FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts

ORIOLA, ROBERTA JOYCE D. HOMEWORK NO. 4

AR-508 PROFPRAC

Q1: The limit of the total volume of space that can be occupied by a proposed building/ structure
above grade level.
A1: ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM VOLUME OF BUILDING (AMVB)
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 482

Q2: The maximum height to be allowed for buildings/ structures based on their proposed use or
occupancy.
A2: BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (BHL)
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 484

Q3: An occupied space between the faces of the building lines and a yard or another court, free,
open and unobstructed from the ground upward.
A3: COURT
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 485

Q4: A passageway made of sheet metal or other suitable material not necessarily leak tight, for
conveying air or other gases at low pressure.
A4: DUCT
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 486

Q5: A power driven, inclined, continuous stairway for raising or lowering passengers.
A5: ESCALATOR
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 487
Q6: The perpendicular distance or vertical measurement between the uppermost surfaces of two
successive floors of a proposed building/structure
A6: FLOOR-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 487

Q7: An opening through a building/structure for the travel of elevators, dumbwaiters, or material lifts,
extending from the pit floor to the roof of flow above.
A7: HOISTWAY
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 489

Q8: A large stately tomb to accommodate one or more interments, usually with provision for an
ossuary and/or a cinerarium.
A8: MAUSOLEUM
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 490

Q9: Parking slots and ancillary spaces that are all located outside the RROW/street.
A9: OFF-RROW
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 492

Q10: The fully enclosed component of the building/structure situated between the established grade
and the first of a typical floor of the building/structures tower component.
A10: PODIUM
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 493

Q11: Rowhouse building/ structure of from one (1) storey up to three (3) storeys in height and with
each unit for separate use as single-family dwellings.
A11: R-3
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 494

Q12: Any movable structure on which a sign is mounted or supported.

A12: SIGN STAND
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 496
Q13: A low density residential use or occupancy, characterized mainly as a low-rise single-detached
building/structure for exclusive use as a single-family dwelling.
A13: R-1
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 494
Q14: A defined area on a land or water intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival,
departure and surface movement of aircraft.
A14: AERODROME
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 482

Q15: Process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space.
A15: VENTILATION
SOURCE: National Building Code of the Philippines pg. 498