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SECTION: 08 95 43—VENTS/FOUNDATION FLOOD VENTS
REPORT HOLDER:
FLOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC
ONE INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, BUILDING 27
PELHAM, NEW HAMPSIRE 03076
EVALUATION SUBJECT:
STATIC FLOOD VENTS
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IMES Evaluation Report ESR-3760
Reissued March 2016
Revised January 2018
This report is subject to renewal March 2018.
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DIVISION: 08 00 00—OPENINGS
Section: 08 95 43—Vents/Foundation Flood Vents
REPORT HOLDER:
FLOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC
ONE INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE
BUILDING 27
PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03076
(800)326.9775
www.floodsolutions.com
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EVALUATION SUBJECT:
STATIC FLOOD VENTS
1.0 EVALUATION SCOPE
Compliance with the following codes:
■ 2018, 2015, 2012 and 2009 International Building
Codee
■ 2018, 2015, 2012 and 2009 International Residential
Code®
Property evaluated:
Water flow
2.0 USES
Flood Solutions' static flood vents are used to provide for
the equalization of hydrostatic flood forces on exterior
walls.
3.0 DESCRIPTION
3.1 General:
Flood Solutions' static flood vents are engineered,
permanently open flood vents with no moving parts that
automatically allow flood waters to enter and exit enclosed
areas. The vents are constructed of aluminum and
available in four models. See Table 1 for model
designations and sizes. See Figure 1 for illustrations of the
flood vents.
3.2 Engineered Opening:
The Flood Solutions static flood vents comply with the
design principle noted in Section 2.6.2.2 of ASCE/SEI 24
for a rate of rise and fall of 5 feet per hour (0.423 mm/s). In
order to comply with the engineered opening requirement
of ASCE/SEI 24, the static flood vents must be installed in
accordance with Section 4.0 of this report.
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Flood Solutions' static flood vents may be used to supply
natural ventilation for under -floor ventilation. See Table 1
for net free area for under -floor ventilation provided by
each of Flood Solutions' static flood vents.
4.0 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
The Flood Solutions static flood vents are designed to be
installed into walls or doors of existing or new construction
from the exterior side. Installation of the vents must be in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, the
applicable code and this report. In order to comply with the
engineered opening design principle noted in Section
2.6.2.2 of ASCE/SEI 24, the vents must be installed as
follows:
• With a minimum of two opening on different sides of
each enclosed area.
• With a minimum of one vent for the square footage of
enclosed area noted in Table 1.
• Below the base flood elevation.
• With the bottom of the vent located a maximum of
12 inches (305 mm) above grade.
5.0 CONDITIONS OF USE
The static flood vents described in this report comply with,
or are a suitable alternative to what is specified in, those
codes listed in Section 1.0 of this report, subject to the
following conditions:
5.1 The static flood vents must be installed in accordance
with this report, the applicable code and the
manufacturer's installation instructions. In the event of
a conflict, the instuctions in this report govern.
5.2 The static flood vents must not be used in the place of
"breakaway walls" in coastal high hazard areas, but
are permitted for use in conjunction with breakaway
walls in other areas.
6.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
6.1 Manufacturer's descriptive literature and installation
instructions.
6.2 Detail drawings.
6.3 Engineering calculations in accordance with
ASCE/SEI 24.
6.4 Quality documentation in accordance With the ICC-ES
Acceptance Criteria for Quality Documentation
(AC10), dated June 2014.
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7.0 IDENTIFICATION manufacturer's name (Flood Solutions), the model
The Flood Solutions static flood vents recognized in this number, and the evaluation report number (ESR-3760).
report must be identified by a label bearing the
TABLE 1—FLOOD SOLUTIONS STATIC FLOOD VENTS
VENT SIZE
ROUGH OPENING
SIZE
ENCLOSED
NET FREE AREA
MODEL
(Width x Height)
(Width x Height)
AREA COVERAGE
(in)
(in)
(In)
FS-1608
181/, x 10'/,
16 x 8
97
80.7
FS-1616
18 /, x 18%
16 x 16
191
158.2
FS-1412 -
17 x 14 /,
14'/, x 12
129
106.7
FS-1608-Hex�k;
18'/, x 10'/,
16 x 8
Ew
91.4
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm; 1 ft = 304.8 mm
'Available for use as under -floor ventilation.
FS-1412
FS-1616
FS-1608
FS-1608-HEX
FIGURE 1—FLOOD SOLUTIONS STATIC FLOOD VENTS
ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-3760 FBC Supplement
Reissued March 2016
Revised January 2018
This report is subject to renewal March 2018.
www.icc-es.oro 1 (800) 423-6587 1 (562) 699-0543 A Subsidiary of the International Code Council®
DIVISION: 08 00 00—OPENINGS
Section: 08 95 43—Vents/Foundation Flood Vents
REPORT HOLDER:
FLOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC
ONE INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE
BUILDING 27
PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03076
(800)325-9775
www.floodsolutions.com
infoaflood sol u ti o n s.com
EVALUATION SUBJECT:
STATIC FLOOD VENTS
1.0 REPORT PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Purpose:
The purpose of this evaluation report supplement is to indicate that Flood Solutions' flood vents, recognized in ICC-ES
master evaluation report ESR-3760, have also been evaluated for compliance with the codes noted below.
Applicable code editions:
■ 2017 Florida Building Code —Building
■ 2017 Florida Building Code —Residential
2.0 CONCLUSIONS
The Flood Solutions flood vents, described in Sections 2.0 through 7.0 of the master evaluation report ESR-376 , comply
with the Florida Building Code —Building and the Florida Building Code —Residential, provided the design and installation
are in accordance with the 2015 International Building Code® provisions noted in the master report.
Use of the Flood Solutions' flood vents has also been found to be in compliance with the High -Velocity Hurricane Zone
provisions of the Florida Building Code —Building and the Florida Building Code —Residential.
For products falling under Florida Rule 9N-3, verification that the report holder's quality assurance program is audited by a
quality assurance entity approved by the Florida Building Commission for the type of inspections being conducted is the
responsibility of an approved validation entity (or the code official when the report holder does not possess an approval by
the Commission).
This supplement expires concurrently with the master report, reissued March 2016, revised January 2018.
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