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adoption of a uniform building code which shall embody up-to-date and modern technical knowledge on building design, construction, use, occupancy and maintenance; WHEREAS, while there is Republic Act. No. 6541, entitled “An Act to Ordain and Institute a National Building Code of the Philippines”, the same does not conform with the
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House approves new National Building Code to protect the public from climate change hazards 09 August 2023 07:05:44 PM. THE House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 8500, which contains the country’s proposed new National Building Code or law.
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Aug 10, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday, August 9, the country’s New Philippine Building Act, in a bid to adapt to climate change hazards. House Bill No. 8500...
- Title 1 Administrative
- Title 2 Fire and Fire-Resistive Standards
- Title 3 Requirements Based on Occupancy
- Title 4 Types of Construction
- Title 5 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation
- Title 6 Regulations For Use of Public Property
- Title 7 Engineering Regulations
- Title 8 Detailed Regulations
Chapter 1.01 General Provisions
Section 1.01.01: Title (a) This Act shall be known as the “National Building Code of the Philippines” and shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Code”. Section 1.01.02: Declaration of Policy (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structured, a framework of minimum s...
Chapter 1.02 Enforcement
Section 1.02.01: Joint Building and Environmental Planning Research and Standards Commission (a) Membership. There is hereby created a Joint Building and Environmental Planning Research and Standards Commission composed of two Senators, two Congressmen, and five other members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines. The members shall elect a Chairman from among themselves. (1) The President of the Senate shall designate the chairman of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development a...
Chapter 2.01 Requirements for Fire Zones
Section 2.01.01: General (a) Fire Zones Defined. Fire zones are areas within which only certain types of building are permitted to be constructed based on their use, occupancy, type of construction, and resistance to fire. (b) Building Located in More Than One Fire Zone. If a building or structure is located in more than one fire zone and more than one-third of its total floor area is in a more restricted fire zone, then the entire building shall conform to the requirements for the more restr...
Chapter 2.02 Fire-Resistive Requirements and Standards for Fire Protection
Section 2.02.01: Fire-Resistive Requirements (a) Exterior bearing and nonbearing 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 to IV constructions shall have one-hour fire-resistive rating; while those of Type V shall have three-hour fire-resistive rating for walls, one-hour fire-resistive rating for part...
Chapter 3.01 Classification of All Buildings by Use or Occupancy and General Requirements for All Occupancies
Section 3.01.01: Occupancy Classified (a) Building proposed, for construction shall be identified according to its use or the character of its occupancy and shall be classified as follows: (1) Group A—Residential: Dwellings.—Group A Occupancies shall include dwellings. (2) Group B—Residential: Hotels and Apartments.—Group B Occupancies shall include boarding or lodging houses, hotels, apartment houses, convents, and monasteries (each accommodating more than 10 persons). (3) Group C—Education...
Chapter 4.01 Classification of All Buildings by Types of Construction and General Requirements
Section 4.01.01: Types of Construction (a) The requirements of this Chapter are minimum for the varying degrees of public safety and resistance to fire. Every building proposed for construction shall be identified according to the following: (1) Type I. Type I Buildings shall be of wood construction. The structural elements may be any of the materials permitted by this Code. (2) Type II. Type II Buildings shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-hour fire...
Chapter 5.01 Light and Ventilation
Section 5.01.01: General (a) Subject to the provisions of the Civil Code on easement on light and view, and to provisions of this Title, every building shall be so constructed, arranged, and equipped as to provide adequate light and ventilation. (b) All building erected shall face a street or public alley or private street which has been officially approved. (c) No building shall be altered nor arranged so as to reduce the size of any room or the relative area of windows to less than that pro...
Chapter 5.02 Sanitation
Section 5.02.01: General (a) All buildings hereafter erected for human habitation should be provided with plumbing facilities installed in conformity with the National Plumbing Code adopted and promulgated by the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines pursuant to Republic Act 1378, otherwise known as the “Plumbing Law”.
Chapter 6.01 Building Projection Over Public Streets
Section 6.01.01: General (a) No part of any building structure or any of its appendages shall project beyond the property line of the building site, except as provided in this Code. (b) The projection of any structure of appendage over a public property shall be the distance measured horizontally from the property line to the outermost point of the projection. Section 6.01.02: Projection into Alleys and Streets (a) No part of any structure or its appendage shall project into any alley or stre...
Chapter 6.02 Protection or Pedestrians During Construction or Demolition
Section 6.02.01: General (a) No person shall use or occupy a street, alley, or public sidewalk for the performance or work under a building permit except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. (b) No person shall perform any work on any work on any building or structure adjacent to a public way in general use by the public for pedestrian travel, unless the pedestrians are protected as specified in this Chapter. (c) Any material or structure temporarily occupying public property, i...
Chapter 7.01 General Design Requirements
Section 7.01.01: Scope (a) The design and construction of all buildings and structures shall be in compliance with the provisions of the National Structural Code for Buildings, latest edition, adopted and promulgated by the Board of examiners of civil engineers pursuant to Republic Act Numbered 544, as amended, otherwise known as the “Civil Engineering Law”.
Chapter 8.01 General Requirements
Section 8.01.01: General (a) Buildings proposed for construction shall comply with all the regulations and specifications herein set forth governing quality, characteristics and properties of materials, methods of design and construction, type of occupancy, and classification of construction. Section 8.01.02: Excavations, Foundations, and Retaining Walls (a) General. Subject to the provisions of Articles 684 to 686 of the Civil Code of the Philippines on lateral and subjacent support, the qua...
Apr 7, 2016 · Senate Bill No. 1154, 18th Congress of the Republic. Long Title. AN ACT MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE A NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES', AS A MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN ...
