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SR 2019-09
Private construction statistics from approved building permits relate to data on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and nonresidential buildings, and other structures undertaken in all cities/municipalities of the country.
CAR contributes 0.6 percent to the Philippine private construction
- The region shared 0.6 percent to the total building construction in the country during the third quarter of 2018. There were 243 new building constructions recorded from the approved building permits in CAR for the third quarter of 2018. This was a decrease of 21.3 percent from 309 building projects in the same quarter in 2017.
- These constructions had a total floor area of 75,448 square meters and with a value of PHP 1.0 billion.
Figure 1. Number, Floor Area and Value of Constructions in the Philippines and CAR:
Third Quarter 2018
3 in 4 buildings are residential buildings
- Residential building constructions comprised 73.9 percent of the region’s construction projects in the third quarter of 2018. This was a decrease of 20.3 percent from the 231 projects reported in the same quarter last year. These constructiuons were valued at PHP 701.8 million with a total floor area of 57,034 square meters.
- Non-residential building constructions comprised 14.5 percent with a total floor area of 17,600 square meters and valued at PHP 273.2 million. This decreased by 30.8 percent from 52 projects in the third quarter of 2017.
- Alteration and repairs comprised 7.2 percent of the private constructions. This decreased by 10.0 percent from the same quarter in 2017, while street furniture/landscaping/signboard and additions shared 2.4 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively in the third quarter of 2018.
Figure 2. Number, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type in CAR: Third Quarter 2018
Most of the residential buildings are in Benguet and Baguio City
- All types of residential buildings comprised the approved constructions in Benguet and Baguio areas with a total of 119 building projects recorded in the third quarter of 2018. A total of 107 units were designed for single occupancy, 2 units for duplex/quadruplex, 9 new apartmenst/accesoria, and 1 residential condominium.
- Apayao recorded 37 building constructions in the third quarter of 2018. All were designed for single occupancy.
- Fifteen housing projects were approved in Kalinga. Ifugao recorded 9 housing projects, Abra with two housing constructions, and Mt. Province with one housing project.
Benguet tops non-residential constructions
- Non-residential constructions consist of commercial buildings, industrial buildings, institutional, agricultural, and other non-residential construction.
- Benguet posted 42.3 percent decrease in non-residential building constructions of 15 units from its previous number of 26 approved constructions. These buildings had a total floor area of 9,247 square metters and were valued at PHP 184.5 million.
- Apayao posted an increase of 66.6 percent from 6 constructions in the third quarter of 2017 to 10 constructions in the same quarter in 2018. These constructions cost PHP 5.3 million and had total floor area of 389 square meters.
- Ifugao and Kalinga had the least number of approved non-residential constructions with 8 and 3 buildings, respectively.
- No non-residential construction activities were undertaken in Abra and Mountain Province.
Figure 3. Number of Non-residential Constructions by Province, CAR:
Third Quarter 2018
2 in 4 approved commercial buildings are stores
- Stores comprised 56.5 percent of the total commercial buildings under the non-residential construction in the third quarter of 2018. These had a combined floor area of 1,715 square meters valued at PHP 16.7 million. Most of the stores were approved to be built in Apayao (8), followed by Ifugao (2), Kalinga (2), and Benguet (1).
- Six new hotels were approved for construction with a total floor area of 3,621 square meters valued at PHP 54.3 million. These hotels were located in Benguet (3), Ifugao (2) and Apayao (1).
- A bank was also built in Benguet with a floor area of 336 square meters valued at PHP 5.5 million. An additional of 3 other commercial buildings were built in Ifugao (2) and Benguet (1).
Figure 4. Number, Floor Area and Value of Commercial Constructions in CAR:
Third Quarter 2018
6 schools are built in Benguet
- There were 6 new school building projects for the third quarter of 2018 in the region with a total area of 5,112 square meters valued at PHP 131.6 million. Benguet had 6 new school buildings, and Kalinga had 1.
- New churches and other religious structures were approved for construction in Ifugao (2) and Benguet (1). These constructions had a total floor area of 212 square meters valued at PHP 2.3 million.
- One new hospital was approved to be built in Benguet. This was valued at PHP 9.1 million with a total floor area of 353 square meters. Also, one new project classified as other institutional building with a total project cost of PHP 27.9 million.
Figure 5. Number, Floor Area and Value of Institutional Constructions in CAR:
Third Quarter 2018
TECHNICAL NOTES
Building refers to any independent, free-standing structure comprised of one or more rooms or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed with external walls or dividing walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.
Residential building is a building for which its major parts or more than half of its gross floor area is built for dwelling purposes.
Apartment is a structure, usually of two storeys, made up of independent living quarters, with independent entrances from internal walls and courts.
Accesoria is a one or two-floor structure divided into several dwelling units, each dwelling unit having its own separate entrance from the outside.
Residential condominium is a structure, usually of several storeys, consisting of multiple dwelling units.
Commercial buildings refer to office buildings and all buildings which are intended for use primarily in wholesale, retail and service trades; i.e. stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, disco.
Industrial buildings are all buildings used to house the production, assembly and warehousing activities of industrial establishments; i.e. factories, plants, mills, repair shops, machine shops, printing press, storage plant, electric generating plants.
Institutional buildings are buildings which primarily engaged in providing educational instructions and hospital/health care; ports, airports and other government buildings; i.e. school, museums, libraries, sanitaria, churches, hospitals.
Agricultural buildings are buildings used to house livestocks, plants and agricultural products such as barn, poultry house, piggeries, stables, greenhouses and grain mill.
Other non-building constructions include cemetery structures, street furniture, waiting sheds, communication towers, etc.
Addition refers to any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure.
Alteration is a construction in a building/structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning and location/size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the overall area thereof.
Repair is a remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition.
Demolitions refer to the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure or in part.
Street furnitures are street structures consisting of monuments, waiting sheds, benches, plant boxes, lampposts, electric poles and telephone poles.
Floor area of building refers to the sum of the area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer walls including the area of lobbies, cellars, elevator shafts and all communal spaces in multi-dwellings. Areas of balconies are excluded.
Total value of construction refers to the sum of the cost of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and others.
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