Design 2: Group D

1. What division in Group D do mental hospitals, mental sanitaria, jails, prisons,

reformatories, and other buildings where the personal liberties of inmates are similarly
restrained?
a. Division 1
o This division includes mental hospitals, mental sanitaria, jails, prisons,
reformatories, and other buildings where the personal liberties of inmates are
similarly restrained.
b. Division 2
o Nurseries for full-time care of children under kindergarten age, hospitals
sanitaria, nursing homes with non-ambulatory patients, and similar buildings
each accommodating more than 5 persons.
c. Division 3
o Bigger than Division 2. It is a nursing home for ambulatory patients, a home for
children of kindergarten age or over, each accommodating more than 5
persons: Provided, that Group D Occupancies shall not include buildings used
only for private or family group dwelling purposes.
d. All are correct, except a

2. What is the Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) of institutional Group D
with sprinkler system and firewall for the corner lot?
a. BHL x 50% of Total Lot Area (TLA)
o This is for the Interior, end, and inside lot without a sprinkler system.
b. BHL x 60% of Total Lot Area (TLA)
o This is for the Interior, end, and inside lot with a sprinkler system.
c. BHL x 70% of Total Lot Area (TLA)
o This applies to corner, through, corner-through, and corner lots abutting 3 or
more streets with sprinkler systems and firewalls.
d. None of the above

3. What are the allowable stories/floors above the established grade for Institutional?
a. 15 meters
o 15 meters (or must follow the duly approved BHL in the major zone it is part of)
b. 21 meters
o This is for Industrial 2 (I-2) but does not exceed the duly approved BHL in the
major zone it is part of).
c. 27 meters
o This is for Industrial 3 (I-3) but does not exceed the duly approved BHL in the
major zone it is part of).
d. 30 meters
o This is for cultural occupancy.

4. What character of occupancies or type of buildings does not belong to Division D?

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1. Mental hospitals, sanitaria, and mental asylums like us

2. Public hospital
3. Private and public colleges and universities
4. Private hospital
5. Nursing homes for ambulatory patients

a. 1,2,3
b. 1,2,4,5
c. 2,3,4,5,
d. All of the above except 3.
o Private and public colleges and universities belong to Group C-2

5. What minimum parking is required for public hospitals?

a. 1 car slot for every 500 sqm. of gross floor area or a fraction thereof; and 1 off-RROW
passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued jeepney/ shuttle slots or 2
queued bus slots
o This applies to Group E, Division E-1 Terminals, inter-modals or multi-modals,
depots, and the like (UTS).
b. 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 25 beds; and 1 off-RROW
passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued jeepney/ shuttle
slots; provide at least 1 loading slot for articulated truck or vehicle.
o This applies to public hospitals in Group D, Division D-2.
c. 1 car slot for every 20 beds
o This applies to Group B, Division B-1 Pension/ boarding/ lodging houses.
d. 1 car parking slot for every 3 rooms or a fraction thereof for highly urbanized areas
and 1 car parking slot for every 7 rooms.
o This applies to Group B, Division B-1 Hotels.

6. What division in Group D has 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 12 beds;
and 1 off-RROW off-passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued
jeepney/shuttle slots.
a. Division 1
o 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 25 beds, and 1 off-RROW
passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued jeepney/ shuttle
slots.
b. Division 2
o For public hospitals 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 25 beds;
and 1 off-RROW passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued
jeepney/ shuttle slots; provide at least 1 loading slot for articulated truck or
vehicle and 1 loading slot for a standard truck for every 5,000 sqm. of gross
floor area (GFA); and provide truck maneuvering area outside if the RROW
(within the property or lot lines only).
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o For private hospitals, 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 12 beds;
and 1 off-RROW off-passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued
jeepney/shuttle slots.
c. Division 3
o 1 off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every 12 beds and 1 off-RROW
passenger loading space that can accommodate 2 queued jeepney/shuttle
slots.
d. None of the above

7. This division has nursing homes for ambulatory patients, schools and homes, for children
of kindergarten age, orphanages, and the like.
a. D-1
o Mental hospitals, sanitaria, and mental asylums and like uses.
b. D-2
o Public and private hospitals
c. D-3
o Nursing homes for ambulatory patients, schools and homes, for children of
kindergarten age, orphanages, and the like.
d. None of the above

8. What are the Floor-to-Lot Ratio (FLAR) Designations for Institutional?

a. 1.5
o This is the FLAR for Residential 1 (R-1) at a 3-storey or 10m BHL.
b. 2.5
o This is the FLAR for institutional.
c. 3.5
o This is the FLAR for Cultural
d. 1.6 up to 1.8
o This is the FLAR for individual lots for Residential 4 (R-4)/ Townhouses.

9. What are the percent of maximum allowable Impervious Surface Areas (ISA) paved open
spaces in institutional?
a. 10
o This is the minimum Unpaved Surface Areas (USA) unpaved open spaces for
Basic and maximum Residential 2 (R-2), Basic and maximum residential (R-3),
Residential 4 (R-4)/ townhouses, Residential (R-5) condominium, Commercial
1, Industrial 1, and Utility Transportation.
b. 20
o This is the percent of maximum allowable (ISA) paved open space for
Institutional, as well as in Maximum R-2, Basic and Maximum R-3, R-5/
condominiums, Commercial 2, Industrial 1, and cultural.
c. 30
o This is the maximum allowable (ISA) paved open space for parks and open
recreational spaces.
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d. 50
o This is the Total Open Space within Lot (TOSL) ISA + USA for institutional.

10. What is the FRONT setback of Institutional if you have a Road Right-of-Way (RROW) of
30m & above?
a. 8m
o This is the frontage setback for institutions having 30m & above RROW.
b. 6m
o This is the frontage setback for institutions having 25m to 29m RROW.
c. 5m
o This is the frontage setback for institutions having 10m to 24m RROW.
d. None of the above

11. What is the SIDE setback of Institutional if you have a Road Right-of-Way (RROW) of
30m & above?
a. 2m
o This is the side and rear setback for institutions having below 10m to 19m
RROW.
b. 3m
o This is the side and rear setback for institutions having below 10m to 29m
RROW.
c. 5m
o This is the side and rear setback for institutions having 30m & above RROW.
d. None of the above

12. What is the minimum cubic meter per minute per person in a hospital room?
a. 0.29
o This is the minimum cubic meter per person in an apartment, Drugstore w/
counter, hospital room, hotel room, and office.
b. 0.43
o This is the minimum cubic meter per person in the cafeteria and laboratories.
c. 0.14
o This is the minimum cubic meter per person for churches, funeral parlors, and
theaters.
d. 0.22
o This is the minimum cubic meter per person for Banking space, barber shops,
beauty parlors, department stores, Drugstore w/o counter, and shop, retail.

13. What is the ceiling height in meters for an air change per hour of 3 in the hospital?
a. 2.4m
o It has the air changes per hour of 3 for a hospital room.
b. 3m
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o It has the air changes per hour of 2 for a hospital room.

c. 3.7m
o It has the air changes per hour of 1 ½ for a hospital room.
d. 6.10m
o It has the air changes per hour of 3/4 for a hospital room.

14. What is the minimum percentage of open space with permitted firewalls or allowed
abutments of Institutional D for INSIDE LOT?
a. 30%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space by occupancy type of Inside lot
for R-2, corner lot, or through lot for all institutional.
b. 25%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space of the Interior or rear lot for R-
2 and Corner lot or through lot for R-2.
c. 20%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space of the inside lot for other
residential.
d. 40%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space of the inside lot for institutional.

15. What is the minimum percentage of open space without firewalls or allowed abutments of
Institutional D for INTERIOR OR REAR LOT?
a. 40%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space without firewalls of interior lot
for R-1 use.
b. 30%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space without firewalls of interior lot
for R-2 use.
c. 50%
o This is the minimum percentage of open space without firewalls of an interior
lot for institutional.
d. None of the above.

16. What is the unit area of occupants for hospitals and sanitaria?
a. 28.00 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for dwellings, warehouses, and mechanical
equipment rooms.
b. 18.60 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for hotels, apartments, dormitories, and
commercial kitchens.
c. 1.8 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for classrooms.
d. 8.40 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for hospitals and sanitaria.
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17. What is the unit area of occupants for homes for the aged?
a. 1.40 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for conference rooms, exhibit rooms,
gymnasia, and drinking establishments.
b. 2.80 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for the basement and ground floor.
c. 0.65 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for auditoriums, theaters, churches and
chapels, dance floors, reviewing stands, and stadia.
d. 7.40 sq. meters
o This is the unit area per occupant for nursing homes, children’s homes, and
homes for the aged.

18. How many exits should an occupant load of 500 to 999 have?
a. 1 exit
o Every building or usable portion thereof shall have at least 1 exit.
b. 2 exits
o In all occupancies, floors above the first storey having an occupant load of more
than 10 shall not have less than 2 exits.
c. 3 exits
o Every storey or portion thereof, having an occupant load of 500 to 999 shall
have at least 3 exits.
d. 4 exits
o Every story or portion thereof having an occupant load of 1,000 or more shall
have at least 4 exits.

19. No point in a building without a sprinkler system shall be more than ____ meters from an
exterior exit door, a horizontal exit, an exit passageway, or an enclosed stairway, measures
along the line of travel.
a. 45
o The distance limit between exits without a sprinkler system.
b. 60
o In a building equipped with a complete automatic fire extinguishing system, the
distance from exits may be increased to 60 meters.
c. 1/5 of the perimeter
o This is applicable to the arrangement of exits, where if there are only 2 exits
required, they shall be placed a distance apart to not less than 1/5 of the
perimeter of the area served measured straight line between exits.
d. None of the above.

20. Every corridor or exit balcony shall not be less than ____ meters in width.
a. 1.10
o Every corridor has a minimum width of 1.10, it shall be unobstructed. Except
that trim handrails and doors when fully opened shall not be reduced by more
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than 200 mm. Doors in any position shall not reduce the required width of the
corridor by more than ½.
b. 2
o Approved revolving doors having leaves that will collapse under opposing
pressures may be used in exit situations; provided; that such doors have a
minimum width of 2.0 meters or they are not used in occupancies where exits
are required to be equipped with panic hardware or at least 1 conforming exit
door is located adjacent to each revolving doors installed in a building and the
revolving door shall not be considered to provide any exit width.
c. 6
oCorridors and exterior exit balconies with dead ends are permitted when the
dead end does not exceed 6.0 meters in length.
d. None of the above

Reference:
P.D. 1096 Book. National Building Code of the Philippines