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| 2008-03-12 16:06:37 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | 1. OUTSIDE AIR OR VENTILATION CALCULATIONS COULD NOT BE |
| | FOUND ON PLANS. THE MINIMUM VENTILATION RATE OF |
| | REQUIRED OUTDOOR AIR SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 403.3. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS SHOWING |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS, OCCUPANT LOADS, VENTILATION |
| | RATE REQUIRED AND VENTILATION PROVIDED FOR EACH SPACE |
| | WITHIN THE PROPOSED WORK AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM |
| | TABLE 403.3. |
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| | 2. AHU SCHEDULE INDICATES THAT OUTSIDE AIR IS BEING |
| | PROVIDED. ONCE VENTILATION RATES HAVE BEEN VERIFIED IN |
| | RELATION TO COMMENT #1, PLEASE VERIFY THAT SUPPLY, |
| | RETURN AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS ARE IN BALANCE. THE AMOUNT |
| | OF SUPPLY AIR SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE |
| | AMOUNT OF RETURN AND EXHAUST AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 403.1. IN OTHER WORDS, FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE |
| | BALANCED THE SUPPLY SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO |
| | THE RETURN MINUS THE EXHAUST PLUS THE OUTSIDE AIR, WITH |
| | A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE TO THE POSITIVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THIS SECTION AND FBCB 13-409.1.ABC.2. EXAMPLE: AHU |
| | 2 ON FLOOR PLAN CALLS FOR 4410 CFM SUPPLY AND 4165 CFM |
| | RETURN. THAT LEAVES A DIFFERENCE OF 235 CFM. THE AHU |
| | SCHEDULE CALLS FOR 1371 CFM OF OUTSIDE AIR. IT?S NOT |
| | POSSIBLE TO INTRODUCE MORE OUTSIDE AIR THAN THE |
| | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SUPPLY AND RETURN(IN THIS CASE |
| | 235 CFM). PLEASE CORRECT AIR BALANCES, KEEPING IN MIND |
| | THE REQUIRED VENTILATION RATES RELATED TO COMMENT #1. |
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| | 3. SHUTOFF DAMPER CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCB 13-409.1.ABC.3.3. BOTH OUTDOOR AIR SUPPLY AND |
| | EXHAUST SYSTEMS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH MOTORIZED |
| | DAMPERS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT WHEN THE SYSTEMS |
| | OR SPACES SERVED ARE NOT IN USE. GRAVITY |
| | (NON-MOTORIZED) DAMPERS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN BUILDING |
| | EXHAUST AIR SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXCEPTION #1 OF |
| | THIS SECTION. IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MOTORIZED DAMPERS |
| | ARE CALLED FOR IN THE AHU SEQUENCE ON PG M04.1, BUT |
| | THESE DAMPERS ARE NOT SHOWN ON PLANS. PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 4.EACH SHEET OF PLANS AND PRINTS WHICH MUST BE SEALED |
| | UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 471, F.S., SHALL BE |
| | SEALED, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| | IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE. ENGINEERS SHALL LEGIBLY INDICATE |
| | THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND LICENSE NUMBER ON EACH SHEET |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAC 61G15-23.002(2). THE FULL LEGAL |
| | SIGNATURE OF THE DESIGNER OF RECORD SHOULD ALSO BE |
| | USED. THESE PLANS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH AN |
| | INITIAL. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE DESIGNER'S FULL |
| | SIGNATURE PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL. SEE SIMILAR COMMENTS |
| | FROM OTHER TRADES. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
