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| 2013-09-11 08:15:12 | THIRD COURTESY REVIEW VIA EMAIL: |
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| | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | AS IT APPEARS FROM MANUFACTURER'S EMAIL THAT THIS |
| | PRODUCT HAS NOT ACTUALLY BEEN TESTED TO THE STANDARD |
| | LISTED IN THEIR LITERATURE, EITHER HAVE THE PRODUCT |
| | TESTED (ASTM E-84, SEE PREVIOUS COMMENT LISTS) OR |
| | SUBMIT ENGINEERING AND/OR TEST REPORTS FBC 104.11 |
| | ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND METHODS: |
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| | 104.11 ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND METHODS OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE |
| | ARE NOT INTENDED TO PREVENT THE INSTALLATION OF ANY |
| | MATERIAL OR TO PROHIBIT ANY DESIGN OR METHOD OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION NOT SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED BY THIS CODE, |
| | PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH ALTERNAT IVE HAS BEEN APPROVED. |
| | AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL, DESIGN OR METHOD OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE APPROVED WHERE THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED DESIGN IS SATISFACTORY |
| | AND COMPLIES WITH THE INTENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| | CODE, AND THAT THE MATERIAL, METHOD OR WORK OFFERED IS, |
| | FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED, AT LEAST THE EQUIVALENT OF |
| | THAT PRESCRIBED IN THIS CODE IN QUALITY, STRENGTH, |
| | EFFECTIVENESS, FIRE RESISTANCE, DURABILITY AND SAFETY. |
| | WHEN ALTERNATE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED, THE |
| | SFPE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE |
| | PROTECTION ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BUILDINGS, OR OTHER |
| | METHODS APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY BE USED. |
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| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUFFICIENT |
| | EVIDENCE OR PROOF BE SUBMITTED TO SUBSTANTIATE ANY |
| | CLAIM MADE REGARDING THE ALTERNATIVE. |
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| | 104.11.1 RESEARCH REPORTS. SUPPORTING DATA, WHERE |
| | NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN THE APPROVAL OF MATERIALS OR |
| | ASSEMBLIES NOT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CODE, |
| | SHALL CONSIST OF VALID RESEARCH REPORTS FROM APPROVED |
| | SOURCES. |
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| | 104.11.2 TESTS. WHENEVER THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE |
| | OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, OR |
| | EVIDENCE THAT A MATERIAL OR METHOD DOES NOT CONFORM TO |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE, OR IN ORDER TO |
| | SUBSTANTIATE CLAIMS FOR ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS OR |
| | METHODS, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY |
| | TO REQUIRE TESTS AS EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE TO BE MADE |
| | AT NO EXPENSE TO THE JURISDICTION. TEST METHODS SHALL |
| | BE AS SPECIFIED IN THIS CODE OR BY OTHER RECOGNIZED |
| | TEST STANDARDS. IN THE ABSENCE OF RECOGNIZED AND |
| | ACCEPTED TEST METHODS, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL |
| | APPROVE THE TESTING PROCEDURES. TESTS SHALL BE |
| | PERFORMED BY AN APPROVED AGENCY. REPORTS OF SUCH TESTS |
| | SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR THE |
| | PERIOD REQUIRED FOR RETENTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS. |
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| | SEE ALSO: |
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| | FBC 603.1, ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN NON COMBUSTIBLE |
| | BUILDINGS, SEE ITEM 2, EXCEPTION 2, ACOUSTICAL |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
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| | SEE 803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM |
| | E 84 OR UL 723. |
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