PD 1096
NBC
DOORS
Minimum Height 2.00 m
Minimum Width 900 mm
Maximum Width 1200 mm
Height of Door Knob
LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front Setback R1: 4.50 m
Side Setback R1: 2.00 m
Rear Setback R1: 2.00 m
Distance of Eaves From Property Line 0.75 m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
6.00 sqm
Rooms for Human Habitation
Minimum dimension of 2.00 m
3.00 sqm
Kitchen
Minimum dimension of 1.50 m
1.20 sqm
Bathroom
Minimum dimension of 0.90 m
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENT
3.00 cubic meters (Allot 1.00
Schools
sqm per person)
Offices and Factories 12.00 cubic meters
Habitable Rooms 14.00 cubic meters
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
Naturally ventilated 2.70 m
Ground Floor
Artificially ventilated 2.70 m
Naturally ventilated 2.70 m
Second Floor
Artificially ventilated 2.40 m
Naturally ventilated 2.70 m
Succeeding Floors
Artificially ventilated 2.10 m
Mezzanine 1.80 m
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area but
Windows for Rooms
1.00 sqm minimum
5% of floor area but 240 sq.
Windows for Bathrooms
mm minimum
Minimum Dimension of Court 2.00 m
Min. Width of Court Passageway 1.20 m
Mercantile
Street Floor or Basement Used for Sale 2.80 sqm
Upper Floors Used for Sale 2.60 sqm
Floors Not Used for Sale (office, storage,
9.30 sqm
etc.)
Drinking Establishments 1.40 sqm
Commercial Kitchens 18.60 sqm
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
Above roof 400 mm
From outermost edges (walls) 600 mm
Under eaves 300 mm
EXITS
0-10 OL 1 exit
Numbers of Exits Required (based on 10-499 OL 2 exits
occupant load) 500-999 OL 3 exits
1000 or more OL 4 exits
Minimum Width of Exits 1.10 m (corridors)
Minimum Travel Distance to Exit, No
45.00 mm
Sprinkler
Minimum Travel Distance to Exit, With
60.00 mm
Sprinkler
Minimum Width of Exit Door 900 mm
Minimum Height of Exit Door 2.00 m
Change in Floor Level at Doors 50 mm
Maximum Length of Dead Ends
Place of assembly
Educational
Healthcare
Detention/correctional
Residential (hotels/dormitories) 6.00 m
Residential (apartment buildings)
Business
Business with NFPA 13 sprinkler system
Industrial
STAIRS
Riser 200 mm maximum
Tread 250 mm minimum
Less than 10 OL 0.75 m
10-50 OL 0.90 m
Minimum Width
More than 50 OL 1.10 m
Minimum Headroom 2.00 m
Maximum Vertical Distance Between
3.60 m
Landings
Handrail Height 820-900 mm
RAMPS
Maximum Slope
Maximum Cross Slope
Minimum Width No general requirements
Minimum Landing length provided, only for ramps
located in reviewing stands,
Distance Between Landings grandstands and bleachers
Handrail Height
CORRIDORS
1.10 m
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Place of assembly 0.65 sqm
Standing Room
Concentrated Use
Less Concentrated Use
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sqm
Shop, Laboratories, Vocational Rooms 4.60 sqm
Dry Nurseries
Conference Rooms, Exhibit Rooms, Gyms 1.40 sqm
Healthcare
Sleeping Departments [Link] sqm
In-patient Treatment 22.00 sqm
Hospitals, Sanitaria 8.40 sqm
Nursing Homes 7.40 sqm
Children's Nurseries 3.25 sqm
Residential
Dwellings 28.00 sqm
Hotels, Apartments, Dormitories 18.60 sqm
ELEVATORS
In apartments or
condominiums 5 storeys or
higher, at least 1 passenger
elevator shall be kept on 24-
Various Elevator Requirements hour constant service
Minimum 600mm-deep pit
Maximum 4 cars per hoistway
BP 344 RA 9514 BP 220
ACCESSIBILITY LAW FIRE CODE OF THE PHIL. ECONO & SOCIALIZED HOUSING
DOORS
General: 2.00 m
2.00 m 2.00 m
Bathroom/Mezzanine: 1.80 m
Main Door: 0.60 m
800 mm 710 mm Bedroom: 0.70 m
Bathroom: 0.60 m
1220 mm
820 - 1060 mm (900mm
preferred)
LOCATION ON PROPERTY
1.50 m
1.50 m
2.00 m
0.75 m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
2.00 m
2.00 m for walkways 2.00 m for means of egress
1.80 m
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area
5% of floor area
2.00 m
1.20 m
2.80 sqm
2.60 sqm
9.30 sqm
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
300 mm
300 mm
300 mm
EXITS
0-500 OL 2 exits 0-9 OL 1 exit
501-999 OL 3 exits
10 or more OL 2 exits
1000 or more OL 4 exits
915 mm
800 mm (for all doors)
2.00 m (for all doors)
13 mm
6.10 m
6.00 m
6.00 m
6.00 m
Provide turnabout space within 6.00 m
3.50 m of any dead end
Not allowed
8.00 m
15.00 m
15.50 m
STAIRS
Existing stairs 205 mm max.
250 mm maximum
New stairs 100-180 mm
Existing stairs 230 mm min.
250 mm minimum
New stairs 280 mm min.
Existing stairs 915 mm
Slanted nosing preffered over New stairs, 0-49 OL 915 mm
protruding nosing, provide New stairs, 50-1999 OL 1120 mm 600 mm
300mm - wide tactile strip at top
and bottom of stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL 1420
mm
2.00 m 2.00 m
3.66 m 3.60 m
760-855 mm 800-1200 mm
RAMPS
1 in 12 1 in 12
1 in 48
1.20 m 1120 mm
1.50 m
6.00 m (horizontal distance 760 mm (vertical distance before
before landings) landings)
700 mm and 900 mm 760-865 mm
CORRIDORS
1.20 m
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
0.65 sqm
1.40 sqm
0.28 sqm
1.90 sqm
4.60 sqm
3.30 sqm
11.10 sqm
22.30 sqm
18.60 sqm
ELEVATORS
Inside dimensions of car 1.10m Required for healthcare
wide x 1.40m deep occupancies two storeys or higher Required for multi-family
dwellings and condominiums 6
storeys or higher. Follow
standards in NBC and BP 344
Maximum travel distance from Provide at least one exit per
building entrance 30.00m elevator lobby
PD 957
SUBD. & CONDO
Follow NBC
Follow NBC
For townhouse 300 mm
For townhouse 300 mm
For townhouse 300 mm
Follow NBC
