1. What is the purpose of setbacks and determine the setbacks for R1 building?

Setbacks are utilized to supply a dispersing separate between distinctive arrive employments. In
case an individual needs to put a building along a district street, your setback is 50 feet from the edge of
the right-of-way.

The setbacks of R1 Building.

1) front setback for a R-1 dwelling MUST be 4.5 meters (m) deep, and the two (2) side setbacks and the
rear setback shall be at 2.0 m deep each. The setback which applies to the ground level of the building is
measured from the property line to the exterior face of the building wall; there shall be full yards on all
sides of the residential dwelling;

2) the farthest point of the roof from the 2 side and rear property lines shall be at 0.75 m from the
property line;

3) the floor to lot area ratio (FLAR) shall be 1.5 i.e. for a lot with an area of 300.0 sq.m., the gross floor
area (GFA) shall be at 450.0 sq.m. for a 3-storey dwelling; the total GFA (TGFA) shall be at 675 sq.m. i.e.
including deck roof level, carport and utility areas;

4) the building footprint shall be from 60% to 70% of the total lot area (TLA) depending on lot type/
configuration;

5) there MUST be NO FIREWALL along any of the property lines for a R-1 lot; duplexes and single-
attached dwellings (both with firewalls) are PROHIBITED for construction on a R-1 lot; and

6) the building height limit (BHL) is 10.0 m measured from the established grade elevation (EGE) i.e. ask
the Architect where the applicable EGE is; note however that the 10.0 m BHL is intended for 3-level
residences with a deck roof level that requires a 1.0 m tall parapet wall or railing i.e. for dwellings with a
regular roof instead of a deck roof level, the applicable BHL is only 9.0 m;

Based on Article 670 of R.A. No. 386, the 1949 New Civil Code of the Philippines (NCCP), the easement
for the second and any other upper floors shall be 2.0 meters from the property line; the easement
(different from the setback) is measured from the property line to the center of the building’s exterior
wall; as the setback under the NBCP is wider by about 0.10 m, the setback at the ground floor should
also apply to all upper floors; balconies or cantilevered floors with fixed or operable windows are NOT
allowed to intrude into the airspace above either the easement (or setback) area.

2. Which code do you prefer to use in designing the structural elements of the building and Why?

3. What is the meaning of "Two-Hour Fire Rated Wall"?

Fire walls are the foremost prohibitive fire resistance-rated gathering, and make partitioned buildings
for deciding passable range. Not at all like allotments or obstructions, fire dividers must be vertical, and
have a 2-hour minimum/4-hour greatest rating. The Two Hour Fire Rated wall is a have two (2) layers of
5/8" Type 'X' gypsum wallboard panels on each side of the steel studs. The "Fire Tape" product would be
used as an alternative to conventional joint tape in specific systems.

4.Explain the basic concepts in designing a foundation?

A foundation is the component of a structure which interfaces it to the ground, and exchanges loads
from the structure to the ground. Establishments are for the most part considered either shallow
or profound. Establishment designing is the application of soil mechanics and shake mechanics
(Geotechnical designing) within the plan of establishment components of structures.

5.What is the most important element in designing and constructing a structure?

The most essential design component is the line. With a basic drawing a line
is respected as fair a unimportant stroke of a write, but within the field or think about of plan, a
line interfaces any two focuses. Lines are viably utilized in isolating or creating a space between
other components or to supply a central center. The Foundation is the foremost critical portion of a
structure. The quality and solidness of the structure depends upon its establishment. In
case the establishment comes up short, the super-structure in any case solid it may be, cannot stand.

6. If you are given a chance to revise the NBCP, what would it be and why? At least 5 revision and
explain.

If I will be given a chance, I will not revise any code on NBCP because the code that was indicated there
was correct and perfectly studied of all the professionals to have a safe and secure structure. The NBCP
codes for me was all good because you can really sure that the code can be a guide for us as a future
engineers to build and construct a good and a strong foundation by the help of the NBCP code.