Mech
Registered User
2015 IBC in PA
Building owner wants to install several small (less than 500 sf each) office pods in a manufacturing facility utilizing prefabricated wall panels. Wall panels are bolted together on site to create the room and then the structural roof is put on. The structural supports, electrical outlets, and some wiring is hidden behind the wall finish which prohibits access for inspection. Wiring between the prefabricated wall panels is connected via special plugs. The code reviewer has already stated the only way to perform an inspection is to destroy the walls panels for access and is asking the owner (and now me, the RDP) of how these units meet the UCC inspection requirements.
Is there anything in the code that would allow the code official to permit this type of construction without requiring panel destruction for inspection? PA did not adopt chapter 1 of the IBC, but says the majority of the information is in PA's UCC.
Thanks
Building owner wants to install several small (less than 500 sf each) office pods in a manufacturing facility utilizing prefabricated wall panels. Wall panels are bolted together on site to create the room and then the structural roof is put on. The structural supports, electrical outlets, and some wiring is hidden behind the wall finish which prohibits access for inspection. Wiring between the prefabricated wall panels is connected via special plugs. The code reviewer has already stated the only way to perform an inspection is to destroy the walls panels for access and is asking the owner (and now me, the RDP) of how these units meet the UCC inspection requirements.
Is there anything in the code that would allow the code official to permit this type of construction without requiring panel destruction for inspection? PA did not adopt chapter 1 of the IBC, but says the majority of the information is in PA's UCC.
Thanks