Department of Energy
SE4All Workshop on Building Standards
February 14-16, 2017
Tokyo, Japan

JOAN C. ESCALONAPhilippines1

Philippine Green Building CodeA. Status Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. filed a Senate Bill No. 410, “PHILIPPINE GREEN BUILDING ACT”
on July 2013

 Philippine Green Building Code launched on January 2016
 Philippine Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) is the initiator of the implementation ofGreen Building Code in the Philippines, with assistance from World Bank Group – InternationalFinance Corporation, technical support from Philippine Green Building Initiative, and inputs fromnational agencies including the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE)

DEFINITION
 Philippine Green Building Code is the practice of increasing efficiency with which buildings andtheir sites use energy, water, and materials, and reducing building impacts on human health andthe environment, through better sitting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, anddemolition.

FOCUSING ASPECTS
 Energy Efficiency
 Water and wastewater management
 Materials sustainability

 Solid waste management
 Site sustainability Indoor environmentally quality

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS Upon the effectivity of the Philippine Green Building Code, the DPWH, DOE, and Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall jointly promulgate the IRR to effectively implementand monitor the Green Building Rating and Certification System.
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Philippine Green Building Code
CLASSIFICATION Philippine Green Building Code adopts incremental approach, subject to periodic review of DPWH throughNational Building Code Development Office to modify or include new aspects and emerging efficienttechnologies and to expand the coverage to other building use / occupancy or to replace outmodedmeasures.

SCOPE
 New Construction Buildings
 Altered / Modified / Any expansion of buildings with Total Gross Floor Area of the following:
CATEGORYTOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA (m2)Residential / Condominium

20,000 m2

Hotel / Resort

10,000 m2

Educational School

10,000 m2

Institutional Hospital

10,000 m2

Business Office

10,000 m2

Mercantile Mall

15,000 m2

Mixed Occupancy

10,000 m2

NOTE:
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The Code does not apply to buildings of theabove use/occupancy classification
constructed before its effectivity
When alterations, additions, conversions, andrenovations of existing buildings constructed
after the effectivity of the Code fit with theminimum TGFA, the whole building shall be
subject to the applicable provisions of the GBCode.

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Philippine Green Building Code
SENATE BILL NO. 410
 Under Section 4. Green Building Laws and Regulations, p ) Department of Energy (DOE)

Guidelines on Energy Conserving Designs of Buildings.

Lighting

Electric
Power &Distribution
Overall
ThermalTransfer
Value(OTTV) ofBuilding
Envelope

OUTPUT

GUIDELINES ON
ENERGYCONSERVINGDESIGNS OF
BUILDINGSAir Conditioning& Ventilating
System4/14/2017•Cost Effective•

Comfortable, Healthy,
Environment-friendly•Maximize Productivity ofOccupants

Steam & HotWater Systems

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Guidelines on Energy Conserving Design of Buildings
LIGHTING SYSTEM
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SCOPE
 Interior spaces of buildings
 Exterior areas of buildings
 Roads, grounds and other ext.
areas including open-air covered
Lighting requirements are generally
expressed in terms of: Illumination Level (lux) Luminous Efficacy (lm/W)
 Lighting Power Density (W/m2)

Lighting System Requirements:
 Light Distribution
 Uniformity
 Glare

Selective Switching possibilities shouldbe provided
Natural lighting should be coordinatedwith artificial lighting
Requirement of at least 1 control point
per 1,500 W of lighting load

MIN. & MAX.
(lux)

Lighting for
infrequently used
areasLighting forworking interiors

Localized lighting
for exacting tasks

APPLICATIONS

50 - 150

Circulation areas andcorridors

100-200

Stairs; Hotel, escalators

200-300

Infrequent reading andwriting

300-750

General offices, typing andcomputing; ConferenceRooms

500-1000

Factors in choosing Lighting: Type of Lighting
 Color Rendition
 Color Appearance

NOTE: Reflectors reduce the number of required
lamps without reducing illumination level Electronic ballasts with 85% power factor
are recommended
TASK

Deep-plan general offices;
Drawing offices

500-1000

Proofreading

750-1500

Designing, architecture andmachine engineering

1000-2000

Detailed and precise work

AREA / ACTIVITY

LAMP TYPE

RATED
POWER
RANGES(W)

EFFICACY
RANGES(lm/W)MINIMUM
CRI

Incandescent Lamp

10-10010-25

100Compact Fluorescent
Lamp

3-125

41-65

80

10-40
14-65

55-70
60-83

7080

Mercury Vapor Lamp

50-2000

40-63

20

Metal Halide Lamp

Up to 1000

75-95

65

Low Pressure Sodium
Lamp20-200100-180

0High Pressure Sodium
Lamp50-25080-13021

Linear FluorescentLamp
Halophosphate
Triphosphor

SURFACE%REFLECTANCE

LIGHTING POWERDENSITY (W/m2)

Ceilings

80-92

Auditoriums, Churches

8Walls

40-60

Food Service
Snack Bars and Cafeteria
Leisure / Dining Bar

1410Furnitures

26-44

Floors

21-39

Offices and Banks

10

Retail Stores
Type A
Type B

2322

Shopping Centers / Malls / Arcades

15

Clubs / Basements / Warehouses / General Storage
Areas

2

Commercial Storage Areas / Halls
Corridors / Closets

4

Schools
Preparatory / ElementaryHigh School
Technical / Universities

171818Hospitals / Nursing Homes

16

Hotels / Motels
Lodging Rooms / Guest rooms
Public Areas
Banquet / Exhibit

121720

Other Tables: Maximum Values for Lighting Power for
Building Exteriors
 Maximum Values for Lighting Power forRoads and Grounds
 Control Types and Equivalent Number ofControl Points

Philippine Green Building CodeEnergy Efficiency Measures in Building
Energy Efficiency series booklet 22017

 For printing/publication
 Dissemination of booklet to intended users

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B. FuturePlan
 Creation of Checklist for Application Purposes- To be used as reference of Building Officials

C. Barriers
 Submission of Quarterly Report-out of all current submissions, none have yet to qualify to aminimumof 10,000 sq.m Total Gross Floor Areas (TGFA).
- Due to few submissions, it is believed that a number of
newly constructed buildings have not complied with their report.
Probably due to the possibility that most of building officials were
not aware of the required reports.

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D. Countermeasures
 Sending of reminders to building officials for them to start
submitting their compliance reports and within the specified
timeline.

E. Request of Support by ECCJ and Providing details of how Japan enforces compliance to theSE4All
building code (Penalties, monitoring method, etc.)
 Obtain information or tips on the contents of the planned
checklist as well as information on Japan’s Building codefor small buildings (smaller than 10,000sq.m)

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