Introduction to National Building Code and Steps in a Construction project
ANS1: BUILDING CODES ENSURE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY LIKE ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL PLUMBING - ALL THE TRADES SAFETY AS WELL AS ACCESSIBILTY AND PRACTICAL AND ACHIVABLE LEVELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT. ALL THE ARCHITECT, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, INSPECTORS, AUTHORITY, AND DEVELOPER FOLLOWS THE BUILDING
ANS2: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC. RECREATIONAL, TRANSPORT AND COMMERCE, ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL
ANS 3: DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING PLANNING ASPECT, STRUCTURE DESIGN ASPECT, CONSTRUCTION, BUIDING SERVICES, UTILITY AND PLUMBING
ANS 4: LOW VOLTAGE CONTRACTOR, LANDSCAPER, SOLAR ENERGY OTHER THAN LIFE AND SAFETY (FIRE ALARM AND SPRINKLER)
ANS 5 : a. Four unit apartments ; RESIDENTIAL
b. School with capacity of 1000 students: EDUCATIONAL
c. A single unit shop. : COMMERCIAL
d. Multi story Shopping complex: COMMERCIAL
e. Steel machine factory : INDUSTRIAL
ANS 6: DESIGN TEAM CONSIDERS THE MANY MANY FACTORS AND COME UP WITH NEW DESIGN OF BUILDING WHICH INVOLVES SPACE PLANNING, LAY THE BULDING WITHING OWNER LAND. PROVIDE ASTHETIC DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN SUCH AT STATING FROM STRUCTURE, ARCHITECT, LIFE AND SAFETY OF HUMAN, MECHANICAL, ELEC, PLUMBING, LANDSCAPE, WETHER PROFFING, NOISE AND SOUND PROOFING. THEY ALSO VERIFIES THAT EACH TRADE'S CONTRACTOR USE RIGHT TYPE OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCT ACCODINGLY AS PER IBC CODE.
NOW, MANAGEMENT TEAM'S GOAL IS TO GET BUILD AS PER DESIGN, SPECBOOK. THEY MANAGE SUB CONTRACTORS'S MEN AND MATERIALS, SCHDULING -STEP BY STEP PROCESS WITH TIME LINE, ESTIMATING AND COSTING. THEY ALSO DO DAY TO DAY EXECUTION AND SUPERVISION, QUALITY CONTROL, FOLLOWUP WITH AUTHORITY INSPECTOR AND THEIR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.
ANS 7:
- Height Limitations: MAX 3 STORY (30 FEET)
b. Area Limitations. (60%-70% PAD SIZE)
c. Room sizing: no limit
d. Wall height: MAX 12 FEET
e. Thickness based on fire life and safety: 1 hour rating in general areas, 2 hour rating in common area.
f. Passageway requirements: 36"