Denver Building Code AI

Denver adopts the International Building Code with Colorado amendments and City of Denver local amendments. AI for Denver code compliance manages this layered requirement set, including Denver's Green Buildings Ordinance, high-altitude construction considerations, and local fire department requirements.

The Green Buildings Ordinance requires large commercial buildings in Denver to meet specific energy and sustainability benchmarks, with requirements that go beyond the base energy code. AI checks projects against both the standard energy code provisions and the Green Buildings Ordinance requirements simultaneously, flagging where a design might meet one standard but fall short of the other.

High-altitude construction considerations are unique to Denver and the Colorado Front Range. Mechanical equipment performance derated for altitude, boiling point adjustments for hot water systems, and snow load requirements that reflect Colorado conditions all need to be verified against local requirements. AI incorporates these altitude-specific factors into its compliance checking, which is something that a generic code checking tool built for sea-level conditions would miss.