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Department of Buildings / Industry News
By Andrew J. Pisani The phones in our pockets have more advanced technology than NASA’s mainframe computers that sent people to the moon. Same goes for major institutions around the world, and our very own DOB. In fact, at the ...
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By Frank Fortino It’s safe to say our industry is constantly evolving. Code, materials, intelligence, laws and best practices continually change. From time to time, issues and problems flare up, and the DOB looks for patterns. When there’s a cluster, ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Local Law 87/09 (LL87/09) requires owners of applicable, mixed-use and residential buildings to submit an Energy Efficiency Report (EER) once every ten years. Owners must submit an EER in the calendar year coinciding with the last digit ...
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By Brian Lafferty The DOB is using email addresses as an identifier for the Inspection Ready program. To make inspection requests and view results, the email address used to register for Inspection Ready must match the Email Address field on ...
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By Penny Laughlin Finally, the first wave of virtual filings on the DOB’s new filing platform is imminent. DOBNOW is in pilot phase with a small group of users, and is set to roll out early summer. The first stage ...
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By Mario Aurioso The LAA division has made some changes, and the following cannot be e-filed: Relocation of a Siamese connection or when a sprinkler/standpipe system is required to be shut off for eight hours or more Additional meters for ...
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By Wayne Sheppard The DOT has plans to open new bike lanes on Meeker Avenue and improve southbound bike connections from the Williamsburg Bridge. With the shutdown of the L train around the corner, the bike plan offers an alternative to ...
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By Wayne Sheppard About 15,000 daily passengers on the M23 will get faster trips starting in the fall under the plan from NYC and the MTA for Select Bus Service on 23rd Street. The agencies revealed their preliminary plan for ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque This month, the DOB announced the adoption of a new software tool to help with Plan Review. Introduced recently by Deputy Borough Commissioner Rodney Gittens, Blue Beam is a proven tool which helps government agencies adopt more efficient processes ...
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By Mario Aurioso The DOB has announced a new initiative to inspect all gas plumbing jobs prior to allowing service to be turned on. The program will kick in over the summer, and will be performed by 22 newly-hired plumbing ...
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By Penny Laughlin For the last 20 years, the DOB has had a Professional Self Certification Program. The logic was straightforward – Registered professionals had the training and experience, as well as integrity to stand by their own work. With ...
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By Wayne Sheppard Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City has committed to installing over 15 miles of physically protected bicycle lanes in 2016, the most of any year on record. The projects include ...
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