Building laws 1. Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 (Accessibility Law) and its Original Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations: Item APPENDIX A – Minimum Requirements for Accessibility. Requir ed Walkways should have a maximum cross gradient of 1:100. Walkways should have a minimum of width of 1.20m. Grating openings should have a maximum dimension of 13mm x 13mm and shall not project more than 6.5 mm above the level of the walkway. Walkways should have a continuing surface without abrupt pitches in angle or interruptions by cracks or breaks creating edges above 6.50mm. In lengthy or busy walkways, spaces should be provided at some point along the route so that a wheelchair may pass another or turn round. These spaces should have a minimum dimension of 1.50m and should be spaced at a maximum distance of 12.00m between stops. Walkway headroom should not be less than 2.0m and preferably higher. Signs attached on walls should have maximum height of 1.60m and minimum of 1.40m For symbols, letters and numbers labelling rooms, raised minimum of 1mm. Braille can be use. Central refuges serves as mid crossing shelter at least of 1.5m and preferably 2.0m with carriage way width exceeds 10.00m. (central island) Actual 1:100 1.50 13mm x 13mm 6.50mm 1.50m 3.00m 1.40m 1.00mm 2.00m APPENDIX A – Minimum Requirements for Accessibility. Parking slots minimum width of 3.70m Accessible elevators should be provided one entrance level Leveled vestibule for entrances with dimensions of 1.50m width and 1.80m depth Ramp clear width: 1.20m Gradient of 1:12 1:12 gradient ramps should not exceed 6.0m long. Longer ramps with same gradient should have minimum landing of 1.50m every after 6.00m Change of level not less than 1.80m should provide landings at the top and bottom of any ramp Handrails of 0.70m and 0.90m in height should be provided at both sides Curbs on both sides of ramp minimum of 10mm support for wheels (wheelchair) For a rise of 0.20m and the ramp directly towards a road, provide railing across the bottom of ramp its full width not less than of 1.50m Minimum clearance of door is 0.80m Clear spaces of 1.50mx1.50m extending and beyond door. A minimum distance of 1.20m clearance from edge of door panel to the nearest wall should maintain and unobstructed. Provide protections and stops for door swing, walls, plants, cabinet and other devices that prevent from sudden opening of doors; Minimum width of corridor is 1.20m 3.70m One entrance level 1.50m width and 1.80m depth 1.20m 1:12 6.00m long ramps with 1.50m landing every 6.00 m 1.80m 0.70m and 0.90m 10mm 0.20m with 1.20 width 0.80m 1. 50m x 1.50m with 1.50 width of corridor APPENDIX A – Minimum Requirements for Accessibility. Door hardware height located between from 0.82m and 1.06m preferably 0.90m above the floor; Kick plates dimensions of 0.30m to 0.40m for major are doors Threshold and sliding doors tracks in ramped form maximum height of 25mm For switches manually operated 1.20m – 1.30m above the floor Corridors with turnabout space at maximum distance of 12.00m for wheelchair turn around Minimum area of 1.70mx1.80m of water closet stalls, provide grab bars, one fixed and one movable Turning space of 2.25sq.m with minimum dimension of 1.50m Maximum height of water closet 0.45m flush control of 1.20m Maximum height of lavatories 0.80m with knee recess of 0.60m0.70m depth of 0.50m Elongated lip of urinals 0.48m Gray value color edge of steps Braille signs indicating floor level located at every door frame 0.90m with 0.30 kick plates 25mm 1.30m 12.00m 1.70m x 1.80m 0.45m flush control with 1.20m height of lavatories and 0.80 knee recess 0.48m Gray color Braille signs at every door frame 2. Presidential Decree (P.D) No. 1096 Adopting a National Building Code of the Philippines Item Chapter VIII – Light and Ventilation Required Habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation have ceiling heights not less than 2.40 meters measured from the floor to the ceiling; Provided that for buildings of more than one-storey, the minimum ceiling height of the first storey shall be 2.70 meters and that for the second storey 2.40 meters 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 height not less than 2.70 meters Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height not less than 1.80 meters above and below it. Rooms for Human Habitations. 6.00 square meters with at least dimensions of 2.00 Kitchens. 3.00 square meters with at least dimension of 1.50 meters Bath and toilet. 1.20 square meters with at least dimension of 0.90 meters. Workshops, Factories, and Offices. 12.00 cubic meters of space per person Habitable rooms. 14.00 cubic meters of space per person. Ventilation or vent shafts shall have a horizontal cross sectional area of not less than 0.10 square 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 Actual 3.00m 1.80m 6.00 sqm Minimum of 3.00m 1.70m x 1.80m 12.00 cubic meters/person 14.00 cubic meter/person shall have its least dimension less than 600 millimeters. Chapter VIII – Light and Ventilation Chapter X – Building Projection over Public Streets Clearance. The horizontal clearance between the awning and the curb line shall not be less than 300 millimeters. The vertical clearance between the undermost surface of the awning and the pavement or ground line shall be not less than 2.40 meters. Collapsible awnings shall be so designated that they shall not block a required exit when collapsed or folded. Doors, windows and the like less than 2.40 meters above the pavement or ground line shall not, when fully opened or upon opening, project beyond the property line except fire exit doors. The horizontal clearance between the outermost edge of the marquee and the carb line shall be not less than 300 millimeters. The vertical clearance between the pavement or ground line and the under surface of any part of the marquee shall not be less than 3.00 meters. Number of Exits. Every building or usable portion thereof shall have at least one exit. In all occupancies, floors above the first storey having an occupant load of more than 10 shall not have less than two exits. Each mezzanine floor used for other than storage purposes, if greater in area than 185 square meters or more than 18.00 meters in any dimension, shall have at least than two stairways to an adjacent floor. 300 mm and 2.40 meters 3.00 m 300 mm Rise and Run. The rise of every step in a stairway shall not exceed 200 200mm x 250 mm millimeters and the run shall not less than 250 millimeters. The maximum variations in the height of risers and the width of treads in any one flight shall be 5 millimeters: Except, in case of private stairways serving an occupant load of less than 10, the rise may be 200 millimeters and the run may be 250 millimeter. Width. Every aisle shall be not less than 800 1.20 – to 3.00 meters aisle millimeters wide if serving only one side, and not less than 1 meter wide if serving both sides. Such minimum width shall be measured at the point farthest from an exit, crosssle, or foyer and shall be increased by 30 millimeters for every meters in length towards the exit, crosssle or foyer In Groups C, H and E Occupancies, aisles shall Ailes were not to be not be provided a dead end provided a dead end not greater than 6.00 meters in length. Width. The width if any seat be not less than 450 millimeters. greater than 6.00 in length. Seat: 450mm x 450mm 3. Fire Code of the Philippines (RA9514) Item Division V – Means of Egress Required Actual The width of any means of egress shall not be less than nine hundred fifteen 1.60m of egress, millimeters (915 mm) double door except when specifically provided under Division 8 to Division 17 of this Chapter. The travel distance to an exit shall be measured on the floor or other walking surface along the center line of the natural path of travel, starting from the most remote point subject to occupancy, curving around any corner or 0.30m clearance construction with a thirty (30) centimeter clearance therefrom, and ending at the center of the doorway or other point at which the exit begins. Where measurement includes stairs, it shall be taken in the place of the tread nosing. In the case of open areas, distance to exits shall be measured from the most remote point subject to occupancy. In case of individual rooms subject to 30m distance of exit for occupancy by not more more than 6 than six (6) persons, persons distance to exits shall be measured from the floors of such rooms provided the path of travel from any point in the room to the room door does not exceed fifteen meters (15 m). The minimum headroom shall not be less than two meters (2 Min. headroom: 3.00 m) nor any projection from meters the ceiling be less than two meters (2 m) from the floor. Door openings in means of egress shall not be less than seventy one centimeters (71 cm) in clear width. When a pair of doors Door openings: 800mm is provided, not less than one of the doors shall provide at least seventy one centimeters (71 cm) clear width opening. Handrails on stairs shall be not less than seventy six centimeters (76 cm) nor more than eighty six and one-half centimeters (86.5 cm) above the upper surface of the tread, measured vertically to the top of the rail from a point 0.90 vertically measured on the tread twenty five handrails millimeters (25 mm) back from the leading edge, except on stairways designed 68 for use by children an additional handrail may be provided lower than the main handrail. Handrails shall provide a clearance of at least thirty eight (38) millimeters between handrail and wall to which it is fastened. 0.40 clearance between Handrails shall be of such handrail and wall. design and so supported as to withstand a load of not less than ninety one kilos (91 kg) applied to any point, downward or horizontally. Vestibules shall have a dimension of not less than one hundred twelve centimeters (112 cm) in width and not less than one Vestibule is at minimum of hundred eighty three 1.50 meters centimeters (183 cm) in direction of travel. three centimeters (183 cm) in direction of travel. To serve as a smoke and heat trap and to provide an upward moving air column, the vestibule ceiling shall be not less than five hundred ten millimeters (510 mm) higher than the door opening into the Vestibule is at minimum of vestibule. The height shall 1.50 meters be permitted to be decreased where justified by engineering design and field testing. Maximum slope 1 in 12 1:12 slope ratio Minimum widths 60 cm clear between rails Minimum horizontal dimension any landing of platform 60 cm 1.20 width between rails 1.50 horizontal dimension of landing platform Maximum rise 23 cm Rise is at 0.20m Headroom, minimum 2.00 m Min. headroom is 2.25 Risers Maximum height between landings 3.66 m 0.20m risers Minimum tread, exclusive of nosing 23 cm 0.25m tread Iron, steel, or reinforced or concrete or other approved noncombustible material shall be used for the construction of fire stairs, balconies, railings, and Steel will be used for railings other features appurtenant thereto. All fire escape shall have walls or guards on both sides, in accordance with para “H” of Section 10.2.5.4 of this IRR, except for height, which shall be one hundred seven centimeters (107 cm) and ninety one 0.90 meters guards on both centimeters (91 sides 4. BP 344 The Law to Enhance Mobility of Disabled Person Disabled Persons Confinement to wheelchair Difficulty in walking Total impairment due to aging Mental impairment Size of wheelchair Length 1.10 to 1.30 Width 0.60 to 0.75 Turning space 1.50 Clear space under table 0.75 Parking slots Width 3.70 with 1.20 50 to 100 slots Elevators 30.00 Distance from entrance 1.10 x 1.40 Button heights 0.90 to 1.20 Walkways Width 1.20 min. Gradient 1:20 or 5% max. Cross gradient 1:100 width or 1.50 x 1.90 Lengthy walkways rest top, max. distance 12.00 between stops Washrooms & storage Stall 1.70 x 1.80 Turning space 1.50 No. of water closets for disable 1.20+ if greater than 20 Height of water closet 0.45 Flush 1.20 Max. height of lavatories 0.80 Knee recess height 0.60 – 0.70 Depth 0.50 Handrail 0.80 Urinal height 0.48 Turnabouts 1.50 x 1.50 5. R.A. 9275 Philippine Clean Air Act of 2004 Section 7. To establish sewerage, seepage, and sewerage – seepage facilities in their respective localities or jurisdiction. Within five (5) years following the effectivity of the Act, subdivision, condominiums, commercial centers, hotels, sports and recreational facilities, hospitals, market places, public buildings, industrial complexes, including households are required to connect to available sewerage system.
