Fort Worth has carved out its own identity as a construction market, distinct from Dallas even within the combined DFW metro. The city's growth in multifamily residential, senior living, healthcare, and K-12 construction has been substantial, and the code environment, while based on the same model codes as Dallas, has its own local amendments and AHJ expectations worth understanding. 

​Campbell Code Consulting provides building code and fire code consulting services for architects and developers working on projects in Fort Worth and the surrounding Tarrant County region. 

The Code Environment in Fort Worth

Fort Worth enforces the 2021 International Building Code with Fort Worth amendments, along with the 2021 International Fire Code. As with all Texas cities, Fort Worth's code environment reflects local amendments layered on top of the base model codes, which means the specific requirements for your project depend on a careful reading of both the base IBC and the city's local modifications. 

For projects in the broader Tarrant County area, including suburban municipalities like Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Keller, and Southlake, each city may have its own code adoption and amendment ordinances, so the applicable code should be confirmed for each project location. 

How We Can Help

• Plan Reviews: we review your design documents and flag building and fire code issues before you submit for permit, saving time and reducing costly late-stage design changes. 
  

• Code Reports: we provide project-specific code reports summarizing all applicable requirements, so your team has a single, organized reference rather than having to hunt through hundreds of pages. 
  

• On-Call Consulting: questions come up throughout design. We are available for calls, emails, and meetings to answer code questions as they arise. 
  

• Engineering Judgments: for conditions not directly addressed by a UL-listed assembly or where code interpretation is needed, we provide formal engineering judgments to satisfy AHJ requirements. 
  

• Code Modifications / Alternate Means & Methods: when your design does not fit neatly into prescriptive code requirements, we help prepare and submit code modification requests to the local AHJ. ​
  

The Fort Worth Construction Market

Fort Worth's development market is active across multifamily residential, senior living, and healthcare. The Medical District near downtown anchors significant healthcare construction. Suburban growth in Keller, Southlake, Colleyville, Burleson, and Mansfield is driving senior living and K-12 investment. Alliance Town Center in the north has generated mixed-use and commercial activity. ​

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