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Process Improvement
Faster Plan Review Turnarounds are Within Your Reach
End backlog burdens with a four-step approach to faster plan reviews. Imagine if you could trade out building plan review backlogs, customer complaints, and vacant lots for faster plan review turnarounds, consistent service, and a thriving community.
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Process Improvement
Four Components of a Stable Building Department Budget
Today’s municipal professionals find it hard to escape the slew of challenges that come with creating and managing effective budgets, but there are proven ways for municipalities to overcome these challenges and bolster budgets, allowing them to effectively meet community needs, control spending, and secure revenues.
Innovation
Ousting the Outsourcing Misconception
There is an ever-increasing need for government entities to provide cost-effective services to their residents while maintaining the highest levels of service. With the budgetary issues many local governments still face after the Great Recession, many communities are turning to full governmental outsourcing solutions.
Process Improvement
Improving Municipal Customer Service
Custom Service is so essential in all businesses, especially governments. For any new City Manager or Department Directors, the simplest way to make a positive impact for the community is to provide customer-service training for all employees, especially those positions that interact with citizens on a daily basis.
Housing
Keeping up with the Tiny House Trend
Communities likes yours must plan to deal with the tiny living phenomenon and the growing number of permit requests rolling in from tiny house enthusiasts.Industry Resources
Building Code
Building Codes: Driving Growth through Innovation, Resilience and Safety
Resilient and energy efficient building were once thought to be the elite ways to construct a new structure. Today, it is the standard way to build for communities that want to grow, prosper and be safe.
Code Compliance
Code Enforcement Is Vital to Community Development
Older neighborhoods especially need to rely on code enforcement to make sure that buildings are maintained sufficiently to keep up property values and also to keep pace with new technologies and safety research.
Environmental
