I got a lot of good feedback on the Mike Holt site on a duplicated thread from people who seem to have dealt with this commercially:
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=88443Nearest I can tell, without going out to take some "Certification" in it, or purchasing additional codes prior to final approval from the DBI etc. - is that it is 'electrically' simular to title-24, but goes further into recycling on the job site, and a little more draconian on the energy calc's.
Otherwise without purchasing it, the standard seems pretty darn vague IMO!
Right now I have not heard much else about it -
the Mayor has not responded to my letters yet.... But my main fear is that a vague code like this will further compound situations that I often find myself in already.
Sure - some engineer has done and filed his stamped calc's already on A.2, but E.1~6 are completely non-compliant design. (they seem to be really hands off on the design end of it...) Then I get stuck force feeding people lighting and controls not shown on the drawing in order to pass my inpection. (Due to the fact that Planning Dept. ~ who should be red-lining the plans - just plain ol' skips that step.) Then I get stuck having to throw the plans back to the Arch. or Designer requesting one that does comply. They in turn look at me like I have 3 heads, and have never heard of such a thing....
Which happen to be the first things our Inspectors look for at final. It's a real PITA!
I usually start off with a vague but clear (IMO) RFI - 'Lighting plan does not comply with Title 24 part 6 - please advise.'
Or likewise: 'MEP.1~4 Outlet locations, and quanities not compliant to CEC 210.52 - Please advise.'
It's about 50-50 that I get someone who even knows what I'm getting at, and doesn't need every bit of it explained to them. And a percentage of those
who do get it,
are trying to get me to skirt it for them, to give the customer what they actualy want -
as opposed to what the State is telling them they have to have.One thing that does sound interesting about this whole thing -
if it passes muster - is that because this type of thing is
so far reaching into every trade on the job - it will be up to the GC to hire some Hemp Suited goose-stepper consultant to play the bad guy instead of me... Or at least for the "Green Issues" - But I'll probably get stuck explaining the NEC to them....
"Yes - you need more outlets, and no - they are not recycled!"