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2008 Nonresidential Appendices – 45-Day Language NA7-1 Nonresidential Appendix NA7 – 2008 Appendix NA7 – Acceptance Requirements for Nonresidential Buildings NA7.1 Purpose and Scope NA7 defines acceptance procedures that must be completed on certain controls and equipment before the installation is deemed to be in compliance with the Standards. These requirements apply to all newly installed equipment for which there are acceptance requirements in new and existing buildings. The procedures apply to nonresidential, high-rise residential and hotel/motel buildings as defined by the California Energy Commission’s Energy Efficiency Standards for Nonresidential Buildings. The purpose of the acceptance tests is to assure: 1. The presence of equipment or building components according to the specifications in the compliance documents. 2. Installation quality and proper functioning of the controls and equipment to meet the intent of the design and the Standards. NA7.2 Introduction Acceptance requirements are defined as implementation of targeted inspection checks and functional and performance testing to determine whether specific building components, equipment, systems, and interfaces between systems conform to the criteria set forth in the Standards and to related construction documents (plans or specifications). Acceptance requirements improve code compliance effectiveness and help meet the expected level of performance. NA7.3 Responsible Party Persons eligible to sign a Certificate of Acceptance are those responsible for its preparation and licensed in the State of California as a civil engineer, mechanical engineer architect, or contractor (who is performing the applicable work). In the special circumstances set forth in Business and Professions Code sections 5537, 5538, and 6737.1, the person managing the installation of building components requiring