<The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, adopted some amendments to the requirements of the Saudi Building Code for residential buildings related to residential designs to facilitate engineering offices and beneficiaries.
The ministry explained that the new amendments included the requirement for the thickness of columns in residential buildings and the height of ceilings, where the width of the column (not less than 20 centimeters) instead of 25 centimeters, while the ceiling height became open instead of being limited to 3. 65 meters.The ministry stressed that these updates came based on what was observed through various official communication channels and workshops from the challenges faced by engineering offices and beneficiaries in the implementation of designs for residential buildings, noting that the work of updating these requirements involved working teams with the participation of all relevant government and private agencies, in addition to the secretariats in various regions of the Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Building Code includes a set of requirements and requirements and subsequent executive regulations and annexes related to building and construction, where the requirements are concerned with the details of design, implementation and construction methods and the definition of standard specifications, and are the basis and reference in the application of the code.
The code aims to establish minimum requirements and requirements that achieve safety through the durability, stability and stability of buildings and facilities, taking into account universal access, adequate lighting and ventilation, rationalization of water and energy, and protection of lives and property from fire, earthquakes and other risks associated with buildings.
The ministry explained that the new amendments included the requirement for the thickness of columns in residential buildings and the height of ceilings, where the width of the column (not less than 20 centimeters) instead of 25 centimeters, while the ceiling height became open instead of being limited to 3. 65 meters.The ministry stressed that these updates came based on what was observed through various official communication channels and workshops from the challenges faced by engineering offices and beneficiaries in the implementation of designs for residential buildings, noting that the work of updating these requirements involved working teams with the participation of all relevant government and private agencies, in addition to the secretariats in various regions of the Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Building Code includes a set of requirements and requirements and subsequent executive regulations and annexes related to building and construction, where the requirements are concerned with the details of design, implementation and construction methods and the definition of standard specifications, and are the basis and reference in the application of the code.
The code aims to establish minimum requirements and requirements that achieve safety through the durability, stability and stability of buildings and facilities, taking into account universal access, adequate lighting and ventilation, rationalization of water and energy, and protection of lives and property from fire, earthquakes and other risks associated with buildings.
The code aims to establish the minimum requirements and requirements that achieve safety through the durability, stability and stability of buildings and facilities.
