National Building Code of India 2016 Vol. II
- New Delhi Bureau of Indian Standard 2016
- iii, 97..
The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across the country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all agencies involved in building construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction departments, local bodies or private construction agencies. The Code mainly contains administrative regulations, development control rules and general building requirements; fire safety requirements; stipulations regarding materials, structural design and construction (including safety); building and plumbing services; approach to sustainability; and asset and facility management.
The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then first revised in 1983. Thereafter three major amendments were issued to the 1983 version, two in 1987 and the third in 1997. The second revision of the Code was in 2005, to which two amendments were issued in 2015.
Contents PART 7 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, PRACTICES AND SAFETY
PART 8 BUILDING SERVICES
Section 1 Lighting and Natural Ventilation
Section 2 Electrical and Allied Installations
Section 3 Air Conditioning, Heating and Mechanical Ventilation
Section 4 Acoustics, Sound Insulation and Noise Control
Section 5 Installation of Lifts and Escalators and Moving Walks
5A Lifts
5B Escalators and Moving Walks
Section 6 Information and Communication Enabled Installations
PART 9 PLUMBING SERVICES (INCLUDING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT)
Section 1 Water Supply
Section 2 Drainage and Sanitation
Section 3 Solid Waste Management
Section 4 Gas Supply
PART 10 LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT, SIGNS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY STRUCTURES
Section 1 Landscape Planning, Design and Development