Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative (HESI) National symposium on Building Codes and Building Code Implementation Systems Organized jointly by DUDBC, UNCRD, UNDP and NSET

24 May 2008, Lalitpur Proceedings & Outcome of the Training Workshop on Building Code Implementation for 24 Municipal Engineers of Nepal

Amod M. Dixit, Executive Director, NSET 1 TRNG/WSTRNG/WS ObjectivesObjectives

•• Be familiarized with various requirements of building codes, building regulations, building/planning by-laws for ensuring safe building construction and proper city development; •• Be familiarized with building control system (building permit process) to ensure the safe construction of buildings being in practice in few cities of Nepal and other countries and to help review such practices by field visits; and •• Guide/facilitate in developing general broad framework for implementation of building control system (ensuring building code compliance) suitable for large, medium, small of Nepal based on the current and potential institutional system and capacity; and suggest action plan.

2 ParticipantsParticipants •• Engineers,Engineers, JuniorJunior EnggEngg ofof 2424 MUNIMUNI •• KMC,KMC, LSMC,LSMC, ,Bhaktapur, Kirtipur,Kirtipur, MadhyapurMadhyapur Thimi,Thimi, ,Banepa, Panauti,Panauti, ,Biratnagar, ,Itahari, Ilam,Ilam, Tansen,Tansen, ,Nepalgunj, ,Birendranagar, ,Dhangadhi, Triyuga,Triyuga, ,Kamalamai, ,Birgunj, ,Hetauda, ,Pokhara, Vyas,Vyas, ,Butwal, Bharatpur,Bharatpur, ,Dharan, JanakpurJanakpur •• AA professorprofessor fromfrom JapanJapan •• RepresentativeRepresentative ofof ADRCADRC •• ProfessionalsProfessionals fromfrom UNCRD,UNCRD, DUDBC,DUDBC, NSETNSET StructureStructure

Module 1: Opening Ceremony/ Introductory Module Module 2: Understanding the Building Codes, Building by-laws, Building Regulations and their provisions Module 3A: Experiences from BuildiBuildingng Code Implementation in Nepal and Japan (Achievements and lessons) - Experience of Nepal – Structural aspects (Group 1) – Planning (Group 2) – Municipal laws / bylaws (Group 3) – Field Inspection system (Group 4) – Quality Control (Group 5) – Capacity building, awareness, publication Module 3B: Experiences from Building Code Implementation in Nepal and Japan (Achievements and lessons) - Experience of Other Countries Module 4: Lessons from Experiences of Building Code Implementation Module 5: On-site Observation of Building Code Implementation Process, Field Practices Module 6: Evaluation of Existing Practices Module 7: What Next for Effective Building Code Implementation? Module 8: Conclusion EmergingEmerging ConsensusConsensus •• UniformUniform understandingunderstanding ofof NBCNBC needsneeds toto bebe improvedimproved •• HugeHuge problemproblem ofof NonNon--engineeredengineered BuildingsBuildings •• PositivePositive changeschanges cancan bebe achievedachieved andand therethere areare examplesexamples •• GoodGood exampleexample needneed toto bebe studiedstudied andand evaluatedevaluated •• MRTMRT –– veryvery importantimportant andand applicable,applicable, butbut needsneeds reviewreview •• CapacityCapacity enhancementenhancement isis aa needneed andand alsoalso aa challengechallenge •• TheThe 5858 municipalitiesmunicipalities areare differentdifferent levels,levels, soso strategiesstrategies forfor BCIBCI shouldshould bebe different!different! ProblemsProblems summarizedsummarized (contd(contd ……))

•• NoNo clearclear understandingunderstanding rere responsibilityresponsibility toto design/checkdesign/check LevelLevel BB buildingsbuildings – Municipal engineers – Local consultants – National Consultants – Division Offices of BUDBC? •• LevelLevel DD effortsefforts negligiblenegligible butbut thatthat cancan changechange thethe scenarioscenario inin villagesvillages andand ruralrural wardswards ofof municipalitiesmunicipalities •• BCBC doesdoes notnot seemseem toto bebe aa politicalpolitical prioritypriority ofof municipalitiesmunicipalities – Efforts by municipal engineering unit responding to the legal provisions (circular by ministries) and professional call ActionAction PlanPlan AA --11

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9 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanPlan MuniMuni AA

PA 1 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5 Remarks Orientation & CHKLST Review BC compliance TRNG •Retrofitting Training to for Field MRT to mandatory in (50M+10JE Code Municipal / INSP (M) widen housing loan +5E per 100 •Working Consul. scope system ( buildings Permit for Designers, (DUDBC) per year) Designer & BC(M) , Masons CAD(DUDBC) •M-Cell •Incentive to HO & M •TOT for Social Mob. •Teach BC in BE Classes •implementa tion process guidelines

10 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni BB Action Time Associate Agency Pr Key Actor

Training to Municipal technical staff 6 1 DUDBC, NSET for NBC codes months Municipality, International exposure visit to 2 UNCRD 1 year NSET,MLD, municipal technical staff DUDBC NSET, DUDBC, Public meeting on earthquake 3 Municipality 1 years Journalists, civil disaster management and NBC society

Training to Mason, bar benders, plumbers, electricians, carpenter, Municipality/ NSET, NGOs, 4 1 years shuttering fixer (20 Nos per 100 DUDBC CTEVT buildings per year)

Awareness program from local FM, NSET, DUDBC, 5 Municipality 1 year TV, postering, brochure Journalists, 11 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni BB Action Time Associate Agency Pr Key Actor

Awareness program to school teachers, students, health workers, TLOs, Police and others 6 Municipality 1 year NSET, DUDBC, Journalists, Preparation of checklist for field inspection 7 Municipality 2 years NSET, DUDBC Updating of municipal building by-laws 8 Municipality 1 year NSET, UDLE, TDC, DUDBC Decision for Implementation of NBC 9 Municipality 2 years NSET, TDC, DUDBC Training to consultants about NBC and focusing on grid pattern designing Municipality 6 months DUDBC, NSET PreparationCheck list pr ofeparat typicalion desifor MgnR drawingT with structural Municipality 6 months DUDBC, NSET detailing and guidelines for MRT (Nepali and local Municipality, NSET, UNCRD, languages as well) DUDBC 1 year MLD, Engineering council Hiring of structural engineer Municipality 5 years DUDBC, MLD Training to Municipal technical staff and consultants for structural design softwares Municipality 2 years DUDBC, NSET Updating of municipal building laws Mld 1 year NSET, UDLE Updating of National Building Code DUDBC 2 years NSET, NEC Consultants, local CBOs, Inspection of work at foundation, DPC, beam and slab Municipality 2 years monitoring committee Involvement of consultants for layout and construction Consultants, local CBOs, supervision Municipality 2 years monitoring committee DUDBC, representive of consultants, contractor, civil Formation of monitoring committee Municipality 3 years society DUDBC, representive of consultants, contractor, civil Introduce Inspection card system Municipality 3 years society Students, engineering Inspection by interns and engineering students Municipality 2 years colleges 12 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni BB Action Time Associate Agency Pr Key Actor NSET, NGOs, Orientation about quality of construction DUDBC, Consumers material to traders, supplier, house owners forum and local and contractors Municipality 1 years journalists Training to municipal technical staffs, local 6 NSET, NGOs and Awarenessconsultants trainingand contractors to local people about Municipality months DUDBC using quality marked construction materials NSET, DUDBC, CCI, only. Municipality 1 years NGO, civil society Municipal Earthquake Risk Assessment ( eg. Municipality, DUDBC, PlacingRADIUS hoarding tools) boards against EQ NSET 1 year MLD, DoMG, UNCRD disaster Municipality 1 year Establishment of e/w safety unit Municipality 2 year NSET, DUDBC Hiring of additional staff including structural engineer Municipality 3 year NSET, DUDBC Preparation of implementation process NSET, MuaN, guideline for NBC DUDBC, MLD 1 year UNCRD and others Establishment of e/w safety unit Municipality 2 year NSET, DUDBC Hiring of additional staff including structural engineer Municipality 3 year NSET, DUDBC Preparation of implementation process NSET, MuaN, guideline for NBC DUDBC, MLD 1 year UNCRD and others Establishment of e/w safety unit Municipality 2 year NSET, DUDBC 13 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni CC Action Time Associate Agency Pr Key Actor

Prepare/upgrade municipal laws/by laws, approval from board, council 1 Municipality 1 yr Municipality and bringing it to action Conduct training workshop for municipal technical staffs, Municipality, consultants, local contractors, 2 UNCRD 1 year NSET,MLD, masons about MRT/NBC, field DUDBC inspection and quality control Dessimination of MRT, building NSET, DUDBC, code through 3 Municipality 1 years Journalists, civil school,media,publications society Publication of guidelines, MRT in Municipality/ NSET, NGOs, 4 1 years simple DUDBC CTEVT Establisment of separate section for Within building permit with sufficient numbers 5 Municipality MOLD 2 years of technical staffs.

14 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni CC Action Time Associate Agency Pr Key Actor

Prepare/upgrade municipal laws/by laws, approval from board, council 1 Municipality 1 yr Municipality and bringing it to action Conduct training workshop for municipal technical Municipality, staffs,consultants, local contractors, 2 UNCRD 1 year NSET,MLD, masons about MRT/NBC, field DUDBC inspection and quality control Dessimination of MRT, building NSET, DUDBC, code through 3 Municipality 1 years Journalists, civil school,media,publications society Publication of guidelines, MRT in Municipality/ NSET, NGOs, 4 1 years simple Nepali language DUDBC CTEVT Establisment of separate section for Within building permit with sufficient numbers 5 Municipality MOLD 2 years of technical staffs.

15 BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni CC Assoc. Action Key Actor Time Agency

Initially introduction of MRT system for drawing approval and Municipality Within 1 year DUDBC construction monitoring Making easy availability of MRT to local DUDBC,MO Municipality Within 1 year contractors,consultants and enforcing them for application LD, NSET Structural design for 'B' type building DUDBC Within 4 years Municipality Publication of advisary guidelines for 'D' type building Municipality Within 1 year DUDBC Approval for implementing building code by municipal Municipality board,council Within 4 years Separate budget allocation for building permit process which Municipality, shouldn't be transferred to any other budget heading MOLD Within 1 year Additional trained staff for field inspection Municipality Within 1 year Involvement of trained masons,consultants,designers for field Municipality inspection Within 1 year DUDBC,NS Provision of checklist during field inspection Municipality Within 1 year ET Involving trained masons, technicians from municipality and owner himself Municipality Department of Quality Control should provide updated NBSM cheklist of building materials Awarding publicly to owners

16 SomeSome ObviousObvious ConclusionsConclusions

•• MRTMRT cancan helphelp muchmuch forfor enhancingenhancing seismicseismic safetysafety ofof buildingsbuildings inin urbanurban NepalNepal •• ChecklistChecklist forfor ClassClass BB buildingsbuildings forfor capablecapable municipalities,municipalities, forfor othersothers somesome supportsupport toto checkcheck designdesign shouldshould bebe providedprovided •• CapacityCapacity BuildingBuilding appearsappears toto bebe prioritypriority oneone actionaction •• BuildingBuilding permitpermit processprocess toto incorporateincorporate BCBC –– existingexisting systemsystem couldcould bebe modifiedmodified toto achieveachieve itit SomeSome ObviousObvious ConclusionsConclusions (contd(contd ..)..) •• PoliticalPolitical andand socialsocial acceptabilityacceptability ofof thethe urgencyurgency toto implementimplement BCBC andand thethe rolesroles ofof municipal,municipal, DUDBC,DUDBC, EngineeringEngineering Council,Council, ProfessionalProfessional associations,associations, academiaacademia inin itsits implementationimplementation needsneeds toto bebe understoodunderstood andand enhancedenhanced •• MunicipalMunicipal engineeringengineering professionalsprofessionals havehave pivotalpivotal rolerole inin developingdeveloping systemssystems forfor effectiveeffective implementationimplementation ofof BCBC –– CreateCreate DemandDemand –– EstablishEstablish systemsystem forfor addressingaddressing thethe needsneeds BCI:BCI: ActionAction PlanMuniPlanMuni BB

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