Building construction in the Philippines (Geological Location) by Stephen Joy A. Mamparo

`The geological location of a project contributes to the aspects you must consider on building construction, it dictates on what kind of environment the building would stand and what possible catastrophes may occur. The Philippines is a tropical region, is in front of the Pacific Ocean, and is in the pacific rim of fire.

The Philippines is a tropical region, therefore its climate has only two seasons (rainy and sunny), meaning that the project must be ready on the possible extremities of this kind of climate (el-Niño and la-Nina).

The Philippines is in from of the Pacific Ocean, therefore it is prone to tropical typhoons (19 typhoons per year), extreme weathers and tsunamis. The building must be strong enough for these circumstances.

The Philippines is a part of the pacific rim of fire, it has 18 active volcanoes. Therefore it is prone to earthquakes and possible volcano eruptions. The building must be strong enough to stand in these circumstances.

The Philippines has a very harsh environment due to its geological location, it being in the tropical region, Pacific Ocean and Pacific Rim of fire. The building in this type of environment must have strong foundations, and higher resistance and capacity for these circumstances (el-Niño and la-Nina, typhoons, earthquakes, volcano eruptions). Although there are no buildings that are 100% resistant for those circumstances, but the building must be strong enough to lessen its effects.