City guide / Santa Clara County
Title 24 planning in Sunnyvale
Preparation guidance for energy compliance documentation in Sunnyvale, California. Remote statewide service; local requirements come from your building department.
Hypothetical example / Sunnyvale
Office suite tenant improvement with new controls
Picture a tenant improvement reconfiguring offices and adding new lighting controls and VAV boxes off an existing building system. Mechanical changes on a shared system and lighting controls may each need forms and possibly acceptance testing. Ask the building owner for base building system information and coordinate the engineers so documents reflect both tenant and base systems accurately. Request a narrative from the mechanical engineer describing the sequence of operations for any new controls. Clear sequences make acceptance testing more predictable.
Illustrative scenario only; not a statement about local projects, climate or permit rules.
Scenario checklist
- Obtain base building system data
- Provide VAV and controls schedules
- Prepare lighting controls plan
- Ask about acceptance testing
Checklist for Sunnyvale
- 01Identify which agency reviews permits for your Sunnyvale parcel (city, county or other).
- 02Confirm the building climate zone for the exact address using the CEC tool.
- 03Ask which Energy Code cycle applies to your application date.
- 04Ask whether local amendments or reach codes apply to your scope.
- 05Ask how energy forms should be included: on plan sheets, uploaded separately, or both.
County guide: another example
Lab-adjacent office tenant improvement
Read the Santa Clara County guideQuestions
Do you have an office in Sunnyvale?
No. Service is remote and statewide; this page is a planning guide.
Where do I confirm Sunnyvale requirements?
With the building department that reviews your permit. Many incorporated cities run their own; confirm whether Sunnyvale or Santa Clara County reviews your parcel.
How to use the official resources
Government links below are starting points for identifying the authority for the actual property and scope. They are not evidence of an affiliation, an office or approval of this service. Confirm whether the county, an incorporated city or another agency reviews the project.
The CEC climate tool supports a location-specific lookup; this guide assigns no climate zone. The CEC Energy Code Support Center separates edition-specific forms and building categories. Confirm the applicable edition, document family and any registration or verification requirements before using a form.
CEC Energy Code Support Center: forms, FAQs and trainingNext step
Preparing a project in Sunnyvale?
Published flat pricing from $149 residential and $399 commercial. Upload plans privately; no payment is taken online.