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By Katherine Baerga Effective April 2, 2024, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has updated the procedures for Certificates of Fitness (COF). All Certificate of Fitness applicants must now apply and pay for the certification through the FDNY online ...
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By Bruno Caligara Last month, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) clarified the stair ventilation requirements for enclosed exit stairs in properties classified as R-2 occupancies. Both the 2014 and 2022 Building Codes (2104 BC 916.3 and 2022 ...
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By Katherine Baerga The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) recently updated its rules to align with the 2022 New York City Fire Code and current FDNY filing procedures. The new rules, which go into effect on May 1, 2023, ...
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By Thomas Romero Following the Bronx fire that claimed 17 lives earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law five pieces of fire safety legislation. The new laws reduce the timeline for correcting certain violations, impose ...
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By Austin Regan, R.A. Existing Buildings with current renewable TCOs and New Building applications preparing for their first TCO will be immediately impacted by new procedures set forth by the Department of Buildings (DOB). By the end of this month, ...
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By Frank Fortino As you may already know, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is working hard to improve transparency and efficiency/productivity. FDNY recently expanded its online portal, FDNY Business, to offer online payments and refund requests, as well ...
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By Andrew Pisani Happy New Year! Even though many of last year’s challenges remain, we are hopeful for a better and brighter 2021. To set the foundation for future success, now is a great time for administrative housekeeping, which includes ...
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By Andrew Pisani The compliance deadline for Local Law 191 of 2018 is fast approaching. This local law amended the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code with respect to commercial space ...
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By Frank Fortino Last month, the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention’s Office of Technology Management released optional guidelines for designing fire alarm systems in high-rise buildings predominantly classified as Group B office. Such buildings often follow a “core and shell” ...
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By Bruno Caligara The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) recently released guidelines for requesting expedited review of resubmitted fire alarm applications. Applicants must submit their requests to the FDNY customer service center through 311 within 60 days. Only applications ...
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By Bruno Caligara As we reported last month, the New York City Fire Department recently proposed a rule to allow professional certification of certain fire alarm system defects. The virtual public hearing took place on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, and ...
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By Frank Fortino The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) recently proposed a rule that would allow licensed professionals to certify correction of certain fire alarm system defects. The certification program under consideration would eliminate the need for FDNY re-inspection ...
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