Florida & Miami Dade Have Similar Expiration Rules Let’s Break Them Down 1: Building Code Expiration Date In all cases, a product approval must contain information regarding the effective building code for use. Genarlly speaking, permits must be applied for during the time the effecitve building codes are in effect. There are nuances regarding master …
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Mechanical Equipment Design – A National Requirement Generally speaking, building codes are national in nature, but are adopted locally for unique geographic conditions. While national codes require designing code-compliant structures during design events, areas such as South Florida take the lead on high-wind requirements for rooftop mechanical units & serve as a guide for design …
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How To Determine The Design Wind Speed For Your Project To determine the wind speed to use for your project, visit the ASCE Hazard Tool. This tool allows input of a project address and also returns flood, snow, ice & seismic information. visit the asce hazard tool What You Need To Know Risk Categories About …
Binding Florida Code Interpretations As in other states, Florida’s Building Code is published on a regular cycle. In Florida, besides petitions for code changes, there are questions asked to the state for clarifications to unclear sections or new issues that may arise. Those are called Declaratory Statements, which can be searched by clicking here. You …
Key Dates In The Florida Product Approval Submittal Process The Florida Product Approval program follows a structured review cycle administered by the Florida Building Commission and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Submittal Deadlines: Applicants must upload all required product documentation to the state’s online system by the official deadline published on the …
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What’s A Miami Dade Renewal Process? A Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) is valid for five years from its issuance date. To keep the approval active, manufacturers must submit a renewal application before expiration, extending the NOA for another five-year term. Qualified engineering firms—such as Engineering Express—can prepare and file this renewal on behalf of …
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3 Myths About Product Approval Requirements Background Product evaluations (sometimes called “product approvals”, “ICC reports”, Miami Dade NOA’s or similar) for building products are general requirements as found in the International Building Code. Building officials, architects, insurance companies, third-party reviewers, and even homeowners ask for them all the time. Permits frequently require them, insurance …
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Mechanical Equipment – Does It Need To Qualify For Large Missile Impact? Questions frequently arise as to what the rule is in Florida, Miami, and the HVHZ zone (Dade and Broward Counties, FL) under the Florida Building Code (FBC) for impact rating on mechanical equipment. The answer also has similar references in the International Building …
Wind Exposure Category Overview ASCE-7 is the governing referenced standard for design loads on buildings & other structures for building codes throughout the US. ASCE 7 (26.7 of ASCE 7-16) describes the process to which wind speed is converted into wind pressure to design such structures. The formula is based on many variables. One of …
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Editorial changes are permitted within the state product approval system when an approved product is modified but no additional uploads are needed, and there is no change to the number of products or product performance. This is a limited revision, and should only be used when fixing items such as: Typographical errors Changes to the …
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Why Door & Window Wind Pressure Ratings Are Not What They Appear Your installation may NOT be rated to the pressure listed on the cover page – Here’s why. You’ll frequently see that a building product (such as a door, window, etc.) is ‘approved’ up to a certain wind pressure. Many times, that approved pressure …
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Size Limitations For Impact Rated Products A Frequent question is what are the span, height, pressure, and installation limitations for large & small missile impact products. The following takes into consideration the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) limitations for designing & installing operable and non-operable windows/glass doors & impact protection devices. For Operable Windows …
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Overview of Missile Impact Levels As adopted in the 2023 Florida Building Code and the 2021 International Building Code, ASTM E1996-17 defines how exterior glazing systems (windows, doors, curtain walls) for habitable structures should resist windborne debris during hurricanes. The Five Missile Impact Levels Level A — Small Missile Impact A 2 g steel ball …
The directionality factor (Kd) used in the ASCE 7 wind load provisions for components and cladding is a load reduction factor intended to take into account the less than 100% probability that the design event wind direction aligns with the worst case building aerodynamics. Per ASCE 7-22/16,Section 26.6, the Directionality Factor Kd is defined …
Sunrooms across the US are categorized into 5 categories. AAMA published these in their AAMA/NPEA/NSA 2100-12 publication which made its way into the Florida & International Building Codes. FBC (17, 20) lists this in Chapter 20 section 2002.6 directly siting the AAMA/NPEA/NSA 2100 spec. IBC 2015/2018 References AAMA 2100 in IRC Chapter 44 Please refer …
