code Services

Code Analysis Review

3rd-Party Plan Review

My Building Department provides building code analysis review for new and existing projects to determine code compliance required.

3rd-Party Plan Review

My Building Department provides 3rd-party plan review services from the design concept through to the certificate of occupancy.

Building Codes Q&A

3rd-Party Plan Review

Building Code Classes

My Building Department can provide you with the intent of building code requirements and also provide alternatives for methods & materials.

Building Code Classes

3rd-Party Plan Review

Building Code Classes

Please share what type of code classes you actually found very useful from your previous training or desire to see at your code conference.

Frequent Questions

If don't find the answer, you're looking for email us at: questions@mybuildingdepartment.com

Types of construction we provide code consulting.

My Building Department provides building code consulting for every occupancy group and construction type, using only ICC certified plans examiners and building inspectors which are certified in the discipline for which they are providing building code consulting for.

What type of buildings do you perform plan reviews.

My Building Department provides plan reviews for every occupancy group and construction type. No project is too small or too big, we perform them all. And we only use ICC certified plans examiners certified in the discipline in which they perform your plan review.

Do residential drawings require engineer stamp.

Not always, prescriptive residential drawings are allowed to be unlimited in size including the structural design such as gravity, seismic, and energy calculations and are not required to be stamped by a professional engineer or architect.

Do commercial drawings require engineer stamp.

Not always, however, commercial buildings that exceed the exceptions in the state laws in which they are to be built may be required to be stamped by a professional engineer or architect. For example, in the State of Oregon any commercial building greater than 4,000 square feet in area or over 20 feet in internal height are required to be stamped and prepared by a professional engineer or architect.