Our Services
Building Plan Review Services
We specialize in providing complete building code plan review services. This includes architectural, life safety, means of egress, accessibility, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and energy disciplines. Our team works tirelessly with the jurisdiction and the applicant to ensure a successful project.
Fire Plan Review Services
Our team of fire protection engineers and certified fire plans examiners are adept at performing detailed fire and life safety reviews as well as reviews of fire protection systems (i.e., fire sprinklers, fire alarms, ERCES, etc.). We work hard to customize our reviews to meet the needs of the local fire department/district.
Professional Training Services
Our staff members are considered experts in the codes and have provided code training courses to local ICC Chapters, Fire Marshal Associations, design professional groups, and contractor organizations across the United States. We are also adept at providing virtual webinars and provide numerous recorded trainings using a proprietary Learning Management Software (LMS). We are happy to create customized training on any building safety subject to meet your group’s specific needs.
Building Department Support Services
We have worked directly for, or as consultants to, nearly two hundred jurisdictions throughout the United States. Throughout our careers we have helped to establish several new building departments in addition to assisting numerous existing departments to improve their existing processes. Building department support services could include detailed assessments of department processes, assistance with local code adoptions and the creation of ordinances, detailed permit and plan review fee studies, assistance with the selection and implementation of permitting software solutions, recommendations for streamlining of permit processes, the development of building department staff, and more. We would love to discuss with your organization how we could assist you.
Additional Services
The following lists additional services we are able to provide. Please reach out to our office to see how we can assist your group.
- Third-Party Building Inspections
- Third-Party Fire Inspections
- Building Official Support Services
- Jurisdictional Grant Writing Support
- Expert Witness Services
- Existing Building Assessments
- Design Development Code Consulting
About Us
Building Code Solutions, Inc. (BCS) was founded by both Chris Kimball and George Williams in 2024. Below is a brief background for both Chris and George, however BCS also has a number of experienced consultants that assist on an as-needed basis to help us provide exceptional consulting services to our clients.
Chris Kimball, PE, SE, FPE, MCP
Mr. Kimball is a licensed civil, structural, and fire protection engineer as well as an International Code Council (ICC) Master Code Professional. He is certified by ICC as a building official, fire code official, combination plans examiner, combination building inspector, and more. He received his master’s degree with an emphasis in structural engineering and has performed plan reviews for thousands of projects throughout the United States. Mr. Kimball is an approved ICC instructor who regularly provides code training to building officials, design professionals, and contractor organizations throughout the United States. His 25+ years of experience is priceless in an industry rapidly losing experienced professionals.
George Williams, MCP, CBO
Mr. Williams has worked as a 3rd party code professional since 2005, working with jurisdictions across the Western United States. During these many years he has filled many building department roles including building official, both commercial and residential plans examiner and all aspects of commercial, industrial and residential inspector. His consulting experience has included the initial start-up of building departments, implementation of permitting processes and the development of numerous polices and procedures. Mr. Williams holds a masters degree in construction management and has numerous International Code Council (ICC) and IAPMO certifications, including that of Master Code Professional. He has authored numerous ICC code publications and is often asked to provide training to building official organizations. George brings extensive experience with mechanical and energy codes, as well as practical experience from serving as lead inspector on numerous large-scale commercial projects over several years.