This staff report provides the necessary evidence, background, and implementation plan to allow the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require any person performing a mechanical acceptance test required by the Building Energy Efficiency Standards to be certified as an acceptance test technician.
Before an acceptance test technician certification is required to perform mechanical acceptance testing, Title 24. Part 1, Section 10-103.2(b) requires the CEC to find that the following conditions are met:
There is a minimum of 300 certified acceptance test technicians statewide (Section 10-103.2(b)1A).
Eligible professions have reasonable access to the requisite training to become a certified acceptance test technician (Section 10-103.2(b)2).
Staff has found that there are more than 350 certified acceptance test technicians capable of performing the required acceptance tests listed in Section 120.5 of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards and eligible professions have reasonable access to the certification training.
Staff will provide a report for the CEC to consider and approve by resolution. Staff will prepare a public workshop, revise the initial staff report as necessary, address comments, and produce documents necessary for a March 2021 business meeting approval.
