Building Intelligence

Civic AI for the built environment

Building Intelligence for Every Property, Project, and Jurisdiction

Upload plans, understand local requirements, identify potential issues, and prepare a stronger permit submission—powered by AI grounded in authoritative building codes, planning regulations, property data, and local ordinances.

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AI-assisted review. Human decisions remain with licensed professionals and the authority having jurisdiction.

Plan setADU-2026-0142 · 8 sheets
APN 007-291-140 · 6,000 SFEXISTING SFDPROPOSED ADU 700 SF13'-4"#27#18#4484READINESS§17.18.040REAR SETBACK
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Two delivery models

Two Ways to Use Building Intelligence

One regulatory intelligence engine, delivered as a nationwide public platform and as a configurable white-label platform for government agencies.

Nationwide Public Platform

Start Anywhere in the United States

Users enter a project address, select the proposed project type, upload plans, and receive a preliminary analysis based on available state, county, city, zoning, parcel, fire, environmental, and permit information.

  • Address-level jurisdiction detection
  • Blueprint upload
  • Project description analysis
  • Preliminary code review
  • Permit checklist
  • Document completeness review
  • Readiness score
  • Visual markup
  • Source citations
  • Professional collaboration
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Government White-Label Platform

Your City's Digital Building and Planning Assistant

Building Intelligence can be configured, branded, trained, and integrated for a specific jurisdiction.

  • City-branded public assistant
  • Staff portal
  • Local ordinance intelligence
  • Permit and planning guidance
  • Blueprint pre-screening
  • GIS and parcel integration
  • Institutional memory
  • Operational dashboards
  • Existing-system integrations
  • Department-level controls
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Regulatory intelligence and normalization

One Regulatory Model. Thousands of Jurisdictions.

Building Intelligence does not treat every city as a completely separate AI implementation. The platform creates a normalized regulatory intelligence hierarchy that is learned once and maintained everywhere.

Level 1

National and Model Standards

International Building CodeInternational Residential CodeInternational Fire CodeNational Electrical CodeFederal accessibility requirementsFederal environmental and flood requirementsIndustry and engineering standards

Level 2

State Adoption and Amendments

State building-code adoptionState residential codeState fire codeEnergy codeGreen-building standardsAccessibility amendmentsState housing lawsState environmental requirements

Level 3

County and Regional Requirements

County building amendmentsHealth department requirementsRegional fire authority standardsFlood-control requirementsAir-quality rulesRegional transportation standardsWater and sewer agency requirements

Level 4

City-Specific Rules

Municipal codeZoning ordinanceGeneral planSpecific plansDevelopment standardsDesign guidelinesHistoric preservationLocal amendmentsParking standardsSetbacksHeight limitsLandscapingCommunity-specific policies

Level 5

Parcel and Project Context

Property addressZoning districtGeneral plan designationParcel dimensionsEasementsFlood zoneFire hazard zoneHistoric districtUtilitiesPermit historyProject typeOccupancyConstruction typeProposed use

How applicability is determined

Model Code + State Adoption + County Rules + City Ordinances + Parcel Conditions + Project Characteristics

Building Intelligence normalizes what is shared across jurisdictions while preserving every local amendment, ordinance, interpretation, and workflow that makes a jurisdiction unique.

Interactive demonstration

Regulatory Normalization Explorer

Select a jurisdiction and project type to see the layered rule tree, its inheritance, and the local amendments that make it different.

10 applicable sources
  • Source name
    Brisbane Zoning Ordinance §17.18 — Residential Districts
    Source authority
    City of Brisbane Planning Division
    Effective date
    2024-09-01
    Geographic applicability
    R-1 through R-3 districts
    Parent regulation
    Brisbane General Plan Land Use Element
    Local amendment
    Rear setback 15 ft; ADU objective standards §17.42
    Superseded provision
    §17.18 (2018 version)
    Related permit type
    Planning Review
    Last verified
    2026-07-08

Resolved rule set for Accessory Dwelling Unit · Brisbane, San Mateo County, California, United States

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The competitive advantage is not collecting PDFs. It is understanding the inheritance, amendments, differences, conflicts, and applicability of regulations across jurisdictions.

AI Blueprint Review

Upload a full plan set and receive sheet classification, extracted plan elements, cross-sheet coordination, categorized findings, and a permit-readiness score.

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What Can I Build Here?

Enter any address for zoning, overlays, dimensional standards, ADU eligibility, hazards, easements, utilities, and permit history with citations.

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Jurisdiction Intelligence Console

Government administrators upload sources, author rules, mark amendments, test AI answers, publish approved knowledge, and roll back changes.

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Long-term architecture

Built for National Scale. Designed for Global Expansion.

The same regulatory inheritance model extends internationally. Global jurisdiction coverage does not exist today; this is the architecture that makes it possible.

Inheritance model

  1. 01Country
  2. 02Province, state, or region
  3. 03County, district, or authority
  4. 04Municipality
  5. 05Property
  6. 06Project

Future localization

LanguageMeasurement systemCode familiesGovernment structurePlanning terminologyData residencyCurrencyPermit workflows

Configure locally. Normalize regionally. Scale nationally.

The digital co-reviewer for building departments and the people who submit to them

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