FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

Building Code Administration Technical Advisory Committee 

(Code Admin TAC)

Concurrent with

Structural Technical Advisory Committee 

MINUTES

Conference Call Meeting 

Phone call in number:  888-808-6959
Conference call code:  
1967168

November 29, 2010

9:00 A.M.

Public point of access: Room 210L
Department of Community Affairs
Building Codes and Standards 
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard 
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 
(850)-487-1824

 

    Considered Regular Procedural Issues
      Considered Declaratory Statement
      Considered Committee and Public Comments

Code Admin members present………..……………….………Herminio Gonzalez, Chairman

Richard Browdy, John (Tim) Tolbert, John O’Connor, John Scherer, Bill Dumbaugh.

1.   Called to Order-reviewed approved agenda and minutes.

2.  Reviewed and provided recommendations to the Commission on the request for declaratory statement: This item was taken up concurrently with the Structural TAC

      DCA10-DEC-217 by Dwight Wilkes

Question:         Does the Florida Building Code allow the Manufacturer through engineering practice to submit additional information that will allow the substitution of anchors and installation into different substrates for a product submitted using the Certification Method and using AAMA 506-06.

Answer:           Yes, Section 1714.5.4.1 of the Florida Building Code, Building, allows substitute anchoring systems for different substrates using rational engineering analysis "accepted engineering practice". As long as the spacing has not been changed or altered from the original test.

 

3.  With no further business, adjourned at 9:19 am.

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