This compliance 'manual is intended to supplement four other related documents that are available from the California Energy Commission. These are as follows:
A. The 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24, Part 6 (Energy 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 Energy Standards to refer to while reading this 'manual as well as a copy of the 2016 Reference Appendices.
B. 2016 Reference Appendices - The reference appendices have three main subsections: Reference Joint Appendices, Reference Residential Appendices, and Reference Nonresidential Appendices:
1. The 2016 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 2016 Reference Residential Appendices contain information for residential buildings only. The Reference Residential Appendices contain Home Energy Rating System (HERS) field verification and/or diagnostic testing procedures for HVAC equipment, air distribution ducts, and quality insulation installation.
3. The 2016 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 2016 Residential Alternative Calculation Method (ACMs or Compliance Software) Approval 'Manual. The 2016 Residential ACM Approval 'Manual describes the process for certifying and decertifying the compliance software programs.
D. The 2016 Residential Alternative Calculation Method Reference 'Manual lays out the technical rules for implementing the 2016 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.