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| 2007-11-30 11:45:02 | REVIEW #: 2ND |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 AMENDMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | NOTE: THE WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM ERDMANN & ASSOCIATES |
| | INDICATES THAT RESPONSES TO SEVERAL COMMENTS WERE TO BE |
| | PROVIDED BY OTHER PROFESSIONALS. NO SUCH RESPONSES WERE |
| | FOUND IN THE RESUBMITTAL PACKAGE. WRITTEN RESPONSES TO |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS ARE NOT A REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, THEY DO |
| | SERVE TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS AND CLARIFY DESIGN |
| | INTENT. |
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| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN |
| | RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
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| | 1. OK |
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| | 2. OK |
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| | 3. THIS COMMENT WAS NOT ADDRESSED. SEE OUTSIDE AIR |
| | CALCULATIONS ON PG M0.1. |
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| | 4. OK |
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| | 5. OK |
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| | 6 AND 7: A) ID-1A INDICATES THAT RATED WALLS AT THESE |
| | LOCATIONS ARE EXISTING AND PART OF BASE BUILDING PLANS. |
| | NO SUCH WALLS ARE SHOWN ON BASE BUILDING PLANS. |
| | B) M2.1 SHOWS LAY-IN GRILLS IN CEILINGS FOR ROOMS 104 |
| | AND 127, BUT ID-1A CALLS FOR RATED CEILINGS. THERE IS |
| | NO INDICATION OF OPENING PROTECTIVES AT THESE CEILING |
| | PENETRATIONS. |
| | C) M2.1 ROOM 127 SHOWS TWO FIRE DAMPERS INSTALLED AT |
| | THE NORTH WALL. ACCORDING TO WALL DETAILS ON ID-1A THIS |
| | WALL DOES NOT GO TO DECK, RATHER IT TERMINATES 6 INCHES |
| | ABOVE THE CEILING. HOW ARE FIRE DAMPERS TO BE INSTALLED |
| | IN THIS WALL? ARE THEY TO BE BELOW THE CEILING? FIRE |
| | DAMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED AS PART OF A RATED ASSEMBLY |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.2. |
| | D) HP-1 IS SHOWN PROVIDING SUPPLY AIR TO ROOMS 104 AND |
| | 127. RETURN FOR HP-1 AND BASE BUILDING AC SYSTEM ARE |
| | SHARING A COMMON RETURN PLENUM AS AIR FROM ROOM 127 IS |
| | SHOWN RETURNING TO THE ABOVE CEILING PLENUM. FAN |
| | SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR FOR HP-1 SHALL BE REQUIRED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 606.2.2. SMOKE DETECTOR SHALL |
| | BE TIED INTO THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 606.4. |
| | E) ACCORDING TO PG ID-1A, HP-1 WILL BE LOCATED ABOVE A |
| | FIRE RATED CEILING. SHOW THIS EQUIPMENT TO BE SERVICE |
| | ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 306.1. |
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| | 8. OK |
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| | 9. THIS COMMENT HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. THERE IS |
| | NO CODE DEFICIENCY RELATED TO THIS COMMENT. |
| | FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY: BASED ON A CONFERENCE |
| | WITH DAVID ALLEN AND TOM JOYNER (AHA ENGINEERING), |
| | FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN TENANT |
| | SEPARATION WALLS FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE SMOKE CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM. THIS CHANGE MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO AN UPDATED |
| | TENANT DESIGN MANUAL. CONSULT WITH BUILDING MANAGEMENT |
| | REGARDING THIS CHANGE AS CHANGING THIS DESIGN PRIOR TO |
| | RESUBMITTAL COULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR REVISIONS |
| | RELATED TO THESE AREAS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE. |
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| | 10. OK |
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| | 11. COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 13-411.1.ABC.1.4 FOR WATER FLOW |
| | CONTROLS HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN. |
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| | 12. OK |
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| | 13. OK |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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