Construction documents · Washington
Washington’s reference package should include the State Building Code Council amendments and the separately confirmed electrical requirements. Record effective dates by discipline, then connect those references to the local permit submission.
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.
Include the adopted model reference and applicable Washington amendments for the review.
Choose the applicable commercial or residential provisions and include the project’s energy documents.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Washington reference guide
The State Building Code Council publishes building-code amendment documents. Use the applicable Washington changes with the model reference rather than reviewing against an unamended model book.
Washington SBCC: building-code amendmentsSBCC’s code directory directs National Electrical Code adoption and amendment questions to Labor & Industries. Confirm that discipline’s code basis and the responsible electrical authority alongside the local building review.
Washington SBCC: codes and guidelinesSources 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 applicable building and energy references, Washington amendments, effective dates, and any project transition determination.
Bring the confirmed electrical references and authority information with the local building department’s checklist and conditions.
Include energy documentation, mechanical and electrical schedules, enclosure details, structural penetrations, and architectural plans. Check cross-discipline assumptions against the selected references.
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
SBCC directs electrical-code adoption and amendment questions to Labor & Industries. Confirm the applicable electrical requirements and reviewing authority separately from the building-code package.
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
Washington amendment resources.
Code resources and separate L&I electrical-adoption responsibility.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.