What To Do With That Empty Municipal Building: A Guide for Rural Communities

By The Building Department Team | Dec 3, 2024 | 5 min. read

That empty municipal building sitting at the heart of your community tells a story. Maybe it's a former courthouse that served your town for generatio...

Operations, Process Improvement

Four Keys to Successful Municipal Budget Management

By The Building Department Team | 5 min. read

As a city leader, you know that balancing the budget is no walk in the park. You're constantly juggling rising community expectations with the reality...

Process Improvement

5 Essential Elements of High-Quality Building Inspections

By The Building Department Team | 3 min. read

Building inspections are more than just checking boxes—they’re vital to creating safe, resilient communities. While meeting International Code Council...

Operations, Process Improvement, Permitting

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

By The Building Department Team | 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...

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...

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