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2018-04-12 09:03:16 | 2ND REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL, BUILDING, EXISTING |
| BUILDING, ENERGY CONSERVATION CODES |
| PERMIT #18020254 |
| 4/11/18 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| THIS FOLLOW-UP REVIEW IS BASED ON THE RESUBMITTED |
| PLANS, DOCUMENTS, AND RESPONSE NARRATIVE BY THE |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD. |
| ALL 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED ARE |
| LISTED BELOW IN THEIR ORIGINAL NUMERICAL ORDER. |
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| COMMENT #2) A) THE REVISED ENERGYGAUGE COMPLIANCE FORM |
| DOES NOT LIST THE G2 SYSTEM WHICH IS LISTED IN AC |
| SCHEDULE AT 18,800 BTUH (15.74 SEER). B) THE C-1,2 |
| SYSTEMS SHOWN IN THE REPORT ARE NOT IN THE SCHEDULE. C) |
| THE COMPLIANCE DATA LISTED FOR WSHP 2-1 & 2-2 IN THE |
| REPORT DOES NOT MATCH THE SCHEDULE. |
| D) THE SEER FOR WSHP-1-5 LISTED IN THE FORM DOES NOT |
| MATCH THE SCHEDULE. |
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| 4) COMMISSIONING: A) THE SUBMITTED PLAN IS INDICATING |
| THAT THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR SHALL BE THE |
| RESPONSIBLE PARTY TO OVERSEE THE COMMISSIONING PROCESS, |
| HOWEVER IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LICENSED MEP |
| ENGINEERS OR APPROVED AGENCY TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF |
| SYSTEM COMMISSIONING PER SECTION C408.2. FURTHER, |
| SECTION C408.2.1 ITEM #1 SPECIFIES THAT THE LICENSED |
| ENGINEERS OR APPROVED AGENCY NAME OR SELECT THE |
| PERSONNEL INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH EACH OF THE |
| ACTIVITIES. B) PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING CODE |
| SECTIONS PERTAINING TO COMMISSIONING AND PROVIDE MORE |
| SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED COMMISSIONING |
| PLAN: C408.2.2, C408.2.2.1, C408.2.3, C408.2.3.1, |
| C408.2.3.1, AND (C408.3- PLEASE NOTE THE SUBMITTED PLAN |
| DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY DETAILS FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEMS |
| FUNCTIONAL TESTING.) B) ADVISORY: PLEASE REVIEW SECTION |
| C408.2.4 PERTAINING TO THE PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING |
| REPORT TO BE COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED BY THE LICENSED |
| ENGINEER, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OWNERSHIP |
| AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW. |
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| 5) THE SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL ANALYSIS DOES NOT ADDRESS |
| MANY OF THE COMPLIANCES LISTED UNDER SECTION 513- |
| PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 513.6.3 FBC-17 MECHANICAL: |
| PRESSURIZED STAIRWAYS AND ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS: WHERE |
| STAIRWAYS OR ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS ARE PRESSURIZED, SUCH |
| PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 513 AS |
| SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS, IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| OF SECTIONS 909.20 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| BUILDING AND THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
| PLEASE REVIEW AND INCLUDE IN THE REPORT REQUIRED |
| INFORMATION AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 513 INCLUDING, BUT |
| NOT LIMITED TO: 513.2 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS |
| INCLUDING APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. 513.3 SPECIAL |
| INSPECTION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS. 513.4.4 HVAC SYSTEMS. |
| 513.4.6 DURATION OF OPERATION. 513.4.7 SMOKE CONTROL |
| SYSTEM INTERACTION. 513.5 SMOKE BARRIER CONSTRUCTION. |
| 513.5.1 TOTAL LEAKAGE AREA. 513.5.2 TESTING OF LEAKAGE |
| AREA. 513.5.3 OPENING PROTECTION. 513.10 EQUIPMENT. |
| 513.10.5 FANS. 513.11 STANDBY POWER. 513.11.1 EQUIPMENT |
| ROOM. 513.12 DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. 513.16 |
| FIREFIGHTER'S SMOKE CONTROL PANEL. |
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| 5) CONTINUED- CONCERNING THE REDESIGN USING VESTIBULES |
| AT STAIR #2 LOCATION ON THE RESIDENTIAL FLOORS, THE |
| CODE GIVES TWO OPTIONS FOR VENTILATION- NATURAL OR |
| MECHANICAL- SECTIONS 909.20.3 AND 909.20.4 FBC-17 |
| BUILDING. BECAUSE NATURAL VENTILATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, |
| MECHANICAL VENTILATION MUST BE PROVIDED PER SECTION |
| 909.20.4.2. PLEASE REVIEW THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS |
| 909.20.4.4 AND 909.20.5 STAIRWAY AND RAMP |
| PRESSURIZATION ALTERNATIVE. 909.20.4.4 REQUIRES A |
| DAMPERED RELIEF OPENING IN THE STAIRWAY. 909.20.5 |
| PROVIDES THE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR PRESSURIZATION OF |
| THE STAIRWAYS. |
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| 5) CONTINUED- THE SELECTED SMOKE CONTROL FANS SHOWN IN |
| THE SCHEDULE ARE NOT COMPLETELY IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| SECTION 513.10.5 WHICH REQUIRES BELTED FANS TO HAVE 1.5 |
| TIMES THE NUMBER OF BELTS FOR THE DESIGN DUTY WITH THE |
| MINIMUM NUMBER OF BELTS BEING TWO. THE FANS MUST ALSO |
| BE UL LISTED AS POWER VENTILATORS FOR SMOKE CONTROL |
| SYSTEMS. |
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| 5) CONTINUED- PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTIONS |
| THAT APPLY TO THE PRESSURIZED ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS, AND |
| REVISE THE ANALYSIS AND PLANS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. |
| 909.21 ELEVATOR HOISTWAY PRESSURIZATION ALTERNATIVE. |
| WHERE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY PRESSURIZATION IS PROVIDED IN |
| LIEU OF REQUIRED ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES, THE |
| PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS |
| 909.21.1 THROUGH 909.21.11. |
| 909.21.1 PRESSURIZATION REQUIREMENTS. |
| ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS SHALL BE PRESSURIZED TO MAINTAIN A |
| MINIMUM POSITIVE PRESSURE OF 0.10 INCH OF WATER (25 PA) |
| AND A MAXIMUM POSITIVE PRESSURE OF 0.25 INCH OF WATER |
| (67 PA) WITH RESPECT TO ADJACENT OCCUPIED SPACE ON ALL |
| FLOORS. THIS PRESSURE SHALL BE MEASURED AT THE MIDPOINT |
| OF EACH HOISTWAY DOOR, WITH ALL ELEVATOR CARS AT THE |
| FLOOR OF RECALL AND ALL HOISTWAY DOORS ON THE FLOOR OF |
| RECALL OPEN AND ALL OTHER HOISTWAY DOORS CLOSED. THE |
| PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE |
| HOISTWAY AND THE ADJACENT ELEVATOR LANDING. THE OPENING |
| AND CLOSING OF HOISTWAY DOORS AT EACH LEVEL MUST BE |
| DEMONSTRATED DURING THIS TEST. THE SUPPLY AIR INTAKE |
| SHALL BE FROM AN OUTSIDE, UNCONTAMINATED SOURCE LOCATED |
| A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 20 FEET (6096 MM) FROM ANY AIR |
| EXHAUST SYSTEM OR OUTLET. |
| EXCEPTIONS: |
| 1. ON FLOORS CONTAINING ONLY GROUP R OCCUPANCIES, THE |
| PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL IS PERMITTED TO BE MEASURED |
| BETWEEN THE HOISTWAY AND A DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING |
| UNIT. |
| 2. WHERE AN ELEVATOR OPENS INTO A LOBBY ENCLOSED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3007.6 OR 3008.6, THE PRESSURE |
| DIFFERENTIAL IS PERMITTED TO BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE |
| HOISTWAY AND THE SPACE IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE DOOR(S) |
| FROM THE FLOOR TO THE ENCLOSED LOBBY. |
| 3. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL IS PERMITTED TO BE |
| MEASURED RELATIVE TO THE OUTDOOR ATMOSPHERE ON FLOORS |
| OTHER THAN THE FOLLOWING: |
| 1.THE FIRE FLOOR. |
| 2. THE TWO FLOORS IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE FIRE FLOOR. |
| 3. THE FLOOR IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE FIRE FLOOR. |
| 4. THE MINIMUM POSITIVE PRESSURE OF 0.10 INCH OF WATER |
| (25 PA) AND A MAXIMUM POSITIVE PRESSURE OF 0.25 INCH OF |
| WATER (67 PA) WITH RESPECT TO OCCUPIED FLOORS ARE NOT |
| REQUIRED AT THE FLOOR OF RECALL WITH THE DOORS OPEN. |
| 909.21.1.1 USE OF VENTILATION SYSTEMS. |
| VENTILATION SYSTEMS, OTHER THAN HOISTWAY SUPPLY AIR |
| SYSTEMS, ARE PERMITTED TO BE USED TO EXHAUST AIR FROM |
| ADJACENT SPACES ON THE FIRE FLOOR, TWO FLOORS |
| IMMEDIATELY BELOW AND ONE FLOOR IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE |
| FIRE FLOOR TO THE BUILDING'S EXTERIOR WHERE NECESSARY |
| TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS AS REQUIRED |
| IN SECTION 909.21.1 DURING OPERATION OF THE ELEVATOR |
| SHAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. |
| 909.21.2 RATIONAL ANALYSIS. |
| A RATIONAL ANALYSIS COMPLYING WITH SECTION 909.4 SHALL |
| BE SUBMITTED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| 909.21.3 DUCTS FOR SYSTEM. |
| ANY DUCT SYSTEM THAT IS PART OF THE PRESSURIZATION |
| SYSTEM SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH THE SAME FIRE-RESISTANCE |
| RATING AS REQUIRED FOR THE ELEVATOR SHAFT ENCLOSURE. |
| 909.21.4 FAN SYSTEM. |
| THE FAN SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM |
| SHALL BE AS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 909.21.4.1 THROUGH |
| 909.21.4.4. |
| 909.21.4.1 FIRE RESISTANCE. |
| WHERE LOCATED WITHIN THE BUILDING, THE FAN SYSTEM THAT |
| PROVIDES THE PRESSURIZATION SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH THE |
| SAME FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIRED FOR THE ELEVATOR |
| SHAFT ENCLOSURE. |
| 909.21.4.2 SMOKE DETECTION. |
| THE FAN SYSTEM SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A SMOKE DETECTOR |
| THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN THE FAN SYSTEM WHEN |
| SMOKE IS DETECTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. |
| 909.21.4.3 SEPARATE SYSTEMS. |
| A SEPARATE FAN SYSTEM SHALL BE USED FOR EACH ELEVATOR |
| HOISTWAY. |
| 909.21.4.4 FAN CAPACITY. |
| THE SUPPLY FAN SHALL BE EITHER ADJUSTABLE WITH A |
| CAPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN 1,000 CFM (0.4719 M3/S) PER |
| DOOR, OR THAT SPECIFIED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN |
| PROFESSIONAL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A DESIGNED |
| PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. |
| 909.21.5 STANDBY POWER. |
| THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| STANDBY POWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2702. |
| 909.21.6 ACTIVATION OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. |
| THE ELEVATOR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SHALL BE ACTIVATED |
| UPON ACTIVATION OF EITHER THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM |
| SYSTEM OR THE ELEVATOR LOBBY SMOKE DETECTORS. WHERE |
| BOTH A BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| SMOKE DETECTORS ARE PRESENT, EACH SHALL BE |
| INDEPENDENTLY CAPABLE OF ACTIVATING THE PRESSURIZATION |
| SYSTEM. |
| 909.21.7 TESTING. |
| TESTING FOR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 909.18.8. SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909.19. |
| 909.21.8 MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION. |
| DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL BE MARKED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909.14. |
| 909.21.9 CONTROL DIAGRAMS. |
| CONTROL DIAGRAMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 909.15.909.21.10 CONTROL PANEL. |
| A CONTROL PANEL COMPLYING WITH SECTION 909.16 SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED. |
| 909.21.11 SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME. |
| HOISTWAY PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME IN |
| SECTION 909.17. |
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| 5) CONTINUED: REFER TO SECTION 403.4.7 FBC-17 BUILDING |
| SMOKE REMOVAL AND INDICATE COMPLIANCE IN THE ANALYSIS |
| AND THE PLANS. |
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| 6) CONCERNING THE RISERS, SHOW LOCATIONS OF THE |
| BAROMETRIC DAMPERS IN THE STAIR SHAFTS AND THE VENTS IN |
| THE HOISTWAYS, IF APPLICABLE TO THE PROPOSED SMOKE |
| CONTROL DESIGN. |
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| 7) AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THE STANDBY POWER SOURCE AND |
| ITS TRANSFER SWITCHES SHALL BE IN A ROOM SEPARATE FROM |
| THE NORMAL POWER TRANSFORMERS AND SWITCH GEAR. SHEET |
| E-401 SHOWS ATS-1 IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL ROOM. |
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| 9) ADVISORY NOTES FOR THE KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM: A) |
| SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED. B) THE GREASE DUCT SHALL HAVE |
| A MINIMUM 18" CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. C) |
| EXHAUST FAN MOTORS SHALL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE |
| EXHAUST AIRSTREAM. D) WHERE ENCLOSED DUCT SYSTEMS ARE |
| CONNECTED TO IN-LINE FANS NOT LOCATED OUTDOORS, THE FAN |
| SHALL BE LOCATED IN A ROOM OR SPACE HAVING THE SAME |
| FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING AS THE DUCT ENCLOSURE. E) THE |
| EXHAUST OUTLET TERMINATION AT THE SIDEWALL SHALL BE |
| LOCATED SO AS NOT TO CAUSE A PUBLIC NUISANCE OR A FIRE |
| HAZARD. F) THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE |
| MAKEUP AIR AND THE AIR IN THE CONDITIONED SPACE SHALL |
| NOT EXCEED 10 DEGREES F. |
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| 12) FIRE DAMPERS REQUIRED FOR THE 60X10 RA GRILL AT |
| HVAC 134. |
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| 13) ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| THE COMMERCIAL DRYERS WILL BE A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL, AND |
| WILL THE SUBMITTAL WILL BEAR AND APPROVAL STAMP BY THE |
| EOR. |
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| 18) ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ACCESS PANELS WILL BE PROVIDED |
| FOR HEAT PUMPS ABOVE HARD CEILINGS AS SHOWN ON |
| ARCHITECTURAL RCP PLANS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PANELS |
| SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS |
| WHERE INSTALLED IN ABOVE-CEILING PLENUM SPACES, AND |
| MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED. |
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| 26) ACKNOWLEDGED THAN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| THE GENERATOR SHALL BE A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL WITH |
| APPROVAL STAMP BY THE EOR. PLEASE NOTE THE GENERATOR |
| SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF UL 2200- SECTION 915.1 |
| FBC-17 MECHANICAL. |
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| 26) SHEET 401: PLEASE PROVIDE NOTES AND/OR DIMENSIONS |
| TO VERIFY ALL REQUIRED CLEARANCES FOR THE RADIATOR AND |
| ENGINE EXHAUST TERMINATIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| SECTION 501.3.1 (2). |
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| 31 & 32) THE ENGINEER HAS INDICATED IN HIS RESPONSE |
| THAT THE FOLLOWING LIST OF MECHANCIAL EQUIPMENT AND |
| COMPONENTS ETC. SHALL BE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS: |
| A) FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVALS AND/OR MIAMI-DADE NOA'S |
| FOR THE LOUVERS, AC STANDS, WALL BRACKETS, DUCT AND |
| PIPE STANDS AND BRACKETS. |
| B) MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SMOKE CONTROL |
| FANS, MOTORIZED DAMPERS, FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS, DUCT SMOKE |
| DETECTORS, BOILERS AND WATER HEATERS, GENERATOR, |
| DRYERS, COOKING APPLIANCES, PLENUM-RATED ACCESS PANELS, |
| FIRE WRAPPING, FIRESTOPPING AND FIRE CAULKING. |
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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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