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Data Center Moratoriums
Data Center Permits: What Building Departments Must Ask Forty diesel generators. Ninety-nine megawatts. Forty thousand gallons of water. Those numbers don't describe a science-fiction plot — they describe a data center proposal that...
Dialects of Code: Solving the Building Inspector and Plans Examiner Shortage David Basinger
Building codes may be printed in one language, but anyone who has spent time in a building department knows the profession speaks in several different dialects.The architect says, “It meets the intent of the code.”The plans ex...
Takis Talk Episode 14 - The Clock Is Coming for the Counter: Six California Permit Bills Every Building Official Should Watch
Picture a typical Tuesday morning in a California building department.Your plan-check queue is three weeks deep. One reviewer is on leave, another employee has just given notice, and the inspection calendar is already full. Then an a...
Building Safety Leadership with Robert Gary: ICC, IAPMO, Los Gatos, Code Development, Housing, and the Future of Building Officials
In this episode, we sit down with Robert Gray, Building Official for the Town of Los Gatos, for a wide-ranging conversation about building safety leadership, code development, local government, housing challenges, professional service, and the ...
In California a boiler room can be an ADU. No that's not a typo.
California’s 2026 ADU rules make it easier than ever to add a backyard home, garage conversion, or in‑home unit, and smart SEO can help your “California ADU 2026” content get found by the right homeowners, investors, and local officials. This p...
