Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15080312
Permit Number 15080312
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-08-26 15:01:321ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT #15080312
 8/26/15
  
 1) SIZING CALCULATIONS REQUIRED FOR WSHP-1. REFER TO
 C403.2.1 FBC-14 ENERGY CONSERVATION- CALCULATION OF
 HEATING AND COOLING LOADS.
 DESIGN LOADS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE ASHRAE/ACCA STANDARD 183 OR
 ACCA MANUAL N AND SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CODE
 COMPLIANCE FORM SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 WHEN THE BUILDING IS PERMITTED OR, IN THE EVENT THE
 MECHANICAL PERMIT IS OBTAINED AT A LATER TIME, THE
 SIZING CALCULATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE
 APPLICATION FOR THE MECHANICAL PERMIT. HEATING AND
 COOLING LOADS SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR LOAD
 REDUCTIONS THAT ARE ACHIEVED WHEN ENERGY RECOVERY
 SYSTEMS ARE UTILIZED IN THE HVAC SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE ASHRAEHVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT HANDBOOK.
 ALTERNATIVELY, DESIGN LOADS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY AN
 APPROVED EQUIVALENT COMPUTATION PROCEDURE, USING THE
 DESIGN PARAMETERS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 3.
 2) A SMOKE DETECTOR IS REQUIRED IN THE RETURN AIR
 SYSTEM OF WSHP-1- REFER TO SECTION 606.2.1 FBC-14
 MECHANICAL. RETURN AIR SYSTEMS.
 SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN RETURN AIR
 SYSTEMS WITH A DESIGN CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2,000 CFM
 (0.9 M3/S) IN THE RETURN AIR DUCT OR PLENUM UPSTREAM OF
 ANY FILTERS, EXHAUST AIR CONNECTIONS, OUTDOOR AIR
 CONNECTIONS, OR DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT AND
 APPLIANCES.
 3) PROVIDE A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION AND DIAGRAM
 DETAILING THE SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROLS OPERATION AND
 SUPERVISION- SECTIONS 606.4 & 606.4.1.
 4) SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SMOKE
 DETECTOR AND FIRE DAMPER. THE SUBMITTALS SHALL BRE
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OF
 RECORD.
 5) SEE SECTION 809.2 FBC-14 EXISITNG BUILDING CODE:
 ALTERED EXISTING SYSTEMS.
 IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED SPACES, EXISTING MECHANICAL
 VENTILATION SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALTERED, RECONFIGURED, OR
 EXTENDED SHALL PROVIDE NOT LESS THAN 5 CUBIC FEET PER
 MINUTE (CFM) (0.0024 M3/S) PER PERSON OF OUTDOOR AIR
 AND NOT LESS THAN 15 CFM (0.0071 M3/S) OF VENTILATION
 AIR PER PERSON; OR NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF
 VENTILATION AIR DETERMINED BY THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY
 PROCEDURE OF ASHRAE 62. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS AND
 A VENTILATION SCHEDULE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE.
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  
  


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