Step 1 · AI assists
AI reads the drawings
It pulls schedules, door tags, stair dimensions and assemblies off each sheet, and finds the code passages that apply.
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Building-code review,with every finding cited.
CodeFlow is an intelligent building-code review platform for municipalities, First Nations and building departments. Upload a drawing set and CodeFlow checks it against Canada’s National Building Code. Each result shows the rule, the page and the evidence.
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01 — How it works
From drawing set to cited report in four steps.
Every step is visible to the reviewer, and nothing is checked until a person has confirmed the inputs.
Upload
Upload the PDF drawing set. AI reads each sheet and extracts rooms, doors, stairs and assemblies.
Confirm
Reviewers check and correct the extracted values. Nothing is evaluated until a person has confirmed it.
Check
A rules engine applies every relevant article of the National Building Code. The same drawings always give the same result.
Cite and export
Each result lists its article, page and evidence. Export PDF or CSV reports for examiners.
02 — Why reviewers can rely on it
AI reads the drawings. Rules decide compliance.
AI does the reading. A rules engine makes every compliance call, so results are consistent and explainable. CodeFlow supports building officials’ judgement; it does not replace them or issue approvals.
Step 2 · You stay in control
A reviewer confirms the values
Every value the AI extracted is shown to a person, who can correct it. Nothing is checked until it is confirmed.
Step 3 · Rules decide
The rules engine gives the result
Each code article is applied to the confirmed values. The same drawings always give the same result, with the values it used.
The four possible results
- Meets
The rule applies, the information is present and the design conforms.
- Does not meet
The rule applies, the information is present and the design does not conform.
- Uncertain
The rule needs professional judgement, so it is sent to a reviewer.
- Info not available
Required information is missing from the drawings. It is never treated as a pass.
03 — In the portal
Less time searching. More time reviewing.
Everything a plan reviewer needs, in one place.
Compliance checks
Itemized reports, with every line traced to its article, page and rule.
Ask the Code
Plain-English questions answered with the relevant code passages attached.
Rule library
Every encoded clause, searchable, with its required values and source.
Run history and exports
Every check is saved and can be reproduced. PDF and CSV exports for examiners.
04 — Built for
Made for the teams that review permits.
Helps smaller authorities run thorough, consistent reviews without a large plan-review team.
- Municipal building departmentsConsistent, cited reviews that help reduce permit backlogs.
- First NationsReview housing and infrastructure plans in the community.
- Smaller authorities with limited staffThorough checks without a large review team.
Code coverage
- Available nowNational Building Code 2020, Parts 3 and 9
- RoadmapProvincial codes, including Ontario
05 — Get started
Pilot CodeFlow with your department.
We will run a set of your own drawings through CodeFlow and walk your reviewers through the results. Prefer to try it yourself? Start free ↗
- connect@buildcode.io
- Built by
- BuildCode Inc., an Indigenous-owned Canadian technology company. CodeFlow is a BuildCode product.