Title 24 Compliance Reporting

Title 24 Energy Modeling for Sacramento Projects

Project-specific modeling and documentation.

A Title 24 report in Sacramento documents the California energy model and compliance approach used for permit review. This planning service is distinct from field verification: the approved report can identify later ECC/HERS testing, such as duct testing or QII, that applies to the project.

What is Needed for a Title 24 Compliance Report?

In short, a Title 24 Compliance Report that meets Building Energy Efficiency Standards will need a diagram of your floor plans with an arrow showing north, as well as dimensions for all exterior walls, windows and doors plus elevations and other relevant sections. Even if windows are being redone, it's important to include their existing sizes as well. 

Title 24 Compliance Reports done by Poppy Energy can be done for:

• Residential homes and commercial homes
• New Construction, Remodels, Additions & Alterations
• All-Electric homes
• Green homes
• Homes needing solar requirements and calculations 
• Geothermal energy (Heating and Cooling)
• Modern homes with many large windows and vaulted ceilings
• And much more.

The model uses the project location, climate zone, plans, assemblies, and systems to evaluate the selected compliance approach. The resulting documents support permit review, but the local building department determines approval and may request revisions or additional information.

Why are Title 24 Compliance Reports Needed?

A Title 24 report documents modeled energy-code compliance for the proposed design. It is a planning and permit-review document, not certification that the completed building or installed equipment complies in the field.

The report gives the design team and permit reviewer a common set of modeled inputs, assumptions, and required measures. Construction documents, installation certificates, field verifications, and building-department inspections remain separate parts of the compliance process.

Many residential permit applications require energy-compliance documentation during design. The applicable forms and modeling scope depend on the project type and proposed work; preparing a report does not replace later construction or field requirements.

Poppy Energy prepares the model and supporting report for submission with the project team's permit package. Permit approval remains with the reviewing authority, and an approved report may identify measures that must still be installed, verified, and documented.

Report Inputs and Revisions

Your Title 24 compliance report is prepared using software approved by the state of California for the applicable project type. Timing depends on project scope, document completeness, modeling complexity, and revisions requested during permit review.

Alterations to ventilation, lighting, mechanical systems, or the building envelope may require energy documentation depending on the building type, scope, and permitting rules. Share the plans and permit description so the required modeling and forms can be identified without assuming every alteration triggers a full report.

Poppy Energy prepares Title 24 models and reports for Sacramento-area permit review and coordinates revisions when project inputs change. Contact us with the plans and scope to request a report quote.

How much does a California Title 24 Report Cost?

Get a free California Title 24 price quote for the most accurate and project specific price. There are two ways to pay for a Title 24 report: a report-only scope or a report packaged with the ECC/HERS field-verification services identified for the project. Visit our full service ECC/HERS rater page for more information on those services.

Stand alone Title 24 Report pricing

Pricing for a Title 24 begins at $500 and changes depending on the project you have based on complexity, size and requirements. For a new construction ADU (accessory dwelling unit) a typically title 24 report is only $500. We want to make it as low cost and accessible to the builder as possible and offer such competitive pricing on the title 24 report. For new homes under the size of 2,500 sf and low complexity, the price is still $500. For new additions and other existing home projects, the cost is still $500. I hope you get the picture, we are competitive and want your business.

Title 24 Report with HERS Testing

If you are in or near the Sacramento area, we offer a discount on the Title 24 report if you package the report with HERS services which includes duct leakage test, QII (quality insulation inspection), refrigerant charge test, kitchen range hood test and others. We want to offer you a full service energy solution with a company you trust. The cost of a Title 24 report with HERS testing pricing starts at $650. This is incredible savings that we offer to our customers. In this option, you pay for what you will need for your specific project. Feel free to reach out to get a specific quote on your project.

Does a Title 24 Report Include Registration or Field Verification?

Registration and field-verification needs depend on the project type, approved compliance approach, and applicable California workflow. The report scope covers energy modeling and permit-review documents unless the quote identifies additional coordination or ECC/HERS services. An approved model can list field measures that remain incomplete until the installation, verification, and related documentation are finished.