Compliance documents must be completed and submitted to the enforcement agency to demonstrate compliance with the residential lighting requirements.
All residential lighting requirements are mandatory. There are no tradeoffs between lighting and other building features. A lighting certificate of installation is required to document the project scope of work and certify that all applicable lighting requirements have been met.
The certificate of installation for lighting is the CF2R-LTG.
A. Person Responsible to Submit the Certificate of Installation
The individual responsible for constructing and installing the residential lighting project (Title 24 California Code of Regulations, Part 1, §10-103(a)3) must submit the certificate of installation. This individual must be eligible under Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code to accept responsibility for the installed lighting system. This individual must ensure the installed lighting system complies with the applicable lighting requirements before signing the certificate.
B. Number of Certificates of Installation Required
A residential lighting project may require more than one certificate to be submitted. If one qualified person accepts responsibility for the installation of an entire lighting project, one certificate is needed. If one qualified person installs the lighting controls and another installs the luminaires, each person will need to submit a separate certificate.
A certificate must be submitted to the responsible code enforcement agency for any residential lighting project that is regulated by the Energy Code, whether that project includes installation of a single luminaire or installation of lighting for an entire building.
The responsible person or contractor installing permanently installed lighting must complete and sign the certificate. The responsible person or installer verifies whether high luminous efficacy lighting and the required controls (i.e., vacancy sensors, dimmer switches) were installed.
C. Registration
Registration is required for projects that require Home Energy Rating System (HERS) field verification (see Title 20 California Code of Regulations §1670 et seq.). When registration is required, the certificates must be submitted electronically to an approved HERS provider data registry for registration and retention.
Registration requirements are in Chapter 2 of the 2022 Residential Compliance Manual. Lighting measures do not require HERS verification.