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| 2008-03-16 12:58:05 | REVIEW #: 1ST***PLAN CHECK ONLY*** |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | 1. PG M321: RTU 5 DUCT SYSTEM ON FLOOR PLAN CALLS FOR A |
| | TOTAL OF 10,950 CFM OF SUPPLY WHILE THE RTU SCHEDULE ON |
| | M141 SHOWS RTU 5 PROVIDING 9125 CFM OF SUPPLY. WHICH |
| | ONE IS CORRECT? AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO SUPPLY THE REQUIRED |
| | DISTRIBUTION OF AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.1. |
| | |
| | 2. PG M321: AN 8 INCH ROUND, 175 CFM C-TYPE GRILL IS |
| | SHOWN ON FLOOR PLAN NEAR PHARMACY STORAGE ROOM 132. THE |
| | FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE FROM WHERE THIS GRILL WILL |
| | BE SUPPLIED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POSSIBLE DRAFTING |
| | ERROR. PLEASE CORRECT. FBCM 603.1. |
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| | 3. PG M141: DETAIL 2, NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON |
| | PLANS OR IN STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS REGARDING |
| | ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES ON OUTDOOR AND ROOFTOP |
| | EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, |
| | APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL |
| | BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES |
| | ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THE SUPPORTS AS DETERMINED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE FBCB PER FBCM 301.13. PROVIDE WIND |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS WITH CORRESPONDING ATTACHMENT DETAILS |
| | FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW. IF MANUFACTURER HAS TESTED |
| | AND DOCUMENTED DETAILS FOR ATTACHMENT, THEY MAY BE USED |
| | TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE (PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION). |
| | ALSO, PLEASE PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S DATA SHOWING ALL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT SUCH |
| | AS CONDENSING UNITS, ROOFTOP A/C UNITS, EXHAUST FANS |
| | AND THE ROOFTOP CONDENSER RACK TO BE DESIGNED AND |
| | CONSTRUCTED TO WITHSTAND ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES |
| | CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB SECTION 1609. |
| | |
| | 4. PG M141 AND R141: ARE CONDENSING UNITS AND THE |
| | ROOFTOP CONDENSER RACK TO BE INSTALLED ON SOLID CURBS |
| | OR STANDS? DETAILS ON PLANS ARE UNCLEAR AS TO WHICH |
| | TYPE OF CURB IS TO BE USED AT WHICH LOCATION. WHERE |
| | ROOFING MATERIALS EXTEND BENEATH THE UNIT ON RAISED |
| | EQUIPMENT SUPPORTS, A MINIMUM CLEARANCE HEIGHT IS |
| | REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB TABLE 1509.7. |
| | NOTE PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS ARE DEFINED BY FAC RULE |
| | 9B-72 AS STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. IF SUCH STANDS ARE |
| | USED, A PRODUCT APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT APPLICATION. PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| | SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO THE AHJ IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 106.3.3. |
| | |
| | 5. PG M301: THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FIRE RATED |
| | SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PARKING GARAGE AREA (S-2 |
| | OCCUPANCY) AND THE 1ST FLOOR LOBBY AREA OF THE STORE (M |
| | OCCUPANCY). WHILE THERE IS A "CODE ANALYSIS" ON PG G001 |
| | INDICATING THAT A FIRE RATED SEPARATION IS NOT REQUIRED |
| | IN THIS AREA, THE ANALYSIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE |
| | ACCURATE. THE GOVERNING CODE SECTION REGARDING REQUIRED |
| | SEPARATION IS FBCB 406.2.7 WHICH STATES: ?PARKING |
| | GARAGES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 302.3.2.? FBCB TABLE 302.3.2 |
| | FOR SEPARATED USES REQUIRES A MINIMUM 2-HOUR SEPARATION |
| | BETWEEN THESE OCCUPANCIES. AS IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THIS |
| | OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WILL BE PROVIDED, IT IS NOT |
| | POSSIBLE TO DO A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE MECHANICAL |
| | SYSTEMS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE AT THIS TIME. ENSURE THAT |
| | OPENING PROTECTIVES ARE SHOWN WHENEVER DUCTS PENETRATE |
| | RATED ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.5. |
| | COORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. |
| | |
| | 6. PG M301: KEYNOTES 1 AND 2 CALL FOR DUCT AND PIPE |
| | PENETRATIONS THROUGH A FIRE RATED HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY |
| | (SEE COMMENT ABOVE). SHOW HOW THESE OPENINGS ARE TO BE |
| | PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.6 AND FBCB |
| | 712.4.1.2. |
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| | 7. PG M301 AND M321: FLOOR PLAN AND KEYNOTES CALL FOR |
| | COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS. HOW WILL THE SMOKE |
| | DAMPERS BE ACTUATED? DETAIL #14 ON PG E941 SHOWS A |
| | SMOKE DETECTOR W/DAMPER INTERFACE BUT IT IS UNCLEAR |
| | WHERE THESE DETECTORS WILL BE LOCATED AND WHETHER THEY |
| | ARE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE SMOKE DAMPERS. INDICATE |
| | CLEARLY ON PLANS HOW THE SMOKE DAMPERS ARE TO BE |
| | ACTUATED BY ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 607.3.2.1. |
| | |
| | 8. PG M321: THE 16X16 DUCT FOR TF-4 IS SHOWN |
| | PENETRATING A 2-HOUR RATED WALL ASSEMBLY (TYPE P33X) |
| | INTO ROOM 155, AS SHOWN ON PG A351. THIS DUCT IS ALSO |
| | SHOWN RUNNING PARALLEL DIRECTLY ABOVE THE 2-HOUR RATED |
| | WALL BETWEEN ROOMS 115 AND 161. THESE WALLS APPEAR TO |
| | BE FROM FLOOR TO UNDERSIDE OF ROOF DECK. THE FIRE/SMOKE |
| | DAMPERS IN THE DUCTS FEEDING THE UPPER EDC AREA DO NOT |
| | APPEAR TO BE LOCATED WHERE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED |
| | CONSTRUCTION IS BEING PROVIDED. THIS AREA REQUIRES |
| | ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION AS TO THE DESIGN INTENT AND |
| | THE LOCATION OF ALL FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES. |
| | PLEASE COORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, SHOWING |
| | OPENING PROTECTIVES AT ALL DUCT PENETRATIONS OF RATED |
| | ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.5. |
| | |
| | 9. ALL MECHANICAL FLOOR PLANS: BY WHAT MEANS ARE THE |
| | EXHAUST FANS FOR RESTROOM AREAS BEING CONTROLLED? ARE |
| | THEY TO RUN CONTINUOUS, RUN BY LIGHT SWITCH OR RUN BY |
| | OCCUPANCY SENSORS? PLEASE INDICATE ON FAN PRV SCHEDULE |
| | HOW FANS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED. WHERE MECHANICAL EXHAUST |
| | IS REQUIRED BY FBCM TABLE 403.3, RECIRCULATION OF AIR |
| | FROM SUCH SPACES SHALL BE PROHIBITED. ALL AIR SUPPLIED |
| | TO SUCH SPACES SHALL BE EXHAUSTED, INCLUDING ANY AIR IN |
| | EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED BY FBCM TABLE 403.3. SHOW PRV |
| | CONTROLS FOR RESTROOM AREAS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION. ALSO, SEE FBCM 401.3. |
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| | 10. PG M301 AND M601: AC-2 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH FAN |
| | SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 606.2 AND 606.4. |
| | |
| | 11. OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS COULD NOT BE FOUND ON |
| | PLANS. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATINS SHOWING OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION, OCCUPANT LOAD, AMOUNT OF VENTILATION |
| | REQUIRED AND AMOUNT OF VENTILATION PROVIDED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM TABLE 403.3. ALSO, PROVIDE AN AIR |
| | BALANCE SHEDULE SHOWING BUILDING SYSTEMS TO BE IN |
| | BALANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.1 AND FBCB |
| | 13-409.1.ABC.2. |
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| | 12. SYSTEM SIZING CALCULATIONS: SOME ASPECTS OF THE |
| | COOLING LOAD CALCULATION DATA DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH |
| | THE INFORMATIN PROVIDED IN THE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE ON PG |
| | M141. EXAMPLE: RTU-02 IN THE SCHEDULE SHOWS THE AIRFLOW |
| | AT 12,380 CFM WHILE THE AIRFLOW IN THE SYSTEM SIZING |
| | CALCULATION SHOWS 16,483. PLEASE SHOW INFORMATION IN |
| | CALCULATIONS TO BE ACCURATE WITH RESPECT TO THE |
| | INFORMATION SHOWN ON PLANS. ALSO, MOST SYSTEMS IN THE |
| | CALCULATIONS SHOW RETURN AIR FLOW RATES IN EXCESS OF |
| | THE SUPPLY AIR FLOW RATES. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? ARE |
| | THE RTU'S EXHAUSTING AIR? WILL THIS CONDITION PUT THE |
| | SPACES IN NEGATIVE PRESSURE? PLEASE CLARIFY. SEE FBC |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.1.1. SEE ALSO COMMENT #11 ABOVE. |
| | |
| | 13. ENERGY CALCULATIONS: SEVERAL OF THE A/C SYSTEMS |
| | SHOWN IN THE SYSTEM REPORT COMPLIANCE PORTION OF THE |
| | ENERGY CALCULATIONS DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE |
| | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE ON |
| | PLANS. |
| | EXAMPLE 1: RTU-01 IS IDENTIFIED ON PLANS AS A LENNOX |
| | 48,000 BTU/H SYSTEM BUT IN ENERGY CALCULATIONS IT IS |
| | SHOWN AS AN AAON SYSTEM SIZED BETWEEN 65,000 AND 135, |
| | 000 BTU/H. |
| | EXAMPLE 2: RTU-02 IS IDENTIFIED ON PLANS AS A LCC360H4B |
| | 339,506 BTU/H SYSTEM WITH AN EER OF 10.1 BUT IN ENERGY |
| | CALCULATIONS IT IS SHOWN AS A LCC156H2B SIZED BETWEEN |
| | 135,000 AND 240,000 BTU/H WITH AN EER OF 12.2. |
| | THE VALUES ENTERED ON THE ENERGY CALCULATION MUST |
| | CORRESPOND WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE PLAN IN ORDER TO |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBCB CHAPTER 13. THESE ARE ONLY |
| | TWO EXAMPLES OF MANY DISCREPENCIES BETWEEN THE PLANS |
| | AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL INPUT DATA |
| | IN THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS WITH THE INFORMATION SHOWN |
| | ON THE PLANS TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE |
| | CALCULATIONS. THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING |
| | THE ENERGY CODE CALCULATIONS, SHALL SHOW, IN SUFFICIENT |
| | DETAIL, ALL PERTINENT DATA AND FEATURES OF THE BUILDING |
| | AND THE EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS AS HEREIN GOVERNED |
| | INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DESIGN CRITERIA, |
| | EXTERIOR ENVELOPE COMPONENT MATERIALS, U-VALUES OF THE |
| | ENVELOPE SYSTEMS, R-VALUES OF INSULATING MATERIALS, |
| | SIZE AND TYPE OF APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT AND |
| | SYSTEMS CONTROLS AND OTHER PERTINENT DATA TO INDICATE |
| | CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-103.3. ENERGY CALCULATIONS WILL |
| | BE REVIEWED IN THEIR ENTIRETY UPON RESUBMITTAL. |
| | |
| | NOTE: A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | REFRIGERATION AND WALK-IN COOLER SYSTEMS. THE |
| | DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE SYSTEMS IS SUFFICIENT WITH THE |
| | EXCEPTION OF ANY INFORMATION REQUESTED IN ABOVE |
| | COMMENTS. THE SEPARATE PERMIT MAY BE APPLIED FOR BY |
| | REFERENCE TO THE MASTER PERMIT NUMBER AND THESE PLANS. |
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| | NOTE: PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING, WIH |
| | INFORMATION ON HOW THE COMMENT IS ADDRESSED AND WHERE |
| | THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
