Florida Building Officials and/or Building Departments

When the AAF Guide was initially published in 2003, it had not yet been implemented into the Florida Building Code. It was then utilized as a “Master File” engineering document with “Letters of Authorization” and registered users placed upon a lookup list on this page. The use of these letters was then a pre-requisite for the use of the document.

However, since the publication is now a code approved prescriptive document, per Florida Building Code, Building, 2004, Sec 2002.4.1; FBCR, 2004, Sec 301.2.1.1.1, these letters are no longer issued, nor is it necessary for anyone to be registered with the AAF to use the guide. While the AAF still encourages users to register with us, the registered user list is maintained solely for the purpose of providing update information to current guide users as a convenience. Neither Florida law nor the building code nor the AAF requires users to be registered. The AAF Guide is no longer “Master File” engineering, but is a prescriptive document that has been adopted by the Florida Building Commission.

The AAF offers training in the use of the Guide but the training is not a pre-requisite to use.

Thank you in advance for assisting in this matter.

David W Miller, Chairman
AAF Technical Committee