NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from The Holmes Agency, Inc., on behalf of the Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery Center, on June 3, 2011. It has been assigned the number DCA11-DEC-115. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of (clarification of) section 13-406, Florida Building Code, Energy Efficiency for Building Construction (2007), as it applies to the petitioner.
The Petitioner is repairing gypsum drywall that functions as a ceiling air barrier in a surgical center, for the purpose of correcting conditions in areas of the building that are experiencing elevated temperatures and humidity. The Petitioner asks whether the code requires a whole building leakage rate test and/or an assembly as-built leakage rate test, and whether the acceptable leakage rate specifications apply only to building components that are used in the construction of the building air barrier.
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Paula P. Ford. Commission Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.