The compliance check is free. Permit reports start at $129.
You see whether your design passes before you pay anything, and changes cost nothing. Order the signed CF1R only once it passes: AI does the takeoff, and an energy professional checks the model against your plans and signs it.
Free check
Find out if your design passes before you pay anyone.
$0per project
- AI reads your plan set
- Compliance result from CBECC, the CEC's engine
- Specific fixes if it falls short
- Up to 2 projects
ADU
Most ADUsPermit-ready report for ADUs and JADUs up to 1,200 ft².
$129per project
- Everything in Free check
- An energy professional checks the model against your plans
- CF1R produced in the CEC's own CBECC software
- Signed CF1R within 2 business days
- 2 revisions for plan-check comments
Home
New single-family homes and ADUs over 1,200 ft².
$149per project
- Everything in ADU
- Homes up to 4,000 ft²
- Signed CF1R within 3 business days
- 3 revisions for plan-check comments
Pro
For builders, designers and drafters with steady volume.
Customvolume pricing for 5+ reports a month
- Everything in Home, at a volume rate
- Team access to shared projects
- Priority review queue
- Monthly invoicing
Prices are per project. Data registry fees and field verification aren't included; the registry and the rater bill them separately.
Pricing questions
- When do I pay?
- Only when you order a permit report. Upload your plans and see the compliance result for free first; once the design passes, order the signed CF1R from your project.
- What if the design doesn't pass?
- You see why, and the specific changes that would make it pass, such as a better window or a heat pump water heater. Make the change in your project and run it again. Checking costs nothing, however many times you run it.
- What happens after I order?
- An energy professional checks the model against your plans, runs it in the CBECC desktop software from the California Energy Commission, and signs the CF1R as its documentation author. If something needs fixing, they tell you exactly what, and you update the project and send it back. You're emailed at each step and download the signed CF1R from your project.
- How long does it take?
- Within 2 business days for an ADU and 3 for a home, counted from payment. Time spent waiting on changes the reviewer asked for doesn't count.
- Who signs what?
- Our reviewer signs the CF1R as documentation author, after checking the model against your plans. You, or the architect or designer on the project, sign as responsible designer, the same as with any energy consultant; nothing about your role on the job changes. We don't stamp drawings, and we aren't your architect or engineer.
- Is registration included?
- Not yet. Most new construction must register the CF1R with CHEERS, California's data registry for residential compliance documents, before the building department accepts it. Your reviewer will tell you whether your project needs it and walk you through it.
- What does a revision cover?
- An updated CF1R after a plan-check comment or a small design change, such as a different window, water heater or wall assembly, within 90 days of the signed CF1R. Starting over with a different building counts as a new project.
- Can I get a refund?
- Yes, in full, if you cancel before a reviewer starts, or if we can't complete the report for a reason on our side, such as a project type we don't support. See the terms for the details.
- Is the field verification included?
- No. Most new construction needs a certified ECC rater (formerly called a HERS rater) to test items like duct leakage on site before final inspection. The rater bills that separately; your report lists exactly which items they'll verify.
- What if my project isn't supported?
- Additions, alterations and multifamily projects aren't supported yet. If we can't complete a report you ordered, we refund it in full.