UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA – MOLINO

MOLINO, BACOOR, CAVITE

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 3

AR2111 – SY 2023-2024

1A-D1-2MP1-101322

STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

September 11, 2023

DUMAGSA, TANYA MEHANNAH R.

Student

Arch’t ARIEL PELISMINO

Instructor
PD 1096 – Philippine National Building Code. Adopting National Bldg. Code of the
Philippines, Revising R.A. 6541
R.A. 6541 – An Act to Ordain and Institute a National Building Code of the Philippines.
- Does not confirm with the developmental goals and infastracture program of
government.
- Does not Adequately provide all technological requirements of building or
structure, in terms of up to date design and construction standard criteria.
- Purpose of PD 1096 is to provide and regulate bldg. structures to reach
the minimum standards requirements and to control the location, site design and
quality of materials, construction use occupancy and maintenance.
PD 1096 must apply to design, location, siting , construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use
occupancy, maintenance , moving, demolition, addition to public and private building and
structure except traditional indigenous houses.
- Building and structures constructed before the approval on this code shall not be affected.
Except it will apply when some portions will be altered, added, converted or repair.

TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS
Type 1 – Buildings shall be wood construction.
Type 2 – Buildings shall be wood construction with protective fire resistant materials and with
one hour fire resistively. Except for non- bearing partitions.
Type 3 - Building shall be masonry and wood construction. It shall have 1 hour fire resistive
through out. Exterior wall shall be fire resistive construction.
Type 4 - Building shall be steel iron concrete or masonry construction. Permanent walls and
partitions shall be fire in combustion. Except permanent non-bearing partition of 1 hour fire
resistive construction, may use fire retardant treated wood for framing.
Type 5 – Building shall be fire resistive, structural shall be steel. Iron , concrete and masonry
construction.

CLASSIFICATION OF BLDG. OCCUPANCY

(Chapter 7 sec. 701 occupancy classified)
Group A – Residential Dwellings
Group B – Residential, Hotels. and Apartment Group C – Educational and Recreational Group
D – Institutional
Group E – Business and Mercantile
Group F – Industrial
Group G – Storage and Hazardous
Group H – Assembly other than Group 1
Group I – Assembly Occupant load 1000 or more
Group H – Accessory

MIN. REQMTS. FOR GROUP. A DWELLINGS

- Shall not occupy more than 90% of a corner lot and 80% of inside lot. Easement of light and
view shall be at lease 2mts from property line.
 - Footings shall be 250 mm thk. And 600 mm below the surface of the ground.
- Live load at GF shall be 200kg/sq.mts. for 2nd flr. At lease 150kg/sq.mts.
- Wind load for roof shall be at lease 120kg/sq. for vertical projection.
- Stairs shall be at lease 750 mm clear widths, with rise of 200mm and 200mm
min. for run.
- At lease 1 entrance and 1 exit.
LIGHT AND VENTILATION (sec.804 size and dimension of court)
- Minimum horizontal dimension of court shall not be less than 2.o meters.
- Minimum of passageway is 1.20 meters.

CEILING HEIGHTS
-Habitable room with artificial ventilation is 2.40 meters from floor to ceiling.
-Ground floor: 2.70 mts. 2nd floor: 2.40 mts. Floor to ceiling
-Succeeding floors not less than 2.10 mts. Above finish floor line.
-For natural ventilation: not less than 2.70 meters
-Mezzanine is not more than 1.80 meters.
SIZES AND DIMENSIONS OF ROOMS (sec. 806)
-Human habitation: 6.0 sqm. with least dim. of 2.0 meters 2.0x3.0
-Kitchen : 3.0 sqm with least dim. of 1.5 meters. 1.5x2.0
-T&B : 1.20 sqm with least dim. of .90 meters .90 x 1.30

STANDARD ROOM SIZE FOR BEDROOM

MASTER BEDROOM
Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)
Small 12 x 14 3.65 x 4.26
Medium 14 x 20 4.26 x 6.10
Large 16 x 24 4.87 x 7.31
BEDROOM
Small 10 x 10 3.04 x 3.04
Medium 12 x 12 3.65 x 3.65
Large 14 x 16 4.26 x 4.87
STANDARD ROOM SIZE FOR LIVING ROOM

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 14 × 16 4.27 × 4.88
Medium 18 × 22 5.49 × 6.71
Large 24 × 30 7.32 × 9.14

Standard Specifications Of Living Room

Minimum Area: 21 Sqm / 224sqft
The height of Room: 3.048m / 10’ feet (Measure from the surface of all floors.)
The height of a room with a false ceiling: 3.2004m/10’6” feet (1’6” for false ceiling
from the ceiling)
Other Requirements: For Air, Conditioning-room height should not be less than
2.4 m.
 STANDARD ROOM SIZE FOR DINING ROOM
Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)
Small 10 × 14 3.04 x 4.27
Medium 14 × 18 4.27 x 5.49
Large 14 x 20 4.27 x 6.10

Standard Specifications Of Dining Room

Minimum Area: 12.5 Sqm / 140 sqft
The height of Room: 3.048m / 10’ feet (Measure from the surface of all floors.)
The height of the room with the false ceiling: 3.2004m/10’6” feet (1’6” for false
ceiling from the ceiling)
Other Requirement: washbasin height should be 800-850mm
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 STANDARD ROOM SIZE FOR KITCHEN
Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)
Small 5 x 10 1.52 x 3.04
Medium 10 x 16 3.04 x 4.87
Large 12 x 20 3.65 x 6.09

Standard Specifications Of Kitchen

Minimum Area: 4.6 Sqm / 50 sqft
The height of Room: 3.048m / 10’ feet (Measure from the surface of all floors.)
Other Requirement: washbasin height should be 800-850mm
If not provided separately for a pantry, the instructions for washing kitchen utensils
can lead to a milled and trapped connection with the waste pipe either directly or
through the sink.
AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE ROOM
Minimum air space:
-classroom - 3.0 cu.m w/ 1.0 sqm of flr area per person
-workshop, factory, offices – 12.0 cu.m. of airspace per person
-habitable room – 14cu.m per person.
WINDOW OPENINGS (sec. 808)
-For Natural Ventilation 10% of total floor area of the room
VENT SHAFT (sec 809)
-Unobstructed cross sectional area not less then .30 sqm. With a minimum dimension of 300mm.
- Air duct intakes minimum of 300 mm
ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION (sec 811)
-Above grade room like offices, restaurant, market, factory, workshop – Not less than 3 Air
change per hour.
-Bakery, hotels, restaurant kitchen, boiler room – 10 Air change per hour.
-Assembly Area - .30 cu/m per minute supply for every person.
-Wards and Institutional – Not less than .45 cu/m per minute supply for each person.
WALKWAY (sec.1105)
- During construction temporary walkway should not less than 1.20 mts.
-Pedestrian Protection : Railings1.0 mts. high, Fences: 2.40 mts,
Canopy: 2.40 clear height above the railways.

GEN. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

-Distance between sprinkler should not exceed 1.80 meters center to center.
STAIR, EXIT, OCCUPANT LOAD (sec.1207)
-1ST Storey - occupant load more than 10 shall have 2 exits.
-Mezzanine of storage area greater than 185 sqm. Or 18.00 meters in any length have at lease 2
stairways at adjacent floor.

-Every floor having an occupant load of 500 - 999 shall have 3 exits.
-Having occupant load 1000 or more must have 4 exits. PERMITS AND APPLICATION
(chapter 3)
Sec 302 Application of Permit – 5 Corresponding Plans and Specifications signed by license
architect and engineers.
Sec 309 Certificate of Occupancy – shall issue by building official within 30 days after the final
inspection and submittal of certificate of completion.

STAIRWAY WIDTH
- Occupant more than 50, minimum of 1.10 meters wide
- 50 or less minimum of .90 meters wide
- Private stairways less than 10 have .75 meters wide.
- Vertical distance between landing not morethan 3.60 meters.
- Minimum Thread = .20 meters Maximum riser = .25 meters

HANDRAILS
- 3.0 meters width of stairs – provide not less than 2 handrails.
- 1.10 meters or less – serving Group A and B have 1 handrails
- Intermediate railings is not less than 80 mm and not more than 90 mm.
- stairways not more than 4 risers don’t need railings.
- Handrail distance to wall – minimum of 38mm.
- Handrails – .80 meters to 1.20 meters high.
- Handrails diameters are 30mm – 50mm diameter
INTERIOR WET STAND PIPE – 38mm diameter in every storey
1.20 meters above the floor.
· 1 wet standpipe for more than 1000 persons for assembly building
· 15 meters high is known as a high rise building
· Fire hose – required 38mm diameter
· Down feed water distribution = 132 lit./min.

RA 7920 –New Electrical Engineering Law

· Electrical installations for more than 20 outlets and more than 4KW voltage shall
sign and seal by professional electrical engineer. PLASTICS (chapter 16)
 · Approve plastics are 225 fire spread ratings.

PD 1096 (January 1, 1979) – The National Building Code of the Philippines.

· Construction – All site work done from site preparation, (excavation, foundation,
assembly, and installation of utilities in the buildings.
· Erection – installation in place of components of building.
· Addition – any new construction (increase the height or area of existing structures.
· Alteration – changes in material used, partitioning, location or size of opening,
structural parts and utilities, but does not increase the overall area.
· Renovation – Any physical change made on the building to increase its value (ex.
improve aesthetics)
· Conversion – Change in the use of occupancy in any portion of the structure.
· Repair – Remedial work done on any damage portions to restore its original condition.
· Moving – Transfer of any structure from its original loc. Or position to another, either in
same lot or another.
· Demolition – dismantling the whole part of the structure.
· Ancillary Building Structure – Secondary building located within the same premises.

DEFINITION OF TERMS:
BLDG OFFICIAL – Charge of duties of issuing bldg permit. BLDG PERMIT – Written
authorization granted by bldg official to applicant to proceed with the construction.
AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT – Refers to any various units of governments.
APPALICANT/PERMITTEE – Any character applying for an issuance of permits and
certificate.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT – Entire machinery of central government.
PERMIT PRINCIPAL – Ancillary permit pertaining to building structures.

EXCEMPTIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS:

· Shed, outhouses not exceeding 6.0sqm
· Garden pools max. of 500mm depth
· Garden walls max. 1.80 meters high
· Indigenous family dwellings
· Public buildings
· Government own housing units
· Construction by civic org. and charitable inst. Donated to government
· Blgd. Owned by electrical cooperatives

BUILDING PERMITS REQUIREMENTS;

· Application Form
· 5 sets of working drawings sign by engineer and architect
For lot owners;
· TCT
· Tax declaration
· Current real property tax receipt

For not lot owners:

· Deed of absolute sales
· Contract lease
· Contract sale

NOT REQUIRED FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:

· Traditional indigenous family dwellings using native materials. Cost not exceeding
P15,000.
· Single detached dwellings not more than 20sq.m.

VALIDITY OF BUILDING PERMIT:

· 1 year from date of issue.
· No longer valid after suspension and abandoned of construction for 120 days.

COMPUTING BLDG. PERMIT FEES;

· Type of occupancy
· Height and area
· Cost of construction

TYPES OF OCCUPANCY
· Category l - Residential
· Category ll – Commercial and industrial
· Category lll – Social, educational, institutional
· Category lV – Agricultural
· Category V – Ancillary
FLOOR TO FLOOR HEIGHT – min of 3.0 meters for structures finish floor to finish floor.
LOWRISE – From 1 storey to 5 store’s in height from 3.0 meters – max of 15.00 meters high.
MEDIUM RISE – From 6 storey to 15 storey’s in height.( 18.0 meters
– 45.0 meters)
HIGH RISE – 16 storey above ( 48.0 meters above)

REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER GROUP OCCUPANCIES

· ROW SEATING - 0.84 meters measures back to back of chair.
· BLEACHERS – Riser = .40 meters Run = .60 meters Width of person .45-.48 meters.
· AISLES – 1st = 1.10 meters, 2nd .80 meters, 3rd 1.0 meters.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
· ABUTMENT – Semi–permanent/permanent structure constructed along property line.
Ex. Firewall.
· INCREMENTAL – Hor. setback along outermost part of a bldg.. For rear or side property
line 0.30mm setback per storey starting second floor. For front yard 1.17 meters setback
starting at 9th flr.
· FRONT YARD – Part of total open space created by setbacks along road right of way
(RROW).
· VENT WELL – Minimal opening along the portion of firewall. Min. clear width of 3.0
meters, and min. depth of 1.5 meters.
· FIRE ZONE – Bldg. Permitted to construct base to their occupancy type of construction
and resistance to fire.
· FIRE RESISTANCE RATING – Degree of material can stand the fire.
· FIRE RESISTIVE TIME PERIOD RATING – Length of time material can stand when burned
· FIRE RESISTIVE STANDARDS – Classification of construction according to fire retardant
or flame spread rating.
· BUILDING STRUCTURE – 3 dimensional physical developments within a lot.
· DEVELOPMENT CONTROL – Physical utilization of the lot. Can determine the carrying
capacity of the lot.
· FIREWALL – Reinforce concrete separator with appropriate fire resistive rating, position
between dwelling units.Permitted vent well for firewall is 400mm – 1000 mm vertical
· LOT – Physical setting of any structure/building.

DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF LOT;

· Grade – Above surface Lot
· Below Grade - Below surface lot / excavations and backfills
· Above Grade - Above the surface of the lot up to the air.

BUILDING HEIGHT;
· BASEMENT – Below natural and finish grade.
· BASEMENT FOOTPRINT – Actual land area occupied by the basement, measured by its
outer wall.
· BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT – Max. height to be allowed for the building.
· ESTABLISH GRADE ELEVATION – Highest adjoining natural grade.
· FLOOR TO FLOOR HEIGHT – Max. distance of 3.0 meters . A perpendicular distance
between 2 upper floor levels.
· GRADE – 1.50 meters horizontal distance between fin. Surface of the ground to exterior
wall/property line.
· HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE – Vert. clearance from fin. Grade line from the highest
point of couping.
· PODIUM – Full enclosed part of the building. First of typical floors of the building.
· RESULTANT HEIGHT – Vertical measurement of propose building.
 · STOREY – Upper floor to floor finish building.
· TOWER – Fully enclosed component of the building, Not more than 5 times the height of
the podium.
· ALLOWABLE MAX. BUILDING FOOTPRINT – Max. pportion of lot that occupied by
building . measure at the outermost part wall of the building.
· FRONT YARD – Created by setbacks along RROW. Transition area between sidewalk and
other similar portion of RROW.
· FRONT LOT – Side opf the lot which the main pedestrian and vehicular access in the
property shall be situated.
· COURT – An occupied space between the faces of the building lines.
· INNER COURT – Court bounded on all sides
· OPEN COURT – Bounded on 3 sides by building lines.
· THROUGH COURT – Bounded on 2 opposite side by building lines.
· COURT YARD – A portion of a yard had limit on hardscaping not exceeding 50% of yard
area.
· VENT WELL – Permitted opening along vertical portion of firewall. Max. width of 3.0
mts. And min depth of 1.50 mts.
· ROAD RIGHT OF WAY (RROW) – Public open space for continuous flow of pedestrian
and vehicular traffic.

PHYSICAL LEVEL OF RROW

· RROW ABOVE GRADE – From finish surface of roadway, sidewalk, and arcade way up to
air.
· RROW AT GRADE – Natural gradeline up to the unfinish surface of the road
· RROW BELOW GRADE – From finish surface of the roadway down to the ground.

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· EASEMENT – Public open space define under water code
· Min. easement for urban areas 3.0 meters
· Min. court width 2.o mts.
· Min. walkway is 1.20 mts.

OPEN SPACES FOR LOT:

· INTERIOR LOT – ABCD & J – 50% EFGHI – 20 TO 25%
· INSIDE LOT - ABCD & J – 20% EFGHI – 15%
· CORNER LOT - ABCD & J – 10% EFGHI – 5%
· THROUGH LOT ABCD & J – 10% EFGHI –5%
· CORNER THROUGH LOT - 5% ALL

 CORNER LOT ABUTTING 3 OR MORE STREET – 5% ALL

PROJECTIONS OVER STREETS:
 · Arcade and Balcony – 3.0 meters high
· Canopies 3.0 high
· Awning 2.40 meters high

PROTECTION ON PEDESTRIAN DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION:

· 1.20 meters wide temporary walkway
· 1.0 meters high railings
· 2.40 meters high fence

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· .60 meters footing extension from property line (national road and public highways
· .30 meters for public sidewalk

SIGNS:
· ADVERTISING SIGN – Off-premises sign
· BILLBOARD – Panel for posting bills or posters
· DISPLAY SIGN – On premises sign
· GROUND SIGN – Resting on the ground
- Maximun height of 6.0 meters on sign dimension
· PROJECTING SIGN – Suspended form the building. Perpendicular to the angle of the
surface of the wall.
- Non Arcaded – min. of 3.0 mts high - max 1.50 mts from bldg. line
- Arcaded – min of 5.0 meters high - max 1.0 mts from wall line
· ROOF SIGN – Parallel to wall surface
· TEMPORARY SIGN – On light and combustible material.

- Sign distance from electrical post – 1.0 meters minimum.

- Distance from property line 2.0 meters minimum.
- Sign to sign distance form adjacent building – 4.0 meters.

PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
Low cost housing – 1:10 minimum
Condominiums – less than 50 ( 1: 8 ) 50-100 (1:4) morethan 100 1:1
Hotels – 1:10 (10 room 1 parking slot)

Residential Hotels and Apartells – 1:5

Offices – 1:125 ( 1 slot for every 125 gross floor area) Schools – High School 1:10
College and University 1:5 Hospital – 1 slot for 25 beds
Bowling area – 1 slot for every 4 alleys
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Masonry Min size of columns - .30 x .20 meters Masonry Min. circular columns - .25 meters
diameter. Planting strip - .80 meters
Side walk – 1:6 ROW
Smallest size of road: 6.0 meters

Open space requirements is 30%

Masonry Footing : Max depth is .45 mts. Distance Between roof and canopy : .75 meters Min.
Eaves Length : 1.2 mts.

RAMPS:
Class A: 8-10% slope Class B: 10-17% slope
Max. Curb: .20 mts. Ideal Ramp : 1:20 SIZES OF LOT:
Economic : 72 Sqm. Duplex Single Detached : 48 Sqm.

RAW HOUSING:
Economic : 36 Sqm. Socialize 32 Sqm. Maximum Cluster : 20 Frontage: 3.0 mts
Maximum Block: 100 mts.

WINDOW REQUIREMENTS:
· 1:10 of room floor area.
· 1:20 or 5% of toilet floor area
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG.344 ( BP344 ) – The law to enhance mobility of disable person, by
requiring certain building, institution, establishment and public utitlities to install facilities and
other device. ANTHROPOMETRICS:
· Length of wheel chair : 1.0 – 1.30 mts.
· Width of wheel chair: .60 - .75 meters
· Turning Radius: 1.50 meters
· Comfortable Reach : .70 – 1.20 meters from the floor.
· Room Corner Reach: .40 meters
· Clearance of leg under the table: .75 meters

SPACE FOR DISABLED (ASSEMBLY AREAS)

· 4 – 50 seating 2 wheelchair space
· 51 – 300 4
· 301 – 500 6
· If the capacity exceed 500, additional space required every 100 seating increase.

RA7277 sec. 46 – MAGNACARTA FOR DISABLED PERSON

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Outside and Around the Building:

Drop Curb: min. width of .90 meters Lowest dropped Curb .25 mts Ramp: max of 1:12 Slope
of Curb: 1:20 to prevent water collecting Curb Cut-Out: Min width of .90 meters Slope
1:12
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· Tapping Rail – .30 meters
· Walkways – 1.20 meters min
· Min. Walkway Headroom: 2.0 meters

 Max. cross gradient: 1:100

HANDRAILS
· Handrail Above the Step of Ramp: .90 meters - .70 meters high
 · Handrail Height: 1.0meters - 1.06 meters
· Handrail Extension: .30 meters for both ramp end
· Full Grip Handrail: .30 meters - .50 meters
· Min. Clearance to the wall: ..50 meters Ledge: .40 meters

SIGNAGES:
· Min Headroom for walkway: 2.0 meters
· Signs on Doors and Walls: Max of 1.60 meters Min. of 1.40 meters
· Signage Symbols and Letters: .10 meters

PARKING:
· Min. Width: 3.70 meters
· Min Width for front and end passage: 1.20 meters

Inside The Structures:

· Entrance with Vestibules: 1.50 width - 1.80 depth

RAMP:
· Provide landing for every 6.0 meters
· Min clear width of 1.20 meters
· Maximum gradient is 1:12
· Min curb for both side of ramp is .10 meters
· Handrails for 2 sides of the ramp .90 meters and .70 meters highramp greater than .20
meters leads toward the vehicular traffic railings, min. of 1.80 meters from the foot of
ramp.

DOORS:
· Min Width: .80 meters
· Door Opening Pressure: more than 4.0 kg
· Clear Space for Extending Beyond the Door: 1.50 meters – 1.50 meters (minimum)
· Door Knobs height from floor: .82 meters - 1.06 meters
· Kick Plates: .30 meters - .40 meters

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Threshold / Change in Floor Level: 0.205 meters

SWITCH:
· 1.20 meters - 1.30 meters above the floor
· .20 meters from latch side of the door
CORRIDOR:
· Min clear width of 1.20 meters
· Turn About spaces to pass another wheelchair min. of 1.50 x 1.50 meters space at
maximum of 12.0 meters
· Turn about should be provided within 3.50 meters of every dead end

WASHROOM AND TOILETS:

· Area of water closet: 1.70 x 1.80 meters
· Turning space of 2.25 sqm. With min. dimension of 1.50 meters for water closet lateral;
mounting
· Signage for toilet: 0.30 meters long and 0.75 meter thick
· Equilateral triangle: Men signage
· Circle: Woman signage
· Max height of water closet: .45 meters Flush control: 1.20 mts.
· Urinals: Max height of .48 meters.

ELEVATORS:
· Max of 30.0 meters from entrance
· Elevator min dimension: 1.10 x 1.40 meters
· Control panel should be between .90 meters to 1.20 meters high.

STAIRS:
· Tactive Strip for change level is .30 meters

WATER FOUNTAINS:
· 1 for every 2000 sqm of floor, atlease 1 for every floor
· Wall mounted maximum height of .85 meters.

PUBLIC TELEPHONES:
· 1.50 meters from un-obstruction space
· 1.10 meters hight of the units.

FENCING FOR ROAD WORKS:

· 1.0 meters min. height of railings
· .35 meters for tapping rails

PD 1185 THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND REGULATION ( August 26, 1977)
Fire Protection Equipment:
· Utilities
· Heating , Ventilation , Air-conditioning
· Smoke control
· Elevators and Escalators
 · Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators and Laundry Chutes
· Fire Detection, Alarm, Communication Systems
· Automatic Sprinklers, and other Extinguishing Equipment

Fire Containing Architectural Components

· Firewalls
· Resistive Floors
· Resistive Walls
· Curtain Boards
· Shutter
· Dampers
· Self-Closing Doors

CLASSES OF FIRE base on the cause

· Class A – Ordinary combustible materials like wood, cloth, paper
· Class B – Flammable liquids and gases
· Class C - Energized electrical equipment
· Class D- Combustible materials like sodium, magnesium

DEFINITION OF TERMS:
· Automatic Fire Suppression System – Integrated system of underground and overhead
piping connected to a source of extinguishing agent.
· Fire Alerting System – Activated by the presence of fire, where the signal is transmitted
to designated locations.
· Fire Protective Assembly – Incorporated to structure to prevent the spread of fire.
· Dry Standpipe – Pipe that does not filled with water
· Fire Wall – To prevent the spread of fire. Have a fire resistance of 4 hours.
· Means of Egress – Continuous and unobstructed rout of exit to any point of the building
to a public way.
· Fire Retardant – Any compound mixture, which applied to materials to improve its fire
resistant
· Panic Hardware – Mechanical device consisting of linkages and a horizontal bar across a
door.
· Organic Coating – Liquid mixture of binders and combustible solvents which when
pread to the surface it becomes durable protective and decorative finish.
· Fire Resistance Rating – Time duration of material can stand the effect of fire.
· Flame Spread Rating – Time in which the flame will spread in the surface of material.
· Smoke Developed Rating – Volume of smoke developed within a certain period of time.
SEPARATION OF EXIT
· 1 hour fire resistance rating for 3 stories or less
· 2 hour fire resistance rating for 4 and more stories

TRAVEL DISTANCE
· Without fire suppression system – 45.0 meters
· With Fire Suppression system – 60.0 meters
· Min width of the door - .71 meters Maximum of 1.22 meters
· Area separation - 0.205 meters

TREADS AND RISERS

· Sum of 2 risers and treads exclusive of nosing should be between
0.90 – 0.635 meters

LOADS
· Stair, flat form, loading, balcony stair hallway have carrying load of 88 kg per sq.meter
or concentrated load of 136 kg.

SLIDE ESCAPES
· 1 exit unit per slide. Traveling time of 60 person per minute

EMERGENCY LIGHTING
· Light should last 1.5 hours in building more than 36.5 meters high

EXIT SIGNS
· Exit signs shall have max height of 15 cm and principal strokes of letters at lease 19 mm
wide.
GENERAL PROVISION FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION
· Sprinkler Vent Method – Combination of Automatic smoke detection system, automatic
exhaust system and automatic water curtain
· Spray Nozzle Methods – Combination of automatic smoke detection system and high
velocity water spray nozzle.
· Rolling Shutter Method – Automatic self rolling shutter. Completely enclose the top of
escalator
· Partial Enclosure Method – Kiosk designed to provide an effective barrier to the spread
of smoke floor to floor
· Fire Stopping Concealed Spaces – Concealed space in which expose materials have fire
spread ratings greater than Class A.

CONTENT
Fire Safety in Places of Assembly
· Main exit must occupied 50% of occupant load
 · Travel distance with Automatic Fire Suppression is 46 meters
· Without protection 61 meters from the exit.

Multiple Seating
· Rows of seat between aisles max of 14 seats
· 7 rows to open 1 aisles only
· back to back facing max of 0.83
· seats without dividing arms: .60 per person
· aisles width: 0.91 – 1.0 for more than 60 seats
0.76 for less than 60 seats

GENERAL PROVISIONS: PLACES OF ASSEMBLY

· Class A: 1000 or more 4 exits
· Class B: 600 or more 3 exits
300 – 600 2 exits
· Class C: 50 – 300 2 exits

Occupant Loads
· Without fixed seats such as auditorium, church: 0.65 sqm./ person
· Less concentrated such as conference room, dining room, exhibition room, gymnasium:
1.4 sqm/person
· Standing Room or Waiting Space: 0.28 sq.m/person

GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Educational Occupancies
· Room with 50 person or over 93 sqm shall have 2 exits

Occupant Loads
· Classroom 1.80 sq.m/person
· Shop, Lab, vocational room 1.40 sq.m/person
· Dry nurses w/ sleeping facility 3.25 sq/m/person

Institutional Occupancies
· Healthcare facilities: hospital and nursing homes
· Residential Custodial area: Nurseries, Home for the Age, Mentally Retarded Care
· Residential – Restrained Care: Penal Institutions, Reformaries, Jails

Residential Occupancies
· Hotels: More than 15 accommodations for hire
· Apartment : 3 or more accommodating units with T&B
· Dormitories: Group sleeping accommodations
 · Lodging or Rooming Houses: Separated rented living rooms for 15 or less, transient or
permanent basis

Miscellaneous Occupancies
· Ordinary Hazard
· High Hazard
· Low Hazard

MAINTENANCE OF EXIT WAYS

Stairways
· .90 meters high for handrail
· 1.95 meters headroom clearance

Ramps
· 1/8 or 12.5% slope
· Handrails required for 1/10 slopes

Signs and Illumination

· 1 foot candle for light intensity
· Exits signs with letters at lease 12.7 cm high w/ 2 5 watts light

DEFINITION OF TERMS
· Combination Standpipe – with constant water supply use for fire service
- minimum of 15 cm diameter
- 4 way connection for combination of 2 system
- (2) 4way connection for combination of 3 or more system
- 64 mm diameter outlet in .61 mts to 1.22 mts above floor each storey
· Dry Standpipe – without a constant water supply with a fire service inlet and outlet
connections.
- One outlet connection every floor level
- Will stand 21 kg/sq.cm of water pressure
- 20% slope of horizontal runs
- 102 mm diameter for 23 meters highest outlet connection
- 153 mm diameter for higher than 23 meters outlet connection
- 102 mm diameter dry standpipe for 4way connections
- .46 meters – 1.22 meters high connection at front street above grade
- 6.4 cm outlet and .61 mts – 1.22 mts above flr level each storey
· Wet Standpipe – with constant water supply installed primary for emergency
- Assembly bldg. more than 1000 occupants.
 - Required for Hazardous storage, business and mercantile occupancies more than 1,860
sq.m
- 6 meters nozzle attached to 22 meters of hose
- 64 mm diameter if height of the riser is 15 meters above
- 51 mm diameter if less than 15 meters
- 38 mm diameter valve per storey, .91 mts to 1.92 mts above flr
- 132 lit/min with 1/8 kg/sq.cm pressure for each outlet for 30 mins.
- 38 mm diameter min. per standpipe
· Fire Dept. House Connection – a hose connection at the street level

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

Board Resolution No. 4 Series of 1972 DEFINITIONS:
· Dead Load – Shall include the weight of the walls, permanent partitions, framing, floors,
roofs, and all other permanent stationary construction entering into and becoming part
of the building.
· Live Load – Shall include all loads except dead and lateral loads: weight of the people,
furniture, equipment and all movable elements.
· Lateral Load – Include horizontal load due to seismic, wind forces, blast and other loads
in the same direction
· Unit Live Load – The minimum live loads per unit area of horizontal projection.
· Uniformly Distributed Load – Min. average amount allowed on a floor and determined
by occupancy or use,

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE DEFINITIONS:

· Appliance – Utilization equipment, installed connected as a unit to performed one or
more functions. Ex. Airconditoning, washing machine
· Assembly – Combination of a portion of equipment parts included in an electrical
apparatus mounted on a supporting frame or a panel and properly inter-wired.
· Bonding – Permanent adjoining of metallic parts to form an electrical conductive path.
· Branch Circuit – Circuit conductors between the final over current device protecting the
circuit and the outlets.
· Cable – Stranded conductors, combination of conductors insulated from one another
· Circuit Breaker – Devise design to open and close a circuit by non automatic means and
to open the circuit automatically on a pre determined over current without injury to it
self when properly applied within its rating
· Demand Factor – The ratio of the max. Demand of a system. The total connected load of
a system or the part of the system under consideration

THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT REPUBLIC ACT 7279 March 24, 1992
Objectives:
· Decent and affordable housing with basic services and livelihood opportunities,
· Disperse urban net and more balance urban-rural inter dependence
 · Equitable land tenure system
· Improve LGU capability

Strategies:
· Balance housing
· Private sector participation
· Country side development
· Government intervention in land acquisition

KEY HOUSING AGENCIES

· HUDCC – Planning and technical assistance
· NHA – Augment and enhance local government capabilities
· HIGC – Guarantee schemes to encourage financial institutions
· HLURB – Comprehensive plans for urban and urbanized area
· NHMFC – Community mortgage program

Other Entities
· LGU – Comprehensive Land Use Plan
· NEDA – Data for forward planning
· Private Sectors and NGO – Investments

Products:
· Rationally site settlements, livelihood components, basic services, affordable package,
need specific units, use of indigenous materials and alternative technologies.

REVISED RULES AND STANDARDS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING

PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT BATAS PAMBANSA BLG, 220 ( BP 220 )
· Economic Housing – House and Lot package – P500,000
· Socialized Housing – House and Lot package – P180,00

Basic Needs:
· Water, Movement and circulation, Storm drainage, Solid and liquid water disposal, Parks
and playgrounds, Power

Site Criteria:
· Conformity with zoning ordinances and land use plan
· Physical suitability
· Accessibility

Land Allocation:
· No fixed ratio between saleable and non salable portions
Parks and Playgrounds:
· Centrally located
· Mandatory of 1 Has. And above
· Non- alienable

Street:
· Aspalt - 2” min. thick for pavement
· Concrete – 6” min. thick for concrete
· Major Road: 1.0 mts sidewalk, 1.0 mts. Plant strip, 8.0 mts carriageway. Total of 12.0
mts ROW
· Minor Road: 1.0 mts. Sidewalk, 1.0 mts plant strip, 6.0 mts carriageway. Total of
10.0 mts ROW

Alleys and Pathwalks:

· To serve as block breaker
· 3 meters ROW
· Max. length of 60.0 meters
· Pave with madacam
Cul-De-Sac / Turnabout – 120 mts max. length, 10.0 mts wide ROW, turning radius from main
road = 6.0 mts. , turning radius from minor road = 4.5 meters, diameter = 21-31

Block Length:
· Max. of 400 mts.
· Provide 3.0 mts. Pathwalk or alley blocks exceeding 250 meters

SINGLE DETACHED UNITS:

Min lot areas:
Economic – 72 sq.m 9.0 x 8.0
Socialized – 64 sq. m 8.0 x 8.0

Minimum Frontage:
Corner lot: 8.0 meters
Regular lot: 8.0 meters
Irregular lot: 4.0 meters
Interior lot : 3.0 meters

DUPLEX/SINGLE ATTACHED
Minimum lot areas
Economic: 54 sq. m 9.0 x 6.0
Socialize: 48 sq.m 8.0 x 6.0 Minimum frontage
Economic: 6.0 meters
Socialize: 6.0 meters

ROW HOUSE
Min lot areas
Economic: 36 sq.m 6.0 x 6.0
Socialized: 32 sq.m 8.0 x 4.0 Minimum frontage
Economic: 3.5 meters
Socialized: 3.5 meters

 Max of 20 units per block or cluster

· Max block length of 100 meters Min floor areas:
Economic: 22 sq.m
Socialized: 18 sq.m 3.0 x 6.0 Minimum setbacks:
Front: 1.50 meters
Side: 2.0 meters
Rear: 2.0 meters

MINIMUM LEVEL OF COMPLETION

Economic – Complete based on specification
Socialized – Shell house with doors and windows to enclose the unit

WATER SUPPLY
· Independent water supply system at 150 lit/capita/day
· Ground reservoir 25 meters from source of contaminants

POWER SUPPLY
· Provide 1 street light per pole when pole spaced at 50 meters
· Provide 1 street light every other poles when pole spaced less than 50 meters.

NON – RESIDENTIAL USE

· Floor area authorized for non-residential use shall not exceed 25% of total residential
area.

ELEVATOR
· Min of 5 storey to provide elevator

STAIRS
· Internal: .15 mts Middle: .30 mts. Outside: .30 meters
· Max. travel distance to stairways: 24.0 meters
· Min. head clearance: 2.0 meters
· Max. height of landing to landing: 3.60 meters
· Min. stairway width : .60 meters
· Handrail height: .80 – 1.20 meters
CORRIDORS
· Min clear 1.20 meters

MIN. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS

· 3 – 4 storey –Wall to wall distance 5.0 mts Line of roof: 2.0 mts.
· Single storey –Wall to wall dist. 2.0 mts Line of roof: 1.0 mts
· 1 – 2 storey – Wall to wall dist. 4.0 mts. Line of roof: 1.50

FIREWALLS
· Min of .30 mts from apex of roof, and from wall for duplex/single detached.

REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SUBDIVISON AND

CONDOMINIUMS BUYERS PROTECTIVE DECREE AND OTHER RELATED LAWS
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 957 ( PD 957 )
Land Allocation
· Open Space : 30%
· Salable Area: 70% maximum

Selling Price
· Open Market: P 2,000.00 Above
· Medium Cost: P 500,000 – 2,000,000

LOTS
· Single-Detached Units Min. lot areas
Open Market: 120 sq.m Medium Cost: 100 sq.m Minimum frontage
Corner lot: 12 meters
Regular lot: 10 meters
Irregular lot: 6.0 meters
Interior lot: 3.0 meters

 Duplex / Single-Attached Min. lot areas

Open Market: 96 sq.m
Medium Cost: 80 sq.m

Minimum frontage 8.0 meters

· RowHouse Min. lot areas
Open Market: 60 sq.m
Medium Cost: 50 sq.m Minimum frontage 4.0 meters HOUSES

Min. Floor areas

Open Market: 42 sq.m
Medium Cost: 30 sq.m
Min. Setbacks
Front: 3.0 meters
Side: 2.0 meters
Rear: 2.0 meters