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2008-06-16 08:59:33 | REVIEW #: 2ND |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS FBC |
| CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN |
| RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
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| 1 THROUGH 3: OK |
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| 4. NOT ALL PLENUM CLOSET DOORS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY |
| DESIGNATED AS METAL DOORS. EXAMPLE: IN MANAGER OFFICE |
| A116, THE CLOSET FOR AC-7 SERVES AS A PLENUM AND HAS A |
| #8 DOOR DESIGNATION ON PG A101. COMMON AREA DOOR |
| SCHEDULE ON PG A400 SHOWS A #8 DOOR TO BE A WOOD DOOR. |
| PLEASE CHECK AND VERIFY ALL DOORS ON PLENUM CLOSETS ARE |
| CORRECTLY DESIGNATED ON PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE |
| WITH FBCM 602.2.1. |
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| 5 THROUGH 7: OK |
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| 8. THE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS COMMENT INDICATES THE |
| PRESENCE OF PERMANENT OPENINGS TO BE USED IN |
| CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIRCULATION FANS TO PROVIDE THE |
| CONTINUOUS VENTILATION RATE OF 0.05 CFM/SF. PAGE A101 |
| NOW SHOWS ROLLUP DOORS AT THE LOCATION OF THE |
| PREVIOUSLY PERMANENT OPENINGS. FOR THIS REASON, ANOTHER |
| MEANS OF INTRODUCING OUTSIDE AIR FOR GARAGE VENTILATION |
| IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH THE CONTINUOUS AND THE ELEVATED |
| VENTILATION RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.2 AND FBCM |
| 4042. |
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| 9. OK |
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| 10. SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS FOR GARAGE EXHAUST WILL BE |
| AFFECTED BY COMMENT #8 ABOVE. |
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| 11. SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN RECEIVED. |
| THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF |
| THIS REVIEW. |
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| 12 AND 13: OK |
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| 14. NEW SUPPLY FANS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE LAST REVIEW. |
| SF-3, 4, 5, 6 ALL EXCEED 2000 CFM AND REQUIRE FAN |
| SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| 606.1.1. PROVIDE DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS ON THE SUPPLY |
| SIDE OF THESE FANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| SECTION. |
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| 15 THROUGH 23: OK |
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| 24: IT IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR FAN SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE |
| DETECTOR SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE CAPACITY OF |
| THE AIR HANDLING APPLIANCE. PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM |
| THE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THIS |
| APPLIANCE IS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AIR VOLUMES IN |
| EXCESS OF 2,000 CFM UNDER ANY CONFIGURATION. IN LIEU OF |
| THIS INFORMATION, FAN SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 25 THROUGH 27: OK |
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| 28. THE NOTES ON PAGE AC-12 RELATED TO LOUVERS FOR THE |
| GENERATOR ROOM ARE CUT-OFF AND CAN NOT BE READ. PLEASE |
| CORRECT AND RESUBMIT. OTHERWISE, THIS COMMENT IS |
| ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. |
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| 29 THROUGH 33: OK |
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| 34. SMOKE CONTROL TO BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THESE |
| COMMENTS/RESPONSES. |
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| 35. OK |
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| 36. SEE COMMENT #24 ABOVE. |
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| 37 THROUGH 44: OK |
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| 45. PART (3): HP DETAIL CALLS FOR ? INCH COPPER |
| CONDENSATE DRAIN AND TRAP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A |
| TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. PLEASE CORRECT AND RESUBMIT. |
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| 46. OK |
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| 47. THE ADDRESS ON THE SUMMARY FORM HAS NOT BEEN |
| CORRECTED. ADDITIONALLY THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE COME |
| TO LIGHT REGARDING THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS: |
| A) IN THE INPUT DATA REPORT (IDR) UNDER SPACES, ZONE: |
| APTMS 3-14, THIS SPACE SHOULD HAVE A MULTIPLIER OF 12 |
| FOR A TOTAL VOLUME OF 1,192,212.0 CUBIC FEET. SEE ZONE: |
| CORRIDOR FOR AN EXAMPLE. |
| B) IN THE IDR THERE IS NOTHING LISTED FOR DOORS OR |
| FLOORS. PLEASE CORRECT. |
| C) THE PIPING SECTION IS CALLING FOR 1.5 INCH |
| INSULATION ON DOMESTIC HOT WATER PIPING. WHERE CAN THIS |
| INFORMATION BE FOUND ON PLANS? |
| D) NO COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS OR SYSTEM SIZING |
| SUMMARY WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS |
| AS REQUIRED BY FBCB 13-407-1-ABC.1. |
| E) THESE COMMENTS ARE BASED ON A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS. PLEASE SEE OTHER TRADE REVIEWS FOR |
| OTHER POTENTIAL COMMENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL INFORMATION |
| IN THE IDR CORRESPONDS WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE |
| PLANS PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL. |
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| 48 AND 49: OK |
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| NEW: THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW COMMENTS RELATED TO DESIGN |
| CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN |
| PROVIDED SINCE FIRST REVIEW: |
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| 50. AC-01 STAIR #1 CORRIDOR: DUCTS FOR AC-6 ARE SHOWN |
| PENETRATING THE ENCLOSED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. PENETRATIONS |
| INTO AND OPENINGS THROUGH AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY ARE |
| PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR REQUIRED EXIT DOORS, EQUIPMENT |
| AND DUCTWORK NECESSARY FOR INDEPENDENT PRESSURIZATION |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 1020.5. PAGE AC-01 SHOWS A |
| 2-HOUR RATED ENCLOSURE AT THE LOCATION OF THESE DUCTS |
| IN THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY, BUT NO SUCH STRUCTURE IS SHOWN |
| ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PAGES. PAGE A-101A SHOWS ONLY BARE |
| CONCRETE CEILINGS AT THIS LOCATION. ALSO, BOTH DUCTS |
| ARE SHOWN PENETRATING TWO 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIERS AT THE |
| EXIT PASSAGEWAY WITHOUT PROTECTION OF THE PENETRATIONS. |
| DUCT PENETRATIONS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS IN FIRE |
| BARRIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE DAMPERS |
| INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.5.2. |
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| 51. AC-01 STAIR #2 CORRIDOR: DUCTS FOR AC-7 AND |
| REFRIGERANT PIPING FOR AC-5 ARE SHOWN PENETRATING AN |
| ENCLOSED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. PLEASE SEE COMMENT #50 ABOVE |
| FOR RELEVANT CONDITIONS AND CODE SECTIONS. |
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| 52. AC-01: THE EXHAUST DUCT FOR EF-2 IS SHOWN |
| PENETRATING A 2-HOUR RATED FIRE BARRIER WITHOUT |
| PROTECTION OF THE PENETRATION. DUCT PENETRATIONS AND |
| AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS IN FIRE BARRIERS SHALL BE |
| PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| FBCM 607.5.2. SHOW HOW THIS DUCT PENETRATION IS TO BE |
| PROTECTED. |
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| 53. AC-01: THERE ARE SEVERAL FIRE DAMPERS SHOWN ON |
| FLOOR PLAN WHERE DUCTS ARE PENETRATING NON-RATED WALL |
| ASSEMBLIES ACCORDING TO PAGE A101. EXAMPLES: THE 24X10 |
| SUPPLY TRUNK LINE FOR AC-3, THE 24X10 SUPPLY AND RETURN |
| DUCTS FOR AC-2, THE 20X10 SUPPLY TRUNK LINE FOR AC-4. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE MECHANICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, |
| SHOWING FIRE DAMPERS AT THE LOCATION OF RATED |
| ASSEMBLIES ONLY. FIRE DAMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR LISTING (AT RATED ASSEMBLIES) PER |
| FBCM 607.2. |
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| NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THE |
| PROPOSED SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS THE FIRST REVIEW |
| OF THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM AS NO INFORMATION WAS |
| PROVIDED REGARDING THIS SYSTEM AT TIME OF FIRST |
| REVIEW. |
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| 54. THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS CALLS FOR A COMBINATION OF |
| MECHANICAL AN PASSIVE SYSTEMS. THE PASSIVE SYSTEMS ARE |
| TO BE USED TO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING INTO |
| SMOKE ZONES WITH APPROVED SMOKE BARRIERS. THE LOCATIONS |
| OF THE SMOKE ZONES IS NOT INDICATED ANYWHERE ON THE |
| PLANS. ALSO, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE LOCATIONS OF |
| SMOKE BARRIERS IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. |
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| 55. IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMENT #54 ABOVE, THERE IS |
| ALSO NO INDICATION ON PLANS AS TO THE PRESENCE OF |
| SPOT-TYPE SMOKE DETECTORS LISTED FOR RELEASING SERVICE |
| IN EACH SMOKE ZONE BEING PROTECTED BY A PASSIVE SYSTEM |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.12.2.2. THIS PART OF THE |
| SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED IN THE FIRE ALARM RISER DIAGRAM, |
| THE FIRE ALARM SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS OR THE SMOKE |
| CONTROL SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS. PLEASE CLARIFY. THERE |
| ARE SEVERAL SMOKE DAMPERS IN CORRIDOR WALLS AND |
| ELEVATOR LOBBIES AS SHOWN ON FLOOR PLANS WITH NO |
| INDICATION ON FIRE ALARM OR SMOKE CONTROL SEQUENCE |
| SHOWING HOW THESE DAMPERS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED. |
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| 56. AC-15 CALLS FOR A SMOKE CONTROL PANEL, PRESUMABLY |
| LOCATED IN THE FIRE COMMAND ROOM, BUT THIS PANEL IS NOT |
| SHOWN ON OTHER PLANS. A FIRE-FIGHTER?S SMOKE CONTROL |
| PANEL FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PURPOSES |
| ONLY SHALL BE PROVIDED AND SHALL INCLUDE MANUAL CONTROL |
| OR OVERRIDE OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL FOR MECHANICAL SMOKE |
| CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE PANEL SHALL BE LOCATED IN A FIRE |
| COMMAND CENTER COMPLYING WITH SECTION 911 IN HIGH-RISE |
| BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.16. |
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| 57. HOW WILL PASSIVE SYSTEMS BE TESTED? SEE FBCB |
| 909.5.1. |
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| 58. PAGE 3 OF THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS SAYS ?INJECTION |
| POINTS AT TOP OF STAIR AND LEVEL 10.? MECHANICAL FLOOR |
| PLANS DO NOT SHOW ANY SUPPLY FANS, DUCTWORK OR ACTUAL |
| INJECTION POINTS FOR STAIR ENCLOSURES. PLEASE CLARIFY |
| AND COORDINATE FLOOR PLANS WITH THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS. |
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| 59.AC-14: FAN SCHEDULE SHOWS SF-3 FOR STAIR |
| PRESSURIZATION BUT THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS IT IS FOR |
| ELEVATOR PRESSURIZATION. SF-7 AND SF-8 ARE ALSO |
| MISLABELED ON SCHEDULE. PLEASE CLARIFY AND COORDINATE |
| FLOOR PLANS WITH SCHEDULES. |
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| 60. PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY TO |
| BE USED WITH DOCUMENTATION/EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATIONS |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.18.8.2. |
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| 61. PROVIDE THREE COPIES OF SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL |
| ANALYSIS, SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
| FBCB 909.4, FBCB 106.1. |
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| 62. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| 9B-3.0472, THIS BUILDING IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
| (2) EVERY BUILDING FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION IS ISSUED ON OR AFTER 7/1/08 AND HAVING A |
| FOSSIL-FUEL-BURNING HEATER OR APPLIANCE, A FIREPLACE, |
| OR AN ATTACHED GARAGE SHALL HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CARBON |
| MONOXIDE ALARM INSTALLED WITHIN 10 FEET OF EACH ROOM |
| USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES. |
| (3) IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALARMS SHALL RECEIVE THEIR |
| PRIMARY POWER FROM THE BUILDING WIRING WHEN SUCH WIRING |
| IS SERVED FROM THE LOCAL POWER UTILITY. SUCH ALARMS |
| SHALL HAVE BATTERY BACK UP. |
| (4) COMBINATION SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SHALL BE |
| LISTED OR LABELED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TESTING |
| LABORATORY. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| 561.805.6719 |
| [email protected] |