By Andrew J. Pisani The start of the new year always triggers one thing – the expiration of annual permits. With the limited staffing these days at all the city agencies please look all your annual permits now and get the renewals started sooner than later. Annual permits have a way of… View more
By Brian Lafferty The risk of fire and construction sites go hand in hand, and FDNY always emphasizes the importance of keeping smoking far away from project sites. In order to drive home the message, “No Smoking” signs need to be posted at all sliding and swinging gate openings, and any… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Buildings (DOB) is proposing to amend section 104-01 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York relating to license qualifications. The amendments more accurately reflect the current qualification process for licensees, expand the fitness requirements to additional license types and add restrictions… View more
By Mario Aurioso Emergency Work Notifications (EWN) can be filed on an LAA (Limited Alterations Application) when work is necessary, by a Licensed Master Plumber, Licensed Master Fire Suppression piping contractors, and Licensed Oil Burner installers. These professionals may file an EWN and perform the work prior to filing an Limited… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The City Council recently voted unanimously to expand the reach of LL84 and LL88. LL84 covers annual Benchmarking, and LL 88 covers sub-metering and lighting upgrades. Under both, the compliance threshold size for buildings is dropping from 50,000 square feet down to 25,000 square feet. Both expansions… View more
By Austin Regan Back in the days when I was young and had hair, I remember having lunch with a long time successful contractor who explained to me that he never submitted Change Order requests because “It wasn’t worth the hassle and aggravation.” I had a chance to work occasionally with… View more
By Brian Lafferty The DOB has developed a Project Guidelines series to provide the trade with guidance on general project requirements. The Project Guidelines contain general operational, administrative, and technical requirements related to construction project type. The Project Guidelines will prove useful during the three stages of any project: Pre-approval of… View more