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 documents and procedures for documenting compliance with the solar-ready requirements of the Energy Standards. The following discussion pertains to the designer preparing construction and compliance documents, and to enforcement agency plan checkers who are examining those documents for compliance with the Energy Standards.
There are four documents to demonstrate compliance with the nonresidential solar ready requirements. Each document is briefly described below.
•NRCC-SRA-E: Certificate of Compliance: Nonresidential Solar Ready Areas
This document is required for every project where the solar-ready requirements apply: newly constructed hotel/motel buildings with 10 or fewer stories, high-rise multifamily buildings with 10 or fewer stories, all other newly constructed nonresidential buildings with 3 or fewer stories, and additions to the previously mentioned buildings that increase the roof area by more than 2,000 sq. ft. This form is required for all covered occupancies, including projects that use any of the solar zone exceptions.
•NRCI-SPV-01-E: Certificate of Installation – Solar Photovoltaic System
This document is required when using solar zone Exception 1 to achieve compliance.
•NRCI-STH-01-E: Certificate of Installation – Solar Water Heating System
This document is required when using solar zone Exception 2 to achieve compliance.