Definition of Terms PD 1096

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OFF STREET PARKING

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

4.00 M

THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF A CHAFLAN

250 MM

THE MINIMUM RUN FOR CIRCULAR STAIRS

UNPAVED SURFACE AREA ( USA ) IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA ( ISA )

THE TWO TYPES OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT

Fire resistive rating

The degree to which a material can withstand fire?

SETBACK

The horizontal distance measured 90 deg from the outermost face of the building/ structure to the property lines.

200 mm

The thickness of the Elevator shaft wall

LIVE LOAD

The weight of the contents of a building or structure; it includes all loads except dead and lateral, and weight of temporary partitions, cases, counters, and similar equipment, and all loads imposed due to the occupancy of the building or structure.

ON- SITE PARKING

Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are located outside the RROW / street and to be provided only within the provided only within the property lines / limits of a site on lot which a building is to be constructed.

OFF SITE PARKING

Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are located outside the RROW/ street and to be provided onlt within the property lines / limits of a separate site or lot on which a project is not located.

VENTILATION

Process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means or from any space.

60 METERS

REQUIRED DISTANCE TO EXITS IF WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEM

45 METERS

REQUIRED DISTANCE TO EXITS IF WITHOUT SPRINKLER SYSTEM

FENESTRATIONS

Refers to the design, construction or presence of openings in a building. It includes windows, doors, louvres, vents , wall panels, skylights , storefronts ,curtain walls and glazed systems.

220 V

STANDARD VOLTAGE USED IN THE PHILIPPINES

PARKING SLOT

Spaces to be used mainly for parking motor vehicles of all types ( private and public ).

½ OF THE HEIGHT OF BUILDING ABOVE GRADE

THE ALLOWED HEIGHT OF BASEMENT, IF THE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION WERE FULLY SATISFIED.

COMMERCIAL 3 - C3 STRUCTURES

THE INCREMENTAL SETBACK IS APPLIED ON WHAT ZONE AND TYPE OF BUILDING.

6.00 M

THE MAXIMUM LENGTH FOR DEAD END CORRIDORS

ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT OR AMBF

THE MAXIMUM PORTION OF THE LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED BY THE BUILDING AT GRADE LEVEL AFTER SATISFYING SETBACK, YARD AND COURT REQUIREMENTS.

5 MM

THE MAXIMUM VARIATIONS IN THE HEIGHT OF RISERS IN ONE FLIGHT OF STAIRS

4.27 M

THE MINIMUM CLEAR HEIGHT FOR THE UTILIZATION OF AIR RIGHTS ABOVE RROW

10.00 M

THE MINIMUM RROW NEEDED TO SERVE A LOT ON WHICH A BASEMENT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.

IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA OR ISA

THE OPEN SPACE AND ALSO THE SUM OF Y2, Y3 AND Y4 AS DESCRIBED IN R1 STRUCTURE FIGURE VIII.1 OF RULE 8

UNPAVED SURFACE AREA OR USA

THE OPEN SPACE THAT IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AREA OF Y1 AS DESCRIBED IN R1 STRUCTURE FIGURE VIII.1 OF RULE 8

FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO OR FLAR

THE RATIO OF THE FLOOR AREA TO THE LOT AREA

YARD

THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE LEFT BETWEEN THE OUTERMOST FACE OF THE BUILDING AND THE PROPERTY LINES.

AIR RIGHTS

THE RIGHT TO PHYSICALLY DEVELOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY BENEFIT OR PROFIT FROM THE USE OF THE AIR SPACE ABOVE THE RROW

ELECTRICAL ROOM

THE ROOM INTENDED FOR THE LOCATION OF PANEL BOARDS, SWITCH GEARS , BREAKERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA OR MACA

THE SUM OF PSO AND ISA AS EXPRESSED IN AREA

TOTAL LOT AREA OR TLA

THE SUM OF PSO AND TOSL AS EXPRESSED IN AREA

DEMOLITION

THE SYSTEMATIC DISMANTLING OR DESTRUCTION OF A BUILDING/STRUCTURE.

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAW

THE TITLE OF RA 7920

LIGHT AND VENTILATION

THE TITLE OF RULE VIII PD 1096

GENERAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

THE TITLE OF RULE XII OF PD 1096

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL REGULATIONS

THE TITLE OF RULE XIII OF PD 1096

FINAL PROVISIONS

THE TITLE OF RULE XXI OF PD 1096

TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA OR TGFA

THE TOTAL FLOOR SPACE WITHIN THE MAIN AND AUXILLIARY BUILDINGS PRIMARILY CONSISTING OF THE GFA AND ALL OTHER ENCLOSED SUPPORT AREAS.

RESIDENTIAL 1 OR R1

THE ZONING FOR SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING UNIT

10 %

TOTAL AREA OF WINDOW OPENINGS IN A ROOM ___% OF A FLOOR AREA.

FOOTING

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

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

The framing system including the columns and the girders, beams, trusses, and spandrels having direct connections to the columns and all other members which are essential to the stability of the building as a whole. The members of floor or roof which have no connection to the column shall be considered secondary and not a part of the structural frame.

FLOOR PLATE

The gross expanse of a floor measured from the outermost edges of floor slabs and which may or may not be representative of the typical floor of a proposed building / structure.

BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT

The maximum height to be allowed for buildings / structures based on their proposed use or occupancy. It is measured from the established grade line to the topmost portion of the proposed building / structure.

FLOOR TO FLOOR HEIGHT

The perpendicular distance or vertical measurement between the uppermost surfaces ( finish level) of two ( 2) successive floors of a proposed building / structure .

SIDEWALK

The portion on each side of the road right of way (RROW) reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians and the disabled who are in transit.

CARRIAGEWAY / ROADWAY

The portion or component of the RROW on which motor vehicles are allowed to pass and on which vehicles may also be allowed to park in case of onRROW ( on-street) or on-roadway parking.

AIR CONDITIONING

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

OCCUPANCY

The purpose for which a building is used or intended to be used. The term shall also include the building or room housing such use.

FLOOR AREA

The total area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and courts.

OCCUPANT LOAD

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

SOFFIT

The underside of a beam. lintel, or revear.

YARD

The vacant space left between the outermost face of the building / structure and the property lines e,g front, rear, right and left side.

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 or 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.

ZOCALO WALL

The wall between the bottom of the window sill and the ground.

DEAD LOAD

The weight of the permanent portions of a building or structure; it includes the weight of the walls permanent partitions, framing floors, roofs, and all other permanent and stationary fixtures mechanism, and other construction entering into and becoming a part of a building or structure.

2.40 M

A FOOTING CAN PROJECT 300 MM BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE ON A NATIONAL ROAD IF IT SATISFIES THE DEPTH OF ____ BELOW GRADE.

SIAMESE CONNECTION

A TWO WAY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION THAT IS EQUIPPED ON A DRY STAND PIPE

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, smoke proof, enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, exit courts, and yards.

CONDENSER

A vessel or arrangement of pipes or tubing in which vaporized refrigerant system for the purpose of increasing the pressure upon the refrigerant.

TWO ( 2 )

ALLOWED NUMBER OF FIREWALL FOR R3 STRUCTURES

RETAINING WALL

ANY WALL USED TO RESIST THE LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF ANY MATERIAL; A SUBSURFACE WALL BUILT TO RESIST THE LATERAL PRESSURE OF INTERNAL LOADS.

FOUNDATION

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

PARTITION

An interior subdividing walls.

WINDOW

An opening through a wall of a building to the outsider for the purpose of admitting natural light and ventilation.

FIRE WALL

Any wall which subdivided a building so as to resist the spread of fire, by starting at the foundation and extending continuously through all storeys to, or above the roof. Only a vent well is the allowed opening and shall extend above roof from 400mm to 1000mm.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DENR STANDS FOR

SEVEN (7)

HOW MANY TYPES OF LOTS WERE DESCRIBED IN FIGURE VIII.2 THRU RULE VIII

BUILDING LENGTH

It is the general linear dimensions usually measured in the direction of the bearing wall for girders.

1.20 M

MAXIMUM WIDTH OF AN EXIT DOOR LEAF

1.80 M

MINIMUM CLEAR CEILING HEIGHT OF A MEZZANINE FLOOR

750 MM ( 0.75 M )

MINIMUM DISTANCE OF EAVES FROM THE PROPERTY LINE

8.00 M

MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK FOR MAXIMUM R2 STRUCTURES

4.50 M

MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK FOR R1 STRUCTURE

5M, 2M, 2M

MINIMUM FRONT, SIDE AND REAR SETBACK FOR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FACING BELOW 10.00M RROW

200MM

MINIMUM HEIGHT OF RISER OF EVERY STEP IN A STAIRWAY

ONE (1)

MINIMUM NUMBER OF DRY STANDPIPE REQUIRED FOR BUILDINGS WITH 4 OR MORE STOREYS

840 MM

MINIMUM SPACING FOF ROWS FOR BACK TO BACK SEATING

1.00 M

MINIMUM WIDTH OF AISLE SERVING BOTH SIDES

800 MM

MINIMUM WIDTH OF AISLE SERVING ONE SIDE

1.10 M

MINIMUM WIDTH OF AN EXIT CORRIDOR OR BALCONY

THREE ( 3 )

NUMBER OF EXITS FOR STOREYS HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 1000 AND MORE

TWO (2)

NUMBER OF EXITS REQUIRED FOR BUILDING WITH ABOVE FLOORS HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF MORE THAN TEN (10 )

0 ( NONE )

NUMBER OF FIREWALLS ALLOWED FOR R1 STRUCTURE

ABUTMENT

A form of a semi-permanent or permanent structure constructed along a property line, usually of reinforced concrete or other fire-rated material where absolutely no form of permitted opening is allowed to it.

Accessoria or Row House

A house of not more than two storeys, composed of a row or dwelling units entirely separated from one another by partly wall or walls and with an independent entrance for each dwelling units.

EASEMENT

A kind of public open space defined under the water code and other laws that must be absolutely free of all forms of physical obstructions that can negatively affect natural light and ventilation within such space or that can impede access to or the full recreational use of such space by the general public.

COMPRESSOR

A mechanical device used in refrigeration system for the purpose of increasing the pressure upon the refrigerant.

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.

MEZZANINE FLOOR

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 or space in which it is constructed.

CANOPY / MARQUEE

A permanent roofed structure above a door attached to and supported by the building and projecting over a wall or sidewalk.

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 is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling.

Balcony

A portion of the seating space of an assembly room, the lowest part of which is raise 1.20 meters or more above the level of the main floor.

ESCALATOR

A power driven, inclined, continuous stairway for raising or lowering passengers.

ARCADE

A roofed or covered sidewalk.

SHAFT

A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, mechanical equipment, or similar purposes.

PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERICAL GEOPHYSICAL ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WIND PATTERN ON SITE CAN BE SECURED FROM PAGASA. PAGASA STANDS FOR

PARAPET WALL

Wall that is part of any entirely above the roof line.


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