Building Laws 06

1. A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, mechanical equipment, or similar purposes.

Soffit

Chute

Air space

Shaft

2. As per PD 1096, floors above the first storey in all types of occupancies having an occupant load of more than ten (10) shall not have less than how many exits?

1

2

3

4

3. All dry standpipes shall be equipped with this fire department connection which is located on a street front of the building and not less than 300mm nor more than 1.20 mtrs above the grade and shall be equipped with clapper checks and substantial plugs.

Outlet

Siamese twin

Flues

Dampers

4. A wall separating two or more buildings, and used in common by the said buildings

Fire wall

Party wall

Dead wall

Faced wall

5. As per PD 1096, rooms intended for any use, not provided with artificial ventilation system, shall be provided with a window or windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least how many percent of the total floor area of the room?

10%

15%

20%

25%

6. A projecting window similar to a bay window, but carried on brackets or corbels.

Oriel window

Canopy window

Double-hung window

French window

7. A lot fronting on but one street or public alley and the remaining sides bounded by lot lines.

Through lot

Inside lot

Interior lot

Corner lot

8. The line formed by the intersection of the outer surface of the enclosing wall of the building and the surface of the ground.

Building line

Property line

Grade line

Ground line

9. Every building with _______storeys in height shall be equipped with one or more dry standpipes.

One to two

Two to three

Three to four

Four or more

10. A movable shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building and of a type which can be retracted, folded, or collapsed against the face of a supporting building

Canopy

Accessoria

Awning

Arcade

11. Which is exempted from paying building permit fees?

Schools

Churches

Public markets

Museums

12. A yard or court providing egress to a public way for one or more required units.

Court yard

Horizontal exit

Exit courts

Setback

13. Multi-family living units regardless of number of stories with an average living unit floor area above 50 sqm to 100 sqm shall have 1 parking slot per how many living units.

1

4

8

10

14. As per PD 1096, what is the minimum width of a planting strip on the outer side of a sidewalk of 2 meters in width or more, separating the curb from the sidewalk pavement?

500 mm

600 mm

800 mm

900 mm

15. The vacant space left between the building and the property lines.

Yard

Setback

Court

Easement

16. As per PD 1096, what is the minimum horizontal distance between the curb line and the outermost face of any part of the arcade that is cantilevered from the building line over the sidewalk?

500 mm

600 mm

700 mm

800 mm

17. As per PD 1096, A.T.O. need not be consulted if buildings/structures is not more than how many meters in height beyond the 315 mtrs. or 500 mtrs. distance from strip edge?

15 mtrs.

30 mtrs.

45 mtrs.

60 mtrs.

18. As per PD 1096, what is the range of slope of the entry ramp of the driveway connecting the roadway surface to the sidewalk surface?

1/2 to ¼

1/2 to 1/3

1/3 to ¼

1/3 to 1/5

19. As per PD 1096, repair garages and shops shall fall under what occupancy classification?

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group D - Government and Health Services (Institutional).
Group E - Business and Mercantile (Commercial).
Group F - Industrial (Non-Pollutive/Non-hazardous Industries and Non-Pollutive/Hazardous Industries)..

Explanation

Group D - Government and Health Services (Institutional).
Group E - Business and Mercantile (Commercial).
Group F - Industrial (Non-Pollutive/Non-hazardous Industries and Non-Pollutive/Hazardous Industries)..

20. Standard automatic fire extinguishing systems shall be installed in every storey, basement or cellar with an area of ____square meters or more which is used for habitation, recreation, dining, study or work, and which has an occupant load of more than 20.

100

150

200

250

21. Standpipes shall be located within the following areas. i. Enclosed stairway landings or near such stairways ii. Outside exit stairway iii. 300mm of an opening in a stairway enclosure iv. Immediately inside of an exterior wall

I, ii, iii

I, iii, iv

I, ii, iv

I, ii, iii, iv

22. The total aggregate area of plastics used in skylights, monitors, and sawtooth glazing shall not exceed how many percent of the floor area of the room or occupancy sheltered.

10

15

20

25

23. The number of wet standpipes when required shall be so determined that all portions of the building are within 6.0 meters of a nozzle attached to a hose ____ meters in length

20

21

22

23

24. As per PD 1096, the parking requirements for mixed occupancies shall be the sum of % of the dominant use and _% of the each of the non-dominant use.

75% / 25%

25% / 75%

50% / 100%

100% / 50%

25. As per PD 1096, what is the width of the access road directly connecting multiple living units of 16 to 25 units on same lot to a public street or alley?

3 mtrs.

4 mtrs.

5 mtrs.

6 mtrs.

26. As per PD 1096, what is the total open space within lots (TOSL) for basic R-2 buildings/structures on basic R-2 corner lot using minimum sizes?

30%

50%

58%

62.5%