The Building Department Team

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Four Keys to Successful Municipal Budget Management

Four Keys to Successful Municipal Budget Management

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...
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5 Essential Elements of High-Quality Building Inspections

5 Essential Elements of High-Quality Building Inspections

Building inspections are more than just checking boxes—they’re vital to creating safe, resilient communities. While meeting International Code Council...
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Building Department Government Outsourcing: Day One to First Inspection [Timeline]

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

Imagine a growing city of 75,000 residents — let's call it Greenville — facing the common challenges of an overwhelmed building department. Like many ...
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How To Improve Community Engagement and Boost Resident Satisfaction

How To Improve Community Engagement and Boost Resident Satisfaction

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...
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Permit Delays, Plan Review Backlogs: The Risks

Permit Delays, Plan Review Backlogs: The Risks

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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Who Is Your Local Inspection Partner?

Who Is Your Local Inspection Partner?

In today’s building and development environment, the importance of working with consultative inspection experts who fully understand your local regula...
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How to Keep Projects Moving During the Building Inspector Shortage

How to Keep Projects Moving During the Building Inspector Shortage

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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