| 2012-12-03 10:20:14 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| | SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
| | FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2010 |
| | FBC R FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2010 RESIDENTIAL |
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| | 1. FBC 1207.2, FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR AIR |
| | BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90. |
| | |
| | SPEC SHEETS SUBMITTED STATE THAT GENERAL ASTM E90 |
| | TESTING RESULTS WERE USED. CODE REQUIRES THAT THE |
| | PRODUCT BE TESTED. |
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| | 2. FBC 1207.3, FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN |
| | DWELLING UNITS OR BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC |
| | OR SERVICE AREA WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN |
| | IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ASTM E 492. |
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| | SPEC SHEETS PROVIDE IIC RATINGS BASED ON ASTM E 2179 |
| | 03, ASTM E 492 REQUIRED. |
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| | AS DISCUSSED WITH CONTRACTOR, MANUFACTURER'S ACOUSTICAL |
| | ENGINEER, AND MANUFACTURER'S REP, ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS |
| | AND METHODS FBC 104.11 MAY BE REQUESTED: |
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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. |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUFFICIENT |
| | EVIDENCE OR PROOF BE SUBMITTED TO SUBSTANTIATE ANY |
| | CLAIM MADE REGARDING THE ALTERNATIVE. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | A POWER POINT PRESENTATION WAS SUBMITTED IN THE PAST. |
| | THE POWER POINT HAD NO SUPPORTING DATA, ONLY A CLAIM |
| | THAT THE PRODUCT MEETS THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS |
| | NOT SUFFICIENT DATA FOR ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND |
| | METHODS TO BE GRANTED. |
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