PD 1096 TEST GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

PD 1096 TEST GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION

PD 1096 - ANSWER National Building Code of the Philippines

date issued - ANSWER Feb 19 1977

Rule I - ANSWER General Provisions

any new construction which increases the height and/or floor area of existing
buildings/structures. - ANSWER addition

refers to any of the various units of the government including a department,
bureau, office, instrumentality, or government owned or controlled
corporation. - ANSWER agency of the government

works in buildings/structures involving changes in the materials used,
partitioning, location/size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and
equipment but does not increase the building height and/or floor area. -
ANSWER alteration

a preformatted prescribed application form duly accomplished and notarized
by the respective design professional with validation matrices related to
other building rules and regulations. - ANSWER application forms

any person, firm, partnership, corporation, head of government or private
institution, organization of any character applying for the issuance of permits
and certificates. - ANSWER applicant/permittee

the executive officer of the OBO appointed by the secretary. - ANSWER

,building offical

a document issued by the building official (BO) to an owner/applicant to
proceed with the construction, installation, addition, alteration, renovation,
conversion, repair, moving, demolition or other work activity of a specific
project/building/structure or portions thereof after the accompanying
principal plans, specifications and other pertinent documents with the duly
notarized application are found satisfactory and substantially conforming
with the national building code of the Philippines (the code) and its
implementing rules and regulations (IRR). - ANSWER building permit

PD 1096, otherwise known as the national building code of the Philippines. -
ANSWER code

all on-site work done in the site preparation, excavation, foundation,
assembly of all the components and installation of utilities, machineries and
equipment of buildings/structures. - ANSWER construction

a change in the use or occupancy of buildings/structures or any portion/s
thereof, which has different requirements. - ANSWER conversion

the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure, in whole or
in part. - ANSWER demolition

the department of public works and highways (DPWH). - ANSWER
department

the executive officer or head of the NBCDO. - ANSWER executive director

the transfer of buildings/structures or portion/s thereof from original
location or position to another, either within the same lot or to a different
one. - ANSWER moving

,the office authorized to enforce the provisions of the code and its IRR in the
field as well as the enforcement of orders and decisions made pursuant
thereto. - ANSWER Office of the Building Official (OBO)

the applicable provisions of the various agency and technical professional
codes that are supplementary to the code. - ANSWER referral codes

any physical change made on buildings/structures to increase the value,
quality, and/or to improve the aesthetic. - ANSWER renovation

remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of
building/structure to restore to its original condition. - ANSWER repair

head or chief executive officer of DPWH. - ANSWER secretary

the personnel of the national building code development office (NBCDO) -
ANSWER staff

Rule II - ANSWER Administration and Enforcement

NBCDO - ANSWER National Building Code Development Office

the Building Official shall retain not more than ___ of the income/collection
derived from permit fees and other charges for the operating expenses of his
office - ANSWER 20%

shall be exempt from payment of building permit fees - ANSWER public
buildings and traditional indigenous family dwellings

"traditional indigenous family dwelling" means a dwelling intended for the
use and occupancy by the family of the owner only and constructed of native
materials such as bamboo, nipa, logs, or lumber, the total cost of which does
not exceed ___ - ANSWER P15,000

, fines for violations of the Code and this IRR is hereby prescribed as light
violations - ANSWER P5,000

fines for violations of the Code and this IRR is hereby prescribed as less grave
violations - ANSWER P8,000

fines for violations of the Code and this IRR is hereby prescribed as grave
violations - ANSWER P10,000

(classification of violations) Failure to post Certificate of
Occupancy/Use/Operation - ANSWER light violation

(classification of violations) Failure to post Building Permit construction
information sign - ANSWER light violation

(classification of violations) Failure to provide or install appropriate safety
measures for the protection of workers, inspectors, visitors, immediate
neighbors and pedestrians - ANSWER light violation

(classification of violations) Non-compliance with the work stoppage order
for the alteration/addition/ conversion/repair without permit - ANSWER less
grave violation

(classification of violations) Use or occupancy of building/structure without
appropriate Certificate of Occupancy/Use/Operation - ANSWER less grave
violation

(classification of violations) Unauthorized change, modification or alteration
during construction in the duly submitted plans and specifications on which
the building permit is based - ANSWER grave violation

(classification of violations) Unauthorized change in type of construction
from more fire-resistive to less fire-resistive - ANSWER grave violation