FBC HVHZ · MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Miami-Dade is where the NOA system was born

The county that originated the Notice of Acceptance and the TAS test protocols. Exterior envelope products need a Miami-Dade NOA (or Florida Product Approval) before they go in the wall.

NOANOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE — ORIGIN

~170–180MPH RISK II RANGE, VARIES BY SITE

≥130MPH HVHZ HISTORICAL BASIS

201·202·203TAS TEST PROTOCOLS

SOUTH FLORIDA HVHZ

The county at the tip of the peninsula

All of Miami-Dade sits inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone and the wind-borne debris region. Impact protection is required countywide; design wind speeds vary by site and rise toward the coast.

Wind-borne debris region

Countywide. Impact-rated products or hurricane shutters are mandatory everywhere in Miami-Dade.

ALL OF COUNTY

Speeds vary by site

Risk Category II design speeds run roughly ~170–180 mph and climb toward the coast; read the actual value from the map for the address.

RISK II ~170–180 MPH

Higher categories, higher speeds

Risk III and IV facilities read from longer return-period maps, so the design speed is higher again. No fixed multiplier — it varies by location.

RISK III / IV HIGHER

PRODUCT CONTROL DIVISION

What a Miami-Dade NOA actually requires

Every exterior envelope product — new build or replacement — carries a unique NOA number, backed by testing, inspection, and annual renewal.

A unique NOA number

Each approved product gets its own Notice of Acceptance number identifying its tested configuration.

CERTIFIED

TAS protocol testing

Impact and pressure testing under the Test Application Standards before the product is listed.

TAS 201/202/203

Quality assurance

Ongoing third-party manufacturing oversight and product audits keep listed items consistent with the test sample.

AUDITED

Annual renewal

NOAs expire and must be renewed; an expired number on a label is not valid approval. Always verify current status before installing.

RENEW YEARLY

TEST APPLICATION STANDARDS

The TAS protocols — impact, then pressure

A product runs the gauntlet in sequence: take a hit, hold air, then survive thousands of pressure reversals with rain. Each step targets a different real-world failure.

TAS 201

Large missile impact. Tests fenestration, doors, shutters and skylights against wind-borne debris striking the product.

LARGE MISSILE

TAS 202

Uniform static air pressure. Loads the product with steady positive and negative air pressure to verify structural performance.

STATIC PRESSURE

TAS 203

Cyclic wind pressure. Thousands of alternating pressure cycles plus wind-driven rain, exposing fatigue and seal failures static tests miss.

CYCLIC + RAIN

Pass all three and the product earns its NOA listing with approved design pressures, sizes and installation details. Anything installed differently than the listing voids the approval.

TWO APPROVAL PATHS

Miami-Dade NOA vs Florida Product Approval

Both are valid compliance paths in the HVHZ. They differ in who issues them and how widely they reach.

	Miami-Dade NOA	Florida Product Approval
Issued by	Miami-Dade Product Control Division	Florida (statewide system)
Origin	Originated the NOA + TAS framework	Statewide program built on the same HVHZ test basis
HVHZ products tested to	TAS 201 / 202 / 203	TAS 201 / 202 / 203 for HVHZ listings
Identifier	Unique NOA number	Statewide approval (FL) number
Reach	Recognized as a compliance path statewide	Statewide; HVHZ use requires HVHZ-qualified testing
Renewal	Annual renewal; verify current status	Maintained per the statewide program

Either way: confirm the product is current and listed for HVHZ before you specify or install it. An expired listing is not approval.

RUN THE NUMBERS

Need Miami-Dade NOA wind loads?

Apply the correct local-amendment design speed for any Miami-Dade address and get DP ratings and TAS-ready design pressures, without the manual map lookups.

Miami-Dade Wind Load Calculator All Wind Load Calculators

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