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2017-12-01 08:57:27 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2014 MECHANICAL /ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| CODES |
| PERMIT #17110857 |
| 12/1/17 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS. |
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| 1) SHEETS M1.1.1 & M1.2.1: WHAT STANDARD OR APPROVED |
| CALCULATION PROCEDURE WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT |
| OF COOLING PER SQUARE FOOT, AND THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR |
| AC SYSTEM SIZES? PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION |
| C403.2.1 FBC-14 ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| C403.2.1 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 ASHRAE HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT HANDBOOK. |
| ALTERNATIVELY, DESIGN LOADS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY AN |
| APPROVED EQUIVALENT COMPUTATION PROCEDURE, USING THE |
| DESIGN PARAMETERS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 3. |
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| EXCEPTION: WHERE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED BY A |
| REGISTERED ENGINEER, THE ENGINEER HAS THE OPTION OF |
| SUBMITTING A SIGNED AND SEALED SUMMARY SHEET TO THE |
| BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN LIEU OF THE COMPLETE SIZING |
| CALCULATION(S). SUCH SUMMARY SHEET SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| FOLLOWING (BY ZONE): |
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| 1. PROJECT NAME/OWNER |
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| 2. PROJECT ADDRESS |
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| 3. AREA IN SQUARE FEET |
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| 4. SIZING METHOD USED |
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| 5. OUTDOOR DRY BULB USE |
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| 6. INDOOR DRY BULB |
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| 7. OUTDOOR WET BULB USED |
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| 8. GRAINS WATER (DIFFERENCE) |
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| 9. TOTAL SENSIBLE GAIN |
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| 10. TOTAL LATENT GAIN |
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| 11. RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
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| 12. TOTAL COOLING REQUIRED WITH OUTSIDE AIR |
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| 13. TOTAL HEATING REQUIRED WITH OUTSIDE AIR |
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| 2) COMMISSIONING OF THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IS REQUIRED |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION C408.2. PLEASE SUBMIT A |
| COMMISSIONING PLAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION C408.2.1. |
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| 3) A SMOKE DETECTOR IS REQUIRED IN THE RETURN AIR |
| SYSTEMS OF THE 5-TON RTU-1 SYSTEM PER SECTION 606.2.1. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT AN EXEMPTION CAN BE APPLIED IF THE |
| MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS INDICATE THE SYSTEM IS |
| NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OVER 2000 CFMS OF SUPPLY AIR. |
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| 4) PROVIDE A DETAIL FOR INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE/SMOKE |
| DAMPERS AND SUBMIT PRODUCT DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| SHEETS. |
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| 5) M5.01: NOTE 4 UNDER THE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT CURB |
| DETAIL APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT THE CURB AND RTU |
| INSTALLATION WILL BE DESIGNED BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. |
| IT ALSO REFERENCES DWG. S3.300 WHICH WAS NOT UPLOADED |
| WITH THE PLANS SET. PLEASE PROVIDE SITE SPECIFIC |
| ENGINEERING FOR INSTALLATION OF RTU-1 IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 1609 FBC-14 BUILDING. |
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| 6) PROVIDE A LIST OF DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
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| DEFERRED SUBMITTALS |
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| 1) DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
| FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS |
| ARE DEFINED AS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE |
| NOT SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE |
| APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. DEFERRAL |
| OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED DESIGN |
| PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST THE |
| DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR |
| REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. |
| 2) DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE |
| FAC RULE 9N-03 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN |
| WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL |
| FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| 561-805-6719 |
| [email protected] |
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