Transcript State Product Approval and the Florida Building Code

Product Approval
and the
Florida Building Code
Building Codes and Standards
Mo Madani, CBO, Technical Unit Manager
Suzanne Davis, Product Approval
Joe Bigelow, PowerPoint Design, Florida Building Code
4/25/2020
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Contents
•Part 1
•Part 2
•Part 3
•Part 4
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– Organization
– PA Review Process
- Rule 9N-3
– The Code
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Part 1 –
Organization
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Commission Organization
Florida Building
Commission
Program Oversight
Committees (POC)
Technical Advisory
Committees (TAC)
Comprised of
Commissioners
Product Approval
POC
Electrical
Workgroups
Comprised of Subject
Experts and Interested
Parties
Comprised of
Subject Experts
Hurricane
Research
Window Labeling
Education POC
Building Code
Administration
Mechanical
Accessibility
Advisory Council
Mechanical
Building Structural
Roofing
Energy
Fire
Special
Occupancy
Codes and Standards
Section
Ila Jones
Section Administrator
Mo Madani
Technical Manager
Rick Dixon
Manager
Barbara
Bryant
Pat
Harvey
Mary
KathrynSmith
Robert
Lorenzo
Jim
Hammers
Manufactured Buildings
Administrative Section
Joe
Bigelow
Jon
Caudill
Marlita
Peters
Suzanne
Davis
Chip
Sellers
Technical Section
Ann
Stanton
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Part 2 –
PA Review Process
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Local Product
Approval
or
“Optional” State
Product Approval
Slide #
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LOCAL
BUILDING
DEPT.
FLORIDA
BUILDING
COMMISSION
FLORIDA
553.842
553.8425
BUILDING
CODE
Building
Envelope and
Structural
Frame
Structural
Wind
Requirements
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Local Product Approval - Scope
553.8425 Local product approval.-(1) For local product approval, products or
systems of construction shall demonstrate
compliance with the structural windload
requirements of the Florida Building Code
through one of the following methods:
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Local Product Approval –
compliance
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A certification mark, listing, or label from a commissionapproved certification agency indicating that the product
complies with the Code.
A test report from a commission-approved testing lab
indicating that the product tested complies with the
Code.
A product-evaluation report from a commissionapproved product evaluation entity indicating that the
product complies with the Code.
A product-evaluation report from a Florida professional
engineer or Florida registered architect indicating that
the product complies with the Code.
A statewide product approval issued by the Florida
Building Commission.
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Local Product Approval modification
553.8425 Local product approval.-Local building officials may accept
modifications to products or their
installations provided sufficient evidence is
submitted to the local building official to
demonstrate compliance with the Code or
the intent of the Code, including such
evidence as certifications from a Florida
Registered Architect or Florida Professional
Engineer.
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Local Product Approval
– time valid
Local product approval Overview
•Approval must be valid until such time as the
product changes and decreases in performance;
• the standards of the code change, requiring
increased performance; or the approval is otherwise suspended or revoked.
•Changes to the code do not void the approval of
products previously installed in existing buildings if
such products met building code.
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State Product Approval - Rule
RULE 9N-3 F.A.C.
This rule applies to approval of
products and systems which comprise
the building envelope and structural
frame, for compliance with the
structural requirements of the Florida
Building Code
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RULE 9N-3- Scope
(1) Products in the following categories as defined by subcategories of
subsection 9N-3.010(31), F.A.C., shall be available for approval by the
Commission pursuant to Rule 9N-3.090, F.A.C., for use in the state:
(a) Panel Walls;
(b) Exterior Doors;
(c) Roofing Products;
(d) Skylights;
(e) Windows;
(f) Shutters; and
(g) Structural Components.
(2) This rule applies to approval of products and systems, which comprise the
building envelope and structural frame, for compliance with the structural
requirements of the Florida Building Code
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Methods
Four Methods for State Approval
 Certification Method (Approving Authority
DCA)
 Evaluation Report from a Florida licensed
Architect or a Florida Professional Engineer
(Approving Authority Commission)
 Test Report (Approving Authority
Commission)
• Evaluation Report from an Evaluation Entity
(Approving Authority Commission)
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Application Review Process
Two Review Processes:
-Three months
-Test report,
-Evaluation report
-Ten
(10) days
Certification
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Application Review Process for All
Methods *Except Certification
New Product
POC Vote
Apply on the BCIS
Yes
Upload Installation
Instructions
Application
Complete
Application
Administrator
Review
Validator
No
Yes
No
Flagged as a no vote
For commission
Commission
Vote
No
End
Yes
Administrator
toggles application
to approved
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Review Process For
Certification:
-10 days review
process.
- Applicable to Product applications that rely upon a
product certification mark or listing from an
approved certification agency
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Certification Cycle- 10 Day Review
New Product
Upload Installation
Instructions
Apply on the BCIS
Complete the online
application
No
Approved DCA
Yes
Administrator
Review
10 Business Days
Application
Complete
Validator
No
Yes
Good Cause to
Review
List on BCIS
Yes
POC Vote
No
POC Vote Approves
Commission
Approval
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2010 FBC Integration
(current process)
Florida Specific
Requirement
•2007 FBC Florida specific
requirements
•HVHZ(Miami-Dade and
Broward counties)
requirements
•Special Occupancy—
state rules and statutes
• Correlation requirements
with the Florida Fire
Prevention Code
2009 I-code
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Florida Specific
Approved
Code
Changes
Glitch
Mods
2010 FBC
Code development Schedule
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2009 I- Codes and FBC Supplement posted
2/1/10
Proposed amendment due and closes
4/2/10
Proposed amendment posted for comments
4/15/10
45 day comment period ends
5/31/10
TAC review and make recommendations
7/27-8/25
TAC recommendations posted
9/3/10
45 day comment period ends
10/18/10
TAC review comments on recommendations 11/15/10
Commission considers TAC recommendation 12/7-8/10
Code amended to resolve glitches
4/11-6/11
Code printed
10/1/11
Code implemented
3/15/12