General & Technical FAQs
Under Part 4 of the National Building Code (NBC 2026), all residential apartment towers exceeding 15 meters in height, all commercial complexes/malls (regardless of height), all hospitals and nursing homes, all schools/colleges with occupancy > 500 students, and all hazardous industrial units must hold a valid Fire NOC.
Fire NOCs are valid for 1 year for commercial/industrial/hospital buildings and 3 years for residential apartment societies. Renewal applications must be submitted on the NBFSA Building Registration Portal at least 60 days before expiration along with the annual maintenance certificate of fire pumps.
Yes, 100%. Under Section 18 of the National Building Safety Act 2026, whistleblower identity is protected by federal statutory confidentiality. Information submitted is directly routed to the Enforcement Directorate without disclosing complainant details.
A 30-day Rectification Notice is served requiring the owner to engage an empaneled structural engineer for retrofitting (e.g. column jacketing or carbon fiber wrapping). If the structural distress poses imminent collapse hazard, immediate evacuation and sealing orders are executed under Section 14.
Citizens can scan the metallic QR Safety Plate installed at the building entrance gate or visit the "Approved / Certified Buildings" directory on this portal and search by property name or certificate number.