAGED OR
DETERIORATED PORTION/S OF A
BUILDING/STRUCTURE TO RESTORE ITS ORIGINAL
CONDITION
DEMOLITION
THE SYSTEMATIC DISMANTLING OR DESTRUCTION
OF A BUILDING/ STRUCTURE, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART
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
 RULE 2
ADMINISTRATION + ENFORCEMENT

THE THE BUILDING FEES FEE

SECRETARY OFFICIAL EXEMPTIONS

▪ Secretary of the DPWH ▪ Tasked with the ▪ The DPWH Secretary ▪ Public buildings
▪ Duties include: enforcement of the Code in his prescribes the fees ▪ Traditional family dwellings
▪ Policy making jurisdiction ▪ The Building Official ▪ A dwelling intended for the
▪ Memorandum circulars ▪ Issues, denies, suspends collects the fees use by one family and

▪ Prescription of fees ▪
and revokes permits constructed of native materials

▪ Appointment of building
Undertakes inspection of (bamboo, nipa, logs,
buildings lumber), the total cost of which
officials in all municipalities ▪ Acts on claims does not exceed
PHP15,000.
 RULE 2
ADMINISTRATION + ENFORCEMENT

DANGEROUS PROHIBITED OPTIONS FOR

BUILDINGS ACTS DANGEROUS
▪ Proceeding with work without a BLDGS
▪ Structural hazard permit
▪ Unauthorized deviations from the
▪ Fire hazard
▪ Unsafe electrical wiring
drawings during
▪ Repair
▪ Vacation
construction
▪ Unsafe mechanical ▪ Non-compliance with work stoppage

installation ▪
order
▪ Demolition
▪ Inadequate sanitation and
Non-compliance with order to
demolish
Use of a building without securing a
health facilities
▪ Architectural deficiency Certificate of
Occupancy
▪ Change in use without the
corresponding
Certification of Change of Use
▪ Failure to post Cert. of Occupancy
▪ Change in type of construction
without permit
 RULE 3: Permits
BUILDING PERMIT
▪ A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION GRANTED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
TO AN APPLICANT ALLOWING HIM TO PROCEED WITH
CONSTRUCTION AFTER PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER
PERTINENT DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE IN CONFORMITY
WITH THE CODE

WHEN IS A PERMIT REQUIRED?

▪ BEFORE CONSTRUCTING, ALTERING, REPAIRING, CONVERTING,
MOVING, ADDING TO, DEMOLISHING A BUILDING.

BUILDING PERMIT EXEMPTIONS

▪ MINOR CONSTRUCTIONS
▪ REPAIR WORKSE
MINOR CONSTRUCTION
▪ MINOR STRUCTURES 6SQM. OR LESS DETACHED FROMOTHER
BUILDINGS, FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY. (EXAMPLE:SHEDS, POULTRY
HOUSES, GREENHOUSES)
▪OPEN TERRACES OR PATIOS NOT EXCEEDING 20SQM.
▪WINDOW GRILLES
▪
GARDEN POOLS 500MM DEEP OR SHALLOWER
▪ GARDEN MASONRY WALLS NOT EXCEEDING 1.20M IN HEIGHT

REPAIRS
▪ NOT INVOLVING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
▪ OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITION WALLS
▪ NOT INVOLVING ADDITION OR ALTERATION
▪ OF DOORS, WINDOWS, FLOORS, FENCES AND WALLS
▪ OF PLUMBING FIXTURES
 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
▪ APPLICATION FORMS
▪ IF LOT IS OWNED,
▪ OCT OR TCT
▪ TAX DECLARATION
▪ CURRENT REAL PROPERTY TAX RECEIPT
▪ IF LOT IS NOT OWNED,
▪ CONTRACT OF LEASE OR DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE IN PLACE OF
TCT
▪ FIVE SETS OF PLANS AND SPECS, SIGNED AND SEALED
BY VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS

ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
▪ 15 DAYS FROM PAYMENT OF FEES

LIABILITY CLAUSE
▪ ARTICLE 1723 OF THE CIVIL CODE STATES THAT THE ENGINEER OR
ARCHITECT WHO DREW UP THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IS
LIABLE FOR 15 YEARS FROM COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING SHOULD NON-ISSUANCE, SUSPENSION,
IT COLLAPSE DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE PLANS OR THE GROUND.
IN CASE THE BUILDING COLLAPSES DUE TO DEFECTS IN REVOCATION
CONSTRUCTION OR THE USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS, THE
▪ ERRORS IN PLANS AND SPECS
CONTRACTOR, ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR,
▪ INCORRECT OR INACCURATE DATA DECLARED
SHALL BE LIABLE.
▪ NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE
EXPIRATION OF PERMITS
▪ CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT COMMENCE WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM DATE INSPECTION + SUPERVISION
OF ISSUE ▪ THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING MUST ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A
▪ CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT RESUME 120 DAYS AFTER SUSPENSION LICENSED ARCHITECT OR CIVIL ENGINEER TO UNDERTAKE THE FULL-
OR ABANDONMENT OF WORK TIME INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
 RULE 4
Types of Construction

TYPE III TYPE IV TYPE V

▪ MASONRY AND ▪STEEL, IRON, ▪ FOUR-HOUR
WOOD CONCRETE, OR FIRE RESISTIVE
CONSTRUCTION MASONRY THROUGHOUT
▪ ONE HOUR FIRE CONSTRUCTION ▪ STRUCTURAL
RESISTIVE ELEMENTS OF
THROUGHOUT ▪INCOMBUSTIBLE STEEL, IRON,
TYPE I TYPE II ▪ INCOMBUSTIBLE INTERIORS CONCRETE OR
▪ WOOD ▪WOOD EXTERIOR WALLS (CEILINGS, MASONRY
CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION WALLS)
WITH FIRE-
RESISTANT
MATERIALS
▪ ONE-HOUR
FIRE-RESISTIVE
THROUGHOUT
 RULE 5
Fire Zones
FIRE ZONE
▪ An area within which only certain
types of construction are allowed, based
on their occupancy, type of construction,
and resistance to fire

FIRE ZONE DESIGNATIONS

1. Non-fire restricted zones
▪ All types of construction allowed
2. Fire restrictive zones
▪ Type I construction NOT allowed
3. Highly fire restrictive zones
▪ Types I, II, and III NOT allowed
BUILDINGS IN MULTIPLE FIRE ZONES
▪ Shall be considered as part of the more
restrictive zone if more than 1/3 of its
total floor area is in that zone
RULE 6
FIRE RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS
FIRE RESISTIVE RATING
▪ The degree to which a material can withstand fire
▪ Usually expressed in the form of a time period rating (how long a
material can withstand being burned)
RULE 7
Occupancies + Zones + Requirements

OCCUPANCY VERSUS ZONING

▪ Occupancies are assigned to buildings,
whilezones are assigned to lands.
 OCCUPANCIES ZONING
▪ R –Residential
▪ A – Residential dwellings ▪ C – Commercial
▪ B – Residentials, hotels, apartments ▪ GI – General institutional
▪ C – Education and recreation ▪ I – Industrial
▪ D – Institutional ▪ UTS – Utilities, Transportation, Services
▪ E – Business and mercantile ▪ SPE - Special
▪ F – Industrial ▪ PRE - Park structures, recreation, entertainment
▪ G – Storage and hazardous ▪ CUL – Cultural
▪ H – Assembly other than Group I ▪ A – Agricultural
▪ I – Assembly with 1,000 or more occupant load ▪ AI – Agroindustrial
▪ J - Accessory ▪ PUD – Planned unit development
OCCUPANCIES
 RESIDENTIAL

A. B:
RESIDENTAIL RESIDENTIALS
DWELLINGS , HOTELS,
A-1: Residential building for single
family APARTMENTS
occupants Presentations are communication tools
A-2: Residential building for non- that can be demonstrations, lectures,
leasing speeches, reports, and more.
occupants not exceeding 10 persons
 C: EDUCATION + RECREATION
Buildings used for school or day-care purposes not classified in Group H or I occupancies
 D: INSTITUTIONAL

D-1 D-2 D-3

Institutions where personal Institutions for the care of Institutions for ambulatory
liberties are restrained non-ambulatory patients and patients and homes for
(mental hospitals, jails) children under kindergarten children over kindergarten
age age
 E : BUSINESS + MERCANTILE

E-1
No work is done except
exchange of
E-2 E-3
parts,maintenance without Wholesale and retail stores, Aircraft hangars and open
open flame, welding, or office buildings, dining parking garages (no repair
highly flammable liquids establishments work)
(gasoline filling station,
storage garage))
F: LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
Light industrial
▪ Ice plants, power plants, pumping plants, cold
storage, factories and workshops using
incombustible and non-explosive materials
 G: STORAGE + HAZARDOUS

G-2 G-3
G-1 Medium industrial structures where
G-4
Medium industrial, storage of
Medium industrial, storage of highly loose combustible fibers are Medium industrial for repair garages
flammable materials: dry cleaning
flammable materials generated: wood working and engine manufacturing
plants, paint stores, spraypainting
establishments
rooms
G: STORAGE + HAZARDOUS

G-5
Medium industrial for aircraft repair
 H: ASSEMBLY FOR LESS THAN 1,000

H-4
H-1 H-2 H-3 Recreational/tourism developments
not
Assembly buildings with stage for less Assembly buildings without stage for Assembly buildings without stage for included in other H classifications
than 1,000 300 or more less than 300 (stadiums,
reviewing stands, and amusement
parks)
I: ASSEMBLY FOR 1,000 OR MORE
Any assembly building with a stage and an occupant load of 1,000 or more
 J: ACCESSORY

J-2 J-3
J-1 Stages, courts, tombs,
Carports/garages, fences,
Agricultural structures mausoleums, zoos, and
towers and pools
banks
ZONES
 R-1
Low-density residential zone
Characterized by single-family and single detached
dwellings

R-2
▪ Medium-density residential zone
▪ Characterized by low-rise single-attached, duplex, or
multilevel buildings for use as multiple family dwellings
▪ Further subclassified into:
▪ Basic R2
▪ Single attached or duplex, 1-3 floors
▪ Maximum R2
▪ Low-rise multi-level building, 3-5 floors
 R-3
High-density residential zone
▪ Characterized low-rise or medium-rise buildings for use
as multiple family dwellings
▪ Includes low-rise or medium-rise condominium
buildings
▪ Further subclassified into:
▪ Basic R3
▪ Rowhouses 1-3 storeys high
▪ Maximum R3
▪ Medium-rise multilevel structure 6-12 storeys high

R-4
▪ Medium to high-density residential zone
▪ Characterized by low-rise townhouses or buildings for
use as multiple family dwellings
▪ Refers to structures on an individual lot (“townhouse”)
 R-5

▪ Very high density residential zone

▪ Characterized by medium-rise to high-rise
condominiums

C-1

▪ Light commercial
▪ Neighborhood to community in scale
▪ Low-rise buildings (1-3 storeys)
▪ Low-intensity trade/activity
▪ Example: Small shopping centers
 C-2

▪ Medium commercial
▪ City or municipal in scale
▪ Medium-rise buildings (3-5 storeys)
▪ Medium to high intensity trade
▪ Example: Shopping centers

C-3

▪ Metropolitan commercial
▪ Metropolitan in scale
▪ Medium to high-rise buildings (3-5 storeys)
▪ Very high intensity trade
▪ Example: Large to very large shopping malls
 G-1
▪ General institutional
▪ Community to national level of institutional use.
Low-rise to high-rise.
▪ Two types:
▪ Education/Recreation
▪ Medical/Government

I-1

▪ Light industrial use

▪ Low-rise but sprawling
▪ Low-intensity manufacturing
 I-2
▪ Medium industrial use
▪ Low-rise but sprawling
▪ Medium-intensity manufacturing

UTS (UTILITIES, TRANSPO, SERVICES)

▪ Utilitarian, functional uses

▪ Low-rise to medium rise
▪ Low to high-intensity community support
functions
▪ Two clusters:
▪ Transport terminals, intermodals, depots
▪ Power/water generation/distribution, telcos, waste
management facilities
 SPE (SPECIAL)
▪ Other vertical facilities not yet mentioned
▪ Included cemeteries and memorial parks

PRE (PARKS, RECREATION,

ENTERTAINMENT)

▪ Low-rise to medium rise

▪ Low to medium intensity recreational functions related
to educational uses (parks on campus, other
recreational/assembly structures on campus)
 CUL (CULTURAL)
▪ Community to national level of use or occupancy
▪ Low-rise to medium rise

A(AGRICULTURAL)

▪ Low to medium rise

▪ Low to high intensity agricultural activity
▪ Includes farms, but also offices and facilities for
agricultural research and training
 AI (AGROINDUSTRIAL)
▪ Low rise
▪ Low to high intensity agroindustrial activity
▪ Includes offices and facilities for agroindustrial
education and research

PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT)

▪ Land development or redevelopment schemes for

a new project which has a CDMP (Comprehensive
Development Masterplan) or equivalent
▪ Example: Bonifacio Global City
 MIXED OCCUPANCIES
▪ Rule of thumb: The building adheres to the stricter
requirements.
▪ Exceptions:
▪ If it’s a one-storey building, in which case each portion
shall conform to applicable rules
▪ If the minor occupancy does not exceed 10% of the
building, in which case it is ignored
 Location on Property
RIGHT OF WAY
▪ NO BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED UNLESS IT
ADJOINS OR HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO A PUBLIC
SPACE, YARD, OR STREET ON AT LEAST ONE OF ITS
SIDES.
EAVES OVER WINDOWS
▪EAVES OVER REQUIRED WINDOWS SHALL AT
LEAST BE 750MM FROM THE SIDE AND REAR
PROPERTY LINES.
FIREWALLS
▪
A FIREPROOF BARRIER USED TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF FIRE BETWEEN OR THROUGH BUILDINGS
▪WHY ARE FIREWALLS IMPORTANT? BECAUSE
WHEN THEY ARE BUILT, THE BUILDING OR PART OF
THE BUILDING EXTENDS INTO THE SETBACKS.
ALLOWABLE FIREWALLS
▪ R1: NOT ALLOWED
▪ HOWEVER, AN ABUTMENT UP TO 3.20M HIGH IS OK
FOR CARPORTS PROVIDED THAT ABOVE 1.50M, THE
ABUTMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF
PERFORATED CONCRETE BLOCKS.
Location on Property
R2: ONE SIDE ONLY
▪ MAXIMUM 80% OF THE LENGTH OF SIDE
PROPERTY LINE.
 Location on Property
R3: TWO CONFIGURATIONS ARE ALLOWED:
▪ OPTION A: TWO SIDES
▪ MAXIMUM 85% OF EACH SIDE
▪ TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 65% OF LOT
PERIMETER
▪ TWO STOREYS HIGH ONLY
▪ OPTION B: ONE SIDE + REAR
▪ 90% OF SIDE OR REAR (UP TO 100% FOR REAR IF
ONLY 4M)
▪ TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50% OF LOT
PERIMETER
▪ TWO STOREYS HIGH FOR SIDE, 3.20M HIGH FOR
REAR
 Location on Property
▪ R4: TWO SIDES
▪ MAXIMUM 85% OF EACH SIDE
▪ TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50% OF LOT
PERIMETER
▪ MAXIMUM HEIGHT: THREE STOREYS
 Location on Property
▪ R5: TWO CONFIGURATIONS ALLOWED:
▪ OPTION A: TWO SIDES
▪ MAXIMUM 75% OF EACH SIDE
▪ TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50% OF LOT
PERIMETER
▪ MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 8 STOREYS
▪ OPTION B: ONE SIDE + REAR
▪ MAXIMUM 65% OF SIDE AND 50% OF REAR
▪ TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 60% OF LOT
PERIMETER
▪ MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 8 STOREYS FOR SIDE, 14M FOR
REAR
▪ COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND INDUSTRIAL:
▪ FIREWALLS ALLOWED ON THE FF. CONDITIONS:
▪ PROVIDE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
▪ INSTALL FIRE-RETARDANT OR FIRE-SUPPRESSION
DEVICES
▪ MAXIMUM 70% OF LOT PERIMETER
▪ RROW SETBACKS ARE COMPLIED WITH
 Allowable floor areas
TGFA
▪ TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA
▪THE TOTAL FLOOR SPACE INSIDE THE BUILDING
▪ KEYWORD: INSIDE/ENCLOSED
▪INCLUDES SERVICES/PARKING (UNLIKE GFA)
ALLOWABLE MAX. TGFA
▪ TABLE VII.1, P.84 OF RULE 7 & 8
▪ FORMAT: NUMBER OF FLOORS X FOOTPRINT
▪DEPENDS ON THE FF.:
▪ LOT TYPE
▪ ZONING
▪ USE OF FIREWALLS
 Building height
BHL
▪ BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT
▪ GIVEN IN TABLE VII.2 ON P.89
▪ DEPENDS ON ZONING
HOW IS BUILDING HEIGHT MEASURED?
▪ FROM ESTABLISHED GRADE LINE TO THE TOPMOST
PORTION OF THE BUILDING
▪ EXCLUDES ALLOWED PROJECTIONS ABOVE THE ROOF, LIKE:
▪ SIGNAGE
▪ MASTS
▪ ANTENNA OR TELECOM TOWER
ESTABLISHING THE GRADE LINE
▪ GRADE LINE = HIGHEST ADJOINING SIDEWALK OR NATURAL
GRADE LINE
▪ BUT IF GRADE IS SLOPING:
▪ IF LESS THAN 3 METERS DIFF., TAKE HIGHEST GRADE
▪ IF MORE THAN 3 METERS DIFF., TAKE THE AVERAGE
ESTABLISHING THE TOP OF
BUILDING
▪ IF ROOF IS FLAT, TOP = ROOFTOP
▪ IF ROOF IS SLOPING, TOP = MIDDLE OF ROOF HEIGHT
HEIGHT LIMIT PROJECTIONS
▪ TOWERS, SPIRES AND STEEPLES
▪ IF MADE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, 6.0M ABOVE BHL
▪ IF MADE OF INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, LIMITED ONLY BY
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
BHL + RROW
▪ THE RROW WIDTH ALSO DICTATES THE BHL:
▪ 6-7M RROW: 3.0 STOREYS OR 9.0M
▪ 4-5M RROW: 2.5 STOREYS OR 7.5M
▪ 0-3M RROW: 2.0 STOREYS OR 6.0M
▪ ONLY EXCEPTIONS: PUD
 Parking

Parking Slot Sizes

 SAMPLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS
▪ HOTELS ▪ CHURCHES ▪ PUBLIC HOSPITAL
▪ IF HIGHLY URBANIZED, 1 SLOT FOR ▪ FOR EVERY 50SQM. OF CONGREGATION ▪ 1 CAR SLOT FOR EVERY 25 BEDS
EVERY 3 ROOMS AREA, PROVIDE: ▪ 1 LOADING SPACE FOR 2
▪ IF NOT, 1 SLOT FOR EVERY 7 ROOMS ▪ 1 CAR SLOT JEEPNEY/SHUTTLE SLOTS
▪ 2 TOURIST BUS PARKING SLOTS ▪ 1 JEEPNEY SLOT ▪ 1 SLOT FOR ARTICULATED TRUCK
▪ 1 LOADING SLOT FOR ARTICULATED ▪ PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ▪ 1 SLOT FOR STANDARD TRUCK FOR
TRUCK ▪ 1 CAR SLOT FOR EVERY 5 CLASSROOMS EVERY 5,000SQM GROSS
▪ 1 LOADING SPACE FOR 2 JEEPNEY OR FLOOR AREA
SHUTTLE SLOTS ▪ ADD TRUCK MANEUVERING SPACE
▪ 1 SCHOOL BUS FOR EVERY 200 STUDENTS OUTSIDE RROW
FRACTIONS IN COMPUTATIONS
▪ WHEN COMPUTING FOR PARKING SLOTS,
A FRACTION OF
50% OR HIGHER SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS
ONE SLOT.
▪ IN ALL CASES, AT LEAST ONE SLOT SHALL
BE PROVIDED
UNLESS OTHERWISE ALLOWED.
 OFF-SITE PARKING LOTS

▪ IF A MULTI-FLOOR PARKING GARAGE ▪ RESERVED OR LEASED PARKING SLOTS ▪ THE SAID PARKING BUILDING IS:
IS LOCATED WITHIN A MAY ALSO SERVE ▪ NOT MORE THAN 100M AWAY, IF
200-METER RADIUS OF THE BUILDING, THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IF: RESIDENTIAL
20% OF THE ▪ THE SLOTS ARE IN A PERMANENT PARKING ▪ NOT MORE THAN 200M AWAY, IF
REQUIRED PARKING PROVISIONS MAY BUILDING AND NOT COMMERCIAL
BE SERVED THE IN A VACANT PARKING LOT.
MULTI-FLOOR PARKING GARAGE.
 MANEUVERING SPACE
▪ USING THE RROW AS A MANEUVERING
SPACE IS NOT
ALLOWED
▪ TO PREVENT THIS, DIRECT ACCESS OF
PARKING/LOADING/UTILITY SLOTS TO THE
RROW SHALL BE
DISALLOWED
TRAFFIC-GENERATING BUILDINGS
▪ EXAMPLE: SHOPPING MALLS
▪ THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SUCH BUILDINGS
AND MAJOR
ROAD INTERSECTIONS IS REGULATED
▪ THE BUILDING INGRESS AND THE
INTERSECTION SHALL BE
AT LEAST 50M APART (MEASURED BETWEEN
THE TWO
NEAREST CURBS)
FRONT YARDS AS PARKING
▪ NOT ALLOWED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
▪ R2 MAXIMUM
▪ R3 MAXIMUM
▪ GI
▪ C1, C2 AND C3
▪ 50% OF FRONT YARD MAY BE USED AS
PARKING FOR R2
BASIC AND R3 BASIC
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
GROUP A DWELLINGS
 SANITATION

▪ AT LEAST ONE SANITARY TOILET AND

ADEQUATE WASHING
AND DRAINING FACILITIES
 FOUNDATION

▪ AT LEAST 250MM THICK

▪ AT LEAST 600MM BELOW THE SURFACE OF
THE GROUND
 STRUCTURAL LOADS

▪ FIRST FLOOR LIVE LOAD: 200KG/SQM

▪ SECOND FLOOR LIVE LOAD: 150KG/SQM
▪ WIND LOAD FOR ROOFS: 120KG/SQM
(VERTICAL)
 STAIRS
▪ MINIMUM WIDTH: 750MM
▪ MAXIMUM RISER: 200MM
▪ MINIMUM TREAD: 200MM
▪ NOTE: THESE RISER/TREAD DIMENSIONS
DO NOT MATCH THE GENERAL
DIMENSIONS PRESCRIBED IN RULE 12.
 ENTRANCE + EXIT

▪ AT LEAST ONE ENTRANCE, AND ANOTHER

ONE FOR EXIT
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

TERMS DEFINED

▪ TLA = TOTAL LOT AREA ▪ USA = UNPAVED SURFACE AREA

▪ PSO = PERCENTAGE OF SITE ▪ THE PORTION OF THE OPEN SPACE
OCCUPANCY THAT IS UNPAVED ▪ MACA = PSO + ISA
▪ THE PART OF THE LOT OCCUPIED BY ▪ ISA = IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA ▪ HENCE, TLA = MACA + USA
THE BUILDING (A.K.A. ▪ THE PORTION OF THE OPEN SPACE ▪ NOTE: MACA STANDS FOR MAXIMUM
BUILDING FOOTPRINT EXPRESSED IN %) THAT IS PAVED ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA
▪ TOSL = TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN ▪ SINCE “OPEN SPACE” = TOSL,
LOT ▪ TOSL = USA + ISA
▪ THE PART OF THE LOT NOT
OCCUPIED BY THE BUILDING
▪ TLA = PSO + TOSL
DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

▪ AMBF = ALLOWABLE MAX. BUILDING ▪ BALCONIES EXCEEDING 10SQM,

FOOTPRINT
▪ FOOTPRINT EXPRESSED IN SQUARE UNCOVERED AREAS, FIRE ESCAPE
STRUCTURES, ETC.
METERS
▪ GFA = GROSS FLOOR AREA ▪ TGFA = TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA
▪ TOTAL ENCLOSED FLOOR AREA ▪ INCLUDES ALL ENCLOSED FLOOR
AREAS, NO EXCEPTIONS
(INCLUDING BALCONIES)
▪ EXCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ▪ AMVB = ALLOWABLE MAX. VOLUME
ENCLOSED AREAS: OF BUILDING
▪ PARKING, SERVICES, UTILITIES ▪ OFB = OUTER FACES OF THE
▪ VERTICAL PENETRATIONS IN BUILDING
PARKING FLOORS IF NOT USED FOR ▪ FLAR = FLOOR AND LOT AREA RATIO
RESIDENTIAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

BUILDING BULK

▪ A VOLUME QUANTITY
▪ IN THE SIMPLEST SENSE,
▪ BUILDING BULK = FOOTPRINT X
HEIGHT
▪ HOWEVER, THE CODE PRESCRIBES
SEVERAL DIFFERENT
METHODS FOR DETERMINING THIS
QUANTITY
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

METHOD 1: AMBF PROJECTION

▪ DETERMINE THE AMBF

▪ DETERMINE THE BHL (IN METERS)
▪ AMBF X BHL = BUILDING BULK
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

METHOD 2: FLAR

▪ FLAR : FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO

▪ TOTAL FLOOR AREA / LOT AREA
▪ FOR EXAMPLE, A FLAR DESIGNATION
OF 1.50 MEANS THAT A
LOT MEASURING 100SQM MAY
ACCOMMODATE A BUILDING
WHOSE TOTAL FLOOR AREA IS
150SQM.
▪ IN A WAY, FLAR TELLS US HOW MANY
LOTS CAN FIT INSIDE THE
BUILDING.
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

METHOD 2: FLAR

▪ BUILDING BULK = FOOTPRINT X

HEIGHT
▪ TO GET FOOTPRINT:
▪ FLAR X TLA = TOTAL FLOOR AREA
▪ TOTAL FLOOR AREA/NUMBER OF
STOREYS = FOOTPRINT
▪ HENCE, BUILDING BULK IS EQUAL TO:
▪ [(FLAR X TLA)/NUMBER OF STOREYS]
X BHL
 DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

METHOD 3: AMVB
1. AMBF X BHL = INITIAL AMVB
(“PRISM”)
2. SUPERIMPOSE THE ANGULAR PLANE
ORIGINATING FROM
THE RROW ONTO THE “PRISM”
▪ ANGULAR PLANE: A PLANE
ORIGINATING FROM THE RROW THAT
ESTABLISHES THE OUTER LIMIT FOR
WALLS AND BUILDING
PROJECTIONS.
3. USE THE ANGULAR PLANE TO
REDUCE THE VOLUME OF
THE PRISM. THIS IS THE AMVB.
 OTHER FORMULAS
▪ PSO = AMBF / TLA
▪ GFA = TLA X FLAR
▪ TGFA = GFA + NON-GFA
RULE 8: Light + Ventilation

INTENT
▪ To provide a framework of minimum standards and requirements
for all buildings in order to regulate their location, design, quality of
materials, construction, and use. goals as a company.

SCOPE OF APPLICATION
▪ The National Building Code (NBC) applies to the design,
location, siting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use,
occupancy, maintenance, moving, demolition of and addition to
public and private buildings, except traditional dwellings and BP
220 projects.
 References

HTTPS://WWW.OFFICIALGAZETTE.GOV.PH/1977/02/1
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This instructional material is developed by:

AR. ERIN SUMBILLA

Faculty member
ARCH TIPQC