| Date |
Text |
| 2007-11-28 16:34:45 | REVIEW #: 2ND |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 AMENDMENTS |
| | 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. THE REVISED NOTE #13 INDICATES AN AUDIBLE AND |
| | VISIBLE SIGNAL WILL BE LOCATED AT THE RESPECTIVE |
| | THERMOSTATS. IS THIS IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL ALARM |
| | SIGNAL AS INDICATED BY NOTE 9(D) ON PG E5.2? ALSO, |
| | PLEASE COORDINATE THIS NOTE WITH NOTE #17 ON PG FA 1.2, |
| | WHICHINDICATES A VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE |
| | SENT TO THE FACP. THIS IS LOCATED AT THE 1ST FLOOR |
| | LOBBY AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED |
| | LOCATION. |
| | |
| | 2. OK |
| | |
| | 3. M1.1: THERE IS STILL ONE 12X8 EXHAUST DUCT |
| | PENETRATION (ASSOCIATED WITH KEY NOTE #2, AS STATED IN |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW) WHICH IS NOT SHOWN AS BEING PROTECTED |
| | BY A FIRE DAMPER. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC,M 607.6 AND |
| | 607.8. |
| | |
| | 4. OK |
| | |
| | 5. THE DESIGN INTENT IS STILL UNCLEAR. ON M7.2, DETAIL |
| | 9 SHOWS THE PIPES ENTERING A FIRE RATED CHASE. ON M7.1, |
| | DETAIL 9 SHOWS A THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM |
| | FOR CONCRETE, INDICATING THIS IS A FLOOR/CEILING |
| | PENETRATION. A FLOOR/CEILING THROUGH-PENETRATION SYSTEM |
| | IS NOT NEEDED IF THE PIPE IS IN A FIRE RATED CHASE. |
| | ALSO, THE SYSTEM SPECIFIED IN THE DETAIL IS NOT |
| | APPLICABLE TO THIS LOCATION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: |
| | A) IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR ONE PIPE PER HOLE. |
| | B) IT IS ONLY LISTED FOR STEEL PIPE. COPPER IS NOT PART |
| | OF ITS LISTING. |
| | C) IF THIS IS NOT FOR THE FLOOR/CEILING, BUT FOR WHERE |
| | THE PIPES LEAVE THE FIRE RATED CHASE, IT WILL NOT WORK |
| | BECAUSE IT IS ONLY LISTED FOR USE IN CONCRETE, NOT A |
| | FRAMED WALL OR SHAFT ASSEMBLY. |
| | ALSO, THERE IS NO FIRE RATED CHASE SHOWN ON |
| | ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLANS AT THESE LOCATIONS, ONLY |
| | PARTITIONS TO GO 6 INCHES ABOVE THE CEILING ACCORDING |
| | TO THE WALL LEGEND ON THE A PAGES. THERE IS NO LISTED |
| | ASSEMBLY FOR A FIRE RATED CHASE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | DETAILS. PLEASE CLARIFY THE INTENT AND DEMONSTRATE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 712.4. |
| | |
| | 6. OK |
| | |
| | 7. OK |
| | |
| | 8. THE ?ASSEMBLY AND DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION? PACKAGE |
| | SUBMITTED FOR FIRE DAMPERS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. DETAIL 7 ON |
| | M7.1 DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH RUSKIN INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. OPTIONS: |
| | A) REMOVE THE CURRENT DETAIL FROM THE PLANS. PROVIDE A |
| | NOTE ON PLANS DEFERRING TO MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SUBMITTAL PACKAGE. |
| | B) INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION |
| | ON PLANS (IF ALLOWED BY MANUFACTURER, THIS IS NOT A |
| | RECOMMENDATION TO VIOLATE ANY COPYRIGHT.). |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC, M 607.2. |
| | |
| | 9. THE PRESCRIPTIVE FASTENING METHOD LISTED IN FBC, M |
| | 301.13.1 IS ONLY APPLICABLE FOR GROUP R-3 OCCUPANCIES. |
| | IT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT. IN ANY OTHER |
| | OCCUPANCY, ENGINEERING IS REQUIRED BASED ON THE WIND |
| | SPEED AND WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC |
| | CH.16. OPTIONS: |
| | A) PROVIDE WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT |
| | WITH FASTENER DETAILS FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW. NOTE: |
| | DETAIL 3 ON M7.2 SHOWS INBED OR EXPANSION ANCHOR BOLTS |
| | TO BE USED ON CONDENSERS BUT KEY NOTES CALL FOR STRAPS |
| | AND TAPCONS. |
| | B) CHECK WITH EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. MANY |
| | MANUFACTURERS HAVE THEIR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| | TESTED AND CERTIFIED TO MEET WIND LOADS ALREADY. IF |
| | THIS IS THE CASE, MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE |
| | USED. A DETAIL MAY BE PROVIDED WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH |
| | THOSE INSTRUCTIONS AND A NOTE WHICH DEFERS TO |
| | INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE USED. IF THIS METHOD IS USED, |
| | PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION WHICH VERIFIES THAT THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND MEET |
| | WIND LOADS FOR THIS AREA. |
| | |
| | 10. OK |
| | |
| | 11. ENERGY CALCULATIONS: METHOD B HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. |
| | HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT ONLY THE SPACES BEING |
| | BUILT-OUT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATIONS. AS STATED |
| | IN FBC 13-101.1.6, ?ALL ASSUMPTIONS MADE ABOUT FEATURES |
| | NOT INSTALLED UNTIL LATER THAT ARE NOT ON THE BUILDING |
| | PLANS SHALL BE LISTED AND APPENDED TO THE COMPLIANCE |
| | FORM SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.? NO |
| | ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT FEATURES TO BE INSTALLED IN THE |
| | UNFINISHED AREA COULD BE FOUND APPENDED TO THE |
| | CALCULATIONS. ALSO, THE PROJECT SUMMARY PAGE INDICATES |
| | THAT ONLY THE FINISHED AREAS WERE COUNTED IN THE |
| | CALCULATIONS. COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS, A/C EQUIPMENT |
| | AND LIGHTING ASSUMPTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE |
| | COMPLIANCE FORM FOR ALL UNFINISHED AREAS OF THE |
| | BUILDING AND BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATIONS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. ENERGY CALCULATIONS CAN |
| | NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 12. OK |
| | |
| | 13. OK |
| | |
| | 14. RESPONSE INDICATES THAT THE GENERATOR IS NOT |
| | RELATED TO THE MECHANICAL DISCIPLINE. PLEASE SEE FBC, M |
| | 915.1, WHICH STATES ?THE INSTALLATION OF LIQUID-FUELED |
| | STATIONARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND GAS |
| | TURBINES, INCLUDING FUEL STORAGE AND PIPING, SHALL MEET |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 37.? THIS CLEARLY MAKES DIESEL |
| | POWERED GENERATORS AND THEIR FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS |
| | SUBJECT TO THE MECHANICAL CODE. THE MECHANICAL CODE |
| | REFERENCES NFPA 37, WHICH IS THE STANDARD BY WHICH THE |
| | GENERATOR INSTALLATION AND ITS FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM WILL |
| | BE REVIEWED BY THE MECHANICAL REVIEWER. NO INFORMATION |
| | HAS BEEN PROVIDED REGARDING DIESEL FUEL STORAGE FOR |
| | THIS GENERATOR. ALSO, IF THE DIESEL TANK EXCEEDS 550 |
| | GALLONS; THE TANK, ITS INSTALLATION METHOD AND LOCATION |
| | MUST BE FIRST APPROVED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY DERM BEFORE |
| | SUBMITTAL TO THIS AHJ FOR PERMIT. CONTACT INFORMATION |
| | FOR PBC DERM WAS PROVIDED TO THE DESIGN TEAM DURING OUR |
| | MEETING IN THIS OFFICE. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
