Construction documents · North Carolina
For North Carolina, check the effective-date notice before choosing the reference edition. A code listed in an adoption or rulemaking section should not automatically become the basis for reviewing a permit package.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
We read the state and local codes and amendments that governments publish online, the way a human reviewer does. Our AI opens it in a web browser, goes to the section or table, and cites it in the finding with a link to the source. The model codes most states adopt, such as the International Building Code, are licensed; we use their text only where a license allows it, and you can upload a copy you’re licensed to use. We reference the section. We never copy or distribute code text.
We detect the codes your drawings cite in the code analysis, cover sheet, and general notes. Add or remove codes, and note the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file. If you upload a code, such as a standard you’re licensed to use or an unpublished amendment, set it to Code and Use as reference.
Follow the linked drawing and code section, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of codes that can apply in North Carolina. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority.
Select the governing code volumes and approved amendments using the current effective-date guidance.
Include the adopted National Electrical Code edition with North Carolina amendments when electrical review is in scope.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. We detect the codes your drawings cite, and you can add or remove codes.
North Carolina reference guide
OSFM maintains a current-and-past code directory with a separate 2024-code section and effective-date correspondence. Confirm the application’s governing edition using the current notice and the permitting official’s determination.
North Carolina OSFM: current and past codesOSFM’s code portal links state-code information and interpretations. Name the applicable approved amendments and relevant official interpretations alongside the local submission requirements for the work.
North Carolina OSFM: code portalSources 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. Name the codes that apply.
Record the permit date, governing edition, and any transition determination. Keep proposed or future-effective materials separate.
Name the approved North Carolina amendments and official interpretations relied on by the designer. Identify the exact scope of each reference.
Bring the receiving jurisdiction’s checklist, life-safety analysis, consultant drawings, schedules, and previous comments. Compare the stated code basis across the entire set.
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 adopted code and local amendments. 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
No. OSFM separates code resources from effective-date notices. Confirm which edition and amendments govern the application, then label future-edition studies separately from the permit review.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. We read the state and local amendments that governments publish online. The base model codes, such as the International Building Code, are licensed; we use their text only where a license allows it. You can upload a code you’re licensed to use, or an amendment that isn’t online.
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.
Projects in more than one state
For another project's location, start with its own authority and reference list. Requirements and adopted editions can differ across state lines.
Official source directory
Code directory and transition notices; no blanket assertion that the 2024 edition is effective.
Code and interpretation resources.
Bring your drawings. We read the local codes and amendments that governments publish online.
Check your North Carolina permit set before you submit
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