| Date |
Text |
| 2008-12-06 12:52:03 | REVIEW #: 1ST **PLAN CHECK ONLY** |
| | ACTION: P/F |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | PLANS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE AND PASSED. |
| | HOWEVER, PLANS HAVE ONLY BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PLAN |
| | REVIEW. NO PERMIT APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. PLANS |
| | WILL REMIAN IN FAILED STATUS PENDING SUBMISSION OF |
| | PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | NOTE: ENERGY CALCULATIONS WERE NOT REVIEWED FOR CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE. IT IS NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME WHETHER THIS |
| | WORK QUALIFIES AS A "RENOVATION" AS DEFINED IN FBCB |
| | 13-202. IF THIS PROJECT IS NOT A RENOVATION UNDER THIS |
| | DEFINITION, SEE FBCB 13-101.6 BELOW FOR MINIMUM |
| | REQUIREMENTS. ENOUGH INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON |
| | PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF FBCB 13-101.6. THEREFORE, NO ENERGY OR COOLING LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 13-101.6 BUILDING SYSTEMS. |
| | THERMAL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ARE SET FOR THE FOLLOWING |
| | BUILDING SYSTEMS WHERE NEW PRODUCTS ARE INSTALLED OR |
| | REPLACED IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, AND FOR WHICH A PERMIT |
| | MUST BE OBTAINED. SUCH SYSTEMS SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM |
| | EFFICIENCIES ALLOWED FOR THAT SYSTEM ON FORM 400C FOR |
| | COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND ON FORM 600C FOR RESIDENTIAL |
| | BUILDINGS. |
| | 1. HEATING, VENTILATING OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; |
| | 2. SERVICE WATER OR POOL HEATING SYSTEMS; |
| | 3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND MOTORS; |
| | 4. LIGHTING SYSTEMS. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1. WHERE PART OF A FUNCTIONAL UNIT IS REPAIRED OR |
| | REPLACED. FOR EXAMPLE, REPLACEMENT OF AN ENTIRE HVAC |
| | SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE A NEW COMPRESSOR OR |
| | OTHER PART DOES NOT MEET CODE WHEN INSTALLED WITH AN |
| | OLDER SYSTEM. |
| | 2. WHERE EXISTING COMPONENTS ARE UTILIZED WITH A |
| | REPLACEMENT SYSTEM, SUCH AS AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| | DUCTS OR ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR LIGHTS, SUCH COMPONENTS |
| | OR CONTROLS NEED NOT MEET CODE IF MEETING CODE WOULD |
| | REQUIRE THAT COMPONENT?S REPLACEMENT. |
| | 3. REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE |
| | REVISIONS TO OTHER SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT OR ELEMENTS OF A |
| | BUILDING WHERE SUCH REPLACEMENT IS A LIKE-FOR-LIKE |
| | REPLACEMENT, SUCH AS THROUGH-THE-WALL CONDENSING UNITS |
| | AND PTACS, CHILLERS, AND COOLING TOWERS IN CONFINED |
| | SPACES. |
| | 4. HVAC EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED |
| | FOR SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN EXISTING BUILDINGS NOT MEETING |
| | THE DEFINITION OF RENOVATION IN SECTION 202. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
