Introducing:
the updated BCIS Product Approval Website
the revised Product Approval Rule 9B-72
& S.B. 442
State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Housing and Community Development
Bureau of Codes and Standards
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
www.floridabuilding.org
(850) 487-1824
1
The Old BCIS
Webpage is
Changing to:
2
The New BCIS Home Page
3
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
4
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
5
the BCIS (Building Code Information System)
Product Approval Website @
www.floridabuilding.org allows:
• General Users - to Search for & View
Approved Organizations and Products
• Organizations - to Register as a LoggedIn User
• Manufacturers/Logged-In Users - to
Submit Product Approval Applications
• Evaluation Entities /Logged-In Users
- to Submit Entity Approval Applications
6
An Overview of the
Product Approval Menu
4
2
1. Submit an Organization
Application or Register as a
User
2. Find an Organization
1
3
3. Submit a Product
Application
4. Find a Product/Application
7
Submit an Organization Application
New 9B-72.090/.095
8
Sample Organization Application
9
An Overview of the
Product Approval Menu
4
2
1. Submit an Organization
Application or Register as a
User
2. Find an Organization
1
3
3. Submit a Product
Application
4. Find a Product/Application
10
Find an Organization
11
Sample Organization Search
12
An Overview of the
Product Approval Menu
4
2
1. Submit an Organization
Application or Register as a
User
2. Find an Organization
1
3
3. Submit a Product
Application
4. Find a Product/Application
13
Submit an Product Application
New 9B-72.090
14
Submit a Product Application
New
New 9B-72.005
15
Submit a Product Application
Select a Compliance Method
New
New 9B-72.005
New
16
Which Compliance Method
Should I Select ?
Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 1)
Products for which the code
establishes Performance Criteria,
Standardized Testing or
Comparative or Rational Analysis
shall be approved by submittal
and validation by one of the
following compliance methods:
Rule 9B-72.070 (Method 2)
Products for which there is NO
Standardized Testing, or
Comparative or Rational Analysis
established in the code may be
approved by submittal and
validation by one of the following
compliance methods:
 Certification Mark or
Listing
 Evaluation Report from an
Entity
 Test Report
 Evaluation Report from an
Architect or Engineer
 Evaluation Report from an
Entity
 Evaluation Report from an
Architect or Engineer
17
Submit a Product Application
Sample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 1 of 4)
New 9B-72.130(2)
New
New 9B-72.180(2)
18
Submit a Product Application
Sample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 2 of 4)
New
New
New 9B-72.070(5)
19
Submit a Product Application
Sample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 3 of 4)
New 9B-72-070(5 & 6)
20
Submit a Product Application
Sample Certification Agency Compliance Method (Screen 4 of 4)
New
New
New
21
An Overview of the
Product Approval Menu
4
2
1. Submit an Organization
Application or Register as a
User
2. Find an Organization
1
3
3. Submit a Product
Application
4. Find a Product/Application
22
Find a Product or Application
New
Enter 1537
23
Find a Product or Application
Sample Completed Product Application (Screen 1 of 4)
New
24
Find a Product or Application
Sample Completed Product Application (Screen 1 of 4)
New
25
Find a Product or Application
Sample Completed Product Application (Screen 3 of 4)
New
New
New
26
Find a Product or Application
Sample Completed Product Application (Screen 4 of 4)
New
New
New
27
New BCIS Website
Product Approval Module
Live Navigation @ www.floridabuilding.org
Look Under “What’s New”
Select: BCIS Prototype Test Website
scheduled for activation on February 13, 2006
28
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 Section
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
(850) 487-1824
www.floridabuilding.org
29
Florida Building
& Product Approval Law
Florida Statutes (F.S):
Section 553.73 Florida Building Code
Section 553.74 Florida Building Commission
Section 553.842 Product Evaluation & Approval
Florida Senate Bill (SB)
442 - 2005 Legislature
Florida Administrative Code (F. A. C.)
Rule 9B-72 Product Approval
30
Florida’s Product Approval System
Local Product Approval
or
State Product Approval
31
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
32
State Product Approval
is governed by the Department
of Community Affairs/Florida
Building Commission Rule 9B72 of the Florida Administrative
Code and
is administered through an online website called the Building
Code Information System
(BCIS) located at:
www.floridabuilding.org.
33
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 05 Scope
(1) Product Approval Categories:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Exterior Doors
Windows
Panel Walls
Roofing
Shutters
Skylights
Structural Components
New Technology
34
What’s New
Overview 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.
35
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.010 Definitions
16
23
24
25
31
(b) Legacy Report Added
(a) Local Product Approval Deleted
Product Model Added
Program System Administrator Added
(a, b, c, d, e, f & g) Sub-Categories Added &
Deleted
36
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Exterior Door; Sub-Category:
•
Exterior Door
Assemblies
•
Roll-Up
•
Sectional
•
Sliding
•
Swinging
•
Automatic
•
Pre-Engineered Roof
Access Hatches
•
Exterior Door Components
& Products
•
New Technology
•
Other
37
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Windows; Sub-Category:
•
Awning
•
Horizontal Slider
•
Casement
•
Projected
•
Dual Action
•
Pass Through
•
Double Hung
•
Mullions
•
Single Hung
•
New Technology
•
Fixed
•
Wind Breaker
•
Other
38
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Panel Walls;
Sub-category:
•
Soffits
•
Curtain Walls
•
Siding
•
Wall Louver
•
Exterior Insulation •
Finish System (EIFS)
•
Storefronts
•
Glass Block
•
New Technology
Other
•
Membrane
•
Greenhouse
39
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Roofing;
Sub-Category:
•
Built-Up Roofing
•
Roof Tile Adhesives
•
Modified Bitumen Roof
System
•
Cements-Adhesives-Coatings
•
Liquid Applied Roofing
Systems
•
Underlayments
•
Non-Structural Metal Roofing
•
Roofing Tiles
•
Waterproofing
•
Roof Accessories
•
New Technology
•
Other
•
Single Ply Roof Systems
•
Spray Applied Polyurethane
Roof System
•
Roofing Insulation
•
Asphalt Shingles
•
Wood Shingles & Shakes
•
Roofing Slate
40
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Shutters; Sub-Category:
•
Accordion
•
Roll-Up
•
Bahama
•
•
Storm Panels
Pre-Engineered Equipment
Protection
•
Colonial
•
New Technology
•
Other
41
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72. 10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Skylights
•
Skylight
•
New Technology
•
Other
42
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.10 Definitions (cont’d)
Category: Structural Components; Sub-Category:
•
Truss plates
•
Structural Wall
•
Wood Connectors
•
•
Anchors
Pre-Engineered AC
Stands
•
Exterior Coolers-Freezers
•
New Technology
•
Other
•
Insulation Form Systems
•
Concrete Admixtures
•
Engineered Lumber
•
Sheds
•
Roof Deck
•
Material
•
Plastics
43
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
44
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.040
Entire Local Approval Section Deleted
45
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.050
Entire Local Approval Section Deleted
46
What’s New
Overview 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.
47
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.090
Fee Changes were made as follows:
Entity Revision Fee
Product Approval Revision Fee
Editorial Revision Fee
Affirmation Revision Fee
$100
$300
$100
$50
48
What’s New
Overview 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 FL1234R1.
49
What’s New
Overview of Rule 9B-72.100
Commission approved Certification Agencies are also
approved as Quality Assurance entities for products
covered by their Certification Program.
50
What’s New
Overview 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.
51
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.
52
What’s New
Overview 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.
53
What’s New
Overview 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.
54
What’s New
Overview 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.
55
A Presentation By:
Mo Madani
Planning Manager
Phone:
(850) 921 - 2247
Fax:
(850) 414 - 8436
E-mail:
Mo.Madani@dca.state.fl.us
56