California Title 24 Section 130.1 / high-rise office Specification
What it means on the job
This installation fails California Title 24 compliance. Section 130.1(d) requires automatic daylight responsive controls (daylight harvesting) for general lighting in primary sidelit zones — areas within 15 feet of vertical fenestration (windows). The high-rise commercial office at downtown office tower in Los Angeles must comply with Title 24, and the submitted compliance forms are inaccurate because they claim compliance while daylight harvesting is missing in the perimeter zone. The forms must be corrected, daylight sensors installed, and the lighting controls reprogrammed before final inspection. Filing inaccurate compliance forms can result in project delays and penalties.
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- code-checkhigh-rise office Office TI: Title 24 Lighting Controls Compliance
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ASTM E2336 / IMC 506.3.11
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AWS D18.1 / ASME BPE (Bioprocessing Equipment)
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California Title 24 Table 120.3-A
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Compressed Air & Gas Institute (CAGI) Best Practices / OSHA 1910.169
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CPC 402.0 / ASME A112.18.1
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