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| 2007-06-22 13:51:36 | ------------------DENIED---------------------- |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2006 REVISIONS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | NFPA 72-02 |
| | NFPA 90A-02 |
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| | 1. PG A1.2: ACCORDING TO WALL TYPE DESIGNATION, |
| | CORRIDOR 108 IS NOT RATED. HOWEVER, THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | SYMBOLS SCHEDULE INDICATES SOME PORTIONS ARE 1-HOUR |
| | RATED AND OTHERS 2-HOUR RATED. PLEASE CLARIFY AS THIS |
| | MAY IMPACT DUCT PENETRATIONS. FBC 106.1.1 AND FBC,M |
| | 607.5 |
| | |
| | 2. M-2: 24X12 AND 6X4 EXHAUST DUCTS ON 2ND FLOOR ARE |
| | LOCATED IN A RETURN AIR PLENUM. EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER |
| | POSITIVE PRESSURE, CHIMNEYS, AND VENTS SHALL NOT EXTEND |
| | INTO OR PASS THROUGH DUCTS OR PLENUMS. FBC,M 601.3 |
| | |
| | 3. M-2: 30X14 SUPPLY DUCT FROM VAV 13 IS SHOWN PASSING |
| | THROUGH A 2-HOUR RATED WALL AS AN UNPROTECTED OPENING. |
| | PLEASE SHOW OPENING PROTECTIVES PER FBC,M 607.5. |
| | |
| | 4. M-1: NOTE FOR ROOMS 117 AND 118 STATES "OPEN TO |
| | ABOVE" BUT THE REFLECTIVE CEILING PLAN ON A2.1 SHOWS A |
| | CEILING WITH RETURN AIR GRILLS. PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC |
| | 106.1.1 AND FBC,M 601.4 |
| | |
| | 5. M-2: EQUIPMENT ROOM 209 SHOWS AN 8' CEILING. THE |
| | 60X24 R/A OPENING WITH F.D. IS ABOVE THE CEILING WHILE |
| | HP-1 IS BELOW THE CEILING. HOW WILL THE AIR RETURN BACK |
| | TO HP-1? |
| | |
| | 6. M-2: THE 18X14 DUCT TO 24X24 LOUVER FOR OUTDOOR AIR |
| | INTAKE FACES AN ALLEY OR STREET. MECHANICAL AND GRAVITY |
| | OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE OPENINGS SHALL BE LOCATED A MINIMUM |
| | OF 10 FEET FROM ANY HAZARDOUS OR NOXIOUS CONTAMINANT, |
| | SUCH AS VENTS, CHIMNEYS, PLUMBING VENTS, STREETS, |
| | ALLEYS, PARKING LOTS AND LOADING DOCKS. FBC,M 401.5.1 |
| | |
| | 7. M-2: SMOKE DETECTOR LOCATIONS AS SHOWN DO NOT |
| | MONITOR THE ENTIRE SUPPLY AIRFLOW. VAV 13 AND 15 (FOR |
| | EXAMPLE) TAP FROM SUPPLY UPSTREAM OF DETECTORS. SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72. THE REQUIRED SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED TO MONITOR THE ENTIRE |
| | AIRFLOW CONVEYED BY THE SYSTEM INCLUDING RETURN AIR, |
| | SUPPLY AIR, AND EXHAUST OR RELIEF AIR. ACCESS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SMOKE DETECTORS FOR INSPECTION AND |
| | MAINTENANCE. FBC,M 606.3 ALSO, THE DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS |
| | SHALL BE CONNECTED TO A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. THE |
| | ACTUATION OF A DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR SHALL ACTIVATE A |
| | VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE SUPERVISORY SIGNAL AT A CONSTANTLY |
| | ATTENDED LOCATION. EXCEPTION: THE SUPERVISORY SIGNAL AT |
| | A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED LOCATION IS NOT REQUIRED WHERE |
| | THE DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATES THE BUILDING'S |
| | ALARM-INDICATING APPLIANCES. FBC 606.4 |
| | |
| | 8. M-4: FIRE DAMPER DETAIL, PLEASE VERIFY DETAIL IS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH F.D. MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATIN |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. SEE FBC,M 607.2. ALSO, PLEASE CHECK FIRE |
| | DAMPER DETAIL NOTE #5. IT CALLS FOR A 3' HIGH CURB |
| | AROUND DUCT FLOOR OPENINGS. IS THIS CORRECT? IS THIS |
| | INTENDED TO BE 3"? FIRE DAMPER SLEEVE MUST BE LONG |
| | ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH FLOOR AND CURB WITH ENOUGH LENGTH |
| | FOR ANGLE AND DUCT CONNECTIONS. HOW WILL CONCRETE CURB |
| | BE INCORPRATED INTO THIS RATED ASSEMBLY? |
| | |
| | 9. M-5 HEAT PUMP CLOSET DETAIL: HP-1 IS LOCATED IN A |
| | RETURN AIR PLENUM. PLEASE SHOW CONDENSATE DRAIN PIPE |
| | MATERIALS TO BE NON-COMBUSTIBLE OR MEET THE 25/50 |
| | RATING AS REQUIRED BY FBC,M 602.2.1. |
| | |
| | 10. PLENUM AREAS, SUCH AS ABOVE CEILING AND EQUIPMENT |
| | ROOM SHALL BE LINED WITH AN APPROVED AIR BARRIER PER |
| | FBC 13-410.1.ABC.3.7 AND ALL EXTERIOR WALLS EXPOSED TO |
| | PLENUM ARE TO BE INSULATED TO MINIMUM R-8 PER FBC TABLE |
| | 13-410.1.ABC.2.2. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J REGUEIRO |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
