WORK PLAN

Objective:        Discuss and provide recommendations to the Commission regarding the following:

(a)    Evaluate the Florida Building Code “the Code” requirements relating to design and testing of exterior envelop and fenestration and determine the following:

(1)    Whether the Code requirements should be modified to provide better resistance to water intrusion during high wind events, and/or

(2)    Whether installation/maintenance of fenestration as well as the installation of building envelop in general is suspect and should be better defined and more effectively monitored.

(b)   Formulate a proposed code change language/recommendation for addressing water      leakage due to wind-driven rain.

Schedule:

Appoint Workgroup members (Completed)                                                               10/9/2018

Workgroup 1st meeting (Jacksonville)                                                             2/18/2019

            Program review:

-          Project background information  

-          Related Code and standards

-          Presentation(s)

-          General discussion

Workgroup 2nd meeting in conjunction with the Commission meeting                      4/16/2019

Identify Key topical issues for evaluation

            Identification, discussion and evaluation of options

Workgroup 3nd meeting in conjunction with the Commission meeting                      6/18/2019                                                                               

            Continue identification of key topical issues for evaluation

            Rank/prioritize key topical issues

            Formulate recommendations for action