Medical and dental offices combine exam and treatment rooms, labs, and administrative areas, often with elevated ventilation and specialized HVAC. New medical office construction and most medical tenant improvements in California require Title 24 (Part 6) energy documentation for permit.
Ventilation and HVAC scope
Clinical spaces frequently need higher ventilation rates and careful HVAC zoning, which are documented on the mechanical certificate (NRCC-MCH) along with economizers, fan power, and controls. Where treatment areas have distinct requirements, the mechanical scope must reflect them accurately. We coordinate the report with your mechanical engineer’s equipment schedules and plans.
Lighting, envelope, and process loads
Indoor lighting with the required controls is documented on NRCC-LTI, exterior lighting on NRCC-LTO, and any altered envelope on NRCC-ENV. Some medical equipment is treated as a process load rather than a regulated building system; we distinguish regulated from process loads so the certificates are correct. Compliance is prepared prescriptively or through performance modeling depending on the design.
Coordination with your design team
Because clinical ventilation and specialized HVAC are engineered by your mechanical designer, an accurate medical-office report depends on close coordination with their plans and equipment schedules. We build the NRCC certificates directly from the mechanical design so the documented ventilation, economizer, and control strategies match what is installed. Where a room use is unusual — imaging, a minor-procedure room, or a small lab — flag it early so the mechanical treatment and any process-load classification are correct before the permit set is submitted, which keeps plan check smooth.
What we need to quote and prepare your report
Send the full plan set so we scope ventilation and all regulated systems:
- Architectural floor plans and room-use layout
- Mechanical plans, ventilation narrative, and equipment schedules
- Lighting plan, fixture schedule, and controls narrative
- Electrical single-line and panel schedules
- Conditioned floor area and scope (new, addition, alteration, or TI)
- Notes on any specialized or process equipment
Example project
Illustrative example — not a specific customer: A 3,500-square-foot suite is converted into a medical office with several exam rooms, a small lab, upgraded ventilation, and new LED lighting with occupancy controls. The project needs NRCC-MCH for the HVAC and ventilation changes and NRCC-LTI for lighting and controls; installed controls and equipment are verified through acceptance testing during construction.
Commercial Title 24 pricing
Commercial projects are quoted individually — priced by building type, conditioned floor area, compliance path, and the systems in scope, not a flat rate. Upload your plans for a firm quote, with standard, rush, and same-day options.
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