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Introducing:the updated BCIS Product Approval Website

the revised Product Approval Rule 9B-72

& S.B. 442

State of FloridaState of Florida

Department of Community AffairsDepartment of Community Affairs

Division of Housing and Community DevelopmentDivision of Housing and Community Development

Bureau of Codes and StandardsBureau of Codes and Standards

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

www.floridabuilding.org (850) 487-1824

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The Old BCIS Webpage is Changing to:

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The New BCIS Home Page

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Who uses Florida’s BCIS Product Approval Website - Worldwide Building Construction Professionals including:

Registered Architects or Professional Engineers Product Accreditation Bodies Product Certification Agencies Product Evaluation Entities Product Manufacturers Product Testing Labs Product Validation Entities Product Quality Assurance Entities Building Contractors & Developers Building Product Distributors Building Code Officials, Plans Examiners & Inspectors The Public

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The Product Approval Menu

A General User is anyone with access to the WWW.

A Logged-In User is an organization, manufacturer or DCA support person/contractor who is registered & obtains site access with a User Name and Password

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• General Users - to Search for & View Approved Organizations and Products

• Organizations - to Register as a Logged-In User

• Manufacturers/Logged-In Users - to Submit Product Approval Applications

• Evaluation Entities /Logged-In Users - to Submit Entity Approval Applications

the BCIS (Building Code Information System) Product Approval Website @

www.floridabuilding.org allows:

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An Overview of the Product Approval Menu

1. Submit an Organization Application or Register as a User

2. Find an Organization

3. Submit a Product Application

4. Find a Product/Application

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Submit an Organization Application

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Sample Organization Application

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An Overview of the Product Approval Menu

1. Submit an Organization Application or Register as a User

2. Find an Organization

3. Submit a Product Application

4. Find a Product/Application

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Find an Organization

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Sample Organization Search

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An Overview of the Product Approval Menu

1. Submit an Organization Application or Register as a User

2. Find an Organization

3. Submit a Product Application

4. Find a Product/Application

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Submit an Product Application

New 9B-72.090

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Submit a Product Application

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Submit a Product ApplicationSelect a Compliance Method

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Which Compliance Method Should I Select ?

Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 1)Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 1)Products for which the code Products for which the code establishes Performance establishes Performance Criteria, Standardized Testing Criteria, Standardized Testing or Comparative or Rational or Comparative or Rational Analysis shall be approved by Analysis shall be approved by submittal and validation by submittal and validation by one of the following one of the following compliance methods:compliance methods:

Certification Mark orCertification Mark or ListingListing

Test ReportTest Report

Evaluation Report from Evaluation Report from anan Entity Entity

Evaluation Report from Evaluation Report from anan Architect or EngineerArchitect or Engineer

Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 2)Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 2)Products for which there is Products for which there is NONO Standardized Testing, or Standardized Testing, or Comparative or Rational Comparative or Rational Analysis established in the Analysis established in the code may be approved by code may be approved by submittal and validation by submittal and validation by one of the following one of the following compliance methods:compliance methods:

Evaluation Report from Evaluation Report from anan Entity Entity

Evaluation Report from Evaluation Report from anan Architect or EngineerArchitect or Engineer

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Submit a Product ApplicationSample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 1 of 4)

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Submit a Product ApplicationSample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 2 of 4)

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Submit a Product ApplicationSample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 3 of 4)

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Submit a Product ApplicationSample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 4 of 4)

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An Overview of the Product Approval Menu

1. Submit an Organization Application or Register as a User

2. Find an Organization

3. Submit a Product Application

4. Find a Product/Application

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Find a Product or Application

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Find a Product or ApplicationSample Completed Product Application (Screen 1 of 4)

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Find a Product or ApplicationSample Completed Product Application (Screen 1 of 4)

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Find a Product or ApplicationSample Completed Product Application (Screen 3 of 4)

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Find a Product or ApplicationSample Completed Product Application (Screen 4 of 4)

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New BCIS Website

Live Navigation @ www.floridabuilding.org

Look Under “What’s New”

Select: BCIS Prototype Test Websitescheduled for activation on February 13, 2006

Product Approval Module

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Questions? For Product & Entity Approval Applications

contact: Program Administrator/Arnold and Associates, Inc. @(305) 362-7575.

For Program & Entity Approval Rule 9B-72 Issues contact: Department of Community Affairs

Codes & Standards Section2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100(850) 487-1824www.floridabuilding.org

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Florida Building & Product Approval Law

Florida Statutes (F.S): Section 553.73 Florida Building CodeSection 553.74 Florida Building CommissionSection 553.842 Product Evaluation & Approval

Florida Senate Bill (SB)442 - 2005 Legislature

Florida Administrative Code (F. A. C.) Rule 9B-72 Product Approval

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Florida’s Product Approval System

State Product ApprovalState Product Approval

Local Product Approval Local Product Approval

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Local Product Approval

is governed by Section Florida Law & Section 19 of Senate Bill 442 (2005)

is administered through the local (town, city or county) building official/department

The Florida Building Commission has no authority to establish rules with regard to product approval at the local level

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State Product Approval is governed by the

Department of Community Affairs/Florida Building Commission Rule 9B-72 of the Florida Administrative Code and

is administered through an on-line website called the Building Code Information System (BCIS) located at:

www.floridabuilding.org.

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 05 Scope

(1) Product Approval Categories:

a) Exterior Doors

b) Windows

c) Panel Walls

d) Roofing

e) Shutters

f) Skylights

g) Structural Components

h) New Technology

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.05 Scope (cont’d)

Revised Language (2) This rule applies to approval of products and systems which comprise the building envelope and structural frame, for compliance with the structural requirements of the Florida Building Code ”

Home in Navarre Beach, Fl after Hurricane Ivan in 2004 built before the 2001 FBC was implemented.

Home in Navarre Beach, Fl after Hurricane Ivan in 2004 built after the 2001 FBC was implemented.

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.010 Definitions

16 (b) Legacy Report Added23 (a) Local Product Approval Deleted 24 Product Model Added25 Program System Administrator Added31 (a, b, c, d, e, f & g) Sub-Categories Added & Deleted

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Exterior

Door;

• Exterior Door Assemblies

• Roll-Up

• Sectional

• Sliding

• Swinging

Sub-Category:

• Automatic

• Pre-Engineered Roof Access Hatches

• Exterior Door Components & Products

• New Technology

• Other

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Windows;

• Awning

• Casement

• Dual Action

• Double Hung

• Single Hung

• Fixed

Sub-Category:

• Horizontal Slider

• Projected

• Pass Through

• Mullions

• New Technology

• Wind Breaker

• Other

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Panel Walls;

• Soffits

• Siding

• Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS)

• Storefronts

Sub-category:

• Curtain Walls

• Wall Louver

• Glass Block

• New Technology

• Other

• Membrane

• Greenhouse

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Roofing;• Built-Up Roofing

• Modified Bitumen Roof System

• Single Ply Roof Systems

• Spray Applied Polyurethane Roof System

• Roofing Insulation

• Asphalt Shingles

• Wood Shingles & Shakes

• Roofing Slate

Sub-Category:• Roof Tile Adhesives

• Cements-Adhesives-Coatings

• Liquid Applied Roofing Systems

• Underlayments

• Non-Structural Metal Roofing

• Roofing Tiles

• Waterproofing

• Roof Accessories

• New Technology

• Other

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Shutters;

• Accordion

• Bahama

• Storm Panels

• Colonial

Sub-Category:

• Roll-Up

• Pre-Engineered Equipment Protection

• New Technology

• Other

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Skylights

• Skylight

• New Technology

• Other

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.10 Definitions (cont’d)

Category: Structural Components; Sub-Category:

• Truss plates

• Wood Connectors

• Anchors

• Exterior Coolers-Freezers

• Insulation Form Systems

• Engineered Lumber

• Roof Deck

• Structural Wall

• Pre-Engineered AC Stands

• New Technology

• Other

• Concrete Admixtures

• Sheds

• Material

• Plastics

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What’s New Overview of Rule 9B-72.030 Exceptions (Title Change)

Product that have prescriptive specification standards and are manufactured under Quality Assurance procedures as specified in the Code will be deemed approved.

Structural Components covered by United States Department of Commerce Product Standards

Structural Components comprised of materials or products that are assembled or placed in the field and are subject to standardized field testing

Custom (one-of-a-kind) pre engineered buildings

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.040

Entire Local Approval Section Deleted

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.050

Entire Local Approval Section Deleted

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.070

Rational engineering analysis cannot be used in lieu of a standardized test required by the Code for approval of products within the scope of standards.

A legacy evaluation report from a nationally recognized model code organization may be used if it shows compliance with the Code.

Evaluation Report and Test Report Requirements. When the Code requires a standardized test … the test lab must be accredited by an approved accreditation body for the test performed. The entity issuing the evaluation report or certification is responsible to ensure that the test lab is accredited.

Complete Description including all drawings, manufacturer’s product designation & materials except materials specifics identified as proprietary.

Installation Instructions including attachments shall be developed by an evaluation entity, test lab or the manufacturer’s licensed design professional.

Prior to posting installation instructions, including anchorage requirements, on the BCIS, they shall be reviewed or verified by the evaluation entity, test lab architect or engineer of record by the manufacturer’s licensed design professional.

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.090

Fee Changes were made as follows:

Entity Revision Fee $100Product Approval Revision Fee $300 Editorial Revision Fee $100Affirmation Revision Fee $50

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.095

Revisions to all data will be allowed

Original approval will remain in effect while the revision approval is being processed.

Approved revisions will be noted on the BCIS by an R1, R2, etc. following the original FL number. Example FL1234 revised the first time will be noted as FL1234-R1.

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.100

Commission approved Certification Agencies are also approved as Quality Assurance entities for products covered by their Certification Program.

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What’s NewOverview of Rule 9B-72.160

Incomplete Product Approval or Entity Applications. Any Application that has no activity or is not complete within 180 days from the date of initial filing shall be revoked.

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What’s New Overview of SB 442 Local Product Approval (S. 19)

Product or systems of construction must demonstrate compliance with the structural windload requirements of the Florida Building Code through one of the following methods:

(a) A certification mark, listing, or label from a commission-approved certification agency indicting that the product complies with the Code.

(b) A test report from a commission-approved testing lab indicating that the product tested complies with the Code.

(c) A product-evaluation report from a commission-approved product evaluation entity indicating that the product complies with the Code.

(d) A product-evaluation report from a Florida professional engineer or Florida registered architect indicting that the product complies with the Code.

(e) A statewide product approval issued by the Florida Building Commission.

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What’s NewOverview of SB 442 Local Product Approval (S. 19)

Certification of independence from the product manufacturer is required for the following methods: test report and evaluation reports.

Products demonstrating compliance shall be manufactured under a QA program audited by an approved QA entity.

Products bearing a certification mark or listing or label by an approved certification agency require no further documentation to establish compliance.

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What’s NewOverview of SB 442 Local Product Approval (S. 19)

Local building officials may accept modifications to products or their installations provided sufficient evidence is submitted to the local building official to demonstrate compliance with the Code or the intent of the Code, including such evidence as certifications from a Florida Registered Architect or Florida Professional Engineer.

Upon review of the compliance documentation, and a finding that the product complies with the Code, the authority having jurisdiction or a local building official must deem the product approved for use in accordance with its approval and limitation of use.

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What’s NewOverview of SB 442 Local Product Approval (S. 19)

Approval must be valid until such time as the product changes and decreases in performance; the standards of the code change, requiring increased performance; or the approval is other-wise suspended or revoked. Change to the code do not void the approval of products previously installed in existing buildings if such products met building code.

Eliminate the mandatory check list required for local product approval.

Eliminate the application form and use the criteria currently in the form as a list of minimum criteria required for product approval.

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A Presentation By:

Mo MadaniMo Madani

Planning ManagerPlanning Manager

Phone:Phone: (850) 921 - 2247(850) 921 - 2247

Fax:Fax: (850) 414 - 8436 (850) 414 - 8436

E-mail:E-mail: Mo.Madani@dca.state.fl.usMo.Madani@dca.state.fl.us