| Date |
Text |
| 2009-02-11 20:10:54 | 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 |
| | |
| | THIS PLAN HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | ABOVE REFERENCED CODES AND FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT IN THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | 1. PAGE M-1: EF-1 AND EF-2 HAVE EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER |
| | POSITIVE PRESSURE WITHIN THE PLENUM CEILING AREA. |
| | EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE SHALL NOT BE |
| | LOCATED WITHIN A PLENUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 601.3. |
| | |
| | 2. NO OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS COULD BE FOUND ON PLANS. |
| | VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO HAVE THE |
| | CAPACITY TO SUPPLY THE MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIRFLOW RATE |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM TABLE 403.3 BASED ON |
| | THE OCCUPANCY OF THE SPACE AND THE OCCUPANT LOAD OR |
| | OTHER PARAMETER AS STATED THEREIN. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM |
| | 403.3 OR 403.4. |
| | |
| | 3. NO COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS COULD BE FOUND APPENDED |
| | TO THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. A COOLING LOAD CALCULATION |
| | SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE FORM SUBMITTED |
| | TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| | PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SIZED TO PROVIDE NO MORE |
| | THAN THE SPACE AND SYSTEM LOADS CALCULATED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 4. NOTE ON PAGE M-1 FLOOR PLAN CALLS FOR TWO TYPE E |
| | DIFFUSERS TO HAVE COOLING AND HEATING SETPOINTS. PLEASE |
| | CLARIFY THE DESIGN INTENT IN ACCORDANCE WIT FBCM 603.3 |
| | AND FBCB 106.1.1. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THESE DIFFUSERS, |
| | WHICH ARE PART OF A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM WITHOUT |
| | INDIVIDUAL CONTROLS ARE TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL SETPOINTS. |
| | |
| | 5. NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND IN PLANS OR SUBMITTALS |
| | REGARDING WIND RESISTANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE RTUS AND |
| | EXHAUST VENTS. MECHANICAL APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT |
| | WHICH ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND |
| | INSTALLED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 301.13. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER???S DATA SHOWING RTUS |
| | AND EXHAUST VENTS DESIGNED FOR WIND RESISTANCE. ALSO, |
| | PROVIDE ATTACHMENT DETAILS WITH SUPPORTING WIND LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS FOR RTUS, VENT CAPS AND CURBS FOR BUILDING |
| | PLAN REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 6. NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON PLANS REGARDING HOW |
| | AUXILIARY DRAIN PROTECTION IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR RTUS. |
| | AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A SEPARATE DRAIN LINE, A |
| | WATER-LEVEL DETECTION DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT OFF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT SERVED PRIOR TO OVERFLOW OF THE PAN SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 307.2.3(2). THE |
| | WATER-LEVEL DETECTION DEVICE SHALL CONNECT TO THE DRAIN |
| | PAN AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THE PRIMARY DRAIN |
| | CONNECTION. |
| | |
| | 7. NOTE #7 ON RTU SCHEDULE CALLS FOR DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE RETURN AIR SYSTEM |
| | WHILE THE RTU DETAIL SHOWS THE DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR ON |
| | THE SUPPLY SIDE. PLEASE COORDINATE NOTES AND DETAILS |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM 606.2.1 (SUPPLY SIDE IS |
| | CORRECT). PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL NOTIFICATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 606.4. |
| | |
| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH AN |
| | EXPLANATION OF HOW EACH COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED AS WELL |
| | AS A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE RELATED INFORMATION CAN |
| | BE FOUND. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
