page_title: Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines
section_title: Analogy of good building structure
hierarchical_section_title: Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines / Analogy of good building structure
caption_attribution_description: English: A sample of Gabrielle unit construction at Manchester 1 Village, Lancaster New City, Barangay Navarro, General Trias, Cavite showing cracked and non-fitted pre-cast panels with exposed dowels and the absence of vertical posts and horizontal beams.
context_page_description: The Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines is a handbook developed in cooperation with the German Technical Cooperation, UNDP Regional Center in Bangkok, and the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
  The handbook aims to provide a comprehensive information to house owners, designers, builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and construction in natural hazard prone areas such as the Philippines.
context_section_description: As the Philippines lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and eruptions are more likely to occur as well as being at the edge of the Pacific Ocean where violent storms are likely to develop, proper construction philosophies and strategic location must be assessed so it can resist external forces.
caption: An example of how houses in the Philippines must not be built: No structural columns, no extruding column steel reinforcements to secure the roof, cracked walls even during construction phase which is indicative of improper construction materials
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