PART 3: GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTROL AND REGULATION
Chapter 1: General Building Requirements (I)1.1 SCOPE
1.2 Terminology
1.3 Occupancy Classification of Buildings
1.4 Landuse Classification & Permitted Use
1.5 Requirements of Plots
1.6 Means of Access
1.7 Open Spaces within a Plot
1.8 General Height and Area Limitations
Chapter 1: General Building Requirements (II)
1.9 Off Street (On-Site) Parking Spaces
1.10 Street Encroachment
1.11 Community Open Space and Amenities
1.12 Requirements of Parts of Buildings
1.13 Landscaping
1.14 Damp-proofing and waterproofing of floors and walls
1.15 Existing Buildings
1.16 Buildings and Places of Historical or Architectural Value
1.17 Ventilation and Lighting and Sanitation
1.18 Air-Conditioning and Heating
1.19 Provision of Lifts and Escalators
1.20 Sound Insulation
1.21 Thermal Insulation
1.22 Lightning Protection of Buildings
1.23 Rat Proofing and Thermite Proofing of Buildings
1.24 Requirements for Buildings in Flood Prone and Coastal Regions of Bangladesh
Chapter 2: Classification of Buildings based on Occupancy (I)
2.1 Occupancy Classification
2.2 Change of Use
2.3 Mixed Occupancy
2.4 General Requirements of all Occupancies
2.4.1 Location on Property
2.4.2 Allowable Floor Areas
2.4.3 Permitted Types of Construction
2.4.4 High-Rise Buildings
2.4.5 Helipads
2.4.6 Universal Accessibility
2.5 Requirements for Occupancy A - Assembly Buildings
2.5.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.5.2 Location on Property
2.5.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.5.4 Lighting and Ventilation
2.5.5 Sanitation
2.5.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.5.7 Smoke Detectors
2.5.8 Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems
2.5.9 Fire Alarm Systems
2.5.10 Stage, Platform, Proscenium Wall and Curtain
2.5.11 Motion Picture Projection Rooms
2.5.12 Sports Facilities
2.5.13 Amusement Building Alarm System
2.5.14 Public Address System
2.6 Requirements for Occupancy B - Business and Mercantile Buildings
2.6.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.6.2 Location on Property
2.6.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.6.4 Lighting and Ventilation
2.6.5 Sanitation
2.6.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.6.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe System
2.6.8 Special Hazards
2.6.9 Smoke Detectors
2.6.10 Fire Alarm Systems
2.7 Requirements for Occupancy E - Educational Buildings
2.7.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.7.2 Location on Property
2.7.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.7.4 Ventilation and Lighting
2.7.5 Sanitation
2.7.6 Minimum Dimensions of Class Rooms, Common Toilets and Staircases
2.7.7 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.7.8 Sprinkler and Standpipe System
2.7.9 Fire Alarm Systems
2.8 Requirements for Occupancy F - Factories and Industrial Buildings
2.8.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.8.2 Location on Property
2.8.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.8.4 Lighting and Ventilation
2.8.5 Sanitation
2.8.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.8.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe System
2.8.8 Special Hazards
2.8.9 Fire Alarm Systems
Chapter 2: Classification of Buildings based on Occupancy (II)
2.9 Requirements for Occupancy H - Hazardous Buildings
2.9.1 General
2.9.2 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.9.3 Location on Property
2.9.4 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.9.5 Lighting and Ventilation
2.9.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.9.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems
2.9.8 Explosion Control
2.9.9 Fire Alarm Systems
2.9.10 Special Hazards
2.10 Requirements for Occupancy I - Institutional Buildings
2.10.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.10.2 Location on Property
2.10.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.10.4 Ventilation and Lighting
2.10.5 Sanitation
2.10.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.10.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems
2.10.8 Fire Alarm Systems
2.11 Requirements for Occupancy M Miscellaneous Buildings
2.11.1 General
2.11.2 Location on Property
2.11.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.11.4 Lighting and Ventilation
2.11.5 Sanitation
2.11.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.11.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe System
2.11.8 Fire Alarm Systems
2.11.9 Special Hazards
2.12 Requirements of Occupancy R - Residential Buildings
2.12.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.12.2 Location on Property
2.12.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.12.4 Ventilation and Lighting
2.12.5 Sanitation
2.12.6 Minimum Dimensions of Habitable and Non-habitable Rooms
2.12.7 Smoke Detectors and Sprinkler Systems
2.12.8 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.12.9 Fire Alarm Systems
2.13 Requirements for Occupancy S - Storage Buildings
2.13.1 Construction, Height and Allowable Area
2.13.2 Location on Property
2.13.3 Access and Exit Facilities and Emergency Escapes
2.13.4 Lighting and Ventilation
2.13.5 Sanitation
2.13.6 Shaft and Exit Enclosures
2.13.7 Sprinkler and Standpipe System
2.13.8 Special Hazards
Chapter 3: Classification of Building Construction Types Based on Fire Resistance
3.1 Classification and General Requirements
3.1.1 Classification by Type of Construction
3.1.2 Fire Zones
3.1.3 Permissible Types of Construction for Various Occupancies
3.1.4 Exterior Walls
3.1.5 Mixed Occupancy Separation
3.1.6 Basement Floor
3.1.7 Restricting Vertical Spread of Fire
3.1.8 Exceptions to Fire Resistance Requirements
3.1.9 Shaft Enclosures
3.1.10 Expansion and Construction Joints
3.1.11 Weather Protection
3.1.12 Members Carrying Walls
3.1.13 Parapets
3.1.14 Projections
3.1.15 Guardrails and Barriers
3.1.16 Insulation
3.1.17 Atria
3.1.18 Mezzanine Floors
3.2 Requirements of Type 1 Fire-Resistive Buildings
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Exterior Wall
3.2.3 Structural Frame
3.2.4 Floor Construction
3.2.5 Stairway Construction
3.2.6 Roof Construction3.3 Requirements of Type 2 Fire-Resistive Buildings
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Exterior Wall
3.3.3 Structural Frame
3.3.4 Floor Construction
3.3.5 Stairway Construction
3.3.6 Roof Construction3.4 Requirements of Type 3 Fire-Resistive Buildings
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Exterior Wall
3.4.3 Structural Frame
3.4.4 Floor Construction
3.4.5 Stairway Construction
3.4.6 Roof Construction
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Guidelines for the Development of Minimum Standard Housing (Occupancy A4)
Appendix B: Suggestive Typical Termite Proof Constructions and Preconstructional Measures
