Circular No. 14/2008/TT-BXD dated June 02, 2008 of the Ministry of Construction guiding the grading of condominiums

THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 14/2008/TT-BXD

Hanoi, June 2, 2008

FOR THE MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION VICE MINISTER




Nguyen Tran Nam

Criteria

Condominium grades

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Grade IV

I. Requirements on planning, architecture

1. Planning

I.I. Location

Having the road system outside the condominiums, which ensures access to the work's main lobby by road vehicles

Having the road system outside the condominiums, which ensures access to the work's main lobby by road vehicles

Having convenient traffic systems

Having convenient traffic systems

1.2. View

Having yard, garden, grass carpet, greenery, beautifully designed footpaths, which are complete and harmonious

Having yard, garden, grass carpet, greenery, beautifully designed fool paths which arc complete

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

1.3. Environment

Having large surrounding space, airy, cool, clean and beautiful environment

Having large surrounding space, airy, cool, clean and beautiful environment

Environment meets hygienic conditions

Environment meets hygienic conditions

2. Architectural designs

2.1. Apartment structure

- Minimum functional spaces include living room, bedroom, kitchenette, dining room, toilets and other rooms;

- Each apartment has at least 2 toilets;

- The main bedroom has a separate toilet.

- Minimum functional spaces include living room, bedroom, kitchenette, dining room, toilets and other rooms;

- Each apartment has at least 2 toilets;

- The main bedroom has a separate toilet.

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

2.2. Apartment area

- It depends on the designing area, but is not smaller than 70 m2;

- The main bedroom is larger than 20 nr.

- It depends on the designing area, but is not smaller than 60 m2;

- The main bedroom is larger than 15 m2.

- It depends on the designing area, but is not smaller than 50 m2;

- The main bedroom is larger than 12 m2.

Meeting current regulations and standards

2. 3. Air ventilation and Inditing lor apartments

All rooms must ensure air ventilation and lighting.

- Living room, bedroom, kitchenette and dining room must be air-ventilated, naturally lighted and open to wide space

- All rooms must ensure air ventilation and lighting.

- Living room, bedroom, kitchenette and dining room must be air-ventilated and naturally lighted and open to wide space.

Mooting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

2.4. Sanitation equipment in apartments

- Minimum equipment include wash-basin, flush toilet, woman sanilation equipment, shower, bathtub.

- Water pipes include hot water and cold water pipelines

- Minimum equipment includes wash-basin, flush toilet, woman sanitation equipment, shower, bathtub.

- Water pipes include hot water and cold water pipelines.

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

2 5 List and stair

Having lifts, stairs and exits

Having lifts, stairs and exits

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

2.5.1. Stair

A landing must serve at least 4 apartments

A landing must serve at least 6 apartments

A landing must serve at least 8 apartments

Meeting current regulations and standards

2 1 2. Fift

- Ensuring the transportation of furniture, medical stretches

- Each lift serves no more than 40 apartments

- Ensuring the transportation of furniture, medical stretches;

- Each lift serves no more than 50 apartments

-Ensuring the transportation of furniture, medical stretches;

- Each lift serves no more than 60 apartments

Meeting current regulations and standards

2.6. Parking

- Having vehicle parking lot (indoor or outdoor), which ensures preset ensures prescribed standards and safely.

- Each apartment has at least a parking place for 1.5 cars.

- Having vehicle parking place (indoor or outdoor), ensuring, prescribed standards and safety.

- Each apartment has at least a parking place for one car.

- Having parking place, which ensures prescribed standards and safety.

Having parking place, which ensures prescribe standards and safety.

II. Requirements on technical infrastructure and social infrastructure of condominiums

1. Technical infrastructure

1.1 Communication system

Having synchronous communication systems, which meet fire-righting and rescue standards

I laving synchronous communication systems, which meet fire-fighting and rescue standards

With convenient communications, meeting fire fighting and rescue standards

With convenient communications, meeting fire-fighting and rescue standards

1.2. Power supply system

Having reserve power supply system to ensure public activities and apartment lighting upon blackouts

Having reserve power supply system to ensure public activities and apartment lighting upon blackouts

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

1.3. Water supply and drainage system

1.4. Communication system

With complete and synchronous water supply and drainage system, which ensures hygiene and smooth operation (24 hours a day)

With complete and synchronous water supply and drainage system, which ensure hygiene and smooth operation (24 hours a day)

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

Having advanced and modern system to provide television, telephone and internet services, which meet conditions for smooth operation

Having advanced and modem systems to provide television, telephone and internet services, which meet conditions for smooth operation

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

1.5 Fire - and explosion preventing and fighting system

Having automatic fire alarm and fighting systems, signal and information systems in case of lire in apartments and common use areas

Having automatic fire alarm and fighting systems, signal and information system in case of fire in apartments and common-use areas

Meeting current regulations and standards

Meeting current regulations and standards

1.6 Garbage collection and treatment system

- Having garbage bins at public places

- Garbage collection and treatment system ensures hygiene and separation from floor foyer and main foyer

- Having garbage bins at public places.

- Garbage collection and treatment systems ensure hygiene and separation from floor foyer and main foyer

- Having garbage bins at public places;

- Having house garbage collection system

Meeting current regulations and standards

2. Social intrastructure

Social

Infrastructure  works

Having synchronous and high-quality social infrastructure with complete works (preschool, lower secondary school, cultural-information establishment, trade, physical training and sport services, spaces lor leisure walks and relaxation...) within a radius of 500 m;

Having lage open air play and recreation area, yard, garden, beautifully designed footpaths

Having synchronous social infrastructure with complete works (preschool, lower secondary school, cultural-information establishment, trade, physical training and sport services, spaces for leisure walks and relaxation...) within a radius of 500 m;

- Having large open-air play and recreation area, yard, garden, beautifully designed footpaths

- Meeting current regulations     and standards

- Using facilities of the region

- Meeting current regulations and standards

- Using facilities of the region

III. Requirements on completion quality

1. Supplies, materials used for construction and complel ion

Using high-quality supplies and materials at the time of construction

Using good-quality supplies and materials at the time of construction

Using statisfactory quality supplies and materials at the time of construction

Meeting current regulations and standards

2. Equipment attached to houses

Using high-quality equipment at the lime of construction

Using good-quality equipment at the time of construction

Using satisfactory-quality equipment at the lime of construction

Using medium quality equipment at the lime of construction

IV. Requirements on use management service quality

1. Security

- Having the systems of security cameras in foyers, corridors, stairs.

- Posting security personnel at entrances and exits around the clock

Posting security personnel at public areas

Posting security personnel at main entrances and exits

In compliance with the condominium use management regulation

2. Sanitation

Frequently sweeping, cleaning, vacuum-cleaning public areas, ensuring sanitation

Frequently sweeping, cleaning, vacuum-cleaning public areas, ensuring sanitation

Ensuring sanitation

Ensuring sanitation

3. Beautiful look

Tending trees, yards, gardens, internal roads to ensure that they are always beautiful and clean

Tending trees, yards, gardens, internal roads to ensure that they are always beautiful and clean

Ensuring sanitation

Ensuring sanitation

4. Operation management

Proving prompt maintenance and repairs

Proving prompt maintenance and repair

In compliance with the condominium use management regulation

In compliance with the condominium use management regulation