Nonresidential Alternative Calculation Method
Approval Manual
For Compliance with California's
1998 Energy Efficiency Standards
Publication Number: P400-98-011
Dated Published: April 1998
Effective Date: July 1, 1999
Note: The Nonresidential Alternative
Calculation Method (ACM) Approval Manual is
intended strictly for those persons who want to
design a calculation computer program for use with
the energy standards. Before such programs may be
used to demonstrate compliance with the standards,
they must be approved by the Energy Commission
through the process described in the Manual. The
Nonresidential ACM Manual itself is not used for
compliance with the Energy Efficiency
Standards.
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