The declaration of policy refers to Section 1.01.

02 states that it is hereby The live load of the first floor shall be at least ____ per square meter and for
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.
Type of construction; buildings shall be of wood construction
Type of construction; buildings shall be of wood construction with
protective fireresistant materials and one-hour fire-resistive throughout:
Except, that permanent nonbearing partitions may use fire-retardant treated
wood within the framing assembly.
Type of construction ; buildings shall be of masonry and wood construction
Structural elements may be any of the materials permitted by this Code:
Provided, that the building shall be one-hour fire-resistive throughout.
Exterior walls shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction.
Type of construction; V buildings shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or
masonry construction. Walls, ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of
incombustible fire-resistive construction: Except, that permanent non-
bearing partitions of one-hour fire-resistive construction may use fire-
retardant treated wood within the framing assembly.
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Residential Dwellings ______Occupancies shall be dwellings.
Residentials, Hotels and Apartments ______ Occupancies shall be multiple
dwelling units including boarding or lodging houses, hotels, apartment
buildings, row houses, convents, monasteries, and other similar building
each of which accommodates more than 10 persons.
Education and Recreation _____ Occupancies shall be buildings used for
school or day-care purposes, involving assemblage for instruction,
education, or recreation, and not classified in Group I or in Division 1 and 2
or Group H Occupancies.
buildings used only for private or family group dwelling purposes.
– Business and Mercantile Occupancies
Industrial ____ Occupancies
Storage and Hazardous ______ Occupancies
Storage and Hazardous Groups G Occupancies
Assembly Occupant Load 1000 or More Group I Occupancies shall be any
assembly building with a stage and an occupant load of 1000 or more in the
building.
– Accessory Occupancies shall include: Private garage, carports, sheds and
agricultural buildings. over 1.80 meters high, tanks and towers.
Stairs shall be at least _____ in clear width, with a rise of ______ and a
minimum run of _______.
The wind load for roofs shall be at least ____ per square meter for vertical
projection.
the second floor, at least ______ per square meter.
Footings shall be of sufficient size and strength to support the load of the
dwelling and shall be at least ______ thick and _______ below the surface
of the ground.
Every dwelling shall be provided with at least ____ sanitary toilet and
adequate washing and drainage facilities.
The dwelling shall occupy not more than ____ of a corner lot and _____ of
an inside lot, and subject to the provisions on Easements of Light and View
of the Civil Code of Philippines, shall be at least _____ from the property
line.
Habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation shall have ceiling
heights not less than ____ measured from the floor to the ceiling;
for buildings of more than one-storey, the minimum ceiling height of the
first storey shall be ______
for the second storey ____ and succeeding storeys shall have an
unobstructed typical head-room clearance of not less than 2.10 meters above
the finished floor.
Above stated rooms with a natural ventilation shall have ceiling heights not
less than _____
Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height not less than _____ above
and below it.
Rooms for Human Habitations _______ with a least dimension of ______;
Kitchens – ______ with a least dimension of ______
Bath and toilet – ________ meters with a least dimension of _______.
Air space for School Rooms _______s with ______ of floor area per person.
Workshops, Factories, and Offices – ______ meters of air space per person
Habitable rooms – _______ meters of air space per person.
Ventilation or vent shafts shall have a horizontal cross-sectional area of not
less than _____ meter for every meter of height of shaft but in no case shall
the area be less than 1.00 square meter. No vent shaft shall have its least
dimension less than ______.
duct or intake shall have a minimum unobstructed cross-sectional area of not
less than ____ meter with a minimum dimension of ____. The openings to
the duct or intake shall be not less than ____ above the bottom of the shaft
and the street surface or level of court, at the respective ends of the duct or
intake
minimum height of a combustible stand; ______
minimum spacing for seats in a chair type measurement from back-to-back; minimum spacing for seats without backrests measured from back-to-back;
_____ ______
maximum line of travel to an exit of an aisle; ____ minimum width of an exit door measured from aisle to aisle; _____
maximum slope of an aisle; _____ minimum intensity for lights for exit; ____
in standard seating, the minimum spacing of rows from back-to-back; minimum for side aisles; _____
_______
minimum increase in width of aisles for every linear meter; ________
minimum width of any seat; _____
minimum width of an aisle serving only one side; ___
minimum area of a double acting door view panel; _____
open space requirement for a comer lot/ through lot; _______
minimum clear width of an exit doorway; ____
bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines; ____
maximum width of an exit door leaf; _____
minimum stair width for a residence; ____
minimum width of an exit corridor; _____
standard minimum area of a toilet; _____
minimum no. of exit for floors above the first storey having an occupant
minimum dimension of a kitchen; _____
load of more than 10; ______
minimum area for vent shafts; _____
no. of exit for occupant load 599-999; ________
air space requirement for a school room per person; ______
minimum downward projection of a draft curtain; ____
air space requirement for a habitable room per person; _____
maximum area of an attic made of combustible materials; ______
minimum area of an opening of air duct; _____
maximum center to center spacing of a draft curtain sprinkler; ____
maximum projection beyond the property line of a footing along the national
maximum area of an attic made of incombustible materials; ______
road & at least 2.40 m in depth; ______
standard gauge for metal hood in barbeques; ____
minimum clearance of a canopy or a marquee from a sidewalk; ______
minimum height of Siamese connection above grade; _________
minimum stair width for an occupant load less than 50; ______
standard maximum distance of standpipe from an opening in a stairway;
minimum width of a temporary walkway; _____
_____
minimum clearance of an arcade above the sidewalk; ______
minimum wall thickness of a fireplace; ____
the vacant space left between the building and the lot lines less than 2.00
minimum no. of exit for a protection room; ____
meters in width; ______
minimum extension of a chimney above a roof; _____
minimum horizon and dimension of a court; ____
minimum air space bet. Walls of aa masonry chimney above the roof;
minimum width of passageway connecting a street to a court; ____
______
standard air space requirement per person for factories; ______
minimum glass thickness used for floors; _____
minimum headroom clearance for a mezzanine; _____
maximum distance of one row of seat to the next; ____
minimum requirements for dwelling: footing; _____
minimum number of exits for stands within a building serving an occupant
load of 300; _____ minimum requirements for dwelling: stairs residential; _____
minimum height of a guard rail located in front of the grandstand; ____ minimum requirements for dwelling: less than 50; _____
minimum width of a run in a stand stair; ____ minimum requirements for dwelling: more than 50; _____
minimum spacing for seats with backrests measured from back-to-back; minimum requirements for dwelling: dist bet landing; _____
______
minimum requirements for dwelling: handrails; _____
minimum requirements for dwelling: winding; _____
minimum requirements for dwelling: circular; _____
minimum requirements for dwelling: courtyard; _____
minimum requirements for dwelling: corner lot; _____
minimum requirements for dwelling: inside lot; _____
ceiling heights for ground floor; ____, 2nd floor _____, 3rd floor_____,
artificial vent______,, natural vent___.
Mezzanine min. height_____, min for natural vent_______, 185sq. meter
______;
Air conditioning; ________
number of exits more than 10_______, 500-999_____, 1000 or more
_______, mezz greater than 185 sq. meter_______, two exits must be
_____apart, dead end____.
Sidewalk: width______, roadway______, planting strip_____, slope___, 9.0
m RROW_______
Arcades clear height_______, curb line to outermost______, part of
arcade_______
Driveway ramp_____, sidewalk to ramp______.
ENTRANCE TO BUILING ramp______, stairs tread_____, riser____,
steps_____
FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM_____ in every storey, basement or
cellar used for habitation recreation, dining, study or work & w/c has
occupant load of more than 20
______next door of room, all dressing room, factories, rehearsal w/
occupant load of more than 10 or group H & Iw/ 500 occupant load; FIRE
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
______dry stand pipe; FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
ELEVATORS; hoistway pit clearance______, in one hoistway _____,
hoisting rope_____, iameter of hoisting rope_____ 24 hr elevator in 5 storey
res____,Dumbwaiter______
ESCALATORS; angle of inclination_____, width____, speed_____.
MINIMUM SPACE: human habitation_____, kitchen_____, toilet____,
AIR SPACE: classroom______, offices____, habitable space____
BOILERS If bldg not made of fire resistive materials 3.00 distance SEATS:
width____, from back to back_____
PENTHOUSE/ TOWERS: if housed by elevators & tanks_____, limit if not
1/3 of roof______
DRY STANDPIPE every building 4 story or more _____stand pipe if 3rd
floor & up is ____inlet connection- 1.20 above floor
CUL DE SAC: max run____, min radius_____, ROW____
TURN COURT T: max run____, width___, min access road_____
TURN COURT L: max run____, width___, min access road_____
ROAD NETWORK: _______national road in rural areas ______ - if
populated, . ______ - provincial roads, ____- municipality roads, ____
barangay road
CLEARANCE OF SERVICE DROPS: clearance over roof ____ from
highest point of roof ____- if voltage exceed 300V. clearance from
ground______, horizontal clearance _____.
SYMBOL FOR DEAD LOAD
SYMBOL FOR EARTHQUAKE LOAD
SYMBOL FOR ESTIMATED MAX EARTHQUAKE FORCE THAT CAN
BE DEVELOPED IN THE STRUCTURES
SYMBOL FOR LOAD DUE TO FLUIDS WITH WELL DEFINED
SYMBOL FOR LOAD DUE TO LATERAL PRESSURE OF SOIL AND
WATER IN SOIL
SYMBOL FOR LIVE LOAD, EXCEPT ROOF LIVE LOAD, INCLUDING
ANY PERMITTED LIVE LOAD REDUCTION
SYMBOL FOR ROOF LIVE LOAD, INCLUDING ANY PERMITTED
LIVE LOAD REDUCTION
SYMBOL FOR PONDING LOAD
SYMBOL FOR RAIN LOAD ON THE UNDEFLECTED ROOD
SYMBOL FOR SELF STRAINING FORCE AND EFFECTS ARISING
FROM CONTRACTION OR EXPANSION RESULTING FROM
TEMPERATURE CHANGE, SHRINKAGE, MOISTURE CHANGE,
CREEP IN COMPONENTS MATERIALS MOVEMENT DUE TO
DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT, OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF
SYMBOL FOR LOAD DUE TO WIND PRESSURE
_____consists of the weight of all materials of construction incorporated
into the building or other structure, including but not limited to walls, floors,
cladding and other similarly incorporated architectural and structural items,
and fixed service equipment, including the weight of cranes.
New Electrical Engineering Law (____.
Symbols
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PLUMBING CODE:
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All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be
provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither connected
with unsafe water supplies nor subject to hazards of backflow or back
siphonage.
LIGHTING FIXTURES

Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water

in sufficient volume and at pressure adequate to enable them to function
satisfactorily and without undue noise under all nonnal conditions of use.
Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the minimum quantity of
water consistent with proper performance and cleaning.
devices for heating and storing water shall be so designed and installed as to
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prevent dangers from explosion through overheating
Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human
habitation, occupancy or usc on premises abutting on a street, alley or
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easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer
system.
Each frunily dwelling unit on premises abutting on a sewer or with a private
sewage-disposal system shall have at least one water closet and one
kitchentype sink. Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed
to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene .
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth non·absorbent material, free
from concealed fouling surfaces and shall be located in ventilated
enclosures.
The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to
safeguard against fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate
cleanouts so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned.
All pipings of plumbing systems shall be of durable NAMPAPAPPROVED
materials, free form defective workmanship, designed and constructed by
Registered Master Plumbers to ensure satisfactory service.
Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped
with a water-sealed trap.
The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate
circulation of air free from siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals
under ordinary use.
Vent terminals shall extend to the outer air and installed to preempt clogging
and the return of foul air to the building.
Plumbing systems shall be subjected to such tests to effectively disclose all
leaks and defects in the workmanship.
No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixture~ destroy
the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal process
shall be allowed to enter the building drainage system.
Proper protection shall be provided to prevent contamination of food, water,
sterile goods and similar materials by backflow of se\vage. When necessary,
the fixture, device or appliance shall be connected indirectly with the
building drainage system.
No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not
properly lighted and ventilated.
If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where
there is no sewer within a reasonable distance, suitable provision shall be
made for disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method of
sewage treatment and disposal, such as a septic tank
Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject tb backflow of sewage,
suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building.
Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable condition by
Registered Master Plumbers.
All plumbing fixtures shall be installed properly spaced, to be accessible for
their intended use.
Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due regard
to the preservation of the strength of structural members and the prevention
of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to
surface or sub-sutface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into
any waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through subjection to some
acceptable form of treatment.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or pennit the disposal of
sewage, human excrement or other waste waters in any place or manner,
except through and by means of an approved Excreta and Storm Drainage
Systems installed and maintained in accordance with the pro\~sions of this
Code.
Horizontal drainage pipes shall be run in practical alignments and at a
uniform slope between manholes of not less than 20 mm/m or 2% toward
the point of disposal, provided that, where it is impracticable to obtain a 2%
slope due to the following constraints in: (
Changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made using approved pipe
fittings and shall be of the angles presented by a 22 l/2° bend, 45° bend, 60°
bend or other approved fittings of longer sweeps.
Horizontal drainage lines connecting to a vertical stack shalJ enter through
45° or 60° wye branc.hcs, combination wye and 1/8 bend branches, sanitary
tee or other approved fittings of longer sweeps
Horizontal drainage lines connecting to other horizontal drainage lines shall
enter through 45° wye branches, combination wye and 1/8 bend branches or
other approved fittings of longer sweeps
All plumbing fixtun~s, drains, appurtenances and appliances used to receive
or discharge liquid wastes or sewage, shall be connected properly to the
drainage systems of the building and premises, in accordance with the
requin.'ments of this Code.
Every building where plumbi11g fixtures are installed shall have a sewer
service connection to a public or private sewer systems. When a Public or
Private Sewer is not available for use, excreta drainage piping from
buildings and premises shall be connected to an approved Private Sewage
disposal system
ROHIBITEll FITTINGS AND PRACTICES
Each plumbing fixture shall be provided with an adequate suppbi of potable
running wut?.r~ so arranged as to flush and keep same in dean anJ healthful
conditior·as without danger of backflow or cross-connection
Symbols
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