Construction documents · Maryland
Maryland’s state adoption and a jurisdiction’s implementation date are separate checkpoints. Capture both, and identify whether the building falls under a special code category before setting up the reference comparison.
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.
Confirm the local adoption and project category using the state code matrix before selecting the reference package.
Include the applicable accessibility and existing-building references alongside the local submission requirements.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Maryland reference guide
Maryland Labor describes a two-step adoption process, with local jurisdictions given time after state adoption to implement the new codes. It directs applicants to the specific local jurisdiction for its adoption status.
Maryland Labor: state building codesThe state’s code matrix distinguishes project types, including modular and state-owned or state-used buildings under the Model Performance Code. The Building Performance Standards also have limits on local changes to energy and accessibility requirements.
Maryland Labor: Building Performance 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.
Supply the local effective date, code editions, permitted amendments, and submission checklist. State the application date being used.
Identify whether the project is site-built, modular, state-owned, or state-used and include the authority’s determination of the governing standards.
Add the applicable energy and accessibility references, reports, schedules, and plans. Compare common values and design assumptions across discipline 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
Confirm the local implementation date. Maryland Labor describes a state-adoption step followed by local implementation and directs applicants to the local jurisdiction for its current status.
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
Two-step adoption and building-category matrix.
State standards and limits on local modifications.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.