FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015

2:00 P.M.-2:40 P.M.

 

TELECONFERENCE MEETING FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

 

 

 

TAC/POC MEMBERS AND OBJECTIVES

ELECTRICAL TAC MEMBERS Present:   Kevin Flanagan - Chair, Joseph Territo, David Rice, Clarence Tibbs, Oriol Haage, Dwight Wilkes, Ken Castronovo, Neal Burdick, Shane Gerwig

 

 

MEETING AGENDA

OBJECTIVE

REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  Description of issue, discussion by TAC, public comment, TAC action

1)

 

2:00 PM - Welcome and Opening, Roll Call

  Reviewed and Approved of December 7, 2015 Meeting Agenda

  Reviewed and Approved of October 14, 2015 Meeting Minutes

2)

The committee considered, discussed and provided recommendations to the Commission on the following declaratory statement: DS2015-125 by Gary R. Beaumont of Beaumont Electric Co. Staff Analysis

 

Question:

 Can electrical engineers design commercial construction projects to allow feeders to have more than a 2% voltage drop, as long as the feeders and branch circuits combined shall be sized for a maximum of 5% voltage drop to meet the intent of FBC – Energy Conservation – 2014 – C405.7.4”

 

Answer: 

 No.  As per Section C405.7.3.1 of the 5th Edition (2014) FBC, Energy Conservation, feeder and customer owned service conductor must be sized for a maximum voltage drop of 2 percent at design load.

 

3)

TAC and Public Comment

4)

Adjourned at 2:40

 

STAFF CONTACTS: Joe Bigelow – Planning Analyst joe.bigelow@myfloridalicense.com

 (850) 717-1829 or Mo Madani, Manager mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com

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