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By Mario Aurioso Limited Alternation Application (LAA) are required for Licensed contractors seeking to perform minor plumbing and oil burner installations/repairs or sprinkler and standpipe work. The work under the LAA is minor, and there’s a tendency for these applications ...
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By Bruno Caligara New Yorkers love to feast – they love our restaurants and the creativity of our chefs. Our restaurants are challenged to constantly raise the bar and innovate. There’s constant exploration for all types of cooking, and with ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Inspection Ready system intends to build on the DOB’s momentum on improving efficiency across the board. In the push to prepare the system for live status, small issues have revealed themselves. Some elevator applications submitted prior ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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By Brian Lafferty The DOB has made changes to its policy regarding service equipment. As of early December, 2015, the DOB has ceased allowing service equipment to be operated until a Certificate of Compliance is issued. This Certificate was previously ...
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By Penny Laughlin The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be presenting a series of trainings throughout 2016. The two topics of the trainings are Floodplain Management Training and Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Training. The Floodplain Management Training ...
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By Mario Aurioso The DOB is planning on launching Inspection Ready on December 8th. Preceding the official launch will be some down time and testing for some of the units. This down time will run from Dec 4th – 7th ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB will roll out a new version of the Q-Matic system this week. The system helps manage the flow of customer requests to appropriate customer service windows, and covers everything from Application Processing, Certificate of Occupancy, ...
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By Penny Laughlin The DOB’s Inspection Ready program is off the ground. Building owners licensed professionals should familiarize themselves with the program, as it will save time and effort for all projects. Inspection Ready will allow registrants to receive emails ...
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By Brian Lafferty Mayor de Blasio recently announced significant investment in NYC Department of Buildings. The new capital follows years of steady improvement to technology and systems, and will allow for new initiatives to improve service and efficiency across the ...
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