AI Techniques for Plan Review

AI can cut hours off your plan review workflow — if you know the right techniques.

This workshop is for plan reviewers and building officials at any experience level. Whether you've been experimenting with AI or haven't started yet, you'll leave with practical methods you can apply the same day.

Everything we cover uses free, publicly available tools — Claude, ChatGPT, Co-Pilot. No vendor pitch, no procurement required.

We'll walk through:

• Code compliance checks — using AI to flag issues against IBC/IRC • Completeness reviews — catching missing documents and details before they slow you down • Building calculators — structural, energy, and occupancy lookups in seconds • Plan review checklists — generating jurisdiction-specific checklists from your local amendments • Q&A — bring your own plans or questions

This workshop is completely free, and led by Ed Maclean, the co-founder of Set4. Set4 is a leading permitting solutions startup, piloting with cities and counties across the nation to deploy AI in their permit workflows.