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Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS

Section 601 — GENERAL

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601.1 This chapter lists the organizations and standards that are referenced in various…

listed according the promulgating agency of the standard.

STANDARD ACRONYM or
NUMBER		 STANDARD NAME or TITLE REFERENCED
SECTION
~~**AABC **~~Associated Air Balance Council, 1518 K St NW, Washington, DC
20005www.aabc.com
National Standards, 1989
 Total System Balance
 5.410.4.3.1, A5.410.5.3.1
ACCA Air Conditioning Contractors of America, 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22206
www.acca.org
ANSI/ACCA 1 Manual D–2016 Residential Duct Systems 4.507.2
ANSI/ACCA 2 Manual J–2016 Residential Load Calculations 4.507.2
ANSI/ACCA 3 Manual S–2014 Residential Equipment Selection 4.507.2
ACI American Concrete Institute, 38800 Country Club Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3439
www.concrete.org
ACI CT-21
 Concrete Terminology
 A5.405.5.2.1.1
~~**AHAM **~~Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, 1119 19th Street NW, Suite 402, Washington, D.C. 20026-3627
http://www.aham.org
ANSI/AHAM DW-1-2010 Household Electric Dishwashers 202
ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 180 Technology Parkway NW, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
www.ashrae.org
ANSI/ASHRAE
Standard 52.2- 2017
 Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency
by Particle Size
 5.504.1
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990
www.asme.org
ASME A112.18.1 Plumbing Supply Fittings 5.303.6
ASME A112.19.2 Ceramic Plumbing Fixtures WS-2
ASME A112.19.14
 Six-Liter Water Closets Equipped with a Dual Flushing Device
 WS-2, 5.303.6
~~**ASTM **~~ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2859
www.astm.org
ASTM C31/C31M-19 Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field A5.405.5.3.4
ASTM C33 Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates A5.405.5.3.2
ASTM C150 Standard Specification for Portland Cement A5.405.5.1
ASTM C595 Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements A5.405.5.1
ASTM C618 Standard Specification for Coal Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in
Concrete		 A5.405.5.2.1
ASTM C989 Standard Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete and Mortars A5.405.5.2.1
ASTM C1157 Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement A5.405.5.1
ASTM C1240 Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures A5.405.5.2.1
ASTM C1371-98 Standard Test Method for Determination of Emittance of Materials Near Room
Temperature Using Portable Emissometers		 A5.106.11.2.2
ASTM C1549-09(2014) Standard Test Method for Determination of Solar Reflectance Near Ambient
Temperature Using a Portable Solar Reflectometer		 A4.106.7, A5.106.11.1
ASTM C1602 Standard Specification for Mixing Water Used in the Production of Hydraulic
Cement Concrete		 A5.405.5.3.2.3
ASTM C1697 Standard Specification for Blended Supplementary Cementitious Materials A5.405.5.2.1
ASTM C1798/C1798M-19 Standard Specification for Returned Fresh Concrete for Use in a New Batch of
Ready-Mixed Concrete		 A5.405.5.3.5
ASTM C1866/C1866M-20 Standard Specification for Ground-Glass Pozzolan for Use in Concrete A5.405.5.2.1

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REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS

STANDARD ACRONYM or
NUMBER		 STANDARD NAME or TITLE REFERENCED
SECTION
~~ASTM~~ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2859
www.astm.org
ASTM D7612-2021 Standard Practice for Categorizing Wood and Wood-Based Products According to
Their Fiber Sources		 A5.405.2.1
ASTM E90 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound
Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements		 5.507.4
ASTM E408-02 Standard Test Methods for Total Normal Emittance of Surfaces Using Inspection-
Meter Techniques		 A5.10, 6.11.2.2
ASTM E413 Classification for Rating Sound Insulation 5.507.4
ASTM E1332 Standard Classification for Rating Outdoor-Indoor Sound Attenuation 5.507.4
ASTM E1333-14 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and
Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber		 Tables 4.504.5,
5.504.4.5, 5.504.8.5
ASTM E1903-11 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site
Assessment Process		 A5.103.2.1
ASTM E1918-06(2015) Standard Test Method for Measuring Solar Reflectance of Horizontal and Low-
Sloped Surfaces in the Field		 A4.106.7
ASTM E1918-16 (2016) Standard Test Method for Measuring Solar Reflectance of Horizontal and Low-
Sloped Surfaces in the Field		 A5.106.11.1
ASTM E1980-11 Standard Practice for Calculating Solar Reflectance Index of Horizontal and Low-
Sloped Opaque Surfaces		 A4.106.5.3,
A5.106.11.2.3
ASTM E2921-2022
 Standard Practice for Minimum Criteria for Comparing Whole Building Life Cycle
Assessments for Use with Building Codes, Standards, and Rating Systems
 5.409.2, A5.409.2
CSA Canadian Standards Association, 5060 Spectrum Way, Suite 100 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 5N6
www.csa.ca
CSA B125.1 Plumbing supply fittings 4.504.5.1
CSA O121 Douglas fir plywood 4.504.5.1
CSA O151 Canadian softwood plywood 4.504.5.1
CSA O153 Poplar plywood 4.504.5.1
CSA O325
 Construction sheathing
 4.504.5.1
~~EN~~European Standards, European and International standards online store - European Standards
www.en-standard.eu
EN 15804-2012 + A2:2019 Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product declarations. Core
rules for the product category of construction products		 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
EN 15978:2011
 Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of environmental performance of
buildings. Calculation method
 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 4755 E. Philadelphia St. Ontario, CA 91761
iapmo@iapmo.org
IAPMO Z124.9
 Plastic Plumbing Fixtures
 5.303.6
IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 170 Wall St., Floor 17, New York, NY 10005-4001
http://www.ies.org
IES TM-15-11
 Luminaire Classification System for Outdoor Luminaires
 5.10, 6.6, A4.106.10
ISO International Organization for Standardization, ISO Central Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401 - 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland
https://www.iso.org
ISO 14040-2006+A1:2020 Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
ISO 14044-2006+A1:2020 Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and
guidelines		 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
ISO 21930-2017 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works — Core rules for
environmental product declarations of construction products and services		 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
ISO 21931-2017
 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works — Framework for methods of
assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of
construction works as a basis for sustainability assessment
 5.409.2, A5.409.2.1,
A5.409.2.2
~~**NEBB **~~National Environmental Balancing Bureau, 8575 Grovemont Cir, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
http://nebb.org/index.php
Procedural Standards, 1983 Procedural Standards 5.410.4.3.1

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REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS

STANDARD ACRONYM or
NUMBER		 STANDARD NAME or TITLE REFERENCED
SECTION
NSF International, 789 Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140
http://www.nsf.org/
NSF/ANSI 140-2014
 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet
 4.504.3
TABB Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau, 601 N Fairfax St, Ste 250, Alexandria, VA 22314
http://www.tabbcertified.org/contact.html
National Standards, 2003
 National Standards
 5.410.4.3.1
US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management (4204M) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20460
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
WaterSense WaterSense Product Specifications 4.303.1

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CHAPTER 7 – INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS

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amended (amended
sections listed below)
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that are listed below		 X
Chapter/Section
702.2 X
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▸ Contents — 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING
  4. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  5. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  6. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  7. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  8. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  9. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  10. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  11. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  12. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  13. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  14. ▸ Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS
    Overview
    1. Section 601 — GENERAL
  15. Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
  16. Chapter 8 — COMPLIANCE FORMS, WORKSHEETS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL

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