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 envelope 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 the building envelope 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 10/9/2018

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

Program review:

- Project background information

- Related Code and standards

- Presentation(s)

- General discussion

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

Identify Key topical issues for evaluation

Identification, discussion and evaluation of options

Workgroup 3^nd 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