| Date |
Text |
| 2008-09-29 08:26:05 | REVIEW #: 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 |
| | |
| | 1. PAGE M-1.01: TOILET ROOM 113 EXHAUST DUCT FROM TEF-1 |
| | IS SHOWN ROUTED THROUGH THE RETURN AIR PLENUM CEILING. |
| | EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE SHALL NOT EXTEND |
| | INTO OR PASS THROUGH DUCTS OR PLENUMS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 601.3. |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE M-1.01: AHU-1 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR FOR FAN SHUT-DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 606.2.1. DUCT DETECTOR SHALL BE TIED TO BUILDING FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM (IF ONE IS PRESENT) OR BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | AUDIBLE/VISIBLE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE (SUCH AS A |
| | HORN/STROBE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 606.4. |
| | |
| | 3. PAGE M-1.02: EF SCHEDULE INDICATES TEF-1 ON 1ST |
| | FLOOR IS TO BE CONTROLLED WITH LIGHT SWITCH. THIS FAN |
| | SHALL BE INTERLOCKED WITH AHU-1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 403.2.1(3). |
| | |
| | 4. PROVIDE DETAIL FOR ATTACHMENT OF CU-1. CU-4 AND |
| | CU-5, SHOWING THEM ATTACHED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.13. ALSO, PROVIDE |
| | DOCUMENTATION FROM THE A/C APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS |
| | SHOWING HOW ALL APPLIANCES EXPOSED TO WIND ARE DESIGNED |
| | AND CONSTRUCTED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURES IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 5. 1ST FLOOR MECHANICAL PLAN SHOWS AN ABOVE-CEILING |
| | PLENUM RETURN SYSTEM. DETAILS ON ARCHITECTURAL PLANS |
| | SHOW INTERIOR FINISHES ON EXTERIOR WALLS, SUCH AS |
| | DRYWALL AND INSULATION ARE TO STOP AT THE CEILING LINE. |
| | EXPOSED CONCRETE BLOCK SHALL NOT BE USED AS A PLENUM |
| | AIR BARRIER. BUILDING CAVITIES WHICH WILL BE USED AS |
| | RETURN AIR PLENUMS SHALL BE LINED WITH A CONTINUOUS AIR |
| | BARRIER MADE OF DURABLE NON-POROUS MATERIALS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.8, SHALL BE SEALED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.9 AND INSULATED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCB TABLE 13-410.1.ABC.2.2. EXTERIOR WALLS USED |
| | AS PLENUM AIR BARRIERS SHALL BE INSULATED TO A MINIMUM |
| | OF R-8 PER THIS TABLE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE |
| | EXTERIOR WALL IN MECHANICAL ROOM 111. |
| | |
| | 6. COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR THE SPACES LISTED ON |
| | FORM 400A SHALL BE PROVIDED. THIS CALCULATION SHALL BE |
| | ATTACHED TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE FORM SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHEN THE BUILDING IS PERMITTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | |
| | 7. PAGE M-1.01: OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FOR AHU-1 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH SHUTOFF DAMPER CONTROLS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCB 13-409.1.ABC.3.3. |
| | |
| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING, WITH A |
| | DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED AND WHERE |
| | THE REQUIRED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND. THIS WILL HELP |
| | TO FACILITATE A TIMELY REVIEW. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
