Implementing Electronic Plan Review: A Practical Q&A for Municipal Teams

By The Building Department Team | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 min. read

If your team is considering electronic plan review, the biggest question isn’t whether it works — it’s how to implement it without disrupting your cur...

Process Improvement, Innovation, Building Department, Community Development

Scaling County Services without Expanding Payroll

By Juliana Ficheli Hoffman | 6 min. read

This article is part of SAFEbuilt’s Economic Development Series, created to help communities overcome modern challenges in planning, permitting, staff...

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?

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.

Process Improvement, Building Department

Strengthening Building Inspections in Growing Cities