BNC 41203

BUILDING FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO
UNIFORM BUILDING
BY LAWS
CHAPTER 1
PREPARED BY
DR. TUAN NOOR HASANAH BT TUAN ISMAIL
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this topic, students will be able to:

 Analyze basic knowledge on building

construction process in compliance with
the Building Regulations (C4, PLO1) .

 Justify the process of development approval

(C4, PLO1)
 CHAPTER OUTLINE
1. Building Control Legislation
2. Uniform Building By Laws (UBBL) 1984
3. Definition of Building Work
4. Project Life Cycle (PLC)
5. Process of Development Approval
 WHAT is Building Control Legislation?

 The process ensures that building work is

carried out in compliance with the Building
Regulations.

 Building control is a set of rules that specify

the minimum acceptable level of safety for
constructed objects such as buildings and
non-building structures.
 WHY Building Legislation?

 The Building Regulations are intended to

protect people's safety, health and welfare in
and around buildings.
 The regulations are also designed to improve
conservation of fuel and power, protect the
environment and promote sustainable
development.
 Uniform Building By Laws (UBBL)
• UBBL 1984 is a building code which provides
the minimum requirements for the control and
construction of street, drainage and building in
local authorities’ areas.

• These legal instruments stipulate the

procedures for building plans approval and
other means of development and construction
control.

Street Drainage and Building Act 1974

(Act 133)??
9 parts of the building code which include:
1.preliminary,
2.submission of plans for approval,
3.space light and ventilation,
4.temporary works,
5.structural requirements,
6.fire requirements,
7.fire alarms,
8.fire detection, and
9.fire extinguishment and firefighting acces
 Definition of Building Works

 Building is defined as a structure erected or

placed on land.
 Building works is defined as the construction,
erection, assembly or placement of a building
or an incidental structure
 Project Development

Project Life Cycle (PLC) is the series of phases

that a project passes through from its start to its
completion.

A typical PLC of developmental project comprise:

1. Planning phase (predevelopment)
2. Construction phase (intermediate)
3. Post construction phase (closer)
 Process of Development Approval

Certificate of
Fitness for
Sub-Division Occupation
Section 135-139,
Building Plan Act 56 Relevant
Approval
statutes for
Sec. 70(1(, Act 133: application of
Planning No person shall CFO
Permission erect any building
without the prior
Section 19,
written permission of
Act 172: prohibition
the local authority
of development
without planning  Town and Country Planning Act 1976
permission  Street, Drainage and Building Act
Conversion of 1974
Land Use  Uniform Building By Law 1984
Section 124,
 Local Government Act, 1976
Act 56
 Electricity Supply Act
 Sewerage Services Act 1993
 Planning Application
Four (4) planning applications are:
1.planning permission application (Subsection
21[1], Act 172),
2.building plan application,
3.road and drainage plan application (Section 9,
Act 133), and
4.the various 'works' plan (Section 70A, Act 133).
• The consultants and the developer should
comply to the guidelines, rules and regulations
stipulated in the standard manual drawn by:
a)Department of Town and Country Planning
(DTCP) and
b)MHLG to ascertain a smoother planning
approval process.
 Test your knowledge?
1. Who is involved during preliminary discussion?
2. Why do you need for planning permission?
3. What difference between building regulations
and planning permission?
4. When approval is needed?
5. What is CCC mean?
6. Who is the Principal Submitting Party (PSP)?
7. What functions of One-Stop-Centre (OSC)?
 4. Function of OSC
• Receive and review applications for land
development, planning permission, building plan
and other plans related to the applicant.

• Get further feedback from technical agencies if

there are issues and problems.

• Collect and coordinate certification papers

prepared by the designer department, building
department, engineering department, together
with the pre-calculated plan to be forwarded to
the local committee meetings.
 Quality Assessment System (QAS)

1. What is the Objectives of Quality Assessment

System for Building Construction Works?
1. to benchmark the level of quality of the
construction industry in Malaysia
2. to have a standard quality assessment system
for quality of workmanship of building projects
3. to assess quality of workmanship of a building
project based on CIS 7 standard
4. to evaluate the performance of contractors
based on quality of workmanship
5. to compile data for statistical analysis
 Quality Assessment System (QAS)

2. What is the Scope of Quality Assessment

System for Building Construction Works?
END of Chapter 1
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