| Date |
Text |
| 2007-12-22 14:42:09 | REVIEW #: REV.14 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. M1-1.1: THE 36/24 SUPPLY DUCT FROM CAHU-1 HAS AT |
| | LEAST ONE UNPROTECTED OPENING IN THE WALL AT ALCOVE |
| | A1.104. SHOW OPENING PROTECTIVES (FIRE/SMOKE DAMPER) AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC, M 607.5. |
| | |
| | 2. M1-1.1: THE 16/14 EXHAUST DUCT CROSSING CORRIDOR |
| | A1.013 HAS 2 FIRE DAMPERS WHICH HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO |
| | FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS. WHY HAVE THESE CHANGED? SMOKE |
| | DAMPERS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THIS DUCT AS IT MEETS |
| | EXCEPTION #3 UNDER FBC, M 607.5.4. |
| | |
| | 3. M1-2.1: EF 17 EXHAUST DUCT HAS NO SIZE SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS AND THE CORRESPONDING KEY NOTE #1 IS INCORRECTLY |
| | IDENTIFYING THE RETURN DUCT AS EXHAUST DUCT. ALSO, ADD |
| | KEY NOTE #6 TO FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS WHERE SMOKE EXHAUST |
| | DUCTS EXIT THE SHAFT ENCLOSURE, AS STATED IN PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEW OF THIS PAGE. KEY NOTE #2 IS ALSO IN THE |
| | INCORRECT LOCATION TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SMOKE |
| | EXHAUST DUCT. |
| | |
| | 4. M1-3.1 KEY NOTE #3, M1-4.1 KEY NOTE #5, M1-5.1 KEY |
| | NOTE #3, M2-3.0 KEY NOTE #6 AND M6-1.0 KEY NOTE #1 CALL |
| | FOR SMOKE DETECTORS AT SHAFT PENETRATIONS, PRESUMABLY |
| | FOR CONTROL OF FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS. AS OF REV 12B, THESE |
| | DAMPERS ARE TO BE ACTUATED BY AREA SMOKE DETECTORS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.3.2.1(5). THESE KEY NOTES |
| | ARE IN CONFLICT WITH REVISION 12B. |
| | |
| | 5. M5-2.0: DETAIL 09, DUCT WRAP INSULATION IS SHOWN |
| | STOPPING AT BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL WITH AN INTERRUPTION |
| | OF THE VAPOR RETARDER. WHERE DUCTS USED FOR COOLING ARE |
| | EXTERNALLY INSULATED (WRAPPED RATHER THAN INTERNALLY |
| | LINED), THE INSULATION SHALL BE COVERED WITH A VAPOR |
| | RETARDER AND ALL JOINTS AND SEAMS SHALL BE SEALED TO |
| | MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF THE VAPOR RETARDER IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 604.11 AND 304.1. |
| | NOTE: THE INSTALLATION OF AN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| | SHALL NOT AFFECT THE FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS |
| | SPECIFIED IN THE BUILDING CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, |
| | M 603.1. THEREFORE THESE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY WHEN |
| | THE DUCT PENETRATION OF A RATED WALL ASSEMBLY IS |
| | PROTECTED BY OPENING PROTECTIVES SUCH AS FIRE DAMPERS, |
| | SMOKE DAMPERS OR COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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