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Miami-Dade County, Florida,
Notice of Acceptance (NOA)

"Miami-Dade County Product Control Approved"(Click to open)
Miami-Dade Web Site Search Instructions (Click to open)
Miami-Dade Building Compliance Website
Notice of Acceptance
  Bahama and Bahama over Colonial Shutters
  Miami-Dade County, Florida, NOA: 09-0122.07,
Expiration Date 11/28/2012 (Click NOA to open file)
    Miami-Dade County, Florida, website search for approved Bahama Shutter Company’s
      04/05/11 Miami-Dade County, Florida Approved Bahama NOA’s
 
  Colonial and Bahama over Colonial Shutters
    Miami-Dade County, Florida, NOA: 09-0122.08,
Expiration Date 11/28/2012 (Click NOA to open file)
    Miami-Dade County, Florida, website search for approved Colonial Shutter Company’s
      04/05/11 Miami-Dade County, Florida Approved Colonial NOA’s
 

Design Pressures
  Bahama Hurricane Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+84.7psf
 
-113.3psf
  Colonial Hurricane Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+84.7psf
 
-113.3psf
  Bahama over Colonial Hurricane Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+77psf
 
-77psf
  Lab Certifications
   

Miami-Dade County (05-1014.01), Florida Building Code (TST1527), IAS-ES (TL-244), AAMA, WDMA, Keystone Certifications, & Texas Department of Insurance

  Test Criteria:
   

Uniform Static Load Test, Florida Building Code TAS 202 and ASTM E 330

   

Large Missile Impact, Florida Building Code TAS 201 and ASTM E1886/1996 Level D

   

Cycle Load Test, Florida Building Code TAS 203 and ASTM E1886/1996

 
  Design Pressure Analysis of Vented Louvered Shutter (Click to open)
 
 

FBC Section R4410.4 High-Velocity Hurricane Zone Storm shutter / External Protective Devices (Click to open)

 
 

HVHZ & Non-HVHZ Test Procedure 08/20/09 Miami-Dade Compared to FBC  : Impact Test TAS 201, Uniform Static Test TAS 202, & Cyclic Test TAS 203 (High Velocity Hurricane Zone = HVHZ) (Click to open)

 

2007 Florida Building Code: Test protocols (First Print) including 2009 Supplements, Decorative Shutters, Cyclic Test TAS 203

Decorative Shutters Certification and Engineering (Click to open)
   
  Decorative Shutter FBC-09 Drawings (Click to open)
   
  Fastener Schedules
  110 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    115 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    120 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    125 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    130 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    135 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    140 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    145 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    150 mph Wind Velocity, Exposure B & C (Click to open)
    155 & 179.6 mph Wind Velocity , Exposure C (Click to open)
    165.6 mph Wind Velocity , Exposure D (Click to open)
 
Design Pressures
  Decorative Bahama Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+84.7psf
 
-113.3psf
  Decorative Colonial Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+84.7psf
 
-113.3psf
  Decorative Bahama over Colonial Shutter Systems
   
Positive   Negative
+77psf
 
-77psf
 
  Test Criteria:
   

Tested and Certified - Florida Building Code TAS 203-94 (Cycle Wind Pressure Loading) ASTM E1233-06 (Cycle Air Pressure Differential)

 
  HVHZ & Non-HVHZ Test Procedures, Decorative Shutters 08/20/09, Miami-Dade Compared to FBC: Uniform Static Test TAS 202 (FBC HVHZ - Miami-Dade) & ASTM E330 (FBC Non-HVHZ) (Click to open)
 

Our Decorative Shutters are also tested for Cyclic Test Procedures (not Required by current FBC) TAS 203 (FBC HVHZ – Miami-Dade) & ASTM E#1886/E1996 (FBC Non-HVHZ)

 

Our Decorative Shutters ARE NOT Tested for Impact Test Procedures: TAS 201 (FBC HVHZ – Miami-Dade) & ASTM E1886/E1996 (FBC Non-HVHZ) Impact Tests

 
Design Pressure Analysis of Vented Louvered Shutter (Click to open)
 

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