This 'manual is designed to help building owners, architects, engineers, designers; energy consultants, builders, enforcement agencies, contractors and installers, and manufacturers comply with and enforce California Building Energy Efficiency Standards for nonresidential buildings. The manual is written as both a reference and an instructional guide and can be helpful for anyone that is directly or indirectly involved in the design and construction of energy efficient nonresidential buildings.
Thirteen chapters make up the manual:
Chapter 1 chapter introduces the Standards and discusses the application and scope.
Chapter 2 reviews the compliance and enforcement process, including design and the preparation of compliance documentation through acceptance testing.
Chapter 3 addresses the requirements for the design of the building envelope.
Chapter 4 the requirements for HVAC systems and water heating systems.
Chapter 5 addresses the requirements for indoor lighting.
Chapter 6 addresses the requirements for outdoor lighting.
Chapter 7 addresses the requirements for sign lighting (for both indoor and outdoor applications).
Chapter 8 addresses the requirements for electrical power distribution.
Chapter 9 covers the solar ready requirements.
Chapter 10 addresses the process energy requirements.
Chapter 11 covers the performance approach.
Chapter 12 covers the commissioning requirements
Chapter 13 covers the acceptance requirements
Cross-references within the manual use the word ‘Section’ while references to sections in the Standards are represented by “§.”
The first chapter is organized as follows:
1.1 Organization and Content
1.2 Related Documents
1.3 The Technical Chapters
1.4 Why California Needs Energy Standards
1.5 What’s New for 2013?
1.6 Mandatory Measures and Compliance Approaches
1.7 Scope and Application
1.8 About the Standards