By Penny Laughlin
In case you missed the Department of Buildings’ first-ever virtual safety conference during Construction Safety Week in September, you can see the conference presentations on the DOB website. The build safe | live safe Digital 2020: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference highlighted a range of important industry topics, in addition to featuring the winning proposals of the Carbon Neutrality and Hack the Building Code Innovation challenges.
2020 build safe | live safe conference
With a few exceptions, the conference sessions include links to the presentation deck, FAQs, and the presentation video. For your convenience, this article links to the presentation videos.
- Construction Safety Report Card*
- 15 Years of Construction Incidents
- Accessibility in Residential Buildings
- Storefront Accessibility
- Commercial Provisions of the NYCECC
- Residential Provisions of the NYCECC
- Tenant Protection Plan Requirements for Occupied Buildings
- NYC TR8 Inspections & Reporting
- Updates to Sustainability Building Laws
- Construction Safety: Code Review & Case Studies
- Demolition Plan Requirements & Common Errors
- Cranes: Risk Mitigation
- Elevators Door Lock Monitoring & Energy Code Compliance
- Changes to the Façade Rule – FISP
- Retaining Walls & Parking Structures
- Evaluation of Adjacent Buildings: Know Your Neighbor and Keep Them SAFE*
- Worker Safety Day 1
- Worker Safety Day 2
- DOB NOW & Department Service Updates*
*Session does not include FAQ link