Navigating the End of ARPA Funds: Why SAFEbuilt Partnerships Are Key to City Services

By The Building Department Team | Nov 7, 2024 | 5 min. read

As the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds come to an end, municipalities across the country face a tough challenge: how to maintain essential servi...

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

By The Building Department Team | 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...

Process Improvement, Permitting

Who Is Your Local Inspection Partner?

By The Building Department Team | 3 min. read

In today’s building and development environment, the importance of working with consultative inspection experts who fully understand your local regula...

How to Keep Projects Moving During the Building Inspector Shortage

By The Building Department Team | 3 min. read

Inspections are a necessary good — they keep communities safe and ensure healthy living conditions for the future. But because inspectors are such imp...

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