| Date |
Text |
| 2009-08-31 12:33:00 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE |
| | CONDITIONED SPACE WITHIN THIS BUILDING. AN EXTENSION OR |
| | INCREASE IN CONDITIONED FLOOR AREA OF A BUILDING IS |
| | CONSIDERED AN ADDITION PER FBC-B 13-202. ADDITIONS TO |
| | EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ARE CONSIDERED NEW |
| | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SHALL COMPLY WITH METHOD A OF |
| | SUBCHAPTER 13-4 OF THIS CODE AS ALLOWED IN SECTION |
| | 13-101.1.1. PROVIDE A METHOD A CODE COMPLIANCE FORM AND |
| | AN APTTACHED COOLING LOAD CALCULATION IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THIS SECTION AND FBC-B 13-407.AB.1. |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE A-003 SHOWS BATT INSULATION BEING INSTALLED |
| | ABOVE A SUSPENDED CEILING. ROOF INSULATION SHALL NOT BE |
| | INSTALLED ON A SUSPENDED CEILING WITH REMOVABLE CEILING |
| | PANELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-404.AB.1. |
| | |
| | 3. AN AIR BARRIER IS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CONDITIONED |
| | AND UNCONDITIONED SPACE AT THE BUILDING THERMAL |
| | ENVELOPE. A DROPPED T-BAR TYPE CEILING CAN NOT SERVE |
| | THIS PURPOSE. AIR BARRIERS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC-B 13-406.AB. THIS APPLIES TO EXTERIOR WALLS AND |
| | ROOF/CEILINGS. |
| | |
| | 4. SCHEDULE ON M-001 SHOWS A VENTILATION RATE OF 300 |
| | CFM. VENTILATION RATE NOTE CALLS FOR A VENTILATION RATE |
| | OF 20 CFM PER PERSON. THIS WOULD ACOMMODATE AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 15 PERSONS IN THE AREA SERVED BY THIS AHU. THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE OFFICES, RECEPTION/LOBBY AND |
| | CONFERENCE ROOMS WOULD EXCEED 15 PERSONS BASED ON FBC-M |
| | TABLE 403.3. PROVIDE SPACE-BY-SPACE VENTILATION |
| | CALCULATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| | SECTION. |
| | NOTE: A TEST AND BALANCE REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED AT |
| | FINAL INSPECTION TO CONFIRM VENTILATION RATES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 403.3.4. |
| | |
| | 5. PAGES M-102 AND M-501 SHOW THE DUCT MOUNTED SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR ON THE RETURN AIR DUCT. SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED IN SUPPLY AIR SYSTEMS WITH A DESIGN |
| | CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2,000 CFM, IN THE SUPPLY AIR DUCT |
| | PER FBC-M 606.2.1. |
| | |
| | 6. PAGE M-501 SHOWS CONDENSATE FROM NEW AHU DISCHARGING |
| | INTO FLOOR DRAIN. IS THIS FLOOR DRAIN PART OF A |
| | SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM? CONDENSATE SHALL NOT DISCHARGE |
| | INTO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS PER CITY ORDINANCE. |
| | CONDENSATE SHALL DISCHARGE OUTDOORS AT AN APPROVED |
| | LOCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 307.2.1. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
