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Building Permit offices around the country are
responsible for providing efficient customer service to large
numbers of contractors and customers. These clients seek a variety
of services, requiring visits to several different locations,
often in different buildings. Every major municipality has similar
procedures in issuing building permits, dependent upon individually
supervised reviews that can involve time consuming and unnecessary
delays, as well as, on occasion, an intrusion of subjectivity
into the reviewer's interpretation of Code references. Read
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Better Understanding the IBC
"The software has really helped us perform reviews quicker and because
the software is standardized, we are getting more consistent reviews.
It has probably saved at least 50% in review time. We had recently
hired some new reviewers (because the former ones retired) and having
the software cut their training time drastically. We have even had
design professionals and contractors sit in for their reviews so we
sort of train them on the job so they can get a better understanding
of the IBC and the code differences for future submittals. We recently
changed from the SBC to the IBC and the software made the transition
of the different codes real easy. So far the software has worked fine
and we have not had any problems."
Pete Newkirk, PE
Building Official
City of Baton Rouge |