| Date |
Text |
| 2015-09-28 17:14:59 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 RESIDENTIAL |
| | PERMIT #15090394 |
| | 9/28/15 |
| | |
| | 1) DESIGN CRITERIA: PLEASE PROVIDE DEFINITIVE DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA AND CODE DATA ON THE PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED |
| | PROJECT. AS THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS INDICATE "TOWN |
| | HOMES" I AM REVIEWING THE PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FBC-14 RESIDENTIAL CODE. PLEASE REVIEW AND REVISE WHERE |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | 2) CORRECT THE SUBMITTED ENERGY AND HVAC CALCULATIONS |
| | INDICATING "LANTANA, FL." IN THE TITLE ADDRESSES- THE |
| | PROPOSED PROJECT IS IN THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH. |
| | 3) INDIVIDUAL ENERGY CALCULATIONS AND AC COOLING AND |
| | HEATING CALCULATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY FOR |
| | EACH TOWN HOME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R103.1 FBC-14 |
| | ENERGY CONSERVATION- "GENERAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | AND OTHER SUPPORTING DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ONE OR |
| | MORE SETS WITH EACH APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT. THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE PREPARED BY A |
| | REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL WHERE REQUIRED BY THE |
| | STATUTES OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS TO |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED. WHERE SPECIAL CONDITIONS EXIST, THE |
| | CODE OFFICIAL IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE NECESSARY |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TO BE PREPARED BY A REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL." EACH SUBMITTAL DOCUMENT SHALL |
| | BEAR THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE ONE LISTED ON THE |
| | CORRESPONDING PERMIT APPLICATION, AND MANUAL J AC |
| | SIZING WORKSHEETS SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH NEW TOWN |
| | HOME INDICATING DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATIONS AND CALCULATED |
| | LOADS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWN HOME- REFER TO SECTION |
| | R403.6.1 FBC-14 ENERGY CONSERVATION- "WORST CASE |
| | SCENARIOS" FOR EACH BUILDING ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. |
| | 4) REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED ENERGY EFFICIENCY FORM |
| | R405-2014 FOR BLDG. A REVEALED THESE DEFICIENCIES: A) |
| | THE SQUARE FOOTAGE CALCULATION DOESN'T MATCH THE |
| | FOOTAGE LISTED ON SHEET A-1.0. B) THE WINDOW U-VALUES |
| | LISTED DON'T MATCH THE U-VALUES LISTED ON THE AC |
| | CALCULATIONS. C) THE 18.46 SEER LISTED FOR THE AC |
| | SYSTEM DOESN'T MATCH THE 17.3 SEER SYSTEMS LISTED IN |
| | THE AC EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE. D) THE AIRFLOW CFM'S AND |
| | HEATING CAPACITIES LISTED DON'T MATCH THE AC SCHEDULE. |
| | E) THERE IS NO COMPLIANCE DATA LISTED FOR THE DOORS, |
| | INCLUDING THE GARAGE DOOR WHICH IS PART OF THE THERMAL |
| | ENVELOPE. |
| | 5) REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED HVAC CALCULATIONS REVEALED |
| | THESE DEFICIENCIES: A) THE COOLING EQUIPMENT SUMMARIES |
| | WERE NOT COMPLETED FOR EACH SYSTEM. B) REFER TO COMMENT |
| | #3. |
| | 6) SHEET M101: CORRECT THE REFERENCES TO THE FBCM SHOWN |
| | ON THE BUILDING AND GARAGE VENTILATION TABLES. PROVIDE |
| | CALCULATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FBC-14 RESIDENTIAL. |
| | 7) M102, DETAIL A7: THE PRINT IN THE DETAIL AND |
| | STRAPPING TABLE IS TOO FAINT TO READ AND NEEDS TO BE |
| | EMBOLDENED FOR REVIEW AND COMPUTER SCANNING. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THAT THE ROOM ID NUMBERS SHOWN ON ALL OF THE |
| | LAYOUT PLANS ALSO NEED TO BE EMBOLDENED. |
| | 8) M102, DETAIL C7: INDICATE THE TYPE AND SIZE OF |
| | CONDENSATE PIPING TO BE INSTALLED. |
| | 9) M301: CORRECT THE REFERENCES TO THE FBCFG ON THE |
| | RANGE AND DRYER COMBUSTION TABLES. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS |
| | IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FBC-14 RESIDENTIAL. PLEASE NOTE |
| | THE DRYER IN THE CLOSET MUST BE PROVIDED COMBUSTION AIR |
| | THROUGH OPENINGS IN THE DOORS- SEE SECTION G2407.5.3 |
| | FBC-14 RESIDENTIAL AND PROVIDE SIZING CALCULATIONS AND |
| | OPENING SIZES. |
| | 10) M301: REFER TO SECTION M1305.1.1 AND SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE FOR THE AIR HANDLERS IN THE CLOSETS- PROVIDE |
| | AN ENLARGED DETAIL IF NECESSARY TO SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEARANCE DIMENSIONS. |
| | 11) M301: CORRECT THE 820 CFM'S OF RETURN AIR SHOWN ON |
| | THE 16"X 16" GRILL IN BEDROOM #A307. CLARIFY HOW ALL |
| | AIR IS BEING RETURNED TO THE AIR HANDLER- THE PLAN |
| | SHOWS A LOUVERED DOOR, BUT THE DETAIL ON M102 SHOWS A |
| | DUCTED RETURN IN THE CLOSET. |
| | 12) M301: THE AIR HANDLER IN THE GARAGE MUST BE |
| | PROTECTED FROM VEHICLE IMPACT- SEE SECTION M1307.3.1 |
| | AND PROVIDE A BOLLARD OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS OF |
| | PROTECTION. |
| | 13) SHOW THE CONDENSATE DISPOSAL PIPING RUNS AND |
| | DISCHARGE LOCATIONS. |
| | 14) SHOW THE REFRIGERANT PIPING RUNS. |
| | 15) PROVIDE A SUBMITTAL PACKAGE CONSISTING OF THE |
| | RANGE, RANGE HOOD AND EXHAUST DUCT, WATER HEATER AND |
| | VENT PIPING, DRYER AND VENT PIPING, AC SYSTEMS, AND THE |
| | VAV BOXES. |
| | |
| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
