Title 24 HERS, Permits & Final Inspections in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach is home base. ERE Inspections is headquartered at 2110 Artesia Blvd in North Redondo, which makes this the fastest city on our calendar for CHEERS-certified HERS / ECC Rating, mechanical/electrical/plumbing permit expediting, and final inspections. Same-day field results — from El Nido and Golden Hills to Riviera Village and the Esplanade.
Our own backyard — literally.
ERE has been based in Redondo Beach since the company started in March 2015, and most of our Redondo work happens in 90278 — North Redondo, the same zip code as our office. That side of town is dense with the two- and three-on-a-lot townhomes the South Bay is known for, and new townhome construction is exactly the kind of project that carries a full slate of HERS measures: duct leakage, refrigerant charge, airflow, insulation verification, and envelope testing. South Redondo’s 90277 — Riviera Village, the Esplanade, the avenues — leans more toward remodels, change-outs, and ADUs in older beach housing. When a cancellation opens a same-week slot, a Redondo address is the easiest one on our board to fill.
Working with Redondo Beach Building & Safety
- Department: City of Redondo Beach Community Development Department — Building & Safety Division
- Address: 415 Diamond Street, Door 2, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone: (310) 318-0636
- Email: [email protected]
- Submission methods: The iWorQ Citizen Portal (launched March 31, 2025) — planning and building applications, plans, and supporting documents are submitted electronically.
- Counter hours: Walk-in help 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM; afternoons by appointment. City Hall is closed every other Friday — confirm before visiting.
We pull mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits, run plan-check correction cycles, and coordinate the final inspection with the city inspector and the homeowner. Redondo Beach moved its permit intake fully online in 2025 with the iWorQ portal, and we submit through it constantly — it’s the building department closest to our office, and the one we know best. The every-other-Friday City Hall closure is the main scheduling quirk; we build inspection dates around it so your closeout doesn’t slip a week.
What we do in Redondo Beach
- Title 24 HERS / ECC Rating testing — duct leakage, refrigerant charge, cooling coil airflow, fan efficacy, and the full new-construction slate for townhome projects. CF1R / CF2R / CF3R prepared and registered with CHEERS, at no additional charge.
- Permit expediting — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, submitted through the city’s iWorQ portal. Plan-check corrections handled.
- Final inspections & closeout — we set up the final with Redondo Beach Building & Safety and the homeowner, confirm both are available, brief the homeowner on what the inspector will want to see, and hand off the HERS test and permit packet. When roof or attic access is needed, we drop a single-story ladder in the morning and pick it up that afternoon — in Redondo, sometimes within the hour.
A quick glossary for the acronyms: Title 24 means California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards, found in Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations. HERS is the Home Energy Rating System, the program Title 24 uses for in-field verification — renamed ECC (Energy Code Compliance) by the California Energy Commission effective January 1, 2026. CF1R / CF2R / CF3R are the certificate forms registered at the compliance, installation, and verification stages of a project.
Climate Zone 6 — testing a mile from the sand
Both Redondo Beach zip codes — 90277 in South Redondo and 90278 in North Redondo — sit in California Climate Zone 6, the coastal zone the California Energy Commission maps along the Santa Monica Bay shoreline. The marine climate is mild in both directions — modest cooling loads, gentle winters — which affects which Title 24 prescriptive paths apply and which HERS / ECC measures get verified on your CF1R. Under the 2025 code, heat pump change-outs in CZ 6 now include refrigerant charge verification, a test the older rules pointed mainly at hotter inland zones. We confirm the climate zone for your exact address before quoting — usually from memory, because it’s our own.
Frequently asked — Redondo Beach
What triggers a HERS / ECC test on a Redondo Beach permit?
Any permitted work that touches an energy system — which is most of it. Replacing a condenser, coil, or furnace, or more than 40 feet of duct, typically requires duct leakage testing; heat pump installs add refrigerant charge verification in every climate zone under the 2025 code. New townhome construction and ADUs carry multiple measures, usually including QII — Quality Insulation Installation — verification. Building & Safety’s plan check lists the required verifications on the CF1R; send us your scope and we’ll confirm what applies before you submit.
How fast can you get to my Redondo Beach job?
Faster than anywhere else we work. Our office is at 2110 Artesia Blvd in North Redondo, so a technician can be on a Redondo Beach roof within minutes of leaving the shop. Booking lead time is typically 1 to 3 business days — and when a same-week slot opens up, Redondo jobs are the first to get it. Field results land in your inbox the same day, with the CF3R registered through CHEERS.
Which cities around Redondo Beach are on your regular route?
The whole South Bay: Torrance next door, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach up the sand, plus Lawndale, Hawthorne, Gardena, El Segundo, Lomita, Carson, and the Palos Verdes peninsula. Each city runs its own building department, and we work with all of them. Permits in one city, final in another — we coordinate both calendars.
What is the timeline from permit application to final sign-off in Redondo Beach?
Simple MEP scopes submitted through the city’s iWorQ portal are usually issued within 1 to 2 weeks. The HERS / ECC test follows installation with same-day results, and final inspection scheduling adds 2 to 10 business days depending on inspector availability. Plan on 4 to 6 weeks end to end for a straightforward change-out; ADUs, additions, and new two-on-a-lot construction run longer because of plan check. One scheduling quirk: City Hall closes every other Friday, and we plan inspection dates around it.
Can you close out an old or expired Redondo Beach permit that never got a final?
Yes — it is one of our most common Redondo requests, usually surfacing during a home sale. We pull the permit history, figure out whether the missing piece is a HERS test, a re-inspection, or a permit reactivation, complete whatever testing is required, and stand the final inspection with the city inspector. If roof or attic access is needed, we drop off a ladder in the morning and collect it the same afternoon.