Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07030932
Permit Number 07030932
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2007-09-19 18:41:41REVIEW #: 2
 ACTION:
  
 FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS FBC
 CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH
 PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN
 RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY.
  
 1. OK
  
 2. OK
  
 3. DAMPER IN NON-RATED WALL HAS BEEN REMOVED. HOWEVER,
 PLEASE SEE ELECTRICAL AND POSSIBLY BUILDING REVIEWS AS
 A RATED WALL MAY BE REQUIRED IN THIS LOCATION.
  
 4. EXAMPLE: WORK ROOM 1542 HAS TYPE "B" WALLS ON ALL
 SIDES. BASED ON DETAIL 4 ON PG I-D.1, THE DRYWALL STOPS
 6 INCHES ABOVE THE CEILING, BUT THE WALL INSULATION
 CONTINUES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DECK, THUS IMPEDING
 FREE FLOW OF RETURN AIR FROM THIS SPACE. THIS CONDITION
 WOULD ALSO PRECLUDE THE WALL CAVITY FROM BEING SEALED
 AT THE TOP WITH AN APPROVED AIR BARRIER AS REQUIRED PER
 FBC,M 603.8.
  
 5. OK
  
 6. OK
  
 7. OK
  
 8. OK
  
 9. THERE IS A FLEX DUCT PASSING THROUGH THE RATED WALL
 RIGHT NEXT TO THE NEWLY ADDED 54X12 FIRE DAMPER. THIS
 DUCT PENETRATION DOES JOT SHOW ANY OPENING PROTECTIVES
 AS REQUIRED BY FBC,M 607.5. AND 607.7.
  
 10. THE 72X12 R/A FSD AT ROOMS 1633 AND 1601 IS SHOWN
 HALF WAY OUT OF THE RATED WALL. PLEASE SHOW HOW
 OOPENING PROTECTION IS TO BE MAINTAINED AT THE RATED
 WALL ASSEMBLY. ALSO, SEE NEW COMMENTS RELATED TO NEW
 FSD'D AND SMOKE CONTROL.
  
 11. OK
  
 12. OK
  
 13. OK
  
 14. VAV 16-13, EVEN THOUGH THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN
 REVISED TO SHOW THE REQUIRED CFM AT 1150, THE FLOOR
 PLAN STILL SHOWS 1350 CFM. THERE ARE FOUR DROPS AT 300
 CFM EACH PLUS ONE DROP AT 150 CFM. PLEASE SHOW
 CORRELATION BETWEEN SCHEDULE AND FLOOR PLANS.
  
 15. OK PENDING FIELD VERIFICATION THAT THERE WILL BE NO
 EXHAUST DUCT UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE EXPOSED TO THE
 PLENUM. FBC,M 601.3
  
 16. OK
  
 17. OK
  
 18. REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE CONDENSERS ON THE
 ROOF, THEY ARE STILL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT AND THEY ARE
 STILL ON THE ROOF. THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE BASE
 BUILDING SCOPE OF WORK. THEREFORE, CODE COMPLIANCE
 SHALL BE DEMONSTRATED AS PART OF THIS PERMIT
 APPLICATION. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC,M 301.13, FBC
 1509.7 AND FBC CH.16.
 NOTE: IF PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS ARE USED, PRODUCT
 APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY FAC RULE 9B-72. FOR MORE
 INFORMATION ON THE FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM
 PLEASE VISIT: WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG
  
 19. OK
  
 20. IT IS AGREED THAT THE COMPUTER ROOM A/C UNITS NEED
 NOT BE INCLUDED IN CALCULATIONS. HOWEVER, AS THE BASE
 BUILDING WAS PERMITTED AS A SHELL BUILDING AND IS NOT
 COMPLETED, COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 13-101.1.6 IS REQUIRED.
 THE ENERGY USAGE OF THIS SPACE SHALL BE INCORPORATED
 INTO THE BASE BUILDING ENERGY CALCULATIONS PRIOR TO
 C.O. OF THE BASE BUILDING.
  
 IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE CODE COMPLIANCE, PROVIDE AT A
 MINIMUM AN INPUT DATA REPORT WHICH ACCURATELY REFLECTS
 ALL EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES SHOWN ON PLANS WHICH ARE
 SUBJECT TO FBC CH. 13. THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE
 PROVIDED TO THE DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR BASE BUILDING
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS. THIS DATA SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE
 BASE BUILDING DESIGNER TO DETERMINE IF THE ENERGY
 USEAGE IN THIS SPACE CONFORMS TO BASE BUILDING
 ASSUMPTIONS AND/OR FALLS WITHIN PARAMETERS WHICH WILL
 ALLOW FINAL REVISED ENERGY CALCULATIONS FOR THE WHOLE
 BUILDING TO COMPLY WITH FBC CH.13.
 NOTE: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FOR THIS SPACE THE INPUT
 DATA BE SEPARATED INTO FLOORS AND LABELED "ZONE 15" AND
 "ZONE 16" TO FACILITATE INCORPORATION OF THE DATA INTO
 THE BASE BUILDING CALCULATIONS. PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE BY
 THE BASE BUILDING DESIGNER SHALL BE PROVIDED (A SIGNED
 SHOP DRAWING REVIEW STAMP IS SUFFICIENT) AT TIME OF
 RESUBMITTAL.
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 A. SMOKE CONTROL SEQUENCE, THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED
 WITHIN THE SEQUENCE ARE IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER.
 HOW CAN FLOORS 15 AND 16 BE CONSIDERED A SINGLE ZONE
 WHEN THE SEQUENCE ALSO STATES THAT THE 15TH AND 16TH
 FLOORS ARE TO BE INDEPENDENTLY PRESSURIZED DEPENDING ON
 THE FLOOR OF INCIDENT? IN ORDER FOR FLOORS 15 AND 16 TO
 BE CONSIDERED A SINGLE ZONE, BOTH FLOORS WOULD HAVE TO
 BE PRESSURIZED OR EXHAUSTED AS ONE FLOOR (OR ZONE). IF
 FLOORS 15 AND 16 ARE TO BE CONTROLLED INDEPENDENTLY,
 PROVIDE A SEQUENCE WHICH INCLUDES THE CONTROL OF ALL
 FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS THAT MAY ALLOW THE FLOORS TO
 COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER VIA THE MONUMENTAL STAIR
 AREA. THIS SYSTEM SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BASE
 BUILDING SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM AND BE INCLUDED IN THE
 BASE BUILDING RATIONAL ANALYSIS AS WELL AS THE BASE
 BUILDING SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS.
  
 B. SUPPLEMENTAL EXHAUST AND SUPPLY FANS, IF PART OF THE
 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM, SHALL ALSO BE CONTROLLED BY THE
 BASE BUILDING SYSTEM. RELATED FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS ARE
 ALSO REQUIRED TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE BASE BUILDING
 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM PER FBC,M 513.5.2.
  
 C. NEW EF 15 IS SHOWN ON ROOF, BUT NEW SUPPLY FAN IS
 NOT SHOWN. THE NOTE STATES THAT THE EF AND SF ARE BASE
 BUILDING SUPPLIED. BASE BUILDING REVISED PAGE H1.17
 DATED 8/29/07 DOES NOT SHOW EITHER FAN. THE LOCATIONS
 FOR THESE FANS AS SHOWN ON M2.2 AND M3.1 OF THIS PLAN
 ARE IN CONFLICT WITH BASE BUILDING PLANS. SHOW LOCATIN
 OF FANS ON PLAN IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT IN CONFLICT
 WITH BASE BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE
 WITH FBC,M 401.5.1 AND 501.2.
  
 NOTE: ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS APPLICATION REQUIRES
 APPROVAL BY BASE BUILDING DESIGNER(S) OF RECORD AND MAY
 BE DEMONSTRATED VIA SIGNED SHOP DRAWING REVIEW STAMP
 FROM SAME.
  
 ONE SET OF OLD/VOIDED SHEETS ALONG WITH ONE SET OF NEW
 PLANS ALONG WITH CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY
 THIS OFFICE.
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
 RONALD J REGUEIRO


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