Message

Extreme typhoons, ooding and unusual

weather we are experiencing during
 periods that traditionally were warm
and pleasant, are nature’s manifestations
of how people are harming the
environment. They are signals that
we must all work together to save our
environment, and lessen the impact of
climate change.

This is why, under my Administration, environmental protection is

a paramount concern. There are many ways we can be protectors of
our ecosystems. One way is by adopting ‘green building’ practices.
Many of us may not be aware that the construction, maintenance
and demolition of buildings consume a tremendous amount of energy
and resources. Poor choice of materials and construction processes
also lead to more greenhouse gas emissions. The building itself may
compromise air and water quality.

In Quezon City, therefore, we must build ‘green.’ Owners of green

 buildings also benet through lower electricity and water bills, and
healthier environments, aside from these buildings typically having a
higher appraisal value and enjoying tax incentives.

In 2009, the Quezon City Government pioneered by boldly passing

its Green Building Ordinance. Now, implementation is in full gear,
with the approval of its Implementing Rules and Regulations. These
will now institutionalize eco-friendly systems and technologies
which will inevitably reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions
from buildings and other structures in our city.

Let us work together for the progress of Quezon City, while

contributing to its overall good health, for our welfare and those of
the future generations of Quezon City residents.

HERBERT M. BAUTISTA 
  City Mayor
 

PQURPOSE
uezon City

This Primer is intended to help the general public understand the

 basics of the Green Building Standards of Quezon City, as embodied
in Implementing Rules and Regulations (Part I) of the Green
Building Ordinance of 2009 .

Specically, it will serve as a guide to those who will be

constructing and/or retrotting building structures in Quezon
City. The primer uses a question-and-answer format, for easier
understanding of the topics and requirements.

For those who would like to know more details, the primer
directs the reader to the specic provisions of the Green Building
Ordinance’s Implementing Rules and Regulations, Part I, which is
 posted on the website of the QC Government, www.quezoncity.gov.
 ph.

This program is a work in process, and guidelines will be

continuously reviewed and updated, to make sure that our City’s
rules and policies continue to conform with current practices of
Green Building technologies, which are also continuously evolving.
 

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Quezon City

1. What is the This is Quezon City Ordinance No. SP-

“Green Building 1917, which was enacted and approved
Ordinance of  by the Quezon City Government in 2009.
2009”?  It requires the design, construction or
retrotting of buildings, other structures
and movable properties to meet minimum
standards of a green infrastructure,
 providing incentives thereof and for other
 purposes.

2. What is a ‘green It refers to an integrated whole-building

building’?  approach to the planning, design,
construction, operation and maintenance
of buildings and their surrounding land
space that help mitigate the environmental,
economic and social impacts of buildings.
Emphasis is on site conservation and
sustainable planning, water conservation and
efciency, energy efciency and renewable
energy; conservation of materials and
resources and indoor environmental quality
and human health.

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3. What types of The type of buildings covered are whole
buildings are  buildings/structures classied by the National
covered  by the Building Code, as follows:
Green Building
 Regulations, Part
 I?

The total gross oor area of the building, both

for new and existing, as enumerated above,
shall be the total area of all buildings within
the compound to which the project belongs.

4. Who are Those who are planning to:

required to ♦  Construct new building within the above
comply with the coverage;
 Implementing ♦  Retrot / renovate existing structures.
 Rules and
 Regulations
(IRR) of the
Green Building
Ordinance?

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5. What certifcations The Department of Building Ofcial (DBO)
are issued for the will issue the following certications:
Green Building
infrastructure?  ♦ a Preliminary Certicate (PC), upon
satisfaction of the mandatory and
elective green building requirements;

♦ a Final Certicate (FC), after completion

of the project and once the appropriate
evaluation is completed by the Green
Building Inspection Unit (GBIU),
stating that the building complied with
the green building requirements.

6. How can one apply The proponent goes through the following
 for a Preliminary steps:
Certifcate?
1. Obtain the Green Building application
form ( see Exhibit A of this primer, for
a sample) from the DBO and ll up all
details.

2. Attach to the application form,

a description of the project plan
illustrating that the operation of the
facility will function according to the
 purpose expressed in the application.

3. Submit the lled-up application form

and attachments, together with the
mandatory ( page 7 ) and elective ( page
9) requirements, to the DBO, 9th Floor,
Quezon City Hall Main Building.

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