International Building Code in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Description: This Abu Dhabi Building Codes Guide, is designed to meet the needs of the community through code regulations that safeguard the public health and safety in all communities, large and small. This locally developed Code Guide, used in conjunction with the adopted building codes, establishes minimum regulations for prescriptive and performance-related provisions as they apply to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is founded on broadbased principles that make possible the use of new materials, building designs and methods of construction. This Code Guide is fully compatible with all the adopted model International Codes® (I-Codes® ) as published by the International Code Council (ICC)® .
- Standards: Local
- Location: Abu Zabi
- Categories: Fire Protection, Architecture, Structure, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Generic
- Sub Categories: Architecture
- Posted: February 3rd, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Scope and Application
- Section
- General
- Applicability
- Administration and Enforcement
- Department of Building Safety
- Duties and Powers of Building Official
- Permits
- Floor and Roof Design Loads
- Submittal Documents
- Temporary Structures and Uses
- Fees
- Inspections
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Service Utilities
- Appeals
- Violations
- Stop Work Order
- Unsafe Structures and Equipment
- Abu Dhabi Administrative Provisions for the Fire code
- General Provisions
- Scope and General Requirements
- Applicability
- Administrative Provisions
- Department of Fire Prevention
- General Authority and Responsibilities
- Permits
- Inspections
- Maintenance
- Appeals
- Violations
- Unsafe Buildings
- Stop Work Order
- Service Utilities
- Fees
- Abu Dhabi Administrative Provisions for the Property Maintenance Code
- Scope and Application (Property Maintenance)
- General
- Applicability
- Administration and Enforcement
- Department of Property Maintenance Inspection
- Duties and Powers of the Code Official
- Approval
- Violations
- Notices and Orders
- Unsafe Structures and Equipment
- Emergency Measures
- Demolition
- Means of Appeal
- Stop Work Order
- 2009 International Building Code Adoption/Amendment Matrix
- Scope and Administration
- Definitions
- New Definitions
- Use and Occupancy Classification
- Group I-4
- day care facilities
- Residential Group R
- Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
- Clear height
- Single use
- General Building Height and Areas
- Location identification
- Types of Construction
- Fire Resistance Rating Requirements for Exterior Walls Based on Fire Separation Distance
- Fire and Smoke Protection Features
- Projections
- Exterior walls
- Exterior Walls- Dwelling and Group U Accessory Structures without Automatic Residential Fire Sprinkler Protection
- Exterior Walls- Dwelling and Group U accessory Structures with Automatic Residential Fire Sprinkler Protection
- Openings
- Continuity
- Interior Finishes
- Fire Protection Systems
- Group R
- NFPA 13D sprinkler system
- Means of Egress
- Maximum Floor Area Allowances Per Occupancy
- Stairway landings
- Graphics
- Egress through intervening spaces
- Accessibility (also ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009)
- Interior Environment
- Equipment and systems
- Interior Space Dimensions
- Energy Efficiency (refer to the International Energy Conservation Code
- Exterior Walls (no amendments)
- Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures
- Minimum Roof Covering Classification for Type of Construction
- Ice barrier
- Solid sheathing required
- Ice barrier
- Solid sheathing required
- Ice barrier
- Structural Design
- General
- Roof snow load
- Flood design data
- Deflection limits
- Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads
- Lo
- and Minimum Concentrated Live Loadsg
- Reduction in Live Loads
- General
- Ground snow loads
- Ground Snow Loads
- Ground Snow Loads
- Basic wind speed
- Wind speed conversion
- Basic Wind Speed
- Design rain loads
- 100 Year 1-Hour Rainfall
- Base Floor Elevations
- Establishment of floor hazard areas
- Flood hazard documentation
- Mapped acceleration parameters
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for theUnited Arab Emirates of 0.2 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% ofCritical Damping)
- Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for theUnited Arab Emirates of 1.0 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% ofCritical Damping) Site Class B
- Long Period Transition Period
- Tl (S)
- For the United Arab Emirates
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 1 of 1.0 Sec. Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 2 of 0.2 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 2 of 1.0 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 3 of 0.2 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 3 of 1.0 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Region 4 of 0.2 and 1.0 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% ofCritical Damping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Hawaii of 0.2 and 1.0 Sec Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Alaska of 0.2 Sec. Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Alaska of 1.0 Sec. Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of CriticalDamping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Puerto Rico
- Culebra
- Vieques
- St. Thomas
- St. John and St. Croix of 0.2and 1.0 Sec. Spectral Response Acceleration (5% of Critical Damping) Site Class B
- Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion for Guam and Tutuilla of 0.2 and 1.0 Sec. Spectral Response Acceleration (5%of Critical Damping) Site Class B
- Seismic Design Category Based on Short-Period Response Acceleration
- Seismic Design Category Based on 1-Second Period Response Acceleration
- Design Response Spectrum
- Anchorage of Walls
- Structural Test and Special Inspection
- Structural observations for wind requirements
- Soils and Foundations
- Floor hazard areas
- Permanent wood foundation systems
- Frost protection
- Concrete
- Exposure categories and classes
- Concrete properties
- Maximum Specified Compressive Strength (f’c)
- Weathering Probability Map for Concrete a b c
- Freezing and thawing exposures
- Air entrainment
- Deicing chemicals
- Aluminum (no amendments)
- Masonry (no amendments)
- Steel (no amendments)
- Wood
- General
- Number of stories
- Glass and Glazing (no amendments)
- Gypsum Board and Plaster (no amendments)
- Plastic
- Protection against termites
- Termite Infestation Probability Map
- Electrical (no amendments)
- Mechanical Systems (no amendments)
- Plumbing Systems (no amendments)
- Elevators and Conveying Systems (no amendments)
- Special Construction
- General
- Location and access
- Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way
- No Objection Certificate
- Awnings
- Awnings canopies marquees and signs
- Safeguards During Construction (no amendments)
- Existing Buildings
- Maintenance Program
- Compliance
- Alternative Compliance
- General
- Plumbing fixtures
- General
- Plumbing fixtures
- General
- Plumbing fixtures
- Plumbing fixtures
- Flood hazard areas
- Applicability
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Employee Qualifications (not adopted)
- Board of Appeals (not adopted)
- Group U- Agricultural Buildings (no amendments)
- Fire Districts (not adopted)
- Supplementary Accessibility Requirements (no amendments)
- Rodent Proofing (no amendments)
- Flood-Resistant Construction
- Establishment of flood hazard areas
- Other permits
- Floodway revisions
- Watercourse alterations
- General
- Historic Structures
- Conditions of issuance
- Signs
- Required signage
- Patio Covers (no amendments)
- Grading
- Geophysical Study
- Administrative Provisions (not adopted)
- International Fire Code
- Adoption/Amendment Matrix
- Scope and Administration
- Definitions
- New Definitions
- General Requirements
- Vegetation
- General (Open Burning)
- Abandoned premises
- Emergency Planning and Preparedness
- Fire Service Features
- Buildings and facilities
- Surface
- Location identification
- Where required (Key Boxes)
- Key box maintenance
- Fire flow
- Fire hydrant systems
- Emergency responder radio coverage in buildings
- Building Services and Systems
- Installation (Fuel Fired Appliances)
- Approval (Fuel Fired Appliances
- Incinerators
- Fire Resistive Rated Construction
- Interior Finish
- Decorative Materials and Furnishings
- Fire Protection Systems
- Inspection
- testing and maintenance
- Group R (Automatic Sprinkler Systems)
- NFPA 13D sprinkler systems
- Means of Egress
- Maximum floor area allowances per occupant
- Stairway landings
- Graphics
- Egress through intervening spaces
- Aviation Facilities
- Scope
- Fire department access
- Approval
- Dry Cleaning (no amendments)
- Combustible Dust-Producing Operations (no amendments)
- Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition (no amendments)
- Flammable Finishes (no amendments)
- Fruit and Crop Ripening (no amendments)
- Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging (no amendments)
- Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities (no amendments)
- Lumber Yards and Woodworking Facilities
- Scope
- Manufacture of Organic Coatings (no amendments)
- Industrial Ovens (no amendments)
- Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities and
- Repair Garages (no amendments)
- High Piled Combustible Storage (no amendments)
- Tents and Other Membrane Structures (no amendments)
- Tire Rebuilding and Tire Storage
- Power lines (Precautions Against Fire)
- Welding and Other Hot Work
- Protection against freezing
- Hazardous Materials – General Provisions (no amendments)
- Aerosols (no amendments)
- Combustible Fibers (no amendments)
- Compressed Gases (no amendments)
- Corrosive Materials (no amendments)
- Cryogenic Fluids (no amendments)
- Explosives and Fireworks
- Scope
- Financial responsibility
- Notification
- Loss
- theft or unauthorized removal
- Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited
- Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited
- Refineries
- Flammable Gases and Flammable Cryogenic Fluids
- Limitations
- Flammable Solids (no amendments)
- Highly Toxic and Toxic Materials (no amendments)
- Liquefied petroleum Gases
- Maximum capacity within established limits
- Organic Peroxides (no amendments)
- Oxidizers
- Oxidizing Gases and Oxidizing
- Cryogenic Fluids (no amendments)
- Pyrophoric Materials (no amendments)
- Pyroxylin (Cellulose Nitrate) Plastics (no amendments)
- Unstable (Reactive) Materials (no amendments)
- Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids (no amendments)
- Marinas
- Standpipes
- Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings
- Scope
- Construction Documents
- General (Means of Egress)
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Appendix A Board of Appeals (not adopted)
- Appendix B Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings
- Buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings
- Appendix C Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution (no amendments)
- Appendix D Fire Apparatus Access Roads Access road width with a hydrant
- Appendix E Hazard Categories (no amendments)
- Appendix F Hazard Ranking (no amendments)
- Appendix G Cryogenic Fluids-Weight and Volume Equivalents (no amendments)
- Appendix H Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) (no amendments)
- Appendix I Fire Protection Systems- Noncompliant Conditions (no amendments)
- Appendix J Emergency Responder Radio Coverage
- Definitions
- Adoption/Amendment Matrix
- Administration
- Definitions
- Terms defined in other codes
- New Definitions
- Climate Zones
- International climate zones
- Interior design conditions
- Insulation product rating
- Residential Energy Efficiency
- Equivalent U-Factors
- Ceilings without attic spaces
- Basement walls
- Slab-on-grade floors
- Heat pump supplementary heat (mandatory)
- Sealing (mandatory)
- Equipment size (mandatory)
- Snow melt systems controls (mandatory)
- Pool heating or cooling systems
- Pool covers
- Performance-based compliance
- Specifications for the Standard Reference and Proposed Design
- Minimum capabilities
- Commercial Energy Efficiency
- Scope
- Application
- Building Envelope Requirements
- Roof assembly
- Roof solar reflectance and thermal emittance
- Building Envelope Requirements: Fenestration
- Air Barriers
- Continuous Air Barrier
- Air Barrier Compliance Options
- Materials
- Assemblies
- Building Test
- Air Barrier Penetrations
- Fenestration and doors
- Maximum Air Infiltration Rate for Fenestration Assemblies
- Doors and Access Openings to Shafts Chutes Stairwells and
- Elevator Lobbies
- Maximum hot gas bypass capacity
- Outdoor air intakes and exhaust openings
- Stair and shaft vents
- Outdoor air intake and exhaust
- Vestibules
- Recessed lighting
- Calculation of heating and cooling loads
- Equipment and system sizing
- Automatic start capabilities
- Snow melt system controls
- Energy recovery ventilation systems
- Energy recovery requirements
- Mechanical systems commissioning and completion requirements
- System Commissioning
- Commissioning Plan
- Systems adjusting and balancing
- Functional performance testing
- Equipment functional performance testing
- Controls functional performance testing
- Preliminary commissioning report
- Acceptance
- Completion requirements
- Drawings
- Manuals
- System balancing report
- Final commissioning report
- Fan power limitation
- Economizers
- Economizer requirements
- Equipment Efficiency Performance Exception for Economizers
- Variable air volume (VAV) fan control
- Pool heating or cooling systems
- Pool covers
- General (Mandatory)
- Light reduction controls
- Daylight Zone Control
- Occupant override
- Holiday scheduling
- Automatic lighting controls
- Occupancy sensors
- Time clock controls
- Automatic daylight controls
- Specific Application Controls
- Functional Testing
- Interior Lighting Power Allowances
- Electrical energy consumption (Mandatory)
- Requirements
- Efficient Mechanical Equipment
- Unitary Air Conditioners and Condensing Units
- Electrically Operated
- Efficiency Requirements
- Unitary and Applied Heat Pumps Electrically Operated
- Efficiency Requirements
- Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Packaged
- Terminal Heat Pumps
- Chillers Efficiency Requirements
- Absorption Chillers
- Efficiency Requirements
- Efficiency Lighting Systems
- Reduced Lighting Power Density
- Reduced Interior Lighting Power
- Automatic Daylighting Controls On site Supply of Renewable Energy
- Performance based compliance
- Compliance report
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Definitions
- New definitions
- General Regulations
- Condensate collection
- Drain pipe materials and sizes
- Auxiliary and secondary drain systems
- Ventilation (no amendments)
- Exhaust Systems (no amendments)
- Duct Systems (no amendments)
- Combustion Air (no amendments)
- Chimneys and Vents (no amendments)
- Specific Appliances Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Equipment (no amendments)
- Boilers
- Water Heaters and Pressure Vessels (no amendments)
- Refrigeration
- Reclaimed refrigerants
- Hydronic Piping (no amendments)
- Fuel Oil Piping and Storage (no amendments)
- Solar Systems (no amendments)
- Appendix A Combustion Air Openings and Chimney Connection Pass-Throughs (no amendments)
- Appendix B Recommended Permit Fee Schedule (not adopted)
- Definitions
- New Definitions
- General Regulations
- Scope
- Connections to the Sanitary Drainage System
- Burial depth
- New altered extended or repaired systems
- Equipment material and labor for tests
- Reinspection and Testing
- Water supply system test
- Condensate collection
- Potable Water collection
- Collection reservoir
- Filtration
- Overflow
- Drain
- Vent required
- On-site reuse of collected water
- Collection reservoir
- Disinfection
- Make-up water
- Materials
- Identification
- Drain pipe materials sizes
- Auxiliary and secondary drain system
- Fixtures Faucets and Fixture Fittings
- Water closet seats
- Water Heaters (no amendments)
- Water Supply and Distribution
- Scope
- Preliminary Information
- Water quality
- General
- Maximum Flow Rates and Consumption for Plumbing
- Fixtures and Fixture Fittings
- Manifold Sizing
- Water service pipe
- Water distribution pipe
- Asbestos-cement
- Water Storage Tanks
- Water pressure booster systems
- Low-pressure cutoff required on booster pumps
- Prohibited location of potable supply tanks
- Tank access
- Valves and outlet prohibited below grade
- Identification of nonpotable water
- General
- Sanitary Drainage
- General
- Pre-inspection
- Installation
- Where permitted
- Cleanouts
- Final inspection and testing
- Indirect/Special Wastes (no amendments)
- Vents
- Roof extension
- Frost closure
- Extension outside a structure
- Sump vent
- Traps Interceptors and Separators
- Approval
- Grease interceptors and automatic grease removal devices required
- Hydro-mechanical grease interceptors and automatic grease removal devices
- Gravity grease interceptor sizing – alternate method
- Sand interceptors in commercial establishments
- Laundries
- Storm Drainage
- General
- 100 year 1 hour Rainfall
- Siphonic Roof Drainage System
- Special Piping and Storage (no amendments)
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Appendix A Plumbing Permit fee Schedule (not adopted)
- Appendix B Rates of Rainfall for Various Cities (not adopted)
- Appendix C Gray Water Recycling Systems (not adopted)
- Appendix D Degree Day and Design Temperatures (not adopted)
- Appendix E Sizing of Water Piping Systems (no amendments)
- Appendix F Structural Safety (no amendments)
- Appendix G Vacuum Drainage System (no amendments)
- Definitions
- New Definitions
- General Regulations (no amendments)
- Site Evaluation and Requirements
- Nonconforming site conditions
- Reporting Data
- Minimum horizontal separation distances for soil absorption systems
- Materials
- Minimum standards
- Approved materials required
- Approval
- Soil Absorption Systems
- Winter Installation
- Pressure Distribution Systems (no amendments)
- Tanks
- General
- Design of septic tanks
- Minimum horizontal separation distances for treatment tanks
- Disposal of contents
- Operational permit required
- Mound Systems (no amendments)
- Cesspools (no amendments)
- Residential Waste Water Systems (no amendments)
- Inspections (no amendments)
- Non-Liquid Saturated Treatment Systems (no amendments)
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Appendix A System Layout Illustrations (not adopted)
- Appendix B Tables for Pressure Distribution Systems (not adopted)
- Definitions
- New Definitions
- General Regulations
- Listed and labeled
- Prohibited location
- Prohibited locations
- Fuel-burning appliances
- Drain pipe materials and sizes
- Auxiliary drain pan
- Gas Piping Installations
- Diversity factor
- Diversity factors for gas appliances
- Altitude adjustment
- Maximum design operating pressure
- General
- Steel
- Aluminum
- Aluminum tubing
- Plastic pipe tubing and fittings
- Pipe joints
- Piping location operating pressure material ventilation jointing and testing
- Metallic fittings
- Prohibited locations
- Piping in solid partitions and walls
- Piping in concealed locations
- Stress and strain
- Protection against corrosion
- Limitations
- Expansion contraction and settlement
- Ventilation of shafts
- ducts and concealed piping
- Ventilation of concealed fuel gas piping
- Testing of piping
- Gas leak detection system
- Commercial cooking appliances
- Support of piping
- Duct sizing
- Required duct size
- Chimney and Vents (no amendments)
- Specific Appliances (no amendments)
- Gaseous Hydrogen Systems
- Permits
- Limitations for indoor storage and use Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- General Definitions
- Terms defined in other codes
- General definitions
- General Requirements
- Weeds
- Unsafe conditions
- Location identification
- Insect screens
- Unsafe conditions
- Garbage facilities
- Light
- Ventilation and Occupancy Limitations Common halls and stairways
- Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements
- Grease interceptors
- Mechanical and Electrical Requirements
- Facilities required
- Residential occupancies
- Heat supply
- Occupiable work spaces
- Facilities required
- Service
- Fire Safety Requirements (no amendments)
- Referenced Standards (no amendments)
- Appendix A Boarding Standard (not adopted)