| Date |
Text |
| 2009-09-21 09:40:53 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENT |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. PAGE M-1 SHOWS OUTSIDE AIR DUCTS ROUTED TO A RETURN |
| | AIR PLENUM AREA. BASED ON THE RECORD SET OF PLANS FROM |
| | ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION OF THESE SPACES, THE PLENUM AREAS |
| | ABOVE THE CEILING CONSIST OF A SMALL DEFINED AREA |
| | BETWEEN THE HEAT PUMP CLOSETS AND THE EXISTING RETURN |
| | AIR GRILLS. THE FRESH AIR DUCTS ARE NOT SHOWN AS BEING |
| | ROUTED TO THESE AREAS. IS THE PLENUM SPACE FOR THESE |
| | AREAS BEING REDEFINED? PLEASE CLARIFY BY DEFINING THE |
| | AREA TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE NEW ABOVE CEILING PLENUM |
| | SPACE OR SHOW THE FRESH AIR DUCTS BEING ROUTED TO THE |
| | EXISTING PLENUM SPACES. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 601.4 FOR BALANCED RETURN, FBC-M 602.2.1 FOR MATERIALS |
| | EXPOSED IN A PLENUM AND FBC-M 601.5 WHICH PROHIBITS |
| | EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE IN PLENUM SPACES. |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE M-2 SHOWS RETURN AIR TRANSFER GRILLS WHICH |
| | APPEAR TO UTILIZE THE ABOVE CEILING SPACE AS A NEW |
| | RETURN AIR PLENUM. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS POSITIVE |
| | PRESSURE EXHAUST DUCT PASSING THROUGH THIS ABOVE |
| | CEILING SPACE. EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE |
| | SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH A PLENUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC-M 601.5. PLEASE DEFINE THIS PLENUM SPACE SHOWING |
| | THE EXHAUST DUCTS ISOLATED FROM THE PLENUM OR SHOW A |
| | TRANSFER DUCT BETWEEN RETURN GRILLS WHICH IS SIZED TO |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC-M 601.4 FOR BALANCED |
| | RETURN. |
| | |
| | 3. PAGE M-1 SHOWS WHAT APPEAR TO BE TWO NEW 18X18 |
| | EXTERIOR WALL LOUVERS. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR |
| | THE PROPOSED LOUVERS, REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING |
| | BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 106.3.3. |
| | |
| | 4. NEW DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE |
| | BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 606.4. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
