## 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)5 5 | 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