By Brian Redlein 2015 was, by most measures, a crazy year. One need only look at some of the lavish Christmas parties being thrown to get the sense that this year brought in a huge amount of work and capital. For an industry given to riding the waves, 2015 looked like… View more
By Austin Regan This past year was a busy one for our industry. While most of us know not to complain about being busy or having too much work, even the most industrious can sometimes grow weary of the 6 and 7 day work weeks and all the late nights. Wouldn’t… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The start of the new year always triggers one thing – the expiration of annual permits. These permits have a way of being over-looked, and it’s never a good idea to rely on the various City Agencies to send a reminder or annual bill on time. Please… View more
By Frank Fortino Our industry starts 2016 with great momentum, with another year of evolution behind us. Last year we again ushered in an updated Building Code, this year we hit the ground running working through the kinks of this transition. When new Codes are implemented, they place a spotlight on… View more
By Frank Fortino Last month, I wrote about the arrival of Inspection Ready program – a new program that will give complete transparency to owners and construction companies on many of the logistics of our industry. Inspection Ready will centralize: Scheduling construction inspections Results on the construction inspection Plumbing process and… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Exteriors of buildings (commercial and residential) aren’t always smooth brick walls. There are all sorts of indentations and protrusions, from terraces to stonework to cornices. There are also items that are not part of the building, but are affixed to it – window air conditioners, signs, antennas… View more
By Austin Regan When trying to determine if your building is fully Code compliant, one can no longer rely only on the Building Code. More and more we find that a thorough review of the Fire Code is required also. For logical reasons, the FDNY is very particular about important elements… View more