Building Department Government Outsourcing: Day One to First Inspection [Timeline]

By The Building Department Team | Jul 15, 2024 | 6 min. read

Imagine a growing city of 75,000 residents — let's call it Greenville — facing the common challenges of an overwhelmed building department. Like many ...

Process Improvement

How To Improve Community Engagement and Boost Resident Satisfaction

By The Building Department Team | 7 min. read

Today, more than ever, resident satisfaction is doing more than impacting the overall well-being of our communities — it’s practically shaping it in r...

Operations, Process Improvement

Four Keys to Successful Municipal Budget Management

By The Building Department Team | 9 min. read

The four keys to city budget management Observe and gauge development trends Prepare for challenging workloads and staffing needs Open the lines of co...

Building Code, Process Improvement, Permitting, Planning

Permit Delays, Plan Review Backlogs: The Risks

By The Building Department Team | 4 min. read

Backlogs may be part of municipal life, but their consequences don’t have to be While the focus on the backlogs caused by permit delays and plan revie...