| Date |
Text |
| 2008-08-06 16:23:14 | REVIEW #: 3RD |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | COMMENTS 1 THROUGH 4: OK |
| | |
| | COMMENT #5: AS INDICATED IN THE WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM |
| | THE DESIGN TEAM, A NOTE HAS BEEN ADDED INDICATING HOW |
| | SMOKE DAMPERS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED. HOWEVER, THE TYPE |
| | AND LOCATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS SHOWN ON ELECTRICAL |
| | PLANS TO BE USED TO CONTROL THE DAMPERS DO NOT |
| | CORRESPOND WITH THE NOTE ON THE MECHANICAL PLANS. THE |
| | SMOKE DETECTORS AS SHOWN ALSO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA |
| | FOR CONTROLLING ALL SMOKE DAMPERS SHOWN ON THE PLANS AS |
| | REQUIRED. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTION WITH |
| | OPTIONS LISTED: |
| | |
| | 607.3.2.1 SMOKE DAMPER ACTUATION METHODS. |
| | |
| | THE SMOKE DAMPER SHALL CLOSE UPON ACTUATION OF A LISTED |
| | SMOKE DETECTOR OR DETECTORS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 607 OF THIS CODE AND SECTIONS 907.10 AND |
| | 907.11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AND ONE |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS, AS APPLICABLE: |
| | |
| | 1. WHERE A DAMPER IS INSTALLED WITHIN A DUCT, A SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE DUCT WITHIN 5 FEET |
| | (1524 MM) OF THE DAMPER WITH NO AIR OUTLETS OR INLETS |
| | BETWEEN THE DETECTOR AND THE DAMPER. THE DETECTOR SHALL |
| | BE LISTED FOR THE AIR VELOCITY, TEMPERATURE AND |
| | HUMIDITY ANTICIPATED AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS |
| | INSTALLED. OTHER THAN IN MECHANICAL SMOKE CONTROL |
| | SYSTEMS, DAMPERS SHALL BE CLOSED UPON FAN SHUTDOWN |
| | WHERE LOCAL SMOKE DETECTORS REQUIRE A MINIMUM VELOCITY |
| | TO OPERATE. |
| | 2. WHERE A DAMPER IS INSTALLED ABOVE SMOKE BARRIER |
| | DOORS IN A SMOKE BARRIER, A SPOT-TYPE DETECTOR LISTED |
| | FOR RELEASING SERVICE SHALL BE INSTALLED ON EITHER SIDE |
| | OF THE SMOKE BARRIER DOOR OPENING. |
| | 3. WHERE A DAMPER IS INSTALLED WITHIN AN UNDUCTED |
| | OPENING IN A WALL, A SPOT-TYPE DETECTOR LISTED FOR |
| | RELEASING SERVICE SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN 5 FEET |
| | (1524 MM) HORIZONTALLY OF THE DAMPER. |
| | 4. WHERE A DAMPER IS INSTALLED IN A CORRIDOR WALL, THE |
| | DAMPER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE CONTROLLED BY A SMOKE |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CORRIDOR. |
| | 5. WHERE A TOTAL-COVERAGE SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM IS |
| | PROVIDED WITHIN AREAS SERVED BY AN HVAC SYSTEM, DAMPERS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE SMOKE |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | NOTE THAT SPOT-TYPE DETECTORS MAY NOT BE USED TO |
| | CONTROL DAMPERS WHICH ARE IN A DUCTED SYSTEM. THEY ARE |
| | ONLY FOR DAMPERS IN TRANSFER OPENINGS AS SHOWN IN |
| | OPTION #3 ABOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE A CONTROL METHOD WHICH |
| | IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE METHODS AS PRESCRIBED ABOVE. |
| | A SEQUENCE OF PERATIONS MAY BE HELPFUL ON THE PLANS THE |
| | DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PLEASE CORRECT AND RESUBMIT. |
| | |
| | COMMENTS 6 THROUGH 21: OK |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
