2025 Residential Energy Code Forms
Official California Energy Commission compliance documents to show compliance with 2025 California
Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code).
These forms are for single-family, townhome and duplex projects. Low-rise (three stories or less)
Multifamily and Mixed-Use must use new LMCC, LMCI and LMCV forms to document compliance starting with
the 2025 Energy Code.
CF1R Forms (Residential Certificates of Compliance)
If your project scope includes ECC measures, CF1R documents will need to be completed through a ECC Provider's registry. See the California Energy Commission website for more information on ECC and the ECC program.
CF1R documents are to demonstrate the project design and equipment are compliant with the Energy Code at time of permit application. You can use the Forms Ace tool to determine if your project requires ECC verification.
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2025-CF1R-ADD-01-E: Additions Prescriptive Additions Less Than 1,000 ft2
2025-CF1R-ADD-02-E: Prescriptive Additions - Simple Non-ECC
2025-CF1R-ALT-01-E: Alterations Prescriptive Alterations
2025-CF1R-ALT-02-E: Prescriptive Alterations to Space Conditioning Systems
2025-CF1R-ALT-05-E: Prescriptive Alterations - Simple Non-ECC
2025-CF1R-ENV-02-E: Area Weighted Average Worksheet
2025-CF1R-ENV-03-E: SHGC Worksheet
2025-CF1R-ENV-04-E: Solar Reflectance Index Calculation Worksheet
2025-CF1R-ENV-05-E: Envelope Alternative Default Fenestration Procedure (NA6) Worksheet
2025-CF1R-ENV-06-E: Envelope Interior and Exterior Insulation Layers Worksheet
2025-CF1R-NCB-01-E: Newly Constructed Buildings Prescriptive Newly Constructed Buildings and Additions Equal to our Greater than 1,000 ft2
2025-CF1R-PRF-01-E: Performance Residential Performance Compliance Method
CF2R Forms (Residential Certificates of Installation)
The Residential Certificates of Installation (CF2R) are to demonstrate installations are compliant with the Energy Code at the time of construction and should be submitted by the installer to the inspector. You can use the Forms Ace tool to determine if your project requires ECC verification.
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2025-CF2R-ADD-02-E: Prescriptive Additions - Simple Non-ECC
2025-CF2R-ALT-05-E: Prescriptive Alterations Simple Non-ECC
2025-CF2R-ELC-01-E: Electric Ready Requirements
2025-CF2R-ENV-01-E: Fenestration Installation
2025-CF2R-ENV-03-E: Insulation Installation
2025-CF2R-ENV-04-E: Roofing Ventilation and Radiant Barrier
2025-CF2R-ENV-20-H: Envelope-ECC Building Leakage Diagnostic Test
2025-CF2R-ENV-21-H: Envelope-ECC QII - Framing Stage
2025-CF2R-ENV-22-H: Envelope-ECC QII - Insulation Installation Stage
2025-CF2R-LTG-01-E: Lighting Single Family Dwellings
2025-CF2R-MCH-02-E: Whole House Fan
2025-CF2R-MCH-04-E: Mechanical-NonECC Evaporative Coolers
2025-CF2R-MCH-20-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Leakage Diagnostic Test
2025-CF2R-MCH-21-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Location Verification
2025-CF2R-MCH-22-H Mechanical-ECC Fan Efficacy
2025-CF2R-MCH-23-H: Mechanical-ECC Airflow Rate
2025-CF2R-MCH-25-H: Mechanical-ECC Refrigerant Charge Verification
2025-CF2R-MCH-26-H: Mechanical-ECC Rated Space Conditioning System Equipment Verification
2025-CF2R-MCH-27-H: Mechanical-ECC Indoor Air Quality and Mechanical Ventilation
2025-CF2R-MCH-28-H: Mechanical-ECC Return Duct Design and Air Filter Grille Device Sizing According to Tables 150.0-B or C
2025-CF2R-MCH-29-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Surface Area Reduction; R-Value; Buried Ducts Compliance Credit
2025-CF2R-MCH-30-E: Mechanical-ECC Ventilation cooling compliance credit
2025-CF2R-MCH-31-H Mechanical-ECC ECC Verified Whole House Fan
2025-CF2R-MCH-32-H: Mechanical-ECC Kitchen Ventilation
2025-CF2R-MCH-33-H: VCHP Compliance Credit
2025-CF2R-MCH-34-E: Pre-Cooling Compliance Credit
2025-CF2R-PLB-02-E: Plumbing (DHW)-NonECC Single Dwelling Unit Hot Water System Distribution
2025-CF2R-PLB-03-E: NonECC Pool and Spa Heating Systems
2025-CF2R-PLB-22-H Plumbing (DHW)-ECC ECC Verified Single Dwelling Unit Hot Water System Distribution
2025-CF2R-PVB-01-E Photovoltaics-NonECC Photovoltaic Systems
2025-CF2R-PVB-02-E Photovoltaics-NonECC Battery Storage Systems
2025-CF2R-SRA-01-E Solar Ready Solar Ready Areas
2025-CF2R-SRA-02-E Solar Ready Minimum Solar Zone Area Worksheet
2025-CF2R-STH-01-E: Solar Water Heating Systems
2025-CF2R-MCH-0a1-E: Space Conditioning Systems Ducts and Fans - Performance New Construction
CF3R Forms (Residential Certificates of Verification)
CF3R documents are to demonstrate field verification and/or diagnostic testing is compliant with the Energy Code at the time of construction and should be submitted by the HERS rater to the inspector.
CF3R documents will need to be completed through a HERS Provider's registry. See the California Energy Commission website for more information on ECC and the ECC program. You can use the Forms Ace tool to determine if your project requires ECC verification.
Questions? Contact Us.
2025-CF3R-ENV-20-H: Envelope-ECC Building Leakage Diagnostic Test
2025-CF3R-ENV-21-H: Envelope-ECC QII - Framing Stage
2025-CF3R-ENV-22-H: Envelope-ECC QII - Insulation Installation Stage
2025-CF3R-EXC-20-H: Existing Conditions HERS Verification of Existing Conditions for Residential Alterations
2025-CF3R-MCH-20-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Leakage Diagnostic Test
2025-CF3R-MCH-21-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Location Verification
2025-CF3R-MCH-22-H: Mechanical-ECC Fan Efficacy
2025-CF3R-MCH-23-H: Mechanical-ECC Airflow Rate
2025-CF3R-MCH-25-H: Mechanical-ECC Refrigerant Charge Verification
2025-CF3R-MCH-26-H: Mechanical-ECC Rated Space Conditioning System Equipment Verification
2025-CF3R-MCH-27-H: Mechanical-ECC Indoor Air Quality and Mechanical Ventilation
2025-CF3R-MCH-28-H: Mechanical-ECC Return Duct Design and Air Filter Device Sizing According to Tables 150.0-B or C
2025-CF3R-MCH-29-H: Mechanical-ECC Duct Surface Area Reduction; R-value; Buried Ducts Compliance Credit
2025-CF3R-MCH-30-H: Ventilation Cooling
2025-CF3R-MCH-31-H: Mechanical-ECC ECC Verified Whole House Fan
2025-CF3R-MCH-32-H: Mechanical-ECC Kitchen Ventilation
2025-CF3R-MCH-33-H: VCHP Compliance Credit
2025-CF3R-PLB-22-H: Plumbing (DHW)-ECC ECC Verified High Rise Residential/Hotel/Motel Single Dwelling Unit Hot Water System Distribution
NRCI Forms (Nonresidential Certificates of Installation)
The Nonresidential Certificates of Installation (NRCI) are to demonstrate installations are compliant with the Energy Code. Complete these forms during the bid process to ensure your equipment and materials selections comply before purchasing.
Paper forms are no longer available for most of the NRCIs for the 2025 Energy Code.
Use the Virtual Compliance Assistant to walk you through form completion and produce the pdf you can take to the building inspector or Acceptance Test Technician. Where available below, go to the CEC's website for the paper form.
2025-NRCI-PLB-E: Domestic Water Heating
2025-NRCI-ELC-E: Electric Power Distribution
2025-NRCI-ENV-E: Envelope
2025-NRCI-LTI-E: Lighting - Indoor
2025-NRCI-LTO-E: Lighting - Outdoor
2025-NRCI-LTS-E: Lighting - Sign
2025-NRCI-MCH-E: Mechanical
2025-NRCI-PRC-E: Process Systems
2025-NRCI-SAB-E: Solar and Battery
2025-NRCI-MCH-20-F: Duct Leakage
2025-NRCI-MCH-22-F: Fan Efficacy
2025-NRCI-MCH-23-F: Airflow Rate
2025-NRCI-MCH-25-F: Refrigerant Charge
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2025 forms are used for projects permitted after January 1, 2026.
For all projects permitted under the 2022 or 2019 Energy Codes, see the
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