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1) Inclusion of a complete philosophy and direction for successfully
accomplishing the building projects through Integrated
Multidisciplinary Approach right through conceptual stage to
planning, designing, construction, operation and maintenance stages
2) A series of reforms in building permit process
3) Provisions to ensure and certification of safety of buildings
against natural disaster by engineer and structural engineer
4) Provision for two stage permit for high rise and special
buildings
5) Provision for periodic renewal certificate of occupied buildings
from structural, fire and electrical safety point of view
6) Provision for empowering engineers and architects for sanctioning
plans of residential buildings up to 500 m2
7) Inclusion of detailed town planning norms for various amenities
such as educational facilities, medical facilities, distribution
services, police, civil defence and home guards and fire services
8) Revision of parking requirements for metro and mega cities
9) Updation of special requirements for low income housing for urban
areas
10) Inclusion of special requirements for low income housing rural
habitat planning
11)
Inclusion of guidelines for development planning for hilly areas
12) Revision of the provisions for buildings and facilities for
physically challenged
13) Fire safety norms completely revamped through detailed
provisions on Fire Prevention, Life Safety and Fire Protection
14) Inclusion of new categories of starred hotels, heritage
structures and archaeological monuments for fire safety provisions
15) Substitution of halon based fire/extinguishers fire fighting
system
16) Promotion to new/innovative building materials/technologies
17) Inclusion of latest provisions for earthquake resistant design
and construction
18) Inclusion of details on mult-disaster prone districts
19) Inclusion of new chapter on design and construction using bamboo
20) Chapter on prefabricated and composite construction for speedier
construction
21) Updation of provision of safety in construction
22) Complete revision of provision on building and plumbing services
in line with applicable international practices
23) Provisions on rain water harvesting
24) Inclusion of new chapter to cover landscaping needs |