County Health Department: 166 Issues Found

The project

A county health department campus with multiple buildings, site work, landscape, and playground elements. InspectMind performed a comprehensive plan review across civil, landscape, structural, fire protection, and architectural disciplines, identifying drainage and detail conflicts, seismic and fire protection errors, insufficient exits and accessible parking, sprinkler type conflicts, and building code edition inconsistencies before construction.

Project type

Public facility · Campus · United States

Codes referenced: International Building Code · North Carolina Building Code · NFPA 13 · IBC 1106.2 · IBC 1613.2.3 · OSHA

Critical findings (16)

1. Conflicting Drainage Detail at Precast Seat Wall Interface

   Landscape

   Critical

   Sheet L-502 Detail D4 shows a linear drain (J-Drain MVP 6") at the precast seat wall interface. Sheet L-504 Detail E1 shows a flush condition at the same interface with no drain. The two details conflict.

2. Construction Type IV Checked but Fire Protection Table Shows 0-Hour Ratings

   Architectural

   Critical

   The drawing checks both Type IV and Type II-B under 'Basic Building Data.' The Fire Protection Requirements table shows 0-hour ratings for Primary Structural Frame, which is inconsistent with Type IV requirements in Table 601.

3. Missing ASTM Specification for Miscellaneous Steel Shapes

   Structural

   Critical

   The structural steel notes specify miscellaneous shapes (S, M, C, MC, L) at 50 KSI yield but do not identify the required ASTM standard. Other materials on the project list ASTM designations.

4. Incorrect Seismic Design Category Determination

   Structural

   Critical

   The drawing indicates Seismic Design Category (SDC) B. The provided seismic parameters (S_D1 = 0.136g with Risk Category III) correspond to SDC C per IBC Table 1613.2.3(2).

5. Insufficient Foundation Depth for Mound Structure and Play Equipment

   Structural

   Critical

   Detail D1 shows the 'Synthetic Turf Mound' and embedded 'Concrete Footing' for the Hill Climber Rope. The detail does not show the foundation extending below undisturbed ground (minimum 12" per IBC 1809.4).

6. Unprotected Opening in Fire Separation Wall

   Fire Protection

   Critical

   The plan depicts a wall separating 'BUILDING AREA A' and 'BUILDING AREA B' along an 'IMAGINARY PROPERTY LINE,' indicating separate buildings or fire areas. An opening in this wall is shown without fire-rated protection.

Sample high priority findings (1 in sample)

1. Conflict in Column Identification Method

   Structural

   High

   The S-101A Legend defines 'C1' as the Column Mark for the Column Schedule. The Structural Column Schedule on S-201 identifies columns only by Grid Location, not by C1-style marks.

Issue categories

Civil

Civil, site, and drainage issues found during plan review

Landscape

Landscape, playground, and accessible route issues found during plan review

Structural

Structural and foundation issues found during plan review

Fire Protection

Fire protection and life safety issues found during plan review

Architectural

Architectural and fire-rated assembly issues found during plan review

Code Compliance

Building code edition and compliance issues found during plan review

Value delivered

• 166 issues surfaced before construction
• Drainage, landscape, and accessible route gaps caught
• Seismic category, fire protection, and egress issues identified
• Code edition conflicts resolved for permit