building byelaws subject importance

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Building
Regulations
S e m e s t e r V

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Introduction
• Definition: Building regulation are the set of rules to control the building design
development and to set the standard governed by the local and regional body.
• All the builders, architects, civil contractors etc. needs to follow or achieve this
standard in order to obtain the development or building use permissions within
the city limits.
• This course is introduced to understand that how building code caters to the
controlled development of urban built forms.
• The main objective of this course is to make familiarise with development
permission process of local urban development bodies.
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Importance of studying building regulations
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Role building regulation in design
Working patterns of governing bodies
Professional code of conduct
Understanding of the development and
planning at urban level

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Course Content
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Brief Introduction of town planning processes
• Study the examples of modern and ancient town planning processes and its analysis
Brief introduction of Building codes
• Study of building regulations like National Building code of India (N.B.C) and General development
control regulations (G.D.C.R of Ahmedabad).
Development regulations for planning
• Zoning, land use, site planning and building standards like, building heights, margins, parking
areas, common areas etc.
Regulations for performance and monitoring
• To ensure proper light and ventilation, structural safety, improve accessibility etc. and to inclusion of
sustainability aspect like, sanitation, rain water harvesting etc.
Development process permission
• Obtaining building use permissions and roles of the stakeholders involved in the process

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References
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• National Building Code of India
• Final Comprehensive GDCR, Gujarat
• Urban and Regional Planning in India: A Handbook for Professional Practice, S.
K. Kulshrestha
• Town Planning: Principles, Process and Practice by A.K. Jain
• Urban Planning Theory and Practice, M. Pratap Rao

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