| Date |
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| 2007-12-03 16:59:29 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 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. H2.6.1: ROOM 601, 606, 607, 610, 620, 638 |
| | ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLAN SHOWS WALLS FOR THESE ROOMS |
| | FROM FLOOR TO DECK. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR RETURN |
| | AIR FROM THESE ROOMS. BALANCED RETURN AIR IS REQUIRED |
| | PER FBC, M 601.4. SHOW HOW BALANCED RETURN IS TO BE |
| | ACHIEVED IN THIS AREA. |
| | |
| | 2. H2.6.1: ROOM 620 HAS AN R/A TRANSFER SHOWN FROM ROOM |
| | 621. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MEANS SHOWN FRO RETURN AIR |
| | FROM ROOM 620 BACK TO CENTRALIZED RETURN. ALSO, |
| | CENTRALIZED RETURN INTAKE IS LOCATED ABOVE CLERICAL |
| | ROOM 619. THIS INTAKE IS SEPARATED FROM THE EAST SIDE |
| | OF THE SPACE BY TWO CONTINUOUS P25 WALLS, ONE ON EACH |
| | SIDE OF RECEPTION 620 AND CONFERENCE 621. PLEASE SHOW |
| | HOW BALANCED RETURN IN THESE AREAS IS TO BE ACHIEVED. |
| | |
| | 3. H7.6.1: VENTILATION AIR CALCULATIONS STATE THAT |
| | THERE IS AN EXPECTED OCCUPANCY OF 35 AND THIS NUMBER IS |
| | USED PER THE PROVISIONS OF FBC, M 403.3.1. THIS SECTION |
| | ALLOWS FOR VENTILATION TO BE BASED ON ACTUAL OCCUPANTS, |
| | NOT EXPECTED OCCUPANTS. THIS WOULD REQUIRE SOME MEANS |
| | OF COUNTING THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IN THE SPACE AT ANY |
| | GIVEN TIME AND VARYING THE VENTILATION RATE BASED ON |
| | THAT NUMBER. ABSENT THAT TYPE OF SYSTEM OR APPROVED |
| | STATISTICAL DATA SHOWING AN OCCUPANT LOAD DIFFERENT |
| | THAN THAT IN TABLE 403.3, AS ALLOWED BY THE EXCEPTION |
| | TO THAT SECTION, THE VENTILATION RATE SHALL BE |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 403.3. |
| | |
| | -BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | PLAN THERE IS APPROX. 6800S.F. OF OFFICE SPACE, |
| | EXCLUDING CONFERENCE ROOMS, CORRIDORS, CLOSETS, ETC. |
| | THE OCCUPANT LOAD AT 7/1000 IS 48. THE RATE FOR OFFICE |
| | SPACE IS 20 CFM PER PERSON FOR A TOTAL OF 960CFM. |
| | |
| | - BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | PLAN THERE IS APPROX. 1179S.F. IN CONFERENCE ROOMS 621, |
| | 639 AND RNET ROOM 623. THE OCCUPANT LOAD AT 50/1000 IS |
| | 59. THE RATE FOR CONFERENCE ROOMS IS 20 CFM PER PERSON |
| | FOR A TOTAL OF 1180 CFM. |
| | |
| | - BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | PLAN THERE IS APPROX. 685S.F. IN THE RECEPTION AREA |
| | ROOM 620. THE OCCUPANT LOAD AT 60/1000 IS 41. THE RATE |
| | FOR THE RECEPTION AREA IS 15 CFM PER PERSON FOR A TOTAL |
| | OF 615 CFM. |
| | |
| | BASED ON THESE CALCULATIONS, THE OUTSIDE AIR |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SPACE EXCEEDS THE TOTAL SUPPLIED |
| | BY BASE BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR THIS FLOOR. THE AMOUNT OF |
| | OUTSIDE AIR FOR THIS SPACE CANNOT EXCEED THE PERCENTAGE |
| | OF THE FLOOR SPACE USED BY THIS TENANT BUILD-OUT IN |
| | ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ENOUGH FRESH AIR TO REMAIN FOR THE |
| | REST OF THE FLOOR WHEN OCCUPIED. THE BASE BUILDING |
| | VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED UNDER ASHRAE 62.1-2004 |
| | AS ALLOWED BY FBC, M 403.4. DESIGNER SHOULD DETERMINE |
| | IF THAT METHOD OF DESIGN WOULD BRING THE VENTILATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS TO WITHIN THE QUANTITIES PROVIDED BY BASE |
| | BUILDING SYSTEMS OR IF ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE AIR IS |
| | REQUIRED BASED ON THE QUANTITIES REQUIRED BY TABLE |
| | 403.3. |
| | |
| | 4. CEILING RETURN PLENUM CAVITIES DESIGNED FOR AIR |
| | TRANSPORT SHALL BE LINED WITH AN AIR BARRIER AND SEALED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 603.9 AND SHALL BE INSULATED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 13-410.1.ABC.2.2. APPROVED AIR |
| | BARRIERS SHALL BE AS DEFINED IN FBC, M 603.9.1 AND THE |
| | R-VALUE OF INSULATION SHALL BE MIN. R-8 IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE ABOVE TABLE. SHOW THESE COMPONENTS AS A |
| | MINIMUM AS PART OF DETAIL 1 ON PG A7.6.3 |
| | |
| | 5. AS THIS TENANT BUILD OUT IS TO TAKE PLACE IN A |
| | BUILDING WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED, AS A CONDITION |
| | OF PERMIT, THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS |
| | REQUIRING A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BASE |
| | BUILDING CONTRACTOR, THE TENANT CONTRACTOR, AND THE |
| | BASE BUILDING DEVELOPER. THIS LETTER SHALL STATE THAT |
| | ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR |
| | THEIR WORK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WORK OF ONE |
| | CONTRACTOR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE OTHER?S |
| | ABILITY TO OBTAIN FINAL INSPECTIONS. CODE DEFICIENCIES |
| | WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED REGARDLESS OF WHO IS RESPONSIBLE |
| | FOR THE RELATED WORK. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
