Minutes

The meeting was convened by Chair Dale Greiner at 10:15 a.m. after a quorum was achieved. The following voting members were present: Ron Bailey, Brent Caldwell, Bob Cochell, Philip Fairey, Larry Nelson representing Jan Geyselaers, Dale Greiner, Rafael Palacios, and David Wojcieszak. Staff support was provided by Mo Madani, Ann Stanton, April Hammond and Jim Richmond. The meeting was facilitated by Ken Cureton.

Meeting Objectives:

1. To approve the Agenda and the Minutes of the 1/17/2013 meeting.

2. To discuss and provide recommendations on declaratory statement DS2013-036.

3. To discuss and provide recommendations on declaratory statement DS2013-028.

Actions Taken:

On a motion by Caldwell seconded by Palacios, the TAC unanimously approved the agenda for the meeting. On a motion by Wojcieszak seconded by Palacios, the TAC unanimously approved the minutes of the January 17, 2013 meeting.

2. Petitioner Jack Glenn of the Florida Home Builders Association, acting on behalf of Dream Custom Homes, Inc., described a conflict between Section 402.4.3 of the Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, and Section 903 of the Florida Building Code, Mechanical. Compliance with the FBC-EC will create a violation of the UL 127 listing as prescribed in FBC-M Section 903. According to information provided by Underwriters Laboratories, the installation of “gaskets” on factory- built fireplaces that are listed in accordance with UL 127 (Factory Built Fireplaces) will negate the approval shown by the listing. Glenn withdrew questions 2 and 3. Stanton provided the staff analysis and recommendation. On a motion by Fairey seconded by Cochell, the TAC unanimously approved the staff recommendation as follows: To the question, “If the installation of gaskets as required in the FBC-EC has the effect of invaliding the listing of the factory-built fireplaces should the requirement of FFBC-M for tight fitting doors be the correct action during inspection?” the answer is YES, factory-built fireplaces listed and labeled in accordance with UL 127 shall be configured in accordance with their listing and need not meet the more general requirement for gasketed doors for new fireplaces in Section 402.4.3 of the Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation so as to not void their approval and/or cause an unsafe condition.

3. Petitioner Philip Sergeant of Encoders, Inc. is currently undertaking a hotel project involving 70 guest sleeping rooms for Hotel Fairfax in Miami Beach, Florida. He stated that far too many hotel guests leave the room all day with lamps burning because, by nature, it is troublesome to go around to switch off each lamp manually. They save no money by turning lamps off. Hotel developers/operators who are not concerned with the long-term benefits of energy conservation take refuge in the fact that lamps are not plugged into “switched receptacles”. Sergeant further believes that the code writers intended that the general and task lighting typically provided by plug-in lamps, bedside, desk or standing lamps be controlled by a single switch at hotel room exit doors. Stanton provided the staff analysis and recommendation. On a motion by Palacios seconded by Cochell, the TAC unanimously approved the staff recommendation as follows: To the question, “Does the code require that all lighting in sleeping units be switchable by master switch at the entry door or not (bathrooms being excluded)?” the answer is NO, Section 505.2.1.3, 3, of the Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, and its base documents intended to require only the permanently installed luminaires and switched receptacles to be controlled by a master switch. Other lighting such as lamps used in general lighting or task lighting are not required to be controlled by a master switch if they are not hard wired or plugged into a switched receptacle.

4. The meeting was adjourned by Chair Greiner at 10:46 a.m.