Short answer: most commercial projects in California that add or change lighting, HVAC, the building envelope or water heating need Title 24, Part 6 compliance documents (NRCC forms) before the building department will issue a permit. Title24Comply prepares them for new buildings, additions, tenant improvements and alterations statewide, with two revisions and direct analyst support included.
Commercial Projects We Cover
Tenant Improvements
Office, retail and restaurant build-outs inside existing shells.
Office
New offices, remodels and open-plan conversions.
Retail
Storefronts, showrooms and multi-site rollouts.
Restaurant
Dining, kitchen ventilation and hood exhaust scopes.
Warehouse
Distribution, storage and high-bay lighting.
Medical & Dental
Medical office, dental, clinics and labs.
Industrial
Manufacturing and process spaces.
Hospitality
Hotels, motels and common areas.
Gyms & Fitness
Fitness studios and recreation centers.
Grocery
Markets, refrigeration and display lighting.
Mixed-Use
Ground-floor commercial with residential above.
Lighting & HVAC Retrofits
Alterations to lighting or mechanical only.
What's Included
- Commercial Title 24 compliance documentation for every system in your scope.
- California Energy Code compliance, prescriptive or performance, whichever gets you approved with the fewest changes.
- Building-department-ready forms for plan submittal, formatted for your plan sheets.
- Two revisions included for plan-check comments.
- Direct analyst support: you talk to the person working on your project.
- Fast plan review and turnaround, with the timeline confirmed in your quote.
The Commercial Title 24 Forms, in Plain English
How It Works
- Send your plans through the quote form: architectural, lighting and mechanical sheets, or whatever you have so far.
- Get your quote in about 5–15 minutes during business hours, based on building type, area, systems in scope and complexity.
- We prepare your NRCC package and send it ready to add to your permit set.
- Plan check: we answer Title 24 comments, with two revisions included.
How Commercial Pricing Works
Every commercial project is different, so pricing is by request. It depends on the project scope, building type, conditioned floor area, compliance method, mechanical and lighting systems, occupancy and overall design complexity. A lighting-only tenant improvement costs far less than a new building with full envelope, mechanical and lighting scope.
Common Questions
Does a commercial tenant improvement need Title 24?
Usually, yes. If the work adds or alters lighting, HVAC, the building envelope or water heating in a conditioned space, the altered parts must meet the Energy Code and the building department will ask for NRCC compliance documents with the permit. Work that does not touch those systems may not need them; we will tell you which forms your scope needs.
What is an NRCC?
NRCC stands for Nonresidential Certificate of Compliance. It is the set of Title 24, Part 6 forms submitted with the permit that show the design meets the Energy Code, for example envelope, indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, mechanical, plumbing and covered-process forms.
What are NRCI and NRCA forms?
NRCI forms are completed by the installing contractor to confirm what was installed. NRCA forms are acceptance tests for systems such as lighting controls and mechanical controls, performed where required by a certified Acceptance Test Technician before final inspection.
Prescriptive or performance — which do I need?
Many tenant improvements and alterations can comply prescriptively, system by system. New buildings and projects with trade-offs between systems often use the performance method, modeled in CEC-approved software. We pick the approach that gets your project approved with the fewest changes.
How is commercial Title 24 priced?
By project scope: building type, conditioned floor area, which systems are in scope (envelope, lighting, mechanical, plumbing, process loads), compliance method and design complexity. Send your plans and you get a quote back in about 5–15 minutes during business hours.
What do I need to send?
Architectural plans (floor plan, sections, wall and roof assemblies), the lighting plan and fixture schedule, mechanical plans and equipment schedules, and any plumbing or process equipment in scope. Partial sets are fine for a first quote.