CE101-1P

BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN

INSTRUCTOR: ENGR. KELVIN ROSS A. HOLGADO
The National Building Code
of the Philippines
(P.D. 1096)
and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations
The Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations
• Presidential Decree 1096, popularly known as the
National Building Code of the Philippines, which was
issued on February 19, 1977 has achieved the
purpose of enforcing uniform standards and
requirements on building design, construction, use,
occupancy and maintenance in line with the policy of
the state to safeguard life, health, property and public
welfare.
The Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations
• The need to update and amplify various provisions of
the existing IRR has become imperative to be realistic
and relevant in the present times as demanded by
technological changes in building design and
construction, rapid urbanization, development of
mega cities characterized by high-rise
buildings/structures and the relevant requirements of
related laws and other government agencies.
The Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations
• This revised IRR includes additional provisions so that
each of the Chapters of PD 1096 now has its
corresponding rules and regulations. For the purpose
of clarity, continuity and homogeneity, the rules and
regulations are rearranged following the same
sequence and numbering as those of the Chapters
and Sections of the Code. Included also in this
publication are Permit Forms relevant in
theimplementation and enforcement of PD 1096.
RULE I – GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SECTION 101. Title
• These Rules shall be known and cited as the “Revised Implementing Rules
and Regulations of the National Building Code of the Philippines (P.D.
1096)” and shall be referred to as the “IRR”.
SECTION 102. Declaration of Policy
• It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to safeguard life, health,
property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound
environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the
purpose of the Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a framework
of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control their
location, site, design, quality of materials, construction, use, occupancy,
and maintenance.
SECTION 103. Scope and Application
• The scope of this IRR shall cover the following disciplines:
architectural, civil/structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary,
plumbing, and electronics.
• Existing buildings or structures without appropriate building
permits/certificates of occupancy may be legalized and issued
the necessary permits and certificates, provided, they are
made to conform to these rules and regulations. However, they
shall be subject to the imposition of penalties, surcharges,
fines and other appropriate measures.
SECTION 103. Scope and Application
• The scope of this IRR shall cover the following disciplines:
architectural, civil/structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary,
plumbing, and electronics.
• Existing buildings or structures without appropriate building
permits/certificates of occupancy may be legalized and issued
the necessary permits and certificates, provided, they are
made to conform to these rules and regulations. However, they
shall be subject to the imposition of penalties, surcharges,
fines and other appropriate measures.
SECTION 104. General Building
Requirements
1. All buildings or structures as well as accessory facilities
thereto shall conform in all respects to the principles of safe
construction and must be suited to the purpose for which they
are designed.
2. Buildings or structures intended to be used for the
manufacture and/or production of any kind of article or product
shall observe adequate environmental safeguards.
3. Buildings or structures and all parts thereof as well as all
facilities found therein shall be maintained in safe, sanitary and
good working condition.
SECTION 105. Site Requirements
• The land or site upon which will be constructed any building or
structure, or any ancillary or auxiliary facility thereto, shall be
sanitary, hygienic or safe.
• In case of sites or buildings intended for use as human
habitation or abode, the same shall be at a safe distance, as
determined by competent authorities, from streams or bodies
of water and/or sources of air considered to be polluted; from
a volcano or volcanic site and/or any other building considered
to be a potential source of fire or explosion.
SECTION 106. Definitions
• ADDITION – Any new construction which increases the height and/or floor
area of existing buildings/structures.
• AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT – Refers to any of the various units of the
government including a department, bureau, office, instrumentality, or
government owned or controlled corporation.
• ALTERATION – Works in buildings/structures involving changes in the
materials used, partitioning, location/size of openings, structural parts,
existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the building height
and/or floor area.
• APPLICATION FORMS – A preformatted prescribed application form duly
accomplished and notarized by the respective design professional with
validation matrices related to other building rules and regulations.
SECTION 106. Definitions
• 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 all the components and installation of utilities, machineries and equipment
of buildings/structures.
SECTION 106. Definitions
• CONVERSION – A change in the use or occupancy of buildings/structures or
any portion/s thereof, 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 from
original location or position to another, either within the same lot or to a
different one.
SECTION 106. Definitions
• OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL (OBO) – The Office authorized to enforce the
provisions of the Code and its IRR in the field as well as the enforcement of
orders and decisions made pursuant thereto.
• REFERRAL CODES – The applicable provisions of the various agency and
technical professional codes that are supplementary to the Code.
• RENOVATION – Any physical change made on buildings/structures to increase
the value, quality, and/or to improve the aesthetic.
• REPAIR – Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of
building/structure to restore to its original condition.
• SECRETARY – Head or Chief Executive Officer of DPWH.
• STAFF – The personnel of the National Building Code Development Office
(NBCDO).
RULE II – ADMINISTRATION
AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 201. Responsibility for
Administration and Enforcement
• The administration and enforcement of the provisions
of the Code and this IRR, including the imposition of
penalties for administrative violations thereof, is
hereby vested in the Secretary.
SECTION 202. Technical Staff
• The National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO) created through
DPWH Department Order, shall serve as the technical staff of the
Secretary. The functions thereof are as follows:
1. Assist the Secretary in the administration and enforcement of the
provisions of the Code and its IRR.
2. Review, evaluate and take final action on various technical and legal
problems forwarded to the Office of the Secretary.
3. Conduct seminar/workshops on the Code, its IRR, and Batas Pambansa
Blg. 344 (Accessibility Law).
4. Undertake such other duties and tasks as may be assigned by the
Secretary from time to time.
SECTION 203. General Powers and
Functions of the Secretary
1. Formulate policies, plans, standards and guidelines on building design,
construction, use, occupancy and maintenance, in accordance with the Code.
2. Issue and promulgate additional rules and regulations in the form of
Memorandum Circulars to implement the provisions of the Code and ensure
compliance with policies, plans, standards and guidelines and issue office
guidelines or Memorandum Circulars to guide the actions of the Building
Official in the performance of his duties and responsibilities.
SECTION 203. General Powers and
Functions of the Secretary
3. Exercise appellate jurisdiction over the decisions and orders of the Building
Official. The order or decision of the Secretary shall be final and executory
subject only to review by the Office of the President of the Republic.
4. Evaluate, review, approve and/or take final action on changes and/or
amendments to existing Referral Codes as well as on the incorporation of
other referral codes, which are not yet expressly made supplementary to the
Code and its IRR.
SECTION 203. General Powers and
Functions of the Secretary
5. Prescribe and impose the amount of fees and other charges as may be
deemed necessary that the Building Official shall collect in connection with
the performance of regulatory functions.
6. Appoint a Building Official, separate and distinct from the Office of the
City/Municipal Engineers in all Cities and Municipalities.
SECTION 204. Professional and Technical
Assistance
SECTION 205. Building Officials
• All Building Officials appointed or designated other than by the
Secretary, shall continue to act as the Building Official until
such time that the Secretary appoints the Building Official.
Offices of the Building Officials already established, separate
and distinct from the office of the City/Municipal Engineers in
cities and municipalities may continue to exist until such time
that a regular office is created.
SECTION 206. Qualifications of Building
Officials
1. A Filipino citizen and of good moral character.
2. A duly registered architect or civil engineer.
3. A member of good standing of a duly accredited organization of his
profession for not less than five (5) years endorsed or recommended by the
accredited professional organization.
4. Has at least five (5) years of diversified and professional experience in
building design and construction.
5. Has attended and successfully completed a seminar workshop on PD 1096
and its IRR conducted by the DPWH.
SECTION 207. Duties of the Building
Official
1. Be primarily responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the Code
and its IRR, as well as circulars, memoranda, opinions and decisions/orders
issued pursuant thereto. His actions shall always be guided by appropriate
orders/directives from the Secretary.
2. Have overall administrative control and/or supervision over all works
pertinent to buildings/structures in his area of responsibility and shall be
charged with the processing of all permit applications and certificates as well
as the issuance of the same.
3. Ensure that all changes, modifications, and alterations in the design plans
during the construction phase shall not start until
SECTION 207. Duties of the Building
Official
4. Undertake annual inspections of all buildings/structures and keep an up-to-date record
of their status.

5. Upon complaint or motu propio and after due notice/s and hearing, initiate action
towards:
a. Non-issuance, suspension, revocation and/or invalidation of a building permit or certificate of
occupancy;
b. Issuance of work stoppage order, or an order for discontinuance of the use or occupancy of the
building/structure or portion thereof;
c. Declaration of a building/structure as ruinous or dangerous; and/or
d. The imposition of appropriate fines/penalties.

6. Submit a quarterly situational report to the Secretary through the NBCDO, on the status
of all existing, on-going, and proposed public as well as private building/structure activities.

7. Undertake such other duties and tasks as may be assigned by the Secretary from time to
time.
SECTION 208. Fees
• The Secretary, thru Memorandum Circulars, shall prescribe the rates of fees
and formulate guidelines in the imposition and collection of fees.
SECTION 209. Exemption
• Public buildings and traditional indigenous family dwellings
shall be exempt from payment of building permit fees.
• As used in the Code, the term “traditional indigenous family
dwelling” means a dwelling intended for the use and
occupancy by the family of the owner only and constructed of
native materials such as bamboo, nipa, logs, or lumber, the
total cost of which does not exceed fifteen thousand pesos
(P15,000.00).
SECTION 210. Use of Income from Fees
SECTION 211. Implementing Rules and
Regulations
• In the implementation of the provisions of the Code and its
IRR, the Secretary shall formulate necessary rules and
regulations and adopt design and construction standards and
criteria for buildings and other structures.
• Such standards, rules and regulations shall take effect after
their publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation.
SECTION 212. Administrative Fines
• In the implementation of the provisions of the Code and its
IRR, the Secretary shall formulate necessary rules and
regulations and adopt design and construction standards and
criteria for buildings and other structures.
• Such standards, rules and regulations shall take effect after
their publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation.
SECTION 212. Administrative Fines
Amount of Fines
The following amount of fines for violations of the Code and this IRR is hereby
prescribed:
• Light Violations - P 5,000.00
• Less Grave Violations - P 8,000.00
• Grave Violations - P 10,000.00
SECTION 212. Administrative Fines
Penalty
• For constructing, installing, repairing, altering or causing any change in the
occupancy/use of any building/structure or part thereof or appurtenances
thereto without any permit, there shall be imposed a surcharge of 100% of
the building fees;
SECTION 212. Administrative Fines
Penalty
• Excavation forfoundation………………………………… - 10% of the building permit
fees
• Construction of foundation (including piledriving and laying of reinforcing
bars)………………………………………. - 25% of the building permit fees
• Construction of superstructure up to 2.00 meters above established
grade……….. - 50% of the building permit fees
• Construction of superstructure above 2.00 meters……………………………….. - 100%
of the building permit fees

For failure to pay the annual inspection fee within thirty (30) days from the
prescribed date, a surcharge of 25% of the inspection fee shall be imposed.
SECTION 213. Penal Provisions
• Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of the Code and/or commit any act hereby declared
to be unlawful shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of
not more than twenty thousand pesos or by imprisonment of
not more than two years or by both such fine and
imprisonment;
• Provided, that in the case of a corporation firm, partnership or
association, the penalty shall be imposed upon its officials
responsible for such violation and in case the guilty party is an
alien, he shall immediately be deported after payment of the
fine and/orservice of his sentence.
SECTION 214. Dangerous and Ruinous
Buildings or Structures
• Dangerous buildings are those which are herein declared as
such or are structurally unsafe or not provided with safe
egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise
dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use,
constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare
because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation,
obsolescence, or abandonment; or which otherwise contribute
to the pollution of the site or the community to an intolerable
degree.
SECTION 215. Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings
• When any building or structure is found or declared to be
dangerous or ruinous, the Building Official shall order its repair,
vacation or demolition depending upon the degree of danger
to life, health, or safety.
• Structural Hazards
• Fire Hazards
• Unsafe Electrical Wiring
• Unsafe Mechanical Installation
• Inadequate Sanitation/Plumbing and Health Facilities
• Architectural Deficiency
SECTION 215. Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings
• When any building or structure is found or declared to be
dangerous or ruinous, the Building Official shall order its repair,
vacation or demolition depending upon the degree of danger
to life, health, or safety.
• Structural Hazards
• Fire Hazards
• Unsafe Electrical Wiring
• Unsafe Mechanical Installation
• Inadequate Sanitation/Plumbing and Health Facilities
• Architectural Deficiency
RULE III - PERMITS AND
INSPECTION
SECTION 301. Building Permits
• No person, firm or corporation, including any agency or
instrumentality of the government shall construct, alter, repair,
convert, use, occupy, move, demolish and add any
building/structure or any portion thereof or cause the same to
be done, without first obtaining a building permit therefor from
the Building Official assigned in the place where the subject
building/structure is located or to be done.
SECTION 301. Building Permits
• Permits supplementary to a Building Permit shall be applied for and issued
by the Building Official. These include Ancillary and the Accessory Permits.
SECTION 301. Building Permits
Ancillary Permits Accessory Permits

i. Architectural Permit • Bank and records vaults;

swimming pools; firewalls
ii. Civil/Structural Permit separate from the
building/structure; towers; silos;
iii. Electrical Permit smokestacks; chimneys;
commercial/industrial fixed ovens;
iv. Mechanical Permit
industrial kilns/furnaces;
v. Sanitary Permit water/waste treatment tanks,
septic vaults; concrete and steel
vi. Plumbing Permit tanks; booths, kiosks and stages;
and tombs, mausoleums and
vii. Electronics Permit niches.
SECTION 301. Building Permits
Exemption From Building Permits

Minor Constructions

i. Sheds, outhouses, greenhouses, children’s playhouses, aviaries, poultry houses and the
like, not exceeding 6.00 sq. meters in total area, provided they are completely detached
from any other building and are intended only for the private use of the owner.

ii. Addition of open terraces or patios resting directly on the ground, not exceeding 20.00
sq. meters in total floor area, exclusively for the private use of the owner.

iii. Installation of window grilles.

iv. Garden pools for the habitation of water plants and/or aquarium fish not exceeding 500

millimeters in depth and exclusively for private use.

v. Garden masonry walls other than party walls not exceeding 1.20 meters in height,
footpaths, residential garden walks and/or driveways.
SECTION 301. Building Permits
Exemption From Building Permits
Repair Works
i. Repair works not affecting or involving any structural member, such as replacement of
deteriorated roofing sheets or tiles, gutters, downspouts, fascias, ceilings and/or sidings.
ii. Repair and/or replacement of non load-bearing partition walls.
iii. Repair and/or replacement of any interior portion or a house not involving addition or
alteration.
iv. Repair and/or replacement work of doors and windows.
v. Repair and/or replacement work of flooring.
vi. Repair of perimeter fence and walls.
vii. Repair and/or replacement of plumbing fixtures, fittings or pipings, such as toilet bowls, sinks,
lavatories, urinals, bidets, pipes, faucets, valves for single detached dwellings and duplexes.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
1. Any person desiring to obtain a building permit and any
ancillary/accessory permit/s together with a Building Permit shall file
application/s therefor on the prescribed application forms.
2. Together with the accomplished prescribed application form/s, the
following shall be submitted to the OBO:

a. In case the applicant is the registered owner of the lot:

i. Certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the Registry of Deeds,
ii. Tax Declaration, and
iii. Current Real Property Tax Receipt.

b. In case the applicant is not the registered owner of the lot, in addition to the above; duly
notarized copy of the Contract of Lease, or Deed of Absolute Sale.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
1. Any person desiring to obtain a building permit and any
ancillary/accessory permit/s together with a Building Permit shall file
application/s therefor on the prescribed application forms.
2. Together with the accomplished prescribed application form/s, the
following shall be submitted to the OBO:

a. In case the applicant is the registered owner of the lot:

i. Certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the Registry of Deeds,
ii. Tax Declaration, and
iii. Current Real Property Tax Receipt.

b. In case the applicant is not the registered owner of the lot, in addition to the above; duly
notarized copy of the Contract of Lease, or Deed of Absolute Sale.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
3. Five (5) sets of survey plans, design plans, specifications and other documents prepared,
signed and sealed over the printed names of the duly licensed and registered professionals
a. Geodetic Engineer, in case of lot survey plans;
b. Architect, in case of architectural documents; in case of architectural interior/interior
design documents, either an architect or interior designer may sign;
c. Civil Engineer, in case of civil/structural documents;
d. Professional Electrical Engineer, in case of electrical documents;
e. Professional Mechanical Engineer, in case of mechanical documents;
f. Sanitary Engineer, in case of sanitary documents;
g. Master Plumber, in case of plumbing documents;
h. Electronics Engineer, in case of electronics documents.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
4. Architectural Documents
a. Architectural Plans/Drawings
i. Vicinity Map/Location Plan within a 2.00 kilometer radius for
commercial, industrial, and institutional complex and within a half-
kilometer radius for residentialbuildings,
ii. Site Development Plan showing technical description, boundaries,
orientation and position of proposed building/structure in relation to the
lot, existing or proposed access road and driveways and existing public
utilities/services. Existing buildings within and adjoining the lot shall be
hatched and distances between the proposed and existing buildings
shall be indicated.
iii. Perspective drawn at a convenient scale and taken from a vantage point
(bird’s eye view or eye level).
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
a. Architectural Plans/Drawings
iv. Floor Plans drawn to scale of not less than 1:100 showing: gridlines,
complete identification of rooms or functional spaces.
v. Elevations, at least four (4), same scale as floor plans showing: gridlines;
natural ground to finish grade elevations; floor to floor heights; door and
window marks, type of material and exterior finishes; adjoining existing
structure/s, if any, shown in single hatched lines.
vi. Sections, at least two (2), showing: gridlines; natural ground and finish
levels; outline of cut and visible structural parts; doors and windows
properly labeled reflecting the direction of opening; partitions; built-in
cabinets, etc.; identification of rooms and functional spaces cut by
section lines.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
a. Architectural Plans/Drawings

vii. Reflected ceiling plan showing: design, location, finishes and specifications of materials, lighting fixtures, diffusers, decorations, air
conditioning exhaust and return grills, sprinkler nozzles, if any, at scale of at least 1:100.

viii. Details, in the form of plans, elevations/sections:

(a) Accessible ramps
(b) Accessible stairs
(c) Accessible lifts/elevators
(d) Accessible entrances, corridors and walkways
(e) Accessible functional areas/comfort rooms
(f) Accessible switches, controls
(g) Accessible drinking fountains
(h) Accessible public telephone booths
(i) Accessible audio visual and automatic alarm system
(j) Accessible access symbols and directional signs
(k) Reserved parking for disabled persons
(l) Typical wall/bay sections from ground to roof
(m) Stairs, interior and exterior
(n) Fire escapes/exits
(o) Built-in cabinets, counters and fixed furniture
(p) All types of partitions
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
a. Architectural Plans/Drawings
ix. Schedule of Doors and Windows showing their types,
designations/marks, dimensions, materials, and number of sets.
x. Schedule of Finishes, showing in graphic form: surface finishes specified
for floors, ceilings, walls and baseboard trims for all building spaces per
floor level.
xi. Details of other major Architectural Elements.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
b. Architectural Interiors/Interior Design
c. Plans and specific locations of all accessibility facilities of scale of at least
1:100.
d. Detailed design of all such accessibility facilities outside and around
buildings/structures including parking areas, and their safety requirements
all at scale of 1:50 or any convenient scale.
e. Fire Safety DocumentsSchedule of Doors and Windows showing their
types, designations/marks, dimensions, materials, and number of sets.
f. Other related documents
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
5. Civil/Structural Documents
a. Site Development Plan
b. Structural Plans
i. Foundation Plans and Details at scale of not less than 1:100.
ii. Floor/Roof Framing Plans and Details at scale of not less than 1:100.
iii. Details and Schedules of structural and civil works elements including
those for deep wells, water reservoir, pipe lines and sewer system.
c. Structural Analysis and Design for all buildings/structures except for one
storey and single detached building/structure with a total floor area of
20.00 sq. meters or less.
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
5. Civil/Structural Documents
d. Boring and Load Tests
e. Seismic Analysis
f. Other related documents
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
6. Electrical Documents
Electrical plans and technical specifications
7. Mechanical Documents
8. Sanitary Documents
9. Plumbing Documents
10. Electronics Documents
11. Geodetic documents
12. Clearances from Other Agencies
SECTION 302. Application for Permits
Other Clearance and Agencies
• City/Municipal Zoning Administration.
• Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
• Air Transportation Office (ATO)
• Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
• Local Government Unit (LGU)
• Department of Tourism (DOT)
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
• Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC)
• Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
• Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
• Department of Education (DepEd)
• Department of Health (DOH)
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
• Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
• Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
• National Water Resources Board (NWRB)
• Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
• Department of Agriculture (DA)
• Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
• National Housing Authority (NHA)
• National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP)
SECTION 303. Processing of Building
Permits
SECTION 303. Processing of Building
Permits
SECTION 304. Issuance of Building Permit
• When the application for building permit and the plans and
specifications submitted herewith conforms to the
requirements of the Code and its IRR, the Building Official
shall within fifteen (15) days from payment of the required
fees by the applicant, issue the building permit applied for.
SECTION 305. Validity of Building Permits
• Whenever the issuance of a permit is based on approved plans and
specifications which are subsequently found defective, the Building official
is not precluded from requiring permittee to effect the necessary
corrections in said plans and specifications or from preventing or ordering
the stoppage of any or all building operations being carried on thereunder
which are in violation of the Code.
• A building permit issued under the provisions of the Code shall expire and
become null and void if the building or work authorized therein is not
commenced within a period of one (1) year after the issuance of the
building permit, or is suspended or abandoned at any time after it has been
commenced for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days.
SECTION 306. Non-issuance, Suspension or
Revocation of Building Permits
• The Building Official may order or cause the non-issuance, suspension or
revocation of building permits on any or all of the following reasons or
grounds:

1. Errors found in the plans and specifications;

2. Incorrect or inaccurate data or information supplied;
3. Non-compliance with the provisions of the Code or any rules or regulations.
SECTION 307. Appeal
• Within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of
advice of the non- issuance, suspension or revocation
of permits, the applicant/permittee may file an
appeal with the Secretary who shall render his
decision within fifteen days from date of receipt of
notice of appeal. The decision of the Secretary shall
be final subject only to review by the Office of the
President.
SECTION 308. Inspection and Supervision
of Work
• The owner of the Building who is issued or granted a building
permit under the Code shall engage the services of a duly
licensed architect or civil engineer to undertake the full time
inspection and supervision of the construction work.
SECTION 309. Certificate of Occupancy
• The owner/permittee shall submit to the OBO an application of
Certificate of Occupancy together with a duly notarized
Certificate of Completion together with the construction
logbook, as-built plans and specifications and the Building
Inspection Sheet all signed by whoever is the contractor (if the
construction is undertaken by contract) and signed and sealed
by the Owner’s duly licensed Architect or Civil Engineer who
undertook the full time inspection and supervision of the
construction works.
• Said Plans and Specifications shall reflect faithfully all
changes, modifications and alterations made on the originally
submitted Plans and Specifications on file with the OBO which
are the basis of the issuance of the original building permit.
SECTION 309. Certificate of Occupancy
• The as-built Plans and Specifications may be just an orderly
and comprehensive compilation of all the documents, which
include the originally submitted plans and specifications and
all amendments thereto as actually built or they may be an
entirely new set of plans and specifications accurately
describing and/or reflecting therein the building/structure as
actually built.
RULE IV - TYPES OF
CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 401. Types of Construction
• 1. Type I - shall be of wood construction. The structural elements may be any of the
materials permitted by the Code.

• 2. Type II - shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-
hour fireresistive throughout, except, that permanent non-bearing partitions may use fire-
retardant treated wood within the framing assembly with one-hour resistivity.

• 3. Type III - shall be of masonry and wood construction. Structural elements may be any
of the materials permitted by the Code provided, that the building shall be one-hour fire-
resistive throughout. Exterior walls shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction.

• 4. Type IV - shall be steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction and walls, ceiling and
permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction, except, that
permanent non-bearing partitions of one-hour fire-resistive construction may use fire-
retardant treated wood within the framing assembly.

• 5. Type V - shall be four-hour fire-resistive throughout and the structural elements shall be
of steel,iron, concrete, or masonry construction.
SECTION 402. Changes in Types
• No change shall be made in the type of construction
of any building which would place the building in a
different sub- type or type of construction unless such
building is made to comply with the requirements for
such sub- type of construction: Except, when the
changes is approved by the Building Official upon
showing that the new or proposed construction is less
hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the
existing construction.
SECTION 403. Requirements on Type of
Construction
1. Fire Resistive Requirements
a. Exterior bearing and non-bearing walls of Types II and III Constructions
shall have one hour fire-resistive rating, while those of Types IV and V
shall have four-hour fire-resistive rating.
b. Interior bearing walls, permanent partitions, floors, and roofs of Types II,
III and IV Construction shall have one-hour fire-resistive rating while those
of Type V shall have threehour fire-resistive rating for bearing walls and
one-hour fire-resistive rating for vertical openings, floors and roof
SECTION 403. Requirements on Type of
Construction
1. Fire Resistive Requirements
c. Structural frames of Types II and III Construction shall have one-hour fire-
resistive rating, while those of Type IV shall have two-hour fire-resistive rating
and those of Type V shall have three hour fire-resistive rating.
d. Exterior doors and windows shall have one hour fire-resistive rating for all
Types.
SECTION 403. Requirements on Type of
Construction
2. Interior Wall and Ceiling Finishes
3. Standards for materials use in structural framework, exterior walls and
openings, floors, exits, stairs & roofs shall be governed by the pertinent
provision of the Fire Code of the Philippines.
References
National Building Code of the Philippines with implementing Rules and
Regulations, 2015 ed.