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Nonresidential Compliance Manual - 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

The documents posted on this page are the first and second drafts of the Nonresidential Compliance Manual to allow the public to preview and comment on the content of this draft document. This document will be updated regularly. Reviewers are encouraged to visit this website frequently and pay attention the "rev number" of the document; a change in the "rev number" indicates a change to the document. For questions or comments, please contact Chris Gekas, 2008 Building Standards Contract Manager at cgekas@energy.state.ca.us, or Mazi Shirakh, PE, 2008 Building Standards Project Manager at mshirakh@energy.state.ca.us.

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  • Nonresidential Compliance Manual - Commission SECOND Draft
    Publication # CEC-400-2008-017-D2. Posted: October 24, 2008.
    (PDF file, 996 pgs, 14.9 megabytes - Note size!)
    Note: This version replaces the one posted on October 24th that was missing Chapter 3.

  • Nonresidential Compliance Manual - Commission First Draft
    Publication # CEC-400-2008-017-D. Posted: August 13, 2008.
    (PDF file, 939 pgs, 18.4 megabytes)
    Please note file size. For large files, download directly to your computer's hard drive by "right-clicking" the link to the file (use option-mouse click if on a Macintosh). After the file is downloaded, open it through Acrobat Reader.