FREE WEBINAR FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENTS & MUNICIPAL LEADERS
Understanding Electronic Permitting Systems
When someone calls for a permit update, your staff should not have to search through emails and paper files to answer them.
This free, on-demand webinar shows how electronic permitting can help your team keep applications moving without losing track of the details.
Ready to spend less time chasing paperwork?
A practical look at CommunityCore
CommunityCore is SAFEbuilt’s electronic permitting platform. This session shows how it can help your department keep permit details, review steps, and inspection results in one place.
What you'll learn:
How applicants can get updates without calling
Residents and contractors can apply, pay fees, resubmit plans, and request inspections online.
How to catch missing steps before they cause delays
Set the approvals and notifications each permit type requires before the next stage can begin.
How inspectors can document work from the field
Open plans, add photos, submit results, and sync completed inspections when service returns.
Why permit updates turn into repeat work
The problem
Status updates, plan comments, and inspection results can sit in different places, forcing staff to search for answers or enter the same information again.
Why it matters
When applicants cannot see what happens next, they call back while reviews, payments, or inspection requests wait for action.
Built for teams answering permit questions every day
Building officials & permit technicians
Make applications, documents, reviews, and inspections easier to find.
Community development directors
Planning, permitting, and inspection activity fits together in one place.
City managers & administrators
Get a clearer view of work in progress while maintaining control of your records.
Everything could be done electronic. They could apply for permits, schedule inspections, do plan review, resubmittal, everything is through the portal.
Featuring your hosts
Steve Nero, SAFEbuilt
Steve leads discussions with municipal leaders about the day-to-day challenges building departments face and the options available to address them.
Trisha Koeltzow, SAFEbuilt
A former permit technician and building inspector, Trisha brings hands-on experience with the workflows and records departments manage every day.
Glenn Lindsey, SAFEbuilt
Glenn applies more than 14 years as a Michigan building official and inspection firm co-owner to the regional operations he directs.
Frequently asked questions
What is CommunityCore?
CommunityCore is SAFEbuilt's electronic permitting platform, built by building department staff for the way permitting actually works. It brings applications, plan review, inspections, and code enforcement into one system for your department.
Can applicants still receive help in person?
Applicants using CommunityCore can still receive help in person. Your staff can walk someone through an application at the counter and enter it directly into the system, so nothing about going digital removes that option.
What does CommunityCore implementation actually look like?
Most departments using CommunityCore are up and running in three to four months, with a dedicated team guiding setup the whole way. That's well under the two to three years a larger system can take.
Watch the webinar on your own time
If your team spends too much time looking for updates and following up on missing information, this session offers a practical place to start.