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| 2008-07-29 11:49:27 | PRIVATE PROVIDER AUDIT #: 1ST |
| | 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. M101C: EF 18 IS SHOWN SERVING STORAGE ROOM 122 WITH |
| | 2200 TOTAL CFM OF EXHAUST. HOWEVER, THE FAN SCHEDULE ON |
| | M106C SHOWS EF 18 PROVIDING 3650 CFM OF EXHAUST. WHICH |
| | IS CORRECT? PLEASE COORDINATE FLOOR PLANS AND EQUIPMENT |
| | SCHEDULES SHOWING THE REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION OF AIR IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.1, 501.1 AND FBCB 106.1.1. |
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| | 2. M101C AND A002C: THE FOLLOWING ROOMS: 124, 125, 126 |
| | AND 127 HAVE A ROOF WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE MAIN ROOF |
| | OF THE BUILDING. THIS ROOF HAS MULTIPLE EXHAUST FANS |
| | WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE AND |
| | REPLACEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 306.1. ALSO, WHERE |
| | EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE INSTALLED |
| | ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT EXCEEDING |
| | 16 FEET, SUCH ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A PERMANENT |
| | APPROVED MEANS OF ACCESS, THE EXTENT OF WHICH SHALL BE |
| | FROM GRADE OR FLOOR LEVEL TO THE EQUIPMENT AND |
| | APPLIANCES? LEVEL SERVICE SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 306.5. THIS LOWER ROOF IS SHOWN ON PAGE A002C TO HAVE A |
| | HEIGHT OF 25 FEET ABOVE GRADE. PLEASE SHOW A PERMANENT |
| | MEANS OF ACCESS TO THIS ROOF LEVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 3. M102C DETAIL 3: STAIR #1 ENCLOSURE 209 IS SHOWN |
| | BEING PENETRATED BY A 20X16 EXHAUST DUCT FROM EF 30 ON |
| | THE 2ND FLOOR. PENETRATIONS INTO AND OPENINGS THROUGH |
| | AN EXIT ENCLOSURE ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR REQUIRED |
| | EXIT DOORS, EQUIPMENT AND DUCTWORK NECESSARY FOR |
| | INDEPENDENT PRESSURIZATION, SPRINKLER PIPING, |
| | STANDPIPES, ELECTRICAL RACEWAY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRICAL RACEWAY SERVING THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 1019.1.2 AND 1020.5. |
| | |
| | 4. M102C DETAIL 2: STAIR #1 ENCLOSURE 110 IS SHOWN WITH |
| | MULTIPLE DUCT PENETRATIONS OF THIS EXIT ENCLOSURE/EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THIS AREA ALSO SHOWS A |
| | SUPPLY DUCT AND RETURN GRILL SERVING THE EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| | FROM VAV-1. THIS METHOD OF EXIT ENCLOSURE VENTILATION |
| | IS PROHIBITED. IF VENTILATION IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR |
| | THIS ENCLOSURE, IT SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ONE OF THE THREE METHODS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB |
| | 1019.1.3. UNDER ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF |
| | OTHER BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION. |
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| | 5. M102C DETAIL 3: RELIEF AIR DUCT FROM 1ST FLOOR |
| | MECHANICAL ROOM CALLS FOR 24X12 WHILE DETAIL 5 CALLS |
| | FOR THIS SAME DUCT TO BE 20X12. WHICH IS CORRECT? |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.1 AND FBCB |
| | 106.1.1. |
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| | 6. M102C DETAIL 1: EF #31 IN CORRIDOR 123 IS PROVIDING |
| | VENTILATION FOR THIS EXIT ENCLOSURE. THERE IS NO |
| | INDICATION ON PLANS WHAT THE SOURCE OF MAKEUP AIR WILL |
| | BE FOR THE 300 CFM OF EXHAUST. MECHANICAL VENTILATION |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A METHOD OF SUPPLY AIR AND RETURN |
| | OR EXHAUST AIR. THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLY AIR SHALL BE |
| | APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF RETURN AND EXHAUST |
| | AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.1. ALSO, PLEASE SHOW |
| | THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY OR MAKEUP AIR TO BE IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 401.4, 401.5 AND 401.6. |
| | |
| | 7. M102C DETAIL 3: NOTE 17 CALLS FOR EF 30 TO BE |
| | MOUNTED VERTICALLY ON A WALL. THE ONLY INSTALLATION |
| | DETAIL FOUND IN PLANS FOR INLINE FANS IS FOR HORIZONTAL |
| | INSTALLATIONS. PROVIDE DETAIL SHOWING VERTICAL |
| | INSTALLATION, VIBRATION ISOLATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL |
| | RESTRAINT METHODS TO BE USED. EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THEIR |
| | APPROVAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE |
| | LISTING, THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| | AND THIS CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 304.1. WHERE |
| | VIBRATION ISOLATION OF EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES IS |
| | EMPLOYED, AN APPROVED MEANS OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT |
| | SHALL BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE SUPPORT AND RESTRAINT |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.10 |
| | |
| | 8. M102C DETAIL 5: MECHANICAL ROOM DETAIL AND |
| | CONDENSATE TRAP DETAIL SHOWS THE CONDENSATE FROM AHU 2 |
| | DISCHARGING TO A FLOOR DRAIN. THIS DRAIN IS TIED TO THE |
| | SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE |
| | SHALL NOT DISCHARGE INTO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL ORDINANCE ARTICLE 3 SECTION |
| | 90-125(5). CONDENSATE FROM ALL COOLING COILS AND |
| | EVAPORATORS SHALL BE CONVEYED FROM THE DRAIN PAN OUTLET |
| | TO AN APPROVED PLACE OF DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 307.2.1. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT DISCHARGE INTO A |
| | STREET, ALLEY OR OTHER AREAS SO AS TO CAUSE A |
| | NUISANCE. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO ALL CONDENSATE |
| | DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FROM ALL COOLING COILS. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS. |
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| | 9. M102C DETAIL 2: VAV #1 ON FLOOR PLAN CALLS FOR 355 |
| | CFM OF SUPPLY. HOWEVER, EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE ON M106C |
| | CALLS FOR A MAXIMUM CFM OF 225 FOR THE SAME VAV. PLEASE |
| | COORDINATE FLOOR PLANS WITH EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES. AIR |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO |
| | SUPPLY THE REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION OF AIR IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 603.1. |
| | |
| | 10. M102C: FLOOR PLAN SHOWS AHU #2 SERVING THE EMPLOYEE |
| | BREAK ROOM AND AHU #2 ALSO SERVING THE ADMIN AREA. |
| | THESE APPLIANCES APPEAR TO BE MISLABELED. THE AHU |
| | SERVING THE ADMIN AREA IS ATTACHED TO ACCU #1 AND THE |
| | AHU SERVING THE EMPLOYEE BREAK AREA IS ACTUALLY A |
| | PACKAGE UNIT. PLEASE COORDINATE FLOOR PLANS AND |
| | EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES, SHOWING ALL APPLIANCES PROPERLY |
| | LABELED IN RELATION TO THE AREAS BEING SERVED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.1, 304.11 AND FBCB 106.1.1. |
| | |
| | 11. M104C: ROOF CURB DETAIL HAS NO INFORMATION |
| | REGARDING ATTACHMENT OF CURB TO STRUCTURE OR ATTACHMENT |
| | OF FAN TO ROOF CURB. 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 FBCM 301.13. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL WITH |
| | SUPPORTING WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS AS NEEDED (FOR |
| | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW) TO SHOW THE INSTALLATION OF ALL |
| | APPLIANCES AND DUCTWORK WHICH IS EXPOSED TO WIND IS |
| | SUFFICIENT TO RESIST ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND FBCB SECTION 1609. |
| | ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SHOWING OUTDOOR |
| | APPLIANCES THEMSELVES DESIGNED TO RESIST WIND |
| | PRESSURES. THIS INCLUDES ROOFTOP FANS AS WELL AS GROUND |
| | MOUNTED PACKAGE UNITS AND CONDENSING UNITS. |
| | |
| | 12. M105C: THE RELIEF AIR DUCT WHICH IS SHOWN |
| | DISCHARGING ONTO THE RECYCLING FLOOR IS ALSO SHOWN |
| | ATTACHED TO THE RETURN AIR PLENUM OF AHU #1. ACCORDING |
| | TO THE SEQUENCE, DAMPERS ARE TO MODULATE BASED ON THE |
| | PRESSURE IN THE CONDITIONED SPACE TO ALLOW RELIEF AIR |
| | TO BE DISCHARGED. HOWEVER, THE RETURN AIR PLENUM WILL |
| | BE UNDER A CONSTANT NEGATIVE PRESSURE. THIS DESIGN WILL |
| | CAUSE THE RELIEF AIR DUCT TO ACT AS AN INTAKE DUCT, |
| | DRAWING AIR FROM THE RECYCLING FLOOR INTO THE ADMIN |
| | AREA. THIS DESIGN IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 401.5.1, 403.2.1(1) AND FBCM 603.1. PLEASE SHOW A |
| | DESIGN WHICH IS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING THE DESIGN INTENT |
| | AS DESCRIBED IN THE RELIEF AIR SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS. |
| | ALSO, THE RELIEF AIR SEQUENCE CALLS FOR 3 DIFFERENT |
| | MODULATING DAMPERS TO BE OPENED IN STAGES. FLOOR PLANS |
| | AND CONTROL DIAGRAM ONLY SHOW ONE MOTORIZED DAMPER ON |
| | THE RELIEF AIR SYSTEM. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | |
| | 13. OUTSIDE AIR: NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE REQUIRED |
| | RATES OF OUTSIDE AIR HAS BEEN PROVIDED. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS SHOWING THE VENTILATION METHOD |
| | USED, SUCH AS FBCM TABLE 403.3, THE VENTILATION RATE |
| | METHOD OF AHSRAE 62.1-2004 OR THE IAQ METHOD OF ASHRAE |
| | 62.1-2004 AS ALLOWED UNDER FBCM 403.4. PROVIDE |
| | SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND/OR CALCULATIONS |
| | APPROPRIATE FOR THE METHOD USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 401.1. IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CO2 CONTROLS ARE SHOWN |
| | ON THE VAV SEQUENCE, BUT THE REQUIRED RATES OF |
| | VENTILATION FOR THE SPACES BEING SERVED ARE NOT |
| | PROVIDED ON PLANS. ALSO, THE EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM IS NOT |
| | SERVED BY A VAV SYSTEM AND IS THEREFORE NOT ACCOUNTED |
| | FOR IN THIS SEQUENCE. |
| | |
| | 14. REHEAT: THE CO2 CONTROL SEQUENCE CALLS FOR ELECTRIC |
| | REHEAT OF VAV SYSTEMS WHEN OUTSIDE AIR IS REQUIRED TO |
| | PREVENT OVER-COOLING. REHEATING OR THE SIMULTANEOUS |
| | OPERATION OF THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS TO THE |
| | SAME ZONE ARE PROHIBITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.2.1.1. IF REHEAT IS TO BE USED, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE |
| | EXCEPTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION HAS BEEN SATISFIED. |
| | |
| | 15. ENERGY: ENERGY CALCULATIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH |
| | THIS APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. PROVIDE A COMPLETED ENERGY |
| | CODE COMPLIANCE FORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.2 AND |
| | FBCB 13-101.1.1. ALSO, COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS SHALL |
| | BE APPENDED TO THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. AUDIT FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBCB CHAPTER 13 CAN |
| | NOT BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 16. THIS PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITED UNDER THE |
| | PRIVATE PROVIDER PROVISIONS OF FS 553.791. AS SUCH THE |
| | FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED: |
| | A) A NOTICE TO BUILDING OFFICIAL HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED |
| | AS REQUIRED UNDER FS 553.791(4). |
| | B) PLANS FOR THE "SORT ENCLOSURE" AIR CONDITIONING |
| | SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS SHOP DRAWINGS, BUT THEY |
| | ARE ACTUALLY SIGNED AND SEALED PLANS BY THE DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT. EITHER WAY, THESE PLANS WERE |
| | NOT STAMPED AS REVIEWED AND NO AFFIDAVIT WAS PROVIDED |
| | FOR THESE PLANS BY THE PRIVATE PROVIDER AS REQUIRED |
| | UNDER FS 553.791(6). THESE PLANS WILL NOT BE AUDITED |
| | PRIOR TO REVIEW AND SUBMISSION OF AFFIDAVIT BY THE |
| | PRIVATE PROVIDER. |
| | |
| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH A |
| | DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW EACH COMMENT HAS BEEN |
| | ADDRESSED AS WELL AS WHERE THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION |
| | CAN BE FOUND. ALSO, PLEASE RETURN ONE OLD/VOIDED SET OF |
| | PLANS FOR REFERENCE. THESE STEPS WILL ASSIST IN A |
| | TIMELY AUDIT OF RESUBMITTED PLANS. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
