This section contains information about required outdoor lighting documentation, including outdoor lighting plan check documents in Section 6.6.5, Installation Certificate in Section 6.6.7, and Certificate of Acceptance in Section 6.6.9.
This section describes the documentation (compliance forms) recommended for compliance with the nonresidential outdoor lighting requirements of the 2013 Standards.
Documents for compliance with the 2013 lighting requirements are proposed to change as follows:
A. For the period of January 1 through December 31, 2014, compliance documents are proposed to be similar to the 2008 compliance documents, except they have been updated to reflect changes in the 2013 Standards.
B. Starting on January 1, 2015, the Energy Commission proposes to have developed electronic compliance documents to replace existing nonresidential paper documents.
At the time a building permit application is submitted to the enforcement agency, the applicant also submits plans and energy compliance documentation. This section describes the recommended compliance documentation (forms) for complying with the nonresidential outdoor lighting requirements of the Standards. It does not describe the details of the requirements.
This section is addressed to the person preparing construction and compliance documents, and to the enforcement agency plan checkers who are examining those documents for compliance with the Standards.
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.
Following is an explanation of the 2013 nonresidential lighting compliance documentation numbering:
NRCC Nonresidential Certificate of Compliance
NRCA Nonresidential Certificate of Acceptance
NRCI Nonresidential Certificate of Installation
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
Nonresidential outdoor lighting Certificate of Compliance documents are 'listed below:
•NRCC-LTO-01-E; Certificate of Compliance:; Outdoor Lighting
•NRCC-LTO-02-E; Certificate of Compliance: Outdoor Lighting Controls
•NRCC-LTO-03-E; Certificate of Compliance: Outdoor Lighting Power Allowances
A. NRCC-LTO-01-E: Certificate of Compliance: Outdoor Lighting
The NRCC-LTO-01-E Certificate of Compliance form is in six pages. Each page, if required (see below), must appear on the plans (usually near the front of the electrical drawings). A copy of these forms should also be submitted to the enforcement agency along with the rest of the compliance submittal at the time of building permit application. With enforcement agency approval, the applicant may use alternative formats of these forms (rather than the official Energy Commission forms), provided the information is the same and in a similar format.
Project Description
•PROJECT NAME is the title of the project, as shown on the plans and known to the enforcement agency.
•DATE PREPARED is the date of preparation of the compliance submittal package. It should be on or after the date of the plans, and on or before the date of the building permit application.
•PROJECT ADDRESS is the address of the project as shown on the plans and as known to the enforcement agency.
•TOTAL HARDSCAPE ILLUMINATED AREA is the total of the hardscape illuminated area determined in accordance with §140.7(d)1A. This number shall be taken from OLTG (Page 1 of 3), section A. Lighting Power Allowance for General Hardscape, the sum of Column A
General Information
•PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION indicates the status of the outdoor lighting project described in the compliance documents. Refer to Section 1.6for detailed discussion of the various choices.
o NEW CONSTRUCTION should be checked for all new outdoor lighting systems.
o ADDITION should be checked for an addition to a site with an existing outdoor lighting system.
o ALTERATION should be checked for alterations to an existing outdoor lighting system.
•OUTDOOR LIGHTING ZONE is described in Table 10-114-A of the Standards. Default lighting zones shall be used unless the local jurisdiction having authority has conducted a public process to officially amend the outdoor lighting zone of a specific area, and has filed the change with the Energy Commission.
One box shall be checked to declare the outdoor lighting zone, and another box shall be checked to declare if the default lighting zone or the amended outdoor lighting zone is used. Documentation Author‘s Declaration Statement
•DOCUMENTATION AUTHOR is the person who prepared the energy compliance documentation and who signs the Declaration Statement. The person’s telephone number is given to facilitate response to any questions that arise. A Documentation Author may have additional certifications such as an Energy Analyst or a Certified Energy Plans Examiner certification number. Enter number in the EA# or CEPE# box if applicable.
Responsible Person’s Declaration Statement
The “responsible person” signing the Certificate of Compliance is required to be eligible under Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code to accept responsibility for the building design, to certify conformance with Part 6. If more than one person has responsibility for the building design, each person (such as an eligible lighting designer) shall sign the Certificate of Compliance document(s) applicable to that portion of the design for which the person is responsible. Alternatively, the person with chief responsibility for the building design shall prepare and sign the Certificate of Compliance document(s) for the entire building design.
The person’s telephone number is given to facilitate response to any questions that arise.
Lighting Compliance Documents Checklist
Check all appropriate boxes to indicate which compliance documents are included in the nonresidential lighting compliance documentation package.
Summary of Allowed Outdoor Lighting Power
A lighting design complies with the lighting power requirements if the installed lighting power is less than or equal to the allowed lighting power. This summary table is used to calculate and document if the project complies with the lighting power requirements.
The values inserted into this table must be calculated and documented on other pages of the lighting compliance documents, as shown in the table:
Declaration of Required Certificates of Installation
'In addition to the Certificates of Compliance, the Standards also require a number of Certificates of Installation to be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction. See section 6.6.7 of this chapter for additional information.
This section of the compliance documentation serves as an acknowledgement of, and a declaration that Certificates of Installation are required to be submitted for compliance with the nonresidential lighting Standards. The boxes must be checked for every Certificate of Installation that applies to the job.
The required nonresidential outdoor lighting Certificates of Installation include the following:
•NRCI-LTO-01-E - must be submitted for all buildings. This is the general Certificate of Installation used to declare that what was proposed in the Certificates of Compliance is actually what was installed..
•NRCI-LTO-02-E - must be submitted whenever a lighting control system, and whenever an Energy Management Control System (EMCS), has been installed to comply with any of the lighting control requirements in the Standards.
See section 6.6.8 of this chapter for additional information.
Declaration of Required Certificates of Acceptance
Before an occupancy permit shall be granted for a newly constructed building or area, or a new lighting system serving a building, area, or site is operated for normal use, indoor and outdoor lighting controls serving the building, area, or site shall be certified as meeting the Acceptance Requirements for Code Compliance.
This section of the compliance documentation serves as an acknowledgement of, and as a declaration that Certificates of Acceptance are required to be submitted for compliance with the nonresidential lighting Standards. The boxes must be checked for every Certificate of Acceptance that applies to the job.
See section 6.6.9 of this chapter for additional information.
•Instructions to the Designer:
The Acceptance Test forms are to be used by the designer and attached to the plans.
The tester is required to check the acceptance tests and check that all control devices serving the building or space are certified as meeting the Acceptance Requirements for Code Compliance. If all the lighting systems or controls of certain types require a test, list the different lighting and the number of systems. The NA7 Section in the Nonresidential Reference Appendices Manual describes the test. Forms can be grouped by type of Luminaire controlled.
•For the Enforcement Agency:
The Certificates of Acceptance compliance documents are not considered complete and are not to be accepted by the enforcement agency unless the boxes are checked and/or filled and signed. The field inspector must receive the properly filled out and signed forms before the building can receive final occupancy. A copy of the Certificates of Acceptance must be provided to the owner of the building for their records.
The required nonresidential outdoor lighting Certificates of Acceptance include the following:
•NRCA-LTO-02-E - Must be submitted whenever outdoor lighting controls are installed.
Schedule of luminaires exempt from the outdoor lighting power requirements in §140.7.
When more than 50 percent of the light from a luminaire falls on one or more of the 13 Exceptions to §140.7, the lighting power for that luminaire shall be exempt from §140.7(b). This table is where those exempt luminaires are documented.
•NAME OR SYMBOL shall correspond to the name or symbol on the plans
•DESCRIPTION – all luminaires included in this column must be in accordance with §140.7.
Outdoor luminaires that use lamps rated less than or equal to 150 W (§130.2(b)) in the hardscape areas, parking lots, building entrances, canopies and all outdoor sales areas are exempt from the Uplight and Glare zonal lumen limits as designated in Table 130.2-A. This table is where those exempt luminaires are documented.
•NAME OR SYMBOL shall correspond to the name or symbol on the plans
•DESCRIPTION – all luminaires included in this column must be in accordance with §130.2(b).
Schedule of luminaires exempt from the outdoor lighting control requirements in §130.2(c)
Outdoor luminaires are exempted from the outdoor lighting control requirements in the following cases:
•Outdoor lighting not permitted by to be turned OFF for compliance with a health or life safety statute, ordinance, or regulation to be turned OFF.
•Lighting in tunnels required to be illuminated 24 hours per day and 365 days per year.
This table is where those exempt luminaires are documented.
•NAME OR SYMBOL shall correspond to the name or symbol on the plans
•DESCRIPTION – all luminaires included in this column must be in accordance with §130.2(c).
Luminaire Schedule
•NAME OR TAG is the name or symbol used on the plans to identify the luminaire.
•LUMINAIRE DESCRIPTION is a complete narrative description of the luminaire, including the type of luminaire, number and type of lamps or light sources in the luminaire, and number and type of ballast(s), drivers or generators in the luminaire. For example:
•LUMINAIRE TYPE is the type of luminaire, such as shoe box, cobra head, post top, etc.
•LAMP OR LIGHT SOURCE TYPE is the type of lamps or light source such as high pressure sodium, ceramic metal halide, induction, LED, etc.
•BALLAST OR DRIVER TYPE is the type of ballast or driver, such as electronic, dimmable, etc.
•WATTS PER LUMINIARE is the total input wattage of the complete lighting unit in accordance with §130.0(c or d). This is the total rated wattage of the luminaire, including lamp, light source, ballast, driver and/or generator not the nominal wattage of the lamp or light source (bulb) used in the luminaire.
•SPECIAL FEATURES is if there exist any special features for the field inspector to verify.
•HOW WAS WATTAGE DETERMINED? If CEC DEFAULT is checked, this indicates the wattage is a standard value taken from the data in Reference Nonresidential Appendix NA8. If this column is not checked, this indicates the nonstandard values must be substantiated with manufacturer’s data sheets and determined according to §130.0(c or d).
•NUMBER OF LUMINAIRES is the number of luminaires of the identical type used for this particular function area.
•INSTALLED WATTS is determined by the product of the watts per Luminaire (column D) and the number of luminaires (column G).
•After the page has been completed, all of the installed watts in Column H shall be added up and entered into OLTG-1C, Page 4, Row Hl.
•FIELD INSPECTOR, this column is reserved for the field inspector whom determines if the system installed matches the forms. The inspector is to indicate in this column whether the system passes or fails.
B. NRCC-LTO-02-E: Certificate of Compliance: Outdoor Lighting Controls
The project name and date shall match the information on NRCC-LTO-01-E.
Mandatory Outdoor Lighting Control Declaration Statements
The check boxes on this page serve as declaration statements for which the person signing the document is taking responsibility. All relevant boxes are required to be checked.
Mandatory Outdoor Lighting Control Schedule and Field Inspection Checklist
This table serves two purposes, one is to document compliance with the outdoor lighting control requirements in §130.2 and the other is for use as a field inspection checklist.
•LOCATION AND APPLICATION OF LUMINAIRES BEING CONTROLLED indicates the location and the type of area the control serves,
•TYPE/ DESCRIPTION is a short description of the generic type of control that is installed shall be a narrative describing the device.
•NUMBER OF UNITS indicates to the number of controls of the same type that
are installed in that location/areaSTANDARDS COMPLYING WITH. In each row,
enter a check to show which code section this particular control is installed to
comply with. Typically, only one box will be checked per row.
If
the area is exempted from that particular code requirement, enter “E” (for
“exempt”) in the column.
For each location/application, sufficient
controls must be installed to meet the requirements of all applicable code
sections.
•ü IF ACCEPTANCE TEST REQUIRED. Check this box if an acceptance test is required for this control. Under section 130.4, acceptance tests are required for the following control types:
o Outdoor Motion Sensor
o Outdoor Lighting Automatic Shut-off Controls
o Outdoor Photocontrol
o Astronomical Time Switch
o Part Night Functional Testing
•FIELD INSPECTOR PASS/FAIL. This column allows the field inspector to indicate whether the control either passed or failed the acceptance test (if required),
Documentation Author's Declaration Statement
•DOCUMENTATION AUTHOR is the person who prepared the energy compliance documentation and who signs the Declaration Statement. The person’s telephone number is given to facilitate response to any questions that arise. A Documentation Author may have additional certifications such as an Energy Analyst or a Certified Energy Plans Examiner certification number. Enter number in the EA# or CEPE# box if applicable.
Responsible Person's Declaration statement
The “responsible person” signing the Certificate of Compliance is required to be eligible under Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code to accept responsibility for the building design, to certify conformance with Part 6. If more than one person has responsibility for the building design, each person (such as an eligible lighting designer) shall sign the Certificate of Compliance document(s) applicable to that portion of the design for which the person is responsible. Alternatively, the person with chief responsibility for the building design shall prepare and sign the Certificate of Compliance document(s) for the entire building design.
The person’s telephone number is given to facilitate response to any questions that arise.
C. NRCC-LTO-03-E; Certificate of Compliance: Outdoor Lighting Power Allowances
Form NRCC-LTO-03-E shall be completed and submitted to indicate the allowed lighting power for the project. This form is not required to be on the plans; it may be submitted separately in the energy compliance package, or it may be included on the plans.
Outdoor Lighting Power Allowance Summary
This table is used to calculate of the total lighting power allowance for the project, calculated as the sum of the hardscape allowances shown in table B, and the additional specific “use-it-or-lose-it” allowances shown in tables C-1 through C-4
General Hardscape Lighting Power Allowance From Table 140.7-A
This table is used to calculate the general hardscape lighting power allowances for general hardscape illumination (Standards Table 140.7-A).
•ILLUMINATED HARSCAPE AREA is the area of the general hardscape determined in accordance with §140.7(d)1A.
•AREA WATTAGE ALLOWANCE (AWA) PER SQUARE FOOT is amount of wattage allowed per square foot of hardscape area found 'listed in Standards Table 147-A.
•AWA is calculated by multiplying the ILLUMINATED HARDSCAPE AREA (column A) and the AWA PER SQUARE FOOT (column B). The result is the allowed wattage in watts for that area.
•PERIMETER LENGTH is the measured length of the general hardscape area determined in accordance with §140.7(d) 1B.
•LINEAR WATTAGE ALLOWANCE (LWA) PER LINEAR FOOT is the allowed wattage per linear foot 'listed in Standards Table 140.7-A.
•LWA is calculated by multiplying the PERIMETER LENGTH (column D) and the LWA PER LINEAR FOOT (column E). The result is the allowed wattage in watts.
•INITIAL WATTAGE ALLOWANCE (IWA) is a power allowance given for each project, irrespective of the type, area or perimeter length of the project. The number of Watts allowed is dependent of the outdoor lighting zone, and 'listed in Standards Table 147-A.
•TOTAL GENERAL HARDSCAPE LIGHTING ALLOWANCE is the total allowed watts for the general hardscape illumination and is calculated by the sum of the AWA (column C), LWA (column F) and the IWA (column G).
Add up all of the rows for Column H, and insert the total site General Hardscape Lighting Allowance into the summary table above, and in NRCC-LTO-01-E, into row 1 of the table labeled “Summary of Allowed Outdoor Lighting Power”.
The “Yes” box shall be checked to declare that the AWA, LWA, and IWA from Table 140.7-A was used as appropriate for the Outdoor Lighting Zone for this particular site.
Additional Specific “Use It Or Lose It” Outdoor Lighting Power Allowances
The four tables in this section are used to calculate the four types of additional specific “use-it-or-lose-it” allowances. For each allowance, the allowed wattage (for use in the Performance Method of compliance) is the lesser of the allotted wattage or the design wattage.