Building Department, Community Development

Retirements Are Rising: Is Your City Ready?

By Joe DeRosa | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 min. read

Across the country, cities and counties are facing a quiet but growing challenge: the “silver tsunami” of retirements sweeping through the public sect...

Permitting, Building Department

Permitting as a Growth Engine

By Joe DeRosa | 2 min. read

Permits and Progress: How Streamlined Building Departments Drive Local Economic Growth

Innovation, Building Department

The Race to Scale Data Centers

By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read

The Race to Scale Data Centers — And How SAFEbuilt Helps Build the Future

Operations, Process Improvement, Building Department

Top KPIs Every City Manager Should Track in Their Development Department

By Joe DeRosa | 4 min. read

City managers are being asked to do more with less, every single day. Between rising community expectations, shrinking budgets, and the pressure to at...

Building Department, RVI

Tariffs, Uncertainty, and the Future of Community Development

By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read

If there’s one constant in community development, it’s that things are always changing. New codes, evolving technologies, shifting demographics—all pa...

Operations, Process Improvement, Building Department

Why Shared Services are the Future of Community Development

By Joe DeRosa | 5 min. read

At SAFEbuilt, we partner with communities across the country that are working tirelessly to keep up with growth, address housing challenges, improve i...

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