| Date |
Text |
| 2008-03-29 17:05:32 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. M-1 PLAN STATES THE HVAC DESIGN IS BY ALTMAN |
| | BROTHERS, LLC. AN INSTALLING AIR-CONDITIONING |
| | CONTRACTOR CERTIFIED UNDER CHAPTER 489, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES MAY DESIGN AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM UNDER 15 |
| | TONS ONLY IF THIS SYSTEMS SERVES A BUILDING WITH LESS |
| | THAN 100 OCCUPANTS, THE SYSTEMS HAS INDEPENDENT DUCTS |
| | AND COSTS LESS THAN $50,000. AS THIS SPACE IS BEING |
| | SERVED BY A VAV BOX FED BY A LARGER A/C SYSTEM IN A |
| | BUILDING WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD GREATER THAN 100, THIS |
| | SYSTEM IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE DESIGNED BY AN AIR |
| | CONDITIONING CONTRACTOR. THIS PLAN SHALL BE SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCB 105.3.1.2. |
| | |
| | 2. M-1: FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 10 INCH ROUND DUCT PENETRATING |
| | TWO NEW 1-HOUR RATED CORRIDOR WALLS. SHOW HOW THESE |
| | PENETRATIONS ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 607.5 AND 607.1.1. |
| | |
| | 3. M-1: PROVIDE SIZE OF RETURN AIR FLEX DUCTS TO SHOW |
| | HOW BALANCED RETURN IS BEING ACHIEVED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 601.4. IF TRANSFER DUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO |
| | MEET THE EXCEPTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION, A FIELD TEST |
| | WILL BE REQUIRED AT FINAL INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF |
| | PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS CLOSED DOORS ARE AT 0.01 |
| | INCHES WC OR LESS. |
| | |
| | 4. M-1 FIRE DAMPER DETAIL, NOTE #1: FIRE DAMPERS AND |
| | SMOKE DAMPERS LOCATED WITHIN AIR DISTRIBUTION AND SMOKE |
| | CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, AND THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND LISTING |
| | REGARDLESS OF THE DETAIL ON THE PLANS AS THESE DAMPERS |
| | ARE PART OF A LISTED AND TESTED ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 607.2 AND 607.3. |
| | |
| | 5. THIS WORK IS BEING PROPOSED IN AN EXISTING BUILDING; |
| | THEREFORE THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL MUST ELECT ONE OR A |
| | COMBINATION OF LEVELS OF ALTERATION PURSUANT TO |
| | SECTIONS 303, 304 AND 305 OF THE FLORIDA EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCEB 301.5. AS A |
| | LEVEL OF ALTERATION HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED, FOR THE |
| | PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW, IT IS BEING ASSUMED THAT THIS |
| | IS A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION AS DEFINED IN FBCEB 304.1. |
| | |
| | 6. M-1: NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING THE |
| | TOILET ROOM EXHAUST FAN OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF |
| | VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SPACE. ALL |
| | RECONFIGURED SPACES INTENDED FOR OCCUPANCY IN ANY WORK |
| | AREA SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH NATURAL OR MECHANICAL |
| | VENTILATION OR EXHAUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FBCEB |
| | 609.1. SHOW VENTILATION AND EXHAUST RATES TO BE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM SECTION 403.3. PROVIDE OUTSIDE AIR |
| | CALCULATIONS, INCLUDING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS, |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS, OUTSIDE AIR REQUIRED AND OUTSIDE AIR |
| | PROVIDED FOR EACH SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM TABLE |
| | 403.3. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
