Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Building Control (Buildability and Productivity) Regulations 2011
Regulation 4
Minimum buildable design score or alternative solution
Subregulation 1
Every qualified person appointed under section 8(1)(a) or 11(1)(d)(i) of the Act and every developer, in respect of any relevant building works, must ensure that the building works are designed and carried out such that —
where the plans of the relevant building works do not contain any alternative solution — the buildable design score of the building works is not less than the minimum buildable design score referred to in paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may be; or
where the plans of the relevant building works contain any alternative solution — either the requirements of the deemed acceptable solution or the requirements of the open solution are met.
Subregulation 2
The minimum buildable design score for any relevant building works which relate to any building to be built on any State land which is sold under the Government Land Sales Programme on or after 15 October 2013 but before 1 November 2014 shall be —
in the case where the building works relate to any building to be built for one category of building use, the minimum buildable design score for that category of building use specified for any building on such State land as set out according to the category of building use in the Code of Practice; or
in the case where the building works relate to any building to be built for mixed categories of building use, the sum of the minimum buildable design scores for each of the categories of building use specified for any building on such State land as set out according to the category of building use in the Code of Practice pro-rated in proportion to the percentage of gross floor area of the building works relating to the building to be built for building use for that category.
Subregulation 3
The minimum buildable design score for any relevant building works which relate to any building on any land, other than State land sold under the Government Land Sales Programme on or after 15 October 2013 but before 1 November 2014, shall be —
in the case where the building works relate to any building to be built —
where the building is to be built for one category of building use, the minimum buildable design score for that category of building use specified for any building on such land as set out according to the category of building use in the Code of Practice; or
where the building is to be built for mixed categories of building use, the sum of the minimum buildable design scores for each of the categories of building use specified for any building on such land as set out according to the category of building use in the Code of Practice pro-rated in proportion to the percentage of gross floor area of the building works relating to the building to be built for building use for that category; or
in the case where the building works consists of repairs, alterations or additions to an existing building —
where the repairs, alterations or additions involve one type of building works and are implemented for one category of building use, the minimum buildable design score for that type of building works corresponding to that category of building use specified for any building on such land as set out according to the type of building works against the category of building use in the Code of Practice; or
where the repairs, alterations or additions involve mixed types of building works and are implemented for mixed categories of building use, the sum of the minimum buildable design scores for each of the types of building works which is implemented for the corresponding category of building use specified for any building on such land as set out according to the type of building works against the category of building use in the Code of Practice pro-rated in proportion to the percentage of gross floor area of the building works relating to the building which consist of repairs, alterations or additions involving that type of building works.