Introduction to National Building Code and Steps in a Construction project

1.

• National building code is a code book that contains guidelines for construction of various type of buildings.
• It provides guideline for construction of buildings like residential, commercial, industrial, educational, institutional, hazardous, business, etc.
• These guidelines are compulsory to follow for the safety of construction and for the safety of health and environment.
• It is also important to get approval from the government.

2.

• Group A – Residential Building
• Group B – Educational Building
• Group C – Assembly Building
• Group D – Institutional Building
• Group E – Mercantile Building
• Group F – Business Building
• Group G – Storage Building
• Group H – Industrial Building
• Group J – Hazardous Building

3.

The major five steps involved in the construction are,

• Initialisation
• Designing
• Planning
• Execution
• Finishing

Initialisation

• In this stage we need to study the feasibility and objective of project.
• Need to finalize all the major procurements.
• The major work involved in this stage is to identify the feasibility and major procurements and other stack holders

Designing

• Once the project is finalized then we need to start the architectural and structural design of project.
• In design stage all the designs will be prepared along with good for construction drawing.

Planning

• In this stage the overall schedule of the project is prepared.
• The estimation and budgeting of project is done
• Approval of CRR and BOQ will takes place
• Then finally the project kick off meeting will be held to start the project as per the approved drawings and schedules.

Execution

• In this stage what have been plane is executed.
• In this we have a project manager and the crew members. Project manager will keep the work on track as per the schedule.
• Project manager will manager the team members and keep the project on track.
• He or she will have communication with the crew members and also with clients and also responsible for track of budgeting.

Finishing

• After executing all the works the finishing will come that involves the performance of team.
• It determines the success of the project. Analyse the project performance.
• Project Closure documentation for handover.
• Accounting for used and unused budget.

4.

The different disciplines involved in the construction of a project are,

• Surveying
• Structural designing
• Architect
• Geotechnical engineer
• Construction
• Accounts and billing
• Managements

5.

• Four Unit Apartment - Group A – Residential Building
• School With capacity of 1000 students - Group B – Educational Building
• A single unit shop - Group E – Mercantile Building
• Multi story shopping complex - Group C – Assembly Building/ Group F – Business Building
• Steel machine factory - Group H – Industrial Building

6.

Design team

• Helps to design the plan
• Give structural details for that particular plan
• They will have good contact with the client to finalize the design and any changes in the design will takes place with the help of design team.
• Design team is associated during the construction and execution phase to implement the design.

Management team

• They are involved in the execution of project in projected time and in cost efficient manner.
• They are involved in the execution of design provided to them.
• They are involved in the satisfactory completion of project with regards to cost time and quality of project.

7.

1. Height Limitation

As per NBC the Maximum Height of building is 15m2

2. Area Limitation

As per NBC 2016 Part 3 Page No 140 the minimum Plot size shall be 15m²

3. Room Size

As per NBC 2016 Part 3 Page No 138 the room size for different type of construction are provided.

4. Wall Height

As per NBC 2016 part 3,

The height of the habitual room- 2.75m

Kitchen – 2.6m

Bath - 2.2m

Corridor – 2.1 m

5. Thickness

As per NBC 2016 part 3 Page No 72

8.

1. Height of Building

In my model the height of the building is 6.5m which is Less than 15m as per NBC.

Hence it is under the NBC Guidelines.

2. Area of Building

As per NBC Guidelines the minimum area requirement is 40 Sqm

In my model the area of the Building is (55’4” x 228’6”) 153.4 Sqm. Thus it follows NBC Guidelines

3. Room Size

The room size in my model is Room 1 11’ x8’ and Room 2 is 13’ x 12’ the total area of both the rooms is 23.73 Sqm

As per NBC the minimum area for two rooms is 15.5 Sqm.

Thus my model satisfies the NBC Guidelines.

3. Wall Height

The wall height provided in my plan is 3 m which is greater than NBC Guidelines i.e 2.75m

Hence it satisfies the NBC guidelines.

4. Thickness of walls

The thickness of walls is 200mm which is greater than 150mm which is provided in the NBC

Hence it is under NBC Guidelines.