| Date |
Text |
| 2015-12-23 15:09:32 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 5TH ED. RESIDENTIAL |
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| | 1) NOTE 3 ON SHEET M-2 CITES THE 2010FBC AS THE CODE IN |
| | EFFECT. PLEASE REVISE TO THE CODE REFERENCED ABOVE. |
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| | 2) PROVIDE AN ENERGY SUBMITTAL PER THE BELOW: |
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| | FBCE-R101.5.1.1 BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE ALTERNATIVE. |
| | AN ACCURATELY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORM R402 |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO |
| | DEMONSTRATE CODE COMPLIANCE BY THIS METHOD. |
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| | FBCE-101.5.1.1.2 SIMULATED PERFORMANCE ALTERNATIVE. |
| | AN ACCURATELY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORM R405 |
| | (GENERATED BY COMMISSION APPROVED SOFTWARE) SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO DEMONSTRATE CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE BY SECTION 405. |
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| | 3) PROVIDE AN EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATION: |
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| | FBCER403.6.1 EQUIPMENT SIZING. |
| | HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SIZED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ACCA MANUAL S BASED ON THE EQUIPMENT |
| | LOADS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCA MANUAL J OR |
| | OTHER APPROVED HEATING AND COOLING CALCULATION |
| | METHODOLOGIES, BASED ON BUILDING LOADS FOR THE |
| | DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING. THE |
| | MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER OF THE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR |
| | UNITS (IF SPLIT SYSTEM) SHALL BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH |
| | THE SENSIBLE AND TOTAL COOLING CAPACITIES AT THE DESIGN |
| | CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION R302.1. THIS CODE DOES |
| | NOT ALLOW DESIGNER SAFETY FACTORS, PROVISIONS FOR |
| | FUTURE EXPANSION OR OTHER FACTORS WHICH AFFECT |
| | EQUIPMENT SIZING. SYSTEM SIZING CALCULATIONS SHALL NOT |
| | INCLUDE LOADS CREATED BY LOCAL INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL |
| | VENTILATION SUCH AS STANDARD KITCHEN AND BATHROOM |
| | EXHAUST SYSTEMS. |
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| | FBCER403.6.1.1 COOLING EQUIPMENT CAPACITY. |
| | COOLING ONLY EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SELECTED SO THAT ITS |
| | TOTAL CAPACITY IS NOT LESS THAN THE CALCULATED TOTAL |
| | LOAD, BUT NOT MORE THAN 1.15 TIMES GREATER THAN THE |
| | TOTAL LOAD CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE |
| | SELECTED IN SECTION 403.6, OR THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE |
| | SIZE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER?S PRODUCT LINES. THE |
| | CORRESPONDING LATENT CAPACITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SHALL |
| | NOT BE LESS THAN THE CALCULATED LATENT LOAD. |
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| | 4) PROVIDE A DETAIL AS TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE |
| | CONDENSER EQUIPMENT TO ASSURE IS WILL BE PLACED AT THE |
| | MINIMUM FLOOD ELEVATION LEVEL OF 7.5' INCORPORATE FLOOD |
| | RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION TECNIQUES SO AS TO PREVENT SCOUR |
| | UNDER THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. |
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| | FBC-R322.1.6 PROTECTION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS; HEATING, |
| | VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING; PLUMBING APPLIANCES AND |
| | PLUMBING FIXTURES; DUCT SYSTEMS; AND OTHER SERVICE |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE LOCATED AT OR ABOVE THE ELEVATION |
| | REQUIRED IN SECTION R322.2 (FLOOD HAZARD AREAS |
| | INCLUDING A ZONES) |
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| | STEVEN KENNEDY, CBO |
| | CHIEF PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6710 |
| | [email protected] |
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