NFPA Technical Committee on Building Systems
NFPA 900 First Draft Teleconference/Web Meeting
AGENDA
Thursday, February 13, 2014
11:00 a.m. – Noon EDT
Online meeting link: http://nfpa.adobeconnect.com/r366m2eaxx6/
Conference Call #: 1-855-747-8824
Conference Call Passcode: 289151
1. Call to Order:
Call meeting to order by Chair, Joshua Green, at 11:00 a.m. on February 13, 2014 via
teleconference.
2. Self-introduction of Committee Members and Guests:
A current committee roster is attached. (Page 2)
3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
Approve the May 20, 2013 meeting minutes. (Page 5)
4. Staff Liaison Report:
5. Chair’s report:
6. NFPA 900 First Draft (formerly ROP) Preparation:
Review of Public Comments. (Page 7)
7. Other Business:
8. Adjournment:
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Allan Fraser
BLD-BSY
Address List
Building Systems
Building Code
Joshua D. Greene
SE 1/15/2004
Chair
BLD-BSY
The RJA Group, Inc.
Rolf Jensen & Associates
600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60661-1241
Alternate: Steven J. Whitman
Phone/Cell: 312-879-7200
312-879-7210
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Allan Fraser
Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting)
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
Phone/Cell: 617-984-7411
617-984-7110
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
William Ambrefe
E 7/20/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
City of Beverly
Municipal Inspection
56 Water Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone/Cell: 978-423-7468
978-927-2548
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Mark Berg
E 10/29/2012
Principal
BLD-BSY
City of Rancho Cucamonga
6856 Sundance Trail
Riverside, CA 92506
Phone/Cell: 909-477-2710 951-522-6982
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Brian D. Black
M 1/18/2001
Principal
BLD-BSY
BDBlack Codes, Inc.
4034 North Hampton Brook Drive
Hamburg, NY 14075
National Elevator Industry Inc.
Alternate: Gary L. Nuschler
Phone/Cell: 585-302-0813 585-354-6772
585-302-0841
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Phil Forner
IM 10/6/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
Allendale Heating Company Inc.
PO Box 296
Allendale, MI 49401
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Alternate: Luis Romeo Escobar
Phone/Cell: 616-895-4949
616-895-5020
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Raymond N. Hansen
U 7/20/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
US Department of the Air Force
AFCEC/COSM
139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1
Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5319
Phone/Cell: 850-283-6317
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Michael J. Reeser
IM 7/20/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
Santa Rosa Fire Equipment Service Inc.
595-A Portal Street
Cotati, CA 94931
California Automatic Fire Alarm Association Inc.
Alternate: Shane M. Clary
Phone/Cell: 707-546-0797 707-303-6866
707-527-5741
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
BLD-BSY
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Allan Fraser
BLD-BSY
Address List
Building Systems
Building Code
John A. Rickard
SE 7/20/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
P3 Consulting
dba Olicon Design
5838 Balcones Drive, Suite B
Austin, TX 78731-4206
Phone/Cell: 512-291-6300 512-924-5542
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Charles G. Riforgiate
E 08/09/2012
Principal
BLD-BSY
Lombard Fire Department
255 East Wilson
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone/Cell: 630-620-5750 630-768-8281
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Frank Shingleton
M 10/29/2012
Principal
BLD-BSY
Viega LLC
301 North Main, 9th Floor
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone/Cell: 316-425-7416 316-519-3494
316-425-7416
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Shelley Siegel
SE 7/20/2000
Principal
BLD-BSY
Universal Design & Education Network
9268 Palomino Drive
Lake Worth, FL 33467-1024
American Society of Interior Designers
Phone/Cell: 561-965-3746 561-685-4149
561-965-3748
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Peter J. Willse
I 8/9/2011
Principal
BLD-BSY
XL Global Asset Protection Services
100 Constitution Plaza, 12th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone/Cell: 860-293-7900 860-460-1965
860-293-7907
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Shane M. Clary
IM 7/20/2000
Alternate
BLD-BSY
Bay Alarm Company
60 Berry Drive
Pacheco, CA 94553
California Automatic Fire Alarm Association Inc.
Principal: Michael J. Reeser
Phone/Cell: 925-808-4315 925-595-5129
925-808-4365
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Luis Romeo Escobar
IM 10/29/2012
Alternate
BLD-BSY
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
2800 South Shirlington Road, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22206
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Principal: Phil Forner
Phone/Cell: 703-824-8870
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Gary L. Nuschler
Alternate
Otis Elevator Company
5 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032-2575
National Elevator Industry Inc.
Principal: Brian D. Black
Phone/Cell: 860-676-5128
860-998-3292
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
M 4/15/2004
BLD-BSY
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Allan Fraser
BLD-BSY
Address List
Building Systems
Building Code
Steven J. Whitman
SE 10/27/2009
Alternate
BLD-BSY
The RJA Group, Inc.
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc.
14502 Greenview Drive, Suite 500
Laurel, MD 20708
Principal: Joshua D. Greene
Phone/Cell: 301-490-3901
301-490-4763
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
Allan Fraser
Staff Liaison
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
Phone/Cell: 617-984-7411
617-984-7110
Fax:
Email : [email protected]
BLD-BSY
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NFPA Technical Committee on Building Systems
NFPA 5000 SECOND DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
Monday, May 20, 2013
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Downtown
San Diego, California
1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Joshua Green at 8:05 a.m. on
May 20, 2013 at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Downtown San Diego,
California
2. Self -introductions were made by Committee Members and Guests.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
NAME
Joshua D. Greene, Chair
Shane M. Clary,
Alt. to Michael J. Reeser
Allan Fraser, (Staff-Nonvoting)
Gary Nuschler, Alt. to Brian Black
John A. Rickard, Principal
Frank Singleton, Principal
COMPANY
The RJA Group, Inc.
Bay Alarm Company
Rep: California Automatic Fire Alarm
Association Inc.
National Fire Protection Association
National Elevator Industry
Katus, LLC
Viega LLC
GUESTS
NAME
James Bowman
Steve Orlowski
Jake Pauls
COMPANY
American Wood Council
National Association of Home Builders
Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building
Use & Safety
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT PRESENT
NAME
Mark Berg, Principal
Phil Forner, Principal
Raymond N. Hansen, Principal
COMPANY
City of Rancho Cucamonga
Allendale Heating Company Inc.
Rep: Air Conditioning Contractors of
America
US Dept. of the Air Force
BLD-BSY 5-20-13 Second Draft Meeting Minutes / Page 1
Charles Riforgiate, Principal
Shelley Siegel, Principal
Peter J. Willse, Principal
Lombard Fire Department
Universal Design and Education Network
Rep: American Society of Interior
Designers
XL Global Asset Protection Services
3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes. The May 21, 2012 meeting minutes were
approved as written and distributed.
4. Chair’s Report. The Chair welcomed everyone ask thanked everyone in advance for
helping him as the new Chair.
5. The New Process Review. Staff gave a Powerpoint presentation on the new process from
the second draft comment stage through the end of the cycle.
6. NFPA 5000 Second Draft (formerly ROC) Preparation. The committee reviewed and
resolved 3 public comments and 2 Correlating Committee Comments. The committee
created seven (2) second revisions.
7. New Business.
a. The committee created a Task group on “Site impracticality” The Chair requested
volunteers from the TC and that members suggest other appropriate outside
individuals whose charge is to review appropriate scoping code text for 1 & 2
dwellings for Type C units and to complete their work in time to submit them as
public comments prior to the Public Input closing date for the next cycle.
Suggested names are to be submitted to Staff Liaison Allan Fraser who will work
with the chair to make appointments and coordinate their work.
b. Shane Clary volunteered to represent the TC on the CC created task group that
will look at which committees should “own” and maintain each of the definitions
in 5000 and 101.
c. Robert Solomon informed the TC that NFPA and the FPRF are in the initial
stages of planning a “Home Healthcare Forum” to be held in 2014. He said that
they would like BLD-BSY members to be involved in the planning as well as
potentially be speakers. One of the topics will be “aging in place” which relates to
BLD-BSY scope.
8. Date and Location of Next Meetings. To be determined
9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
Respectfully Submitted:
Allan B. Fraser, Staff Liaison
BLD-BSY 5-20-13 Second Draft Meeting Minutes / Page 2
National Fire Protection Association Report
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Public Input No. 1-NFPA 900-2013 [ Section No. 2.3.1 ]
2.3.1 ASHRAE Publications. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA
30329-2305.
ASHRAE, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA IE 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except LowRise Residential Buildings, 2007.
ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential
Buildings , 2007 , including approved addendum b .
Additional Proposed Changes
File Name
900_PI_Held_Comment_NA_Ferguson_.pdf
Description Approved
Cover Sheet
Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input
NOTE: This proposal appeared as Comment 900-1 (Log #1) which was held from the F12
ROC on Proposal N/A.
Since the close of the last NFPA 900 cycle, both ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 90.2 have
been updated. This proposal seeks to update NFPA 900 to the most recent version of
Standards 90.1 and 90.2.
Submitter Information Verification
Submitter Full Name: STEVEN FERGUSON
Organization:
ASHRAE
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Submittal Date:
Mon Jun 10 10:52:50 EDT 2013
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Public Input No. 5-NFPA 900-2014 [ Section No. 2.3.1 ]
2.3.1 ASHRAE Publications.
ASHRAE, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA IES 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except LowRise Residential Buildings, 2007 2013 .
ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings,
2007 with addendum b .
Additional Proposed Changes
File Name
900_Ferguson_PI5.pdf
Description Approved
input form
Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input
A superseded version of the Standard 90.1 is currently referenced. This seeks to update
the reference to the most recent published version and to standardize the references so
the form and format is consistent with NFPA rules, and other NFPA documents.
Submitter Information Verification
Submitter Full Name: STEVEN FERGUSON
Organization:
ASHRAE
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Submittal Date:
Tue Jan 07 13:13:29 EST 2014
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Public Input No. 3-NFPA 900-2014 [ Section No. 4.1 ]
4.1 Technical Provisions.
The requirements of Chapter 4
Energy standards for commercial buildings shall be in accordance with
ANSI/ASHRAE/
IESNA
IES Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings ,
2007
2010 .
NOTE: The ASHRAE provisions, while incorporated as a reference in the
document, cannot be modified by NFPA committees. They can only be
modified through ASHRAE's ANSI-accredited process.
Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input
On October 19, 2011, The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final determination that
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 would achieve greater energy efficiency in buildings subject
to the standard than if they were built to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. The complete final
determination notice that appeared in the Federal Register on October 19, 2011 may be
viewed by visiting: http://www.energycodes.gov/regulations/determinations.
Submitter Information Verification
Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir
Organization:
Building Safety Division, Clark County Washington
Affilliation:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
NFPA's Building Code Development Committee (BCDC)
Submittal Date:
Wed Jan 01 21:45:04 EST 2014
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Public Input No. 4-NFPA 900-2014 [ Section No. 5.1 ]
5.1 Technical Provisions.
The requirements of Chapter 5 shall be ASHRAE 90.2, Energy Efficient
Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings , 2007.
Energy standards for residential buildings shall be in accordance with
International Energy Conservation Code, 2012.
NOTE: The ASHRAE provisions, while incorporated as a reference in the
document, cannot be modified by NFPA committees. They can only be
modified through ASHRAE's ANSI-accredited process.
Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input
On May 17, 2012, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final determination that the
2012 IECC would achieve greater energy efficiency in low-rise residential buildings than
the previous editions of the IECC. The complete final determination notice that appeared
in the Federal Register on May 17, 2012 may be viewed by visiting:
http://www.energycodes.gov/regulations/manufactured-housing-standards.
Chapter 1 of NFPA 900 excludes manufactured homes from the provisions of NFPA 900
when in compliance with NFPA 501. Note that DOE has initiated rulemaking for energy
code compliance for manufactured homes. Revisions may be necessary once DOE
rulemaking is completed.
Submitter Information Verification
Submitter Full Name: Jim Muir
Organization:
Building Safety Division, Clark County Washington
Affilliation:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
NFPA's Building Code Development Committee (BCDC)
Submittal Date:
Wed Jan 01 21:51:39 EST 2014
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