California Title 24 Energy Compliance Consulting
Maktinta provides Title 24 energy compliance consulting for commercial, multifamily, and residential projects throughout California.
Our team prepares energy calculations, compliance documentation, and design guidance using approved energy modeling software while coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and project teams through plan review.
Projects We Support
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New Contruction
Energy compliance modeling and documentation coordinated from early design through permit submission.
Multifamily Projects
Energy modeling and documentation for multifamily buildings, including common areas and applicable residential requirements.
Additions
Analysis of new conditioned space and affected building systems under the applicable Energy Code requirements.
Commercial and Nonresidential Buildings
Title 24 compliance for offices, retail, industrial, institutional, hospitality, and other nonresidential projects.
Alterations and Renovations
Compliance support for projects involving HVAC replacements, envelope changes, lighting upgrades, water heating, tenant improvements, and other permitted alterations.
Plan Check Corrections
Review and revision of energy documentation when a jurisdiction issues comments or the project design changes during permitting.
2025 California Energy Code Now in Effect
Projects with permit applications submitted on or after January 1, 2026 must comply with the 2025 California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6.
The applicable requirements depend on project type, building occupancy, climate zone, construction scope, and the compliance pathway used.
Maktinta evaluates those conditions before preparing the energy model and compliance documentation.
What Title 24 Compliance Covers
Title 24, Part 6 establishes California's building energy efficiency requirements.
Depending on the project, compliance can involve the building envelope, mechanical systems, lighting, electrical systems, water heating, solar PV, battery storage, controls, and other energy related components.
Maktinta reviews the complete design so the energy documentation stays coordinated with the plans being submitted for permit.
Title 24 Compliance Services
Energy Modeling and Compliance Reports
Performance and prescriptive compliance documentation prepared using California approved energy modeling tools.
Building Envelope Analysis
Review of insulation, glazing, U factor, SHGC, roofing, air sealing, and other envelope components that affect energy compliance.
Mechanical and HVAC Compliance
Energy analysis for heating, cooling, ventilation, water heating, equipment efficiency, and applicable controls.
Lighting and Electrical Review
Evaluation of lighting power, controls, electrical systems, and other applicable energy requirements.
Solar PV and Battery Compliance
Coordination of solar PV, battery storage, and related energy requirements where they apply to the project.
Plan Check and Revision Support
Support responding to energy related correction comments and updating compliance documentation when project drawings or specifications change.
Prescriptive or Performance Compliance
California projects generally demonstrate energy compliance through either a prescriptive approach or an approved performance modeling approach.
The prescriptive method follows specific component requirements established by the Energy Code. The performance approach models the building as a complete system and compares its projected energy performance against the applicable standard design.
Maktinta evaluates the project to determine which pathway is appropriate and where design flexibility may be available.
What You Receive
The required forms depend on the project type and compliance pathway.
For nonresidential projects, Title 24 documentation may include Certificates of Compliance, Installation, Verification, and Acceptance forms as applicable.
Maktinta prepares and coordinates the required energy compliance package based on the project's scope and the forms required by the authority having jurisdiction.
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Energy model
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Compliance calculations
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Required Title 24 forms
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Plan coordination
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Correction response support
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Permit submission package
What We Need to Start
The more complete the design information is, the faster the energy model can be built accurately.
Architectural plans, Floor plans and elevations, Window and door schedules, Mechanical equipment schedules, Lighting plans where applicable, Project address, Permit submission date, Solar or battery plans where applicable, Existing Title 24 documentation if the project has already been modeled, Plan check comments if the project has already been reviewed