Construction documents · Massachusetts
For Massachusetts, pair the applicable model-code references with 780 CMR amendments. Keep the permit’s code basis explicit, particularly when reviewing an older filing from the transition between editions.
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.
Select the Base or Residential volume as applicable and include the Massachusetts amendments.
Check the municipality’s adopted energy-code level before choosing these opt-in references.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Massachusetts reference guide
Massachusetts identifies the tenth edition as first effective October 11, 2024, with the extended ninth/tenth-edition concurrency period ending June 30, 2025. Do not present that expired concurrency period as a current choice.
Mass.gov: tenth edition handbookThe official 780 CMR resource page links state-code editions and construction-control documents. Use the relevant Massachusetts amendments with the model books and obtain the local building department’s permit checklist.
Mass.gov: 780 CMR resourcesSources 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 filing information, applicable 780 CMR edition, amendments, and any written determination for a permit originating during the transition.
Where applicable, include the project’s construction-control documents, responsible disciplines, and current code analysis.
Bring the project’s separately confirmed energy and trade requirements, supporting schedules, and consultant drawings. Identify which reference governs each check.
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
The state’s published concurrency period ended June 30, 2025. Confirm the code basis for the actual application, especially if it relates to an earlier filing or an existing permit.
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
Tenth-edition basis and ended concurrency period.
Edition links and construction-control documents.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.