The Tiled Yard Of Imus National High School Earned Criticisms On Social Media
IMUS – Photos of the IMUS National High School yard area went viral on social media and other outlets for being completely tiled.
Classes for the academic year 2019-2020 officially started for public schools on June 3. The Department of Education made an official announcement for the schedule of school opening last month.
Students from a certain public High School in Imus, Cavite were overwhelmed of what they got to see after going back to school.
The yard area in their campus is almost completely tiled. Although it made the campus look a lot nicer, there has been some criticisms towards the practicality and rules it might have violated by putting these tiles.
A Facebook post made by the National Building Code of the Philippines – NBCP pointed out some errors in the construction. Specifically the post read:
“1) the solution apparently violates the prescribed limit on impervious surfaces (surfaces that do not allow water to percolate i.e. to sink into the ground/ aquifer or to be retarded from flowing elsewhere, usually to places of lower elevations); these limits are found in the 2004 revised IRR of PD No. 1096, the 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP), something that the Government is clearly bound to adhere to;
2) the light color of the tiles may only increase ambient near-ground temperatures and may cause extreme discomfort;
3) if of ceramic tile, traction is also a major concern when the tiles get wet and when algae-like organisms form on the joints (grout); this is also a major maintenance expenditure;
4) as the solution may actually be a serious public health and safety concern, the DPWH and the DepED should conduct an investigation asap and recommend rectifications before anyone gets hurt; Article 1723 of R.A. No. 386, the 1949 Civil Code of the Philippines shall apply in case anyone does get hurt; the respective professional regulatory laws (PRLs) shall also apply in case there are erring plans/ designs;
5) the BFP and PNP (under the DILG) could also weigh in as it is hard to imagine how emergency and fire vehicles can get near the buildings without destroying the tiles (assuming there is no other way);
6) yes, the CoA can weigh in later as public funds may have been spent unwisely (or even unnecessarily); and
7) the Government must most of all be the prime example of compliance with the very laws and regulations it issues.“
The post was apparently published with intentions to raise awareness for other organizations to not mistakenly replicate the same erroneous construction.
That is all there is to it, at least for now, we’ll post updates as soon as we got them.