| Date |
Text |
| 2009-09-08 13:29:16 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. OFFICES SHOW USE OF TRANSFER GRILLS TO ACHIEVE |
| | BALANCED RETURN. SOME RETURN GRILLS ARE NOT SIZED TO |
| | MEET THE EXCEPTIONS UNDER FBC-M 601.4. SEE OFFICES A07 |
| | AND A10. SHOW SIZES TO MEET THE EXCEPTION OR A FIELD |
| | TEST WILL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES |
| | ACROSS CLOSED DOORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 2. FIRE DAMPERS AT TENANT SEPARATION WALL ARE CALLED |
| | FOR IN NOTES BUT ARE NOT SHOWN ON FLOOR PLANS. THE |
| | SPECIFIC LOCATION OF EACH FIRE DAMPER SHALL BE SHOWN |
| | AND PROPERLY IDENTIFIED ON THE BUILDING PLANS BY THE |
| | DESIGNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.8. |
| | |
| | 3. AHU 1 AND AHU 2 SHARE A COMMON RETURN AIR PLENUM. |
| | EACH UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 606.2.2. THE DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 606.4.1. |
| | |
| | 4. OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND |
| | INSTALLED FOR WIND RESISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 301.12. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S DATA FOR CONDENSERS |
| | SHOWING THESE APPLIANCES ARE DESIGNED FOR WIND |
| | RESISTANCE. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIND RESISTANT INSTALLATION IF |
| | APPLICABLE. |
| | NOTE: THE CONDENSER INSTALLATION DETAIL REFERENCES |
| | FBC-M 301.13.1, WHICH WAS A PRESCRIPTIVE METHOD OF |
| | INSTALLATION IN THE 2004 FBC FOR R-3 OCCUPANCIES ONLY. |
| | THIS PRESCRIPTIVE METHOD IS NOT APPLICABLE. AN |
| | ENGINEERED DESIGN IS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER'S WIND |
| | CERTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A |
| | WIND RESISTANCE COMPLIANT INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | 5. THE VENTILATION CALCULATIONS CLASSIFY ALL AREAS |
| | SERVED BY THESE SYSTEMS AS "OFFICE." THIS IS NOT |
| | CORRECT. THESE VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| | HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUPPLY THE MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIRFLOW |
| | RATE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 403.3 BASED ON |
| | THE OCCUPANCY OF THE SPACE AND THE OCCUPANT LOAD. THE |
| | FLOOR PLAN SHOWS DIFFERENT AREAS WITH DIFFERENT |
| | VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS (EXAMPLE) RETAIL. |
| | PROVIDE SPACE-BY-SPACE VENTILATION CALCULATIONS SHOWING |
| | THE CORRECT OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, OCCUPANT LOAD AND |
| | VENTILATION RATE FOR EACH SPACE. |
| | NOTE: COOLING LOADS MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BY INCREASED |
| | VENTILATION. |
| | |
| | 6. NOTE ON PAGE M2.01 CALLS FOR MANUAL VOLUME DAMPER IN |
| | LIEU OF A MOTORIZED DAMPER ON THE OUTSIDE AIR INTAKES. |
| | ACCORDING TO FBC-B 13-409.AB.3.3, A GRAVITY OPERATED |
| | DAMPER MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF A MOTORIZED DAMPER IF THE |
| | INTAKE IS LESS THAN 300 CFM. IN ADDITION TO THE GRAVITY |
| | DAMPER, A MANUAL VOLUME DAMPER IS REQUIRED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-409.AB.1.1. |
| | NOTE: VENTILATION QUANTITIES MAY EXCEED 300 CFM ONCE |
| | VENTILATION RATES ARE RECALCULATED PER COMMENT ABOVE. |
| | IF SO, PROVIDE MOTORIZED VOLUME DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-B 13-409.AB.3.3. |
| | |
| | ENERGY CALCULATIONS: THE METHOD A COMPLIANCE FORM |
| | SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE REVIEWED FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS |
| | IS AN ALTERATION TO A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING |
| | WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A RENOVATION. AN |
| | ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM IS NOT REQUIRED. THE |
| | DESIGNER IS ONLY REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PRESCRIPTIVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW |
| | SYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B |
| | 13-101.6. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
