13.2      Certificate of Acceptance

Certificate of acceptance (NRCA) forms consist of worksheets to document the results of construction inspections and functional testing, as well as a signatory page. Table 13-1 shows the NRCA documents and related references.

Naming Convention. The name of the compliance document can give you clues about the documents use. The NRCA prefix indicates a nonresidential certificate of acceptance. The next set of letters specifies the building component; for example, “LTI” indicates indoor lighting. The suffix will tell you whether a certified acceptance test technician “-A” or field technician “-F” is appropriate to perform the functional performance test. Remember that an ATT can act as a field technician, but a current ATT certification is required for someone to sign as an ATT.

 

Component

Certificate of Acceptance Test Form Name

Energy Standards Reference

Reference Nonresidential Appendix NA7

Required Certification

Envelope

 

NRCA-ENV-02-F

Fenestration Acceptance

§10-111 & §110.6(a)5

NA7.4.1

NONE

NRCA-ENV-02-F

Window Films

§10-111 & §110.6(a)55

NA7.4.2

Made available to ATT

NRCA-ENV-02-F

Dynamic Glazing

§10-111 & §110.6(a)5

NA7.4.3

Made available to ATT

NRCA-ENV-03-F

Clerestories for PAF

§140.3(d)1

NA7.4.4

Made available to ATT

NRCA-ENV-03-F

Interior and exterior horizontal slats for PAF

§140.3(d)2

NA7.4.5

Made available to ATT

NRCA-ENV-03-F

Interior and exterior lighting shelves for PAF

§140.3(d)3

NA7.4.6

Made available to ATT

Mechanical

 

NRCA-MCH-02-A

Outdoor Air Acceptance

§120.1(b)2

& §120.5(a)1

NA7.5.1.1

NA7.5.1.2

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-03-A

Constant Volume, Single Zone, Unitary Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Systems

 

§120.1(c)2 & §120.2 & §120.5(a)1

NA7.5.2

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-04-A

Air Distribution Systems Acceptance

§120.5(a)3, §140.4(l)

NA7.5.3

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-05-A

Air Economizer Controls Acceptance

§120.5(a)4 & §140.4(e)

NA7.5.4

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-06-A

Demand Control Ventilation Systems Acceptance

§120.1(c)4

& §120.5(a)5

NA7.5.5

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-07-A

Supply Fan VFD Acceptance

§120.5(a)6 &

§140.4(c)2B & §140.4(c)2C

NA7.5.6

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-08-A

Valve Leakage Test

§120.5(a)8, §140.4(k)1

§140.4(k)5, §140.4(k)6

NA7.5.7

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-09-A

Supply Water Temperature Reset Controls Acceptance

§120.5(a)9 & §140.4(k)4

NA7.5.8

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-10-A

Hydronic System Variable Flow Control Acceptance

§120.5(a)7, §140.4(k)1,

§140.4(k)5, §140.4(k)6

NA7.5.9

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-11-A

Automatic Demand Shed Control Acceptance

§110.12(b), §120.5(a)10

NA7.5.10

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-12-A

Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) for Packaged Direct Expansion Units

§120.2(i), §120.5(a)11

NA7.5.11

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-13-A

Automatic Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) for Air Handling Units & Zone Terminal Units Acceptance

§120.5(a)12

NA7.5.12

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-14-A

Distributed Energy Storage DX AC Systems Acceptance

§120.5(a)13

NA7.5.13

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-15-A

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) System Acceptance

§120.5(a)14

NA7.5.14

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-16-A

Supply Air Temperature Reset Controls Acceptance

§140.4(f), §120.5(a)15

NA7.5.15

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-17-A

Condenser Water Supply Temperature Reset Controls Acceptance

This test is required if this control strategy is implemented.

§120.5(a)16

NA7.5.16

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-18-A

Energy Management Control Systems

§110.2(e), §120.2(h), §120.5(a)17, §130.4(b), §130.5(f), §150.0(k)

NA7.7.2

ATT not yet required

NRCA-MCH-19-A

Occupancy Standby

§120.2(e)

§120.5(a)18

NA7.5.17

ATT not yet required

Indoor Lighting

NRCA-LTI-02-A

Lighting Controls

 

§110.9(b), §130.1(c)

NA7.6.2

ATT

NRCA-LTI-03-A

Automatic Daylighting Controls

§130.1(d)

NA7.6.1

ATT

NRCA-LTI-04-A

Demand Responsive Lighting Controls

§110.12(c)

NA7.6.3

ATT

NRCA-LTI-05-A

Institutional Tuning Power Adjustment Factor

§140.6(a)2J

NA7.7.4.2

ATT

Outdoor Lighting

 

NRCA-LTO-02-A

Outdoor Lighting Acceptance Tests

§110.9(b),
§130.2(a & c)

NA7.8

ATT

Covered Process, Systems and Equipment

NRCA-PRC-01-F

Compressed Air System Acceptance

§120.6(e)

NA7.13

NONE

NRCA-PRC-02-F

Commercial Kitchen Exhaust

§140.9(b)

NA7.11

NONE

NRCA-PRC-03-F

Parking Garage Exhaust

§120.6(c)

NA7.12

NONE

NRCA-PRC-04-F

Refrigerated Warehouse – Evaporator Fan Motor Controls Acceptance

§120.6(a)3.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.2

NONE

NRCA-PRC-05-F

Refrigerated Warehouse – Evaporative Condenser Controls Acceptance

§120.6(a)4.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.3.1

NONE

NRCA-PRC-06-F

Refrigerated Warehouse – Air-Cooled Condenser Controls Acceptance

§120.6(a)4.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.3.2

NONE

NRCA-PRC-07-F

Refrigerated Warehouse – Compressor Variable Speed Acceptance

§120.6(a)5.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.4

NONE

NRCA-PRC-08-F

Refrigerated Warehouse – Electric Resistance Underslab Heating System Acceptance

§120.6(a)2.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.1

NONE

NRCA-PRC-12-F

Elevator Lighting and Ventilation Controls

§120.6(f)5

NA7.14

NONE

NRCA-PRC-13-F

Escalator and Moving Walkways Speed Control

§120.6(g)2

NA7.15

NONE

NRCA-PRC-14-F

Laboratory exhaust ventilation system acceptance test

§140.9(c)

NA7.16

NONE

NRCA-PRC-15-F

Fume hood automatic sash closure system acceptance test

§140.4(c)4

NA7.17

NONE

NRCA-PRC-16-F

Adiabatic Condenser fan motor variable speed control

§120.6(a)4C.

§120.6(a)7.

NA7.10.3.3

NONE

Table 13-1: Acceptance Documents