| Date |
Text |
| 2009-09-08 10:18:30 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. FLOOR PLAN SHOWS SEVERAL DUCTS PENETRATING RATED |
| | WALL ASSEMBLIES WITHOUT PROTECTION. EXAMPLES: 4 INCH |
| | SUPPLY AND EXHAUST AT STAFF RESTROOM B14, 10X3 EXHAUST |
| | AT GAME ROOM B03. THESE ARE EXAMPLES AND NOT INTENDED |
| | TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. CHECK ALL WALL PENETRATIONS |
| | FOR REQUIRED PROTECTION OF PENETRATIONS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-M 607.1. |
| | |
| | 2. AHU 3 AND AHU 4 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. |
| | |
| | 3. PLANS APPEAR TO SHOW THE DRYER EXHAUST DUCT |
| | CONNECTING TO AN EXTERIOR, WALL MOUNTED EXHAUST FAN. AN |
| | EXHAUST FAN USED FOR THIS PURPOSE MUST BE LISTED AND |
| | LABELED AS A DRYER BOOSTER FAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 504.6. ALSO, THE DRYER MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE USE OF AN ADDITIONAL |
| | FAN (AS WELL AS THE INTERLOCK OF FAN WITH DRYER AS |
| | CALLED FOR ON THE FAN SCHEDULE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC-M 504.1. |
| | |
| | 4. THE CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST DUCT IS SHOWN PENETRATING |
| | A RATED WALL WITH A FIRE DAMPER. FIRE DAMPERS AND ANY |
| | SIMILAR DEVICES THAT WILL OBSTRUCT THE EXHAUST FLOW |
| | SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 504.2. THIS DUCT PENETRATION MAY |
| | BE PROTECTED AS A THROUGH-PENETRATION IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-B SECTION 712. |
| | |
| | 5. THE DRYER EXHAUST DUCT SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN A |
| | PLENUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 601.5. |
| | |
| | 6. OUTDOOR EXHAUST FANS AND CONDENSING UNITS SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED AND INSTALLED FOR WIND RESISTANCE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 301.12. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | DATA FOR FANS AND CONDENSERS SHOWING THESE APPLIANCES |
| | ARE DESIGNED FOR WIND RESISTANCE. PROVIDE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIND |
| | RESISTANT INSTALLATION IF APPLICABLE. THERE IS NO |
| | INSTALLATION DETAIL ON PLANS FOR THE FANS. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 7. SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR WALL LOUVERS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FAC RULE 9B-72. |
| | |
| | 8. EMPLOYEE LOUNGE B13 IS SEPARATED FROM THE AHU BY A |
| | 1-HOUR FULL HEIGHT PARTITION. SHOW HOW BALANCED RETURN |
| | IS TO BE ACHIEVED IN THIS AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 601.4. |
| | |
| | 9. 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 SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS WITH DIFFERENT |
| | VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS (EXAMPLES) THE BAR, |
| | GAME ROOM, LOUNGE AND FITNESS CENTER. 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. |
| | |
| | 10. 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 ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 300 |
| | CFM ONCE VENTILATION RATES ARE RECALCULATED PER COMMENT |
| | #9 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] |
