This section contains information about the certificate of compliance, certificate of installation, and certificate of acceptance needed for compliance with the nonresidential outdoor lighting requirements of the Energy Code.
At the time a building permit application is submitted to the local enforcement agency, the applicant also submits plans and energy compliance documentation, including the certificate of compliance. The enforcement agency plan checkers examine these documents for compliance with the Energy Code
The person responsible for the construction of the lighting system should submit the certificate of installation and certificate of acceptance to the local building department or the local enforcement agency after the installation and before receiving the building occupancy permit.
The Energy Code use the following numbering scheme for the nonresidential lighting compliance documents:
| NRCC | Nonresidential Certificate of Compliance |
| NRCI | Nonresidential Certificate of Installation |
| NRCA | Nonresidential Certificate of Acceptance |
| LTI | Lighting, Indoor |
| LTO | Lighting, Outdoor |
| LTS | Lighting, Sign |
| 01 | The first set of compliance documents in this sequence |
| E | Primarily used by enforcement authority |
| A | Primarily used by acceptance tester |
The paper prescriptive compliance documents have a limited number of rows per section for entering data. Some designs may need fewer rows, and some designs may need additional rows. If additional rows are required for a particular design, then multiple copies of that page may be used.
The certificate of compliance is used to demonstrate that the overall design of the regulated building or system complies with the Energy Code requirements.
The plans examiner will be responsible for verifying that these documents are submitted with the building plans and are complete when required. See Section 2.2.2 for more information about the certificate of compliance.
The nonresidential outdoor lighting certificate of compliance includes the following:
- NRCC-LTO-E: Certificate of Compliance, Outdoor Lighting
The certificate of installation is used primarily to declare that what was installed matches the plans and certificates of compliance. The certificate of installation is signed by a person with an approved license.
Even if the design has errors and has specified incorrect features and devices, the installer is responsible to meet all the applicable requirements that he or she installs.
A copy of the completed signed and dated installation certificate must be posted at the building site for review by the local enforcement agency in conjunction with requests for final inspection for the building. See Section 2.2.5 for more information about installation certificates.
Before a lighting control system, including an energy management control system (EMCS), can be recognized for compliance with the lighting control requirements in the Energy Code, the person who is eligible under Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code to accept responsibility for the construction or installation of features, materials, components, or manufactured devices shall sign and submit an Installation Certificate (§130.4(b) 1 and 2).
For sign lighting controlled by a lighting control system or by an EMCS, the NRCI-LTO-02-E must be completed
The nonresidential outdoor lighting certificate of installation includes the following:
- NRCI-LTO-01-E: Certificate of Installation, Outdoor Lighting
- NRCI-LTO-02-E: Certificate of Installation, Energy Management Control
Before an occupancy permit is granted for a newly constructed building or space, or a new lighting system serving a building, space, or site is operated for normal use, all outdoor lighting controls serving the site shall be certified as meeting the acceptance requirements for code compliance. A certificate of acceptance shall be submitted to the local enforcement agency under Administrative Regulations §10-103(a).
The acceptance requirements that apply to outdoor lighting controls include:
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Certifying plans, specifications, installation certificates, and operating and maintenance information to meet the requirements of the Energy Code.
Lighting controls acceptance testing must be performed by a certified acceptance test technician, and a certificate of acceptance must be completed and submitted before the local enforcement agency can issue the certificate of occupancy. See the following Chapter 2 and Chapter 13 for additional information on compliance and enforcement, and acceptance requirements.
The nonresidential outdoor lighting certificate of acceptance includes the following:
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NRCA-LTO-02-A: Certificate of Acceptance, Outdoor Lighting Controls
The primary purpose of outdoor lighting acceptance tests is to assure the lighting controls are configured properly and are functioning as expected in meeting the energy code requirements.
- The procedures for performing the lighting controls acceptance tests are documented in Reference Nonresidential Appendix NA7. See the following sections for the outdoor lighting controls acceptance testing procedures:
See Section 2.2.7 for more information about the certificate of compliance.