Construction documents · Maine
In Maine, code applicability and municipal enforcement are different questions. Identify the project’s MUBEC requirements and local review arrangements, then add the separate plumbing, electrical, and fire references relevant to the work.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Bring the applicable MUBEC rules, model references, and project energy documents.
Include the separate fire and life-safety references where the occupancy and review scope require them.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Maine reference guide
Maine’s Office of Community Affairs now hosts the Division of Building Codes and Standards. Its guidance states that MUBEC compliance remains the owner’s responsibility even in municipalities that do not enforce it.
Maine MOCA: Building Codes and StandardsMOCA directs readers to the MUBEC rules for editions and amendments, and to separate professional-regulation and Fire Marshal resources for trade and fire standards. A MUBEC reference alone may not cover every discipline.
Maine MOCA: Building Codes and StandardsSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Provide the municipality, enforcement or inspection arrangement, local submission checklist, and confirmed applicable references.
Upload relevant MUBEC amendments with their base codes, plus the plumbing, electrical, and fire references selected for the scope.
Include energy documentation, enclosure details, equipment and ventilation schedules, and existing-building information. Ask reviewers to compare the stated requirements across documents.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
MOCA says compliance remains the building owner’s responsibility regardless of whether the municipality enforces MUBEC. Confirm the applicable requirements and inspection arrangements for the project.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Current agency, MUBEC applicability/enforcement, and separate-code resources.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.