Melt Code

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Melt Code by MeltPlan is an AI-native building code research engine for architects and engineers that delivers project-specific compliance requirements in minutes — with transparent reasoning, code citations, and guided compliance paths so teams can confidently choose the right design approach.

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Melt Code Overview

Melt Code is the first building code research AI built for accuracy, transparency, and real compliance decision-making. Unlike generic AI tools that behave like black boxes, Melt Code doesn’t just provide an answer — it shows the full research process so architects and engineers can verify every step and confidently defend their decisions.

Users can ask code questions in plain English and receive reliable, project-specific requirements with:

  • Step-by-step reasoning with clear assumptions

  • Direct citations to exact code sections for full traceability

  • Compliance Paths, mapping multiple valid routes to compliance (based on occupancy, construction type, sprinkler conditions, height/area limits, ratings, etc.) so teams can choose the best design approach

  • Exception and cross-reference handling, including circular references across multiple chapters

  • Table and diagram understanding, ensuring accurate interpretation of code tables and figures

  • Built-in calculations, such as occupant loads, egress sizing, travel distances, and fixture counts

  • Personalized compliance illustrations, automatically generated to visually explain requirements for a specific project scenario

Beyond research, Melt Code includes workflow tools that turn compliance into an organizational asset:

  • Projects, where teams store project context (location, occupancy, construction type, sprinkler status, etc.) so every question becomes instantly project-aware

  • Checklists, allowing firms to build, store, share, and export reusable compliance checklists across teams and project types

The result is dramatically faster research, fewer senior escalations, reduced consultant dependence — and most importantly, confidence and peace of mind in every code decision.

Melt Code is the first building code research AI built for accuracy, transparency, and real compliance decision-making. Unlike generic AI tools that behave like black boxes, Melt Code doesn’t just provide an answer — it shows the full research process so architects and engineers can verify every step and confidently defend their decisions.

Users can ask code questions in plain English and receive reliable, project-specific requirements with:

  • Step-by-step reasoning with clear assumptions

  • Direct citations to exact code sections for full traceability

  • Compliance Paths, mapping multiple valid routes to compliance (based on occupancy, construction type, sprinkler conditions, height/area limits, ratings, etc.) so teams can choose the best design approach

  • Exception and cross-reference handling, including circular references across multiple chapters

  • Table and diagram understanding, ensuring accurate interpretation of code tables and figures

  • Built-in calculations, such as occupant loads, egress sizing, travel distances, and fixture counts

  • Personalized compliance illustrations, automatically generated to visually explain requirements for a specific project scenario

Beyond research, Melt Code includes workflow tools that turn compliance into an organizational asset:

  • Projects, where teams store project context (location, occupancy, construction type, sprinkler status, etc.) so every question becomes instantly project-aware

  • Checklists, allowing firms to build, store, share, and export reusable compliance checklists across teams and project types

The result is dramatically faster research, fewer senior escalations, reduced consultant dependence — and most importantly, confidence and peace of mind in every code decision.

Melt Code Pricing

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Melt Code Frequently asked questions

Melt Code is built by MeltPlan Inc., a Berkeley, CA-based company that also makes Melt Bid, Melt Review, and Melt Takeoff for preconstruction workflows.

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