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2011-03-30 14:44:03 | REVIEW #: 2ND (FOR NEWLY DESIGNED BUILDING) |
| ACTION:DENIED |
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| FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| THESE COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH PREVIOUS |
| REVIEW FOR CONTINUITY. ANY ADDITIONAL NEW COMMENTS WILL |
| BE ADDED TO THE END OF THE REVIEW. |
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| 1. OK |
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| 2. OK |
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| 3. OK |
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| 4. EF-3 AND EF-5 ON PAGE M6-1 APPEAR TO HAVE THE ROOM |
| NUMBER AND THE CFM REVERSED. PLEASE CORRECT TO |
| CORRESPOND WITH THE FLOOR PLAN. FBC-M 304.11. |
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| 5. OK |
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| 6. OK |
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| 7. OK |
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| 8. OK |
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| 9. OK |
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| 10. OK |
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| 11. OK |
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| 12. OK |
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| 13. NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED: FBC-M SECTION 404 |
| REQUIRES A MINIMUM VENTILATION RATE OF 1.5 CFM/SQ.FT. |
| THE VENTILATION RATE IS ALLOWED TO BE INTERMITTENT IF |
| THE FAN IS CONTROLLED BY CARBON MONOXIDE SENSORS. PAGE |
| M2-1 SHOWS THE FAN BEING CONTROLLED BY CARBON DIOXIDE |
| SENSORS. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CODE |
| FOR AN ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE. ALSO, SECTION 404 |
| REQUIRES THAT IF INTERMITTENT VENTILATION IS USED, A |
| MINIMUM CONTINUOUS VENTILATION RATE OF 0.05 CFM/SQ.FT |
| BE PROVIDED. SHOW HOW THIS MINIMUM CONTINUOUS RATE IS |
| TO BE PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE |
| INTAKE LOUVER? NO SIZE IS GIVEN ON THE PLANS. THE SIZE |
| MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 1000 CFM OF |
| MAKE-UP AIR FOR THE EXHAUST FAN BEING PROPOSED. |
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| NOTE: PROVIDE SIZES FOR ALL OUTDOOR LOUVERS. |
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| 14. NEW COMMENT: AHU-10 RETURN AIR SYSTEM IS |
| REDESIGNED, ELIMINATING DUCTED RETURN AND UTILIZING |
| TRANSFER DUCTS FROM OFFICES INTO ADJACENT HALL 37. |
| THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A CENTRALIZED R/A INTAKE |
| ASSOCIATED WITH AHU-10 LARGE ENOUGH TO DRAW ALL THE |
| RETURN AIR FROM THESE TRANSFER DUCTS BACK TO THE AHU. |
| PLEASE SHOW HOW BALANCED RETURN IS TO BE ACHIEVED IN |
| THIS AREA PER FBC-M 601.4. ALSO, THE TRANSFER DUCTS |
| FROM THE OFFICE ARE NOT SIZED PER THE BALANCED RETURN |
| AIR EXCEPTIONS UNDER FBC-M 601.4. THE TRANSFER DUCT |
| MUST BE MINIMUM 1.5 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SUPPLY DUCT. |
| IN MOST CASES THE PLAN SHOWS A DUCT WITH APPROXIMATELY |
| THE SAME SQUARE INCHES. SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-M |
| 601.4 IS TO BE ACHIEVED IN THESE AREAS. |
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| NOTE: THE KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST SYSTEM IS EXCLUDED FROM |
| THE SCOPE OF THIS REVIEW. SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMIT |
| APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE HOOD SYSTEM AND THE |
| FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| 561.805.6719 |
| [email protected] |