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| 2007-05-08 10:05:23 | --------------DENIED---------------- |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/2006 REVISIONS |
| | FBC CH 1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | ASHRAE 15-01 |
| | ASHRAE 62.1-04 |
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| | 1. MH-101: THERE ARE MANY AREAS THROUGHOUT THIS FLOOR |
| | WHERE TRANSFER DUCTS ABOVE CEILING ARE TOO SMALL TO |
| | RETURN THE REQUIRED CFM BASED ON TD SCHEDULE ON MM-501. |
| | THERE ARE ALSO MANY ROOMS WHICH DO NOT HAVE ANY |
| | TRANSFER DUCT ABOVE CEILING TO ALLOW RETURN AIR FROM |
| | SPACE EVEN THOUGH THE SPACE IS SEPARATED FROM THE FCU |
| | BY A PARTITION. THERE ARE TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT HERE |
| | ARE SOME EXAMPLES: ROOMS 169,175,129,126,117,100. |
| | BALANCED RETURN IS REQUIRED FROM ALL HABITABLE ROOMS |
| | PER FBC,M 601.4. |
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| | 2. MH-101: ROOM AIR DATA SCHEDULE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR |
| | 1510 CFM OF EXHAUST FROM OED'S (KEY NOTES 3&4). THE |
| | AMOUNT OF SUPPLY IS TO BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO RETURN |
| | AND EXHAUST AIR PER FBC,M 403.1. SCHEDULE SHOWS 9080 |
| | CFM SUPPLY WITH 8220 R/A + 715 CFM EA +1510 EA. THERE |
| | IS A TOTAL OF 10445 CFM R/A AND EA VS 9080 CFM SUPPLY. |
| | BALANCE IS OFF BY 1365 CFM. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION WHILE MAINTAINING MIN. REQUIRED |
| | VENTILATION RATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 403.3. |
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| | 3. ERV-1 IS RATED FOR 2200 CFM ON SCHEDULE. TOTAL OA |
| | REQUIRED BY ALL FCU'S FED BY ERV-1 AS STATED ON FCU |
| | SCHEDULE IS 2510. PLEASE COORDINATE EQUIPMENT,SCHEDULES |
| | AND VENTILATION RATES IN CUNJUNCTION WITH REVIEW |
| | COMMENT #2. |
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| | 4. MH-101: THE FOLLOWING FCU'S ARE MISSING A SIZE FOR |
| | OA DUCT: 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-14. FCU 1-5 SHOWS 10X12 OA |
| | DUCT FOR 140 CFM. IS THIS CORRECT? PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC |
| | 106.1.1. |
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| | 5. MH-101: 18X14 OED IS LOCATED IN CEILING SPACE ABOVE |
| | ROOM 182. THIS SPACE IS ISOLATED FROM OTHER CEILING |
| | SPACES EXCEPT FOR TD-3. IS TD-3 FOR THE PURPOSE OF |
| | RETURN BACK TO FCU OR IS IT TO ALLOW EXHAUST TO REACH |
| | OED? A) TD-3 IS TOO SMALL TO TRANSFER 950 CFM OF |
| | EXHAUST AND B) IT CANNOT BOTH ALLOW EXHAUST IN AND |
| | RETURN AIR OUT OF SPACE SIMULTANEOUSLY. PERHAPS THE OED |
| | CAN BE RELOCATED TO A LARGER OPEN PLENUM AREA TO ALLOW |
| | PROPER EXHAUST FLOW AND RETURN AIR FLOW FROM ROOM 182. |
| | BALANCED RETURN IS REQUIRED PER FBC,M 601.4. |
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| | 6. MH-101: WHAT IS THE SIZE OF 2ND SUPPLY DROP IN |
| | WAITING 110? WHAT IS THE SIZE OF DUCT/GRILL AT |
| | ELECTRICAL CLOSET 101? FBC 106.1.1. |
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| | 7. MH-101: THE FOLLOWING FCU'S SHOW CFM'S ON ROOM AIR |
| | DATA SCHEDULE WHICH DIFFER FROM THOSE SHOWN ON FCU |
| | SCHEDULE (MM-603): 1-2,1-3,1-4,1-6,1-8,1-10. WHICH IS |
| | CORRECT? PLEASE CLARIFY PER FBC 106.1.1. |
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| | 8. MH-101: DUCTS ARE SHOWN PENETRATING 1-HOUR RATED |
| | WALLS FROM FCU-10 INTO LOBBY 100 AND ELECTRICAL ROOM |
| | 104. ALSO THE RETURN OPENING FROM LOBBY 100 INTO |
| | WAITING 110. |
| | A) WHAT SIZE IS RETURN OPENING? |
| | B) PLEASE SHOW THESE OPENINGS IN RATED ASSEMBLIES TO BE |
| | PROTECTED PER FBC,M 607.5. |
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| | 9. MH-102: THE FOLLOWING FCU'S HAVE CFM VALUES ON ROOM |
| | AIR DATA SCHEDULE WHICH DIFFER FROM THOSE SHOWN ON FCU |
| | SCHEDULE: 2-1, 2-2. WHICH IS CORRECT? FBC 106.1.1. |
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| | 10. MH-102: PLEASE SEE REVIEW COMMENT #2: SUPPLY IS NOT |
| | BALANCED WITH RETURN AND EXHAUST. 6990 CFM SUPPLY VS |
| | 5575 R/A+ 1920 CFM EA FOR A TOTAL OF 7495 CFM R/A AND |
| | EA.SYSTEM IS OUT OF BALANCE BY 505 CFM. FBC,M 403.1. |
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| | 11. MH-102: DUCT AND TRANSFER OPENING IN RATED WALL AT |
| | ELEV. VESTIBULE 200. PLEASE SHOW OPENING PROTECTIVES |
| | PER FBC,M 607.5. |
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| | 12. MH-102: ROOM AIR DATA SCHEDULE SHOWS EXEC. |
| | CONFERENCE ROOM AS 205A, FLOOR PLAN SHOWS CONFERENCE |
| | 206. PLEASE COORDINATE SCHEDULE AND FLOOR PLAN. |
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| | 13. MH-102: PLEASE SHOW SIZES OF ALL EXHAUST BRANCH |
| | DUCTS SUCH AS IN LAVATORY 218 AND WC 223. |
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| | 14. MH-102: CONFERENCE ROOM 206 SHOWS 570 CFM SUPPLY |
| | WITH ONE TD-2 TRANSFER DUCT WHICH IS RATED FOR MAX. 250 |
| | CFM ON PG MM-501. PLEASE SHOW BALANCED RETURN IN THIS |
| | AREA PER FBC,M 601.4. |
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| | 15. MH-102: VESTIBULE 200 IS SHOWN TO HAVE ONE SUPPLY |
| | DROP AT 200 CFM WITH ONE TD-1 FOR TRANSFER WHICH HAS A |
| | MAX. OF 175 CFM PER MM-501. PLEASE SHOW BALANCED RETURN |
| | PER FBC,M 601.4. ALSO, PLAN SHOWS SOME TYPE OF |
| | RECTANGLE INTAKE GRILL IN CEILING. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| | 16. MM-501 DETAIL #6: |
| | A) PLEASE SHOW MEANS OF ATTACHMENT OF SUPPORTS TO |
| | STRUCTURE AS WELL AS TYPE/SIZE OF SUPPORTS TO STRUCTURE |
| | AS WELL AS TYPE/SIZE OF SUPPORTS TO BE USED. |
| | B) PLEASE SHOW MEANS OF CONDENSATE SECONDARY/AUXILIARY |
| | DRAIN PROTECTION PER FBC,M 307.2.3. |
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| | 17. MM-502 DETAIL #1: CONDENSATE DRAINS SHALL BE |
| | TRAPPED AS REQUIRED BY THE EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCE |
| | MANUFACTURER. FBC,M 307.2.4 |
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| | 18. MM-502 DETAIL #5: ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL UNITS |
| | SHALL BE MOUNTED ON CURBS RAISED A MINIMUM OF 8 INCHES |
| | (203 MM) ABOVE THE ROOF SURFACE, OR WHERE ROOFING |
| | MATERIALS EXTEND BENEATH THE UNIT, ON RAISED EQUIPMENT |
| | SUPPORTS PROVIDING A MINIMUM CLEARANCE HEIGHT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 1509.7. ALSO, PRE-ENGINNERED A/C |
| | STANDS ARE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AS DEFINED BY FAC 9B-72. |
| | THEREFORE, PRODUCT APPLROVAL IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 19. PLEASE SHOW OUTDOOR AIR CALCULATIONS. FBC,M 403.3 |
| | AND FBC 106.1.2. |
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| | 20. ENERGY CALCULATIONS SHALL BE MADE A PART OF THE |
| | PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BUILDING PER FBC |
| | 13-103.2. DESIGN PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE UNDER |
| | FLORIDA LAW FOR THE DESIGN OF LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND THE BUILDING |
| | SHELL, SHALL CERTIFY COMPLIANCE OF THOSE BUILDING |
| | SYSTEMS WITH THE CODE BY SIGNING AND PROVIDING THEIR |
| | PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ON THE ENERGY CODE |
| | FORM PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| | TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. FBC 13-103.1.1.1. |
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| | 21. MM-601: PLEASE PROVIDE SIZES ON CHILLED WATER |
| | SCHEMATIC AND DUCT RISER DIAGRAMS. ALSO, PLEASE SHOW |
| | PUMP LOCATION AND REMOVE THE NOTE STATING "OPTIONAL". |
| | FBC 106.1.1. |
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| | 22. FAN SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IS REQUIRED FOR ALL |
| | SUPPLY FANS IN THE A/C SYSTEM, INCLUDING ERV'S PER |
| | FBC,M 607.2.2. EXCEPTIONS: AC-1 AND EMU-1. |
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| | 23. ABOVE CEILING AREAS ARE USED AS PLENUMS. PLEASE |
| | ENSURE THAT ALL AMTERIALS EXPOSED IN PLENUMS ARE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC,M 602.2.1, INCLUDING TAGS, |
| | EQUIPMENT LABELS AND PIPE MARKERS AS LISTED IN |
| | SPECIFICATIONS BOOK SEC. 15075. ALSO SEE SEC. 15181-7 |
| | REGARDING CONDENSATE PIPING. PVC CANNOT BE USED IN A |
| | PLENUM AS IT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | 602.2.1. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | |
| | RONALD J REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
