This compliance 'manual is intended to supplement four other related documents that are available from the California Energy Commission (Energy Commission). These are as follows:
A. The California 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24, Part 6 (Standards). This compliance 'manual supplements and explains California’s energy efficiency standards for buildings; it does not replace them. Readers should have a copy of the Standards to refer to while reading this 'manual as well as a copy of the 2013 Reference Appendices which contain information that is common to both the residential and nonresidential standards.
B. 2013 Reference Appendices - The Reference Appendices have three main subsections: Reference Joint Appendices, Reference Residential Appendices, and Reference Nonresidential Appendices:
1. The 2013 Reference Joint Appendices contain information common to both residential and nonresidential buildings including, but not limited to: definitions, climate zone listings, weather data, assembly properties, and compliance documentation registration procedures.
2. The 2013 Reference Residential Appendices contain information for residential buildings only. The Reference Residential Appendices contain HERS field verification and/or diagnostic testing procedures for HVAC equipment, air distribution ducts, and insulation construction quality. The Reference Residential Appendices also contain eligibility criteria for energy efficiency measures.
3. The 2013 Reference Nonresidential Appendices contain information for nonresidential buildings only. The Reference Nonresidential Appendices contain HERS field verification and/or diagnostic testing procedures for HVAC equipment and air distribution ducts, acceptance testing procedures, and luminaire power default values.
C. The 2013 Residential Alternate Calculation Method (ACMs or Compliance Software) Approval 'Manual. The 2013 Residential ACM Approval 'Manual describes the process for certifying and decertifying the compliance software programs.
D. The 2013 Residential Alternate Calculation Method Reference 'Manual is a new document in 2013 and lays out the technical rules for implementing the 2013 performance compliance path in software programs.
Material from related documents is not repeated in this Compliance 'Manual; rather, it is referenced. If you are using the electronic version of this Compliance 'Manual, there are hyperlinks throughout the 'manual that will take you directly to the document that is referenced.