By Bruno Caligara Many large building owners look to save money on energy cost and explore the use of motion sensor activated lighting for their exit stairwells. These fixtures are permitted but only when approved by the DOB. When the FDNY inspects buildings for Code compliance and observes these types of… View more
By Johan Soltani Mayor de Blasio is working with City Planning to approve the Housing New York program. The program will build 200,000 units of new low income housing by expanding the existing Inclusionary Housing program, Zoning Resolution appendix F, and also a new program called Zoning for Quality and Affordability…. View more
By Brian Redlein Continuing on the theme of Energy Code filings here at Manhattan New Buildings, your humble filing rep has been increasingly enlightened on why ASHRAE can be a superior compliance path than NYCECC, and while to some of you this may be Old News, many of us are just… View more
By Austin Regan Over the last year we have highlighted changes that occurred under the 2014 Code related to a variety of subjects. Some were significant, many were clarifications or corrections. Many changes did not have a direct impact on proposed buildings and designs. One area of change that affects every… View more
By Brian Lafferty Once plans are approved and permitted, and work is completed on Fire Alarm systems, it’s inspection time. The project’s licensed electrician will need to schedule a FDNY inspection under the approved application. If all of the approve paperwork is compliant and everything is up to Code requirements, the FDNY… View more
By Bruno Caligara Many of us typically don’t think twice about how they specify hot water Heaters on filings. Yet we should. The DOB’s Plumbing Division considers several cases where a hot water Heater may actually be considered to be a Boiler. Understanding the correct designation is important to correctly file… View more
By Austin Regan With the advent of the 2014 Code, all renovations to prior Code buildings must fully follow the handicap regulations found in Chapter 11 of the current Code (AC 28-101.4.3). BC 1101.3 provides special provisions for prior Code buildings. The provisions are not so special since there are only… View more