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The
implementation date of the Florida Product Approval
System was October 1, 2003.
Rule 9B-72 of the Florida Building
Commission establishes a higher standard of practice for
product evaluations, as well as uniformity and consistency
of enforcement statewide.
The
Rule covers the following eight categories of products:
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EXTERIOR
DOORS (rollup,
sectional, sliding, swinging, automatic or other)
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WINDOWS
(awning,
casement, dual action, double hung, single hung,
fixed, horizontal slider, projected, pass through,
mullions, wind breaker or other)
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PANEL
WALLS (siding,
soffits, exterior insulation finish system (EIFS),
storefronts, curtain walls, wall louver, glass block,
membrane, greenhouse, or other)
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ROOFING
PRODUCTS (built
up roofing, modified bitumen roof system, single ply
roof systems, spray applied polyurethane roof system,
roofing fasteners, roofing insulation, asphalt
shingles, wood shingles and shakes, roofing slate,
roof tile adhesives, cement-adhesives-coatings, liquid
applied roof systems, underlayments, non-structural
metal roofing, roofing tiles, waterproofing or other)
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SHUTTERS
(accordion,
bahama, storm panels, colonial, roll-up, equipments or
other)
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SKYLIGHTS
(skylight
or other)
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STRUCTURAL
COMPONENTS:
(truss
plates, wood connectors, anchors, coolers-freezers,
sheds, concrete admixtures, insulation forms,
engineered lumber, material, plastics, wall,
deck-roof, railing or other)
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PRODUCTS
COMPRISING A BUILDING’S ENVELOPE INTRODUCED AS A
RESULT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY (as
applicable)
The
product approval system includes a state
website for submittal of applications and payment of fees
for state product approvals.
In addition, a database will be available to search
a list of approved entities and products approved for
statewide use. For
more information on statewide product approval and the
Florida Building Code, visit www.floridabuilding.org
or call the Florida Department of Community Affairs at
(850) 487-1824 or (877) FLA-DCA-2 and ask to speak to
someone in the Codes and Standards Section.
Requests
for local product approval shall be done based on the
requirements in Rule 9B-72 and PPM# PBO-118 which are linked on the menu to the left.
For
details about the products that have Local Product
Approval Postings, select the appropriate link on the menu
to the left.
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