Professional Practice

Construction in a building involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, locations/sizes of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment without increasing the overall area.

• Alteration

• Renovation

• Slum Upgrading

• Redecorating

The transfer of buildings or portions thereof from an original location to another, either within the same lot or to a different one.

• Evacuation

• Reassembly

• Moving

• Disaster Displacement

Any physical change made on a building/ structure to increase its value, utility and/ or to improve its aesthetic quality

• Slum Upgrading

• Renovation

• Interior Design

• Architectural Interiors

Which of the following is NOT true about the building official, according to Rule II of the IRR of PD 1096?

• The building official must either be a duly registered architect or civil engineer

• The building official must be of good moral character

• The building official must have at least five years of diversified and professional experience in building design and construction

• All of the above are true

Which of the following violations is the gravest, according to Rule II of the NBC IRR?

• Failure to post Certificate of Occupancy

• Use or occupancy of building/structure without appropriate Certificate of Occupancy

• Non-compliance with work stoppage order for construction or demolition without permit

• Non-compliance with the work stoppage order for the alteration, addition, conversion, or repair without

  permit

Whose duty is it to declare buildings as ruinous or dangerous?

• This is the building official's duty

• This is the secretary's duty

• This is the architect's duty

• This is the PRBOA's duty

Which of the following does NOT require a building permit?

• A small patio, only 25 sqm. in area, resting directly on the ground

• A low garden masonry wall that is only 6 meters long and only 1.5 meters high

• A greenhouse that measures 2 meters x 3

  meters only

• A mini-aviary measuring 3 meters x 4 meters with a maximum height of less than 6 meters measured from the ground to the apex of the roof

What is the minimum distance required between eaves and the rear and side property lines?

• 500mm

• 750mm

• 1000mm

• None of the above. Setbacks are measured not to the eaves, but to the exterior faces of the walls.

What is the minimum front setback required for an industrial project when the RROW adjoining the property is 30 meters wide?

• 9.00 meters

• 8.00 meters

• 6.00 meters

• 5.00 meters

A written authorization granted by the Building Official to an applicant allowing him to proceed with construction after plans, specifications and other pertinent documents have been found to be in conformity with the Code

• Building Permit

• Occupancy Permit

• FSIC

• FSEC