Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15120897
Permit Number 15120897
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2016-04-07 10:25:422ND REVIEW: FBC 2014 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT #15120897
 BUILDING-5, TYPE III
 4/7/16
  
 1) THERE ARE MANY INCONISTENCIES PERTAINING TO SYSTEM
 SIZINGS AND LOCATIONS BETWEEN THE HEAT LOAD AND ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS, AND THE AC PLANS AND SCHEDULES FOR THE
 UNITS- SHEETS M4.01, 4.02, & 4.03. FOR EXAMPLE: A)
 SYSTEMS A1 & A1.R ARE INDICATED AS 16,700 BTUH IN THE
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS BUT LISTED AS BOTH 16,700 & 21,200
 IN THE SCHEDULES, AND THE HEAT LOAD CALCS INDICATE IT
 TO BE 16,700, 21,200 AND 26,300 DEPENDING ON THE FLOOR
 IT IS LOCATED ON. B) SYSTEMS B1 & B1.R ARE INDICATED TO
 BE 16,700 BTUH IN THE HEAT LOAD CALCS FOR TWO OF THE
 UNIT LOCATIONS AND 21200 FOR THE THIRD, HOWEVER THE
 SCHEDULE INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL B SYSTEM AT 26,300,
 AND NO DATA IS SHOWN FOR THE 26,300 B SYSTEM IN THE
 ENERGY CALCS. C) HEAT LOAD CALCULATION D, F, & J DO NOT
 MATCH THE DATA IN SCHEDULES OR ENERGY CALCULATIONS. D)
 CALCULATION P, Q, & R THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE HEAT LOAD
 DIAGRAMS FOR THE 4TH FLOOR ARE NOT LISTED IN THE
 ALPHABETICAL HEAT LOAD SCHEDULE. E) THE AC SCHEDULE ON
 SHEET M4.03 SHOWS A 31,000 BTUH SYSTEM FOR AHU-C3 WHICH
 IS NOT SHOWN IN ANY OF THE CALCULATIONS. BECAUSE OF
 THESE AND OTHER INCONSISTENCIES A FULL REVIEW OF SYSTEM
 SIZING AND ENERGY COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT
 THIS TIME. PLEASE REVIEW AND REVISE THE DOCUMENTS AND
 PLANS SO THAT THEY MATCH AND ARE INCONSISTENT.
 2) THE WINDOW GLASS SQUARE FOOTAGE CALCULATIONS ON THE
 HEAT LOAD CALCULATIONS SHOW A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT OF
 GLASS COMPARED TO THE GLASS AREA CALCULATIONS ON THE
 UNIT FLOOR PLANS SHOWN ON SHEETS M4.01, M4.02, AND
 M4.03. PLEASE CLARIFY WHY NO VENTILATION AIR IS SHOWN
 ON THE CALCULATIONS, AND WHY NO LATENT LOADS HAVE BEEN
 CALCULATED FOR INFILTRATION, LIGHTING, AND EQUIPMENT?
 3) THE GARAGE VENTILATION CALCULATIONS ON SHEET M5.01
 INDICATE "NATURAL VENTILATION", HOWEVER THE 100 CFM PER
 CAR IS A MECHANICAL VENTILATION REQUIREMENT INDICATED
 INTABLE 403.3. PLEASE NOTE THAT NATURAL VENTILATION IS
 FOR OCCUPIED SPACES AS INDICATED IN SECTION 401.2,
 HOWEVER PER SECTION 202 DEFINITIONS, A GARAGE IS NOT
 CONSIDERED OCCUPIABLE SPACE. PROVIDE MECHANICAL
 VENTILATION PER TABLE 403.3.
 4) M5.01: THE TRASH ROOM EXHAUST IS NOT CONSIDERED
 ENVIRONMENTAL AIR AND THEREFORE THE OUTLET SHALL BE 10'
 FROM OPERABLE OPENINGS INTO THE BUILDING, AND 10' ABOVE
 THE ADJOINING GRADE. PLEASE REVISE THE NOTE ON THE
 PLAN.
 5) COMMENT #14 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW REQUESTING SITE
 SPECIFIC WIND LOAD ENGINEERING FOR THE ROOF TOP STANDS
 AND CONDENSERS STILL EXISTS: PLEASE COMPLY.
 6) PLEASE SHOW THE DRYER RUN LENGTHS ON THE PLANS AND
 NUMBER OF ELBOWS TO BE USED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE DRYER SPECS ON SHEET M5.02.
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  
  


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