GridPermit:Arabic-native AI that reads engineering drawings against national building codes - built on Oman Building Code 2024 and configurable for any jurisdiction.
Product - AI-Powered Building Permit Review
GridPermit is an AI platform that evaluates engineering drawings and technical submissions against national building codes to assist permit-issuing authorities in their review and approval process. It acts as an AI assistant to plan review teams, automating the initial compliance check so expert reviewers can focus on complex engineering judgment.
Building permit review is a bottleneck in construction delivery across the GCC and wider region. Review teams manually check drawings against building codes - a process that is time-intensive, prone to inconsistency, and difficult to scale.
Initial reviews that should take minutes can consume hours per submission, creating backlogs that delay projects and increase costs across the entire construction pipeline.
Core Capabilities
Reads submitted engineering drawings and cross-references them against the applicable national building code. Flags violations with code references and produces a structured review report.
Reviewers see AI-generated compliance findings with direct references to relevant code clauses, allowing them to validate, override, or approve findings efficiently.
Arabic language capability is embedded in the core AI logic, not applied as a translation layer. Understands Arabic building codes and Arabic-language submissions at the AI reasoning level.
Full bilingual support in Arabic and English across the interface, document processing, and output reports.
Launched with full implementation of Oman's Building Code 2024, immediately deployable for Omani municipalities.
The framework separates the AI reasoning engine from the code content, allowing new national or municipal building codes to be added as structured modules without rebuilding the platform.
How it flows
Submit
Drawings + specs
Read
Arabic-native AI
Check
Against national code
Flag
Cite the clause
Approve
Reviewer signs off
Outcomes
By the numbers
2 hrs → 10 min
Per-submission review time
AR + EN
Bilingual at the AI core
OBC 2024
Built on Oman Building Code
Any
Country, plug in the code
Target Clients
Municipal permit authorities, urban planning and development control departments, and government agencies responsible for building code enforcement. Primary initial market is Oman, with expansion planned across GCC member states.
Positioning
GridPermit brings AI intelligence to the permit review desk. It knows the building code, reads the drawings, and delivers a structured compliance report before a human reviewer opens the file.
Where it lives
Plan
Build
Handover
Operate
Get in Touch
Email us at info@emeacontech.com or send a message and our team will get back to you shortly.
