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| 2008-07-21 14:06:47 | PLAN REVIEW UNDER THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE & |
| | REFERENCED CODES WITH 2007 REVISIONS, CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 1 (W.P.B.), FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (F.A.C.), AND FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | (F.S.). |
| | |
| | REVISION TO ENERGY CALCULATIONS. |
| | *** DENIED *** |
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| | 1) ENERGY CAL'S. LINE 15 IS TAKING THE CROSS |
| | VENTILATION CREDIT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS |
| | SHOWING THE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS ARE 12% OF THE |
| | FLOOR AREA, ADD TO BUILDING PLANSSCREENED DOORS TO |
| | ALL OUTSIDE DOORS BEING INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATIONS. |
| | SEE 2004 FBC 13-607.1.A.3.1. |
| | |
| | 2) AS THE CROSS VENTILATION CREDIT IS MOSTLY FOR |
| | NORTHERN FLORIDA, PLEASE SUBMIT A METEOROLOGICAL REPORT |
| | SHOWING THAT WEST PALM BEACH HAS SIGNIFICANT AND |
| | CONTINUOUS WINDS DURING THE COOLING MONTHS, PER 2004 |
| | FBC 13-607.1.A.3.1. |
| | |
| | 2004 FBC 13-607.1.A.3.1 CROSS VENTILATION CREDIT. |
| | HOUSES FOR WHICH CREDIT IS CLAIMED FOR CROSS |
| | VENTILATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA IN SECTION |
| | 13-607.2.A.3.3 SHALL HAVE PROVIDED OPERABLE APERTURE |
| | AREAS TOTALING A MINIMUM OF 12 PERCENT OF THE FLOOR |
| | AREA OF THE ROOM FOR ALL PRIMARY LIVING AREAS AND MAIN |
| | BEDROOMS. |
| | INSECT SCREENS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL WINDOWS AND |
| | DOORS TO BE CONSIDERED OPERABLE APERTURE AREA. ALL |
| | SCREENED ENTRY DOORS AND INTERIOR DOORS IN THE |
| | VENTILATED AREAS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EITHER (1) |
| | MECHANICALLY ATTACHED DOOR STOPS (OR SIMILAR DEVICES) |
| | TO HOLD THE DOOR IN AN OPEN POSITION OR (2) OPERABLE |
| | LOUVERS. |
| | THE TOTAL APERTURE AREA SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A MINIMUM |
| | OF TWO DISTINCT WINDOWS. EACH WINDOW SHALL PROVIDE NOT |
| | MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL APERTURE AREA. THE |
| | WINDOWS (OR SLIDING GLASS DOORS) SHALL BE PLACED IN |
| | ADJACENT OR OPPOSITE WALLS. THE WINDOWS MAY BE PLACED |
| | ON A SINGLE OUTSIDE WALL IF WING WALLS ARE USED. |
| | WHERE WING WALLS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUILDING DESIGN |
| | FOR VENTILATION PURPOSES, THEY SHALL BE PLACED BETWEEN |
| | WINDOWS TO CREATE A HIGH-PRESSURE AND A LOW-PRESSURE |
| | ZONE ON EACH WINDOW. WING WALLS SHALL EXTEND FROM THE |
| | GROUND TO EVE HEIGHT, BE LOCATED ON THE WINDWARD SIDE |
| | OF THE BUILDING, AND EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE BUILDING A |
| | DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE WIDTH OF THE |
| | WINDOW. |
| | |
| | NOTE: THIS TECHNIQUE IS EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR AREAS WHICH |
| | EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT AND CONTINUOUS WINDS DURING THE |
| | COOLING MONTHS. |
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| | MECHANICAL PLAN REVIEW BY; |
| | TOM GORDON (561) 805-6729 |
| | E-MAIL; [email protected] |
