Operations, Planning, Community Development

Plan To Fund: 5 Steps That Win Grants

By The Community Development Team | Nov 12, 2025 | 4 min. read

You have a vision for your community. A park renovation. A new sidewalk. Infrastructure upgrades.

Building Department

6 Ways To Scale Your Building Department Without Overspending

By The Building Department Team | 3 min. read

Your team’s stretched thin. Retirements are rising. And your inbox hasn’t slowed down. Sound familiar? That’s exactly what we explored with Paul Feath...

Permitting, Planning, Building Department, RVI, Remote Video Inspections RVI

3 Technology Solutions That Solve Building Department's Bottlenecks

By The Building Department Team | 6 min. read

Your permit applications are piling up. Inspection requests exceed capacity. Plan reviews create delays that frustrate everyone. Sound familiar?

Process Improvement

When Fire Inspections Become a Bottleneck: How To Keep Projects Safe and On Schedule

By The Building Department Team | 3 min. read

Your fire plan reviews are piling up. Project timelines keep slipping. And your team is working overtime just to stay afloat.

Operations, Building Department, Community Development

The Invisible Staffing Gap Costing Cities Time and Trust

By Juliana Ficheli Hoffman | 4 min. read

This article is part of SAFEbuilt’s Economic Development Series, created to help municipalities and public agencies overcome modern challenges in plan...

Housing, Building Department

Why Housing Approvals Stall and How To Accelerate Them

By The Building Department Team | 2 min. read

Housing demand is climbing. Developers want to build. Communities need more options. But approvals are taking longer than ever.

Community Development

Revitalize Your Downtown: Practical Steps Cities Can Start Now