Construction documents · Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s state-code resources and state-permit portal serve different purposes. Identify who permits the site, then pair the applicable model books with Rhode Island amendments for the document review.
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 incorporated building code and Rhode Island amendments for the project.
Use the residential reference where applicable and confirm the permitting office’s requirements.
Include the applicable energy reference alongside the corresponding project documents.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Rhode Island reference guide
The Building Code Commission describes the State Building Code through its component documents and publishes adopted-code and amendment resources. Confirm each discipline and effective provision rather than using a model book alone.
Rhode Island BCC: laws and regulationsBCC’s state-permit page covers state buildings and buildings on state-owned or state-leased land. Establish whether that route applies or whether the local building office handles the project.
Rhode Island BCC: state building permitsSources 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 state ownership or lease information if relevant, the responsible building office, and its application checklist.
Include applicable model-code references and state amendments with the project’s confirmed edition and filing basis.
Bring site access, life-safety plans, building details, MEP layouts, and schedules. Identify separate trade permits and deferred submissions.
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 site and ownership. BCC describes its state-permit jurisdiction for state buildings and state-owned or state-leased land; obtain local requirements when the project follows a municipal route.
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
State-code components and adoption resources.
State buildings and state-owned/leased land permit scope.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.