The construction inspection is the first step in performing the acceptance tests. In general, this inspection should identify:
•Fenestration products, HVAC equipment, and controls are properly specified, properly located, identified, correctly installed, calibrated and set points and schedules established.
•Documentation is available to identify settings and programs for each device, and
•For some air distribution systems (as identified in §110.6(a) and §140.4(l)), this may include select tests to verify acceptable leakage rates while access is available.
•Functional and Verification Testing is to be performed on the following devices:
•ENV-1A – Will no longer be used. Required information has been transferred to NRCA-ENV-02-F.
•NRCA-ENV-02-F – Envelope components require NFRC or Energy Commissions Label Certificate including site-built fenestration. Label Certificate matches building plans and energy compliance documentation.
Mechanical
•MECH-1A – Will no longer be used. Required information has been transferred to MECH -2A and other Mechanical Acceptance forms.
•NRCA-MCH-02-A – Minimum ventilation controls for all constant and variable air volume systems.
•NRCA-MCH-03-A – Zone temperature and scheduling controls for all constant volume, single-zone, unitary air conditioner and heat pump systems.
•NRCA-MCH-04-A – Duct leakage on a subset of small single-zone systems depending on the ductwork location.
•NRCA-MCH-05-A – Air economizer controls for all economizers that are not factory installed and tested.
•NRCA-MCH-06-A – All demand-controlled ventilation control systems.
•NRCA-MCH-07-A – All supply fan variable flow controls.
•NRCA-MCH-08-A – Valve leakage for hydronic variable flow systems and isolation valves on chillers and boilers in plants with more than one chiller or boiler being served by the same primary pumps through a common header.
•NRCA-MCH-09-A – Supply water temperature reset control strategies programmed into the building automation system for any water systems (i.e. chilled, hot, or condenser water).
•NRCA-MCH-10-A – Hydronic variable flow controls on any water system where the pumps are controlled by variable frequency drives (i.e. chilled and hot water systems; water-loop heat pump systems).
•NRCA-MCH-11-A – Automatic Demand Shed Control.
•NRCA-MCH-12-A – Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) for Packaged Direct Expansion Units.
•NRCA-MCH-13-A – Automatic Fault Detection and Diagnostic Systems (FDD) for Air Handling Units and Zone Terminal Units Acceptance
•NRCA-MCH-14-A – Distributed Energy Storage DX AC systems Acceptance
•NRCA-MCH-15-A – Thermal Energy Storage (TES) System Acceptance
•NRCA-MCH-16-A – Supply Air Temperature Reset Controls Acceptance
•NRCA-MCH-17-A – Condenser Water Supply Temperature Reset Controls Acceptance
•NRCA-MCH-18-A – Energy Management Control System Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-01-A – Compressed Air System Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-02-A – Commercial Kitchen Exhaust System Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-03-F – Enclosed Parking Garage Exhaust System Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-04-A – Refrigerated Warehouse – Evaporator Fan Motor Controls Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-05-A – Refrigerated Warehouse – Evaporative Condenser Controls Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-06-A – Refrigerated Warehouse – Air-Cooled Condenser Controls Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-07-A – Refrigerated Warehouse – Compressor Variable Speed Acceptance
•NRCA-PRC-08-A – Refrigerated Warehouse – Electric Resistance Underslab Heating System Acceptance