P.D. 1096 RULES I - VI (with FAQs & Terms)

Ministry of Public Works

Former name of DPWH

Off-Row (or Off-Street) Parking

Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are located outside the RROW/street.

Lot Line

The line of demarcation between either public and private property

Partition

An interior subdividing walls

Off-Site Parking

Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are all located outside the RROW/street and to be provided only within the property lines/limits of a separate site or lot on which a project is not located . Off-site parking may be below-grade (basement level), at grade (ground level) or above-grade (elevated/upper floor levels) of building/structures.

On-Site Parking

Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are located outside RROW/street and to be provided only within the property lines/limits of a site of lot on which a building/structure is to be constructed ; may be below-grade, at grade or above-grade.

Canopy/ Marquee

Permanent roofed structure above a door attached to and supported by the building and projecting over a wall/ sidewalk. This includes any object or decoration attached thereto.

Secretary of DPWH

Person responsible for administering and enforcing PD 1096

Footing

Portion of the foundation of a structure which spreads and transmits loads directly to the soil or the pile.

Sidewalk

Portion on each side of the road right of way reserved for the exclusive use of people

Ventilation

Process of supplying/ removing air from a space by natural or artificial means.

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.

Qualifications of Building Officials

road right of way

RROW means:

Construction Logbook

Records progress of construction from start to finish; kept at job site at all times

PRC (Professional Regulation Commission)

Referred to as the "commission"

Fenestration

Refers to the design, construction or purpose of openings to a building.

5 Sets (Now 7): 1. OBO 2. Contracts 3. Owner 4. Fire Department 5. Home Owners Association 6. DPWH 7. A,M,E,S,P Plans - from Ar. M.V. Perez

Required set of plans for the application of Building Permit

Certificate of Completion As-built Drawings Approved Specifications

Requirements for Certificate of Occupancy

A3 (297 x 420 mm)

Smallest standard form size of paper for Plans

TEN THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 10,000)

The Secretary may impose fines NOT exceeding impose fines NOT exceeding __________________________

Referral Codes

The applicable provisions of the various agency and technical professional codes that are supplementary to the Cod

Floor Area

The area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and courts. Useable areas under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.

Architecture

The art, science or profession of planning, designing and constructing buildings in their totality taking into account their environment, in accordance with the principles of utility, strength and beauty;

Lot, Depth of

The average horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines.

Lot, Front

The front boundary line of a lot bordering on the street and in the case of a corner lot, it may be either frontage.

Floor Plate

The gross expanse of a floor measured from the outermost edges of floor slabs.

Floor to Floor Height

The perpendicular distance or vertical measurement between the uppermost surfaces (finish level) of two successive floors of a proposed building/structure.

Air Conditioning

The process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, and maintain cleanliness and distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space.

Occupancy

The purpose of which the building is used/ intended to be used. Term shall include the building or room housing such use. (In which) Change of _______________ is not intended to include change of tenants or proprietors.

Yard or Patio

The vacant space left in a lot between the building and the property line.

Building Height

The vertical distance from the established grade elevation to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, to the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof, or to the top of the parapet if the roof is provided with a parapet. In case of sloping ground, the average ground level of the buildable area shall be considered the established grade elevation.

PD 1096

What is the "code"?

R.A. 6541

What law does P.D. 1096 revises/ replaces?

February 19, 1977 by Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos

When was P.D. 1096 signed an by whom?

Demolition Permit

A ________________ is needed to proceed demolition on a site.

Panic Hardware

A bar which extends across at least one-half the width of each door leaf, which will open the door if subjected to pressure.

Garage

A building or portion thereof in which a motor vehicle containing gasoline, distillate or other volatile, flammable liquid in its tank, is stored, repaired, or kept.

Exit

A continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way, and shall include intervening doors, doorways, corridors, exterior exit balconies, ramps, stairways, smokeproof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, exit courts, and yards.

Escalator

A vertical transportation device in the form of a moving staircase - a conveyor which carries people between floors of a building. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps.

1:100 mts.

Acceptable scale of plans

Addition

Adding space to the building in the site.

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.

Foundation

All the portions of the building or structure below the footings, the earth upon which the structure rests.

Area

An open subsurface adjacent to a building or lot line

Arcade

Any portion of a building above the first floor projecting over the sidewalk beyond the first-story wall used as protection for pedestrians against rain and sun.

Technical Staff

Architects/ Engineers of which are qualified professionals...

Easement

Areas allocated for/ in open spaces; public domain, that should be equally enjoyed by all members of the community. It is not to be used for any form of building/structure that may go against its public recreational character.

Certificate of Occupancy

CoO stands for:

The 2004 Revised Implementing Rules & Regulations of the National Building Code of the Philippines

Complete Title of P. D. 1096

Carriageway/ Roadway

Consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally

Department of Public Works and Highways

DPWH stands for:

DPWH

Government agency responsible for administering and enforcing PD 1096

Not following the NBC/ Violations of building regarding the IRR of NBC

Grounds for not applying for a building permit

Setback

Horizontal distance measures 90 degrees from the external face of the building/ structure to the property line

Accessory Permit

Issued by the Building Official for accessory parts of the project with very special functions or use which are indicated in the plans and specifications that accompany the building permit application

Building Length

Its general linear dimension, usually measured in the direction of the bearing wall for girders.

BP 220 or Batasang Pambansa Bilang 220: Economic and Social Housing

Law not covered by PD 1096

Building Height Limit

Maximum height to be allowed for buildings based on purpose/ occupancy

Compressor

Mechanical device used in refrigeration system to INCREASE PRESSURE in refrigerant.

4

Minimum required number of elevation plans

2

Minimum required number of section plans

National Building Code of the Philippines

NBCP stands for:

Window

Opening through a wall of a building to admit light & natural ventilation

an architect/ engineer with 5 years of construction/ diversified experience and has complete number of units of

Who can be a building official?

Because the previous law did not contain any upgrade in government infrastructures.

Why was R.A. replaced by P.D. 1096?

Alteration or Alter

any change, addition, or modification in construction of occupancy

Fire Wall

any wall which separates 2 abutting living units and extends vertically from the lowest portion of the wall which adjoins the 2 living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meter above the highest portion of the roof attached to it; it shall also extend horizontally up to a minimum distance beyond the outermost edge of the abutting living units

Erection

installation of building; rise of building on the site

Renovation

interior and exterior change, focusing on aesthetics

Structural System

it is the framing system of a building

Conversion

original occupancy of building will be replaced. e.g. residential to commercial

BUILDING OFFICIAL

the Executive Officer of the OBO appointed by the Secretary.

Lot, Width of

the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines.

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Drawings that show design, location, finishes... lighting fixture...

Occupant Load

Total number of persons that may occupy a building or portion thereof at any one time.

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).

Traditional Indigenous Family Dwelling/s

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 (P 15,000.00).

Abutment

A form of semi-permanent or permanent structure constructed ALONG a property line, usually of masonry or reinforced concrete or other fire-rated material where absolutely NO FORM of permitted opening, whether temporary or permanent, or operable or inoperable, is allowed on it.

Open Lot

A lot bounded on all sides by street lines

Inside Lot

A lot fronting on but one street or public alley and the remaining sides bounded by lot lines

Corner Lot

A lot situated at the junction of two or more streets forming an angle of not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees (135º)

Lot

A parcel of land on which a principal building and its accessories are placed or may be placed together with the required open spaces. A lot may or may not be the land designated as lot on recorded plot.

Mezzanine

A partial intermediate floor in any storey or room of a building having an area not more than one-half of the area of the room/ space in which it is constructed.

Basement

A portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is partly below and partly above grade but so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling

Pilaster

A portion of the wall which projects on one or both sides and acts as a vertical beam, a column, or both.

Alley

A public way with a width of 2.0 meters intended to break a block and to serve both pedestrian and for emergency vehicles, both ends connecting to streets. It shall not be used as access to property.

Shaft

A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumb-waiter, mechanical equipment, or similar purposes.

Ancillary Permit

Duly signed and sealed by the corresponding professionals and the plans and specifications shall be submitted together with the duly notarized application for Building Permit

Dangerous and Ruinous Buildings

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.

Wood Construction

Type I Construction

Wood Construction with 1-hr fire rating

Type II Construction

Masonry and Wood Construction with 1-hr fire rating

Type III Construction

Condenser

Vessel or arrangement of pipes or tubing, vaporized refrigerant is liquefied by the removal of heat.

Zócalo Wall Socalo, Masonry (Accr. to Annex A of NBC)

Wall between the bottom of the window sill to the ground.

Parapet Wall

Wall that is part of any entirety above roof line

Live Loads

Weight of the contents of a building/ structure; includes all loads except dead & lateral; temporary partitions, furniture, etc.

Dead Loads

Weight of the permanent portions of a building/ structure; includes weight of walls, permanent partitions, floor frames, etc.

Demolition

to completely destroy a building

Soffit

underside of a beam, lintel or revere

Parking Slot

used for parking a single vehicle