NationalBuildingCodeofIndia2005(NBC

2005)
TheNationalBuildingCodeofIndia(NBC),acomprehensivebuildingCode,isa
nationalinstrumentprovidingguidelinesforregulatingthebuildingconstruction
activitiesacrossthecountry.ItservesasaModelCodeforadoptionbyallagencies
involvedinbuildingconstructionworksbetheyPublicWorksDepartments,other
governmentconstructiondepartments,localbodiesorprivateconstruction
agencies.TheCodemainlycontainsadministrativeregulations,development
controlrulesandgeneralbuildingrequirementsfiresafetyrequirements
stipulationsregardingmaterials,structuraldesignandconstruction(including
safety)andbuildingandplumbingservices.

TheCodewasfirstpublishedin1970attheinstanceofPlanningCommissionand
thenrevisedin1983.Thereafterthreemajoramendmentswereissued,twoin1987
andthethirdin1997.

Consideringaseriesoffurtherdevelopmentsinthefieldofbuildingconstruction
includingthelessonslearntintheaftermathofnumberofnaturalcalamitieslike
devastatingearthquakesandsupercycloneswitnessedbythecountry,aProjectfor
comprehensiverevisionofNBCwastakenupundertheaegisofNationalBuilding
CodeSectionalCommittee,CED46ofBISandits18expertPanelsinvolvingas
manyas400experts.AsaculminationoftheProject,therevisedNBChasnow
beenbroughtoutasNationalBuildingCodeofIndia2005(NBC2005).

ThecomprehensiveNBC2005contains11Partssomeofwhicharefurtherdivided
intoSectionstotalling26chapters(seeAnnex1).Thesalientfeaturesoftherevised
NBC(seeAnnex2)include,apartfromotherchangesmade,thechangesspecially
inregardtofurtherenhancingourresponsetomeetthechallengesposedbynatural
calamitiesandreflectingthestateoftheartandcontemporaryapplicable
internationalpractices.

TheCodehasbeenpublishedinonefullvolumecontainingallthePartsand
Sections.Besides,fiveseparategroupstocaterlargelytotheinterest/agency
dealingwithdifferentaspectsofbuildingactivityhavealsobeenpublishedas
follows:

Price Price
PricePrice

Rs.US$
FullVolume(Parts0to10allsectionsincluded) 12440 2765

Group1(Parts0,2,3,4,5andPart10Sections1&2) 3330 740
ForPlanning

Building/Developmentwork
Group 2 (Part 0 and Part 6 Sections 1 to 7) For 4830 1074
StructuralDesign

Group3(Part0andPart7)ForConstructionalaspects 1190 265

Group 4 (Part 0 and Part 8 Sections 1 to 5) For 3110 692

BuildingServices


Group 5 (Part 0 and Part 9 Sections 1 & 2) For 1520 338

PlumbingServices

However, while using a particular group, it may be borne in mind that there are
other areas of information available in other groups which would require the
attention of the same agency even if not directly connected with that phase of
work. For example, while Group 1 would mainly help in planning the building
schemes,Group4andGroup5alsodraw the attention from the point of view of
preplanninginrespectofbuildingandplumbingservices.

ThepublicationisavailablefromSalesCounteratBISHeadquartersaswellas
variousRegionalandBranchOfficesofBIS.

CONTENTSOFNBC2005
PART0INTEGRATEDAPPROACHPREREQUISITEFORAPPLYING
PROVISIONSOFTHECODE

PART1DEFINITIONS

PART2ADMINISTRATION

PART3DEVELOPMENTCONTROLRULESANDGENERALBUILDING
REQUIREMENTS

PART4FIREANDLIFESAFETY

PART5BUILDINGMATERIALS

PART6STRUCTURALDESIGN
Section1Loads,ForcesandEffectsSection2SoilsandFoundations
Section3TimberandBamboo
3ATimber
3BBamboo
Section4Masonry

Section5Concrete
5APlainandReinforcedConcrete
5BPrestressedConcrete
Section6Steel
Section7Prefabrication,SystemsBuildingandMixed/CompositeConstruction
7APrefabricatedConcrete
7BSystemsBuildingandMixed/CompositeConstruction

PART7CONSTRUCTIONALPRACTICESANDSAFETY

PART8BUILDINGSERVICES
Section1LightingandVentilation
Section2ElectricalandAlliedInstallations
Section3Airconditioning,HeatingandMechanicalVentilation
Section4Acoustics,SoundInsulationandNoiseControl
Section5InstallationofLiftsandEscalators

PART9PLUMBINGSERVICES
Section1WaterSupply,DrainageandSanitation(including
SolidWasteManagement)
Section2GasSupply

PART10LANDSCAPING,SIGNSANDOUTDOORDISPLAY
STRUCTURES
Section1LandscapePlanningandDesign
Section2SignsandOutdoorDisplayStructures

SalientFeaturesofNationalBuildingCode2005(NBC2005)