By Garvey Thelemaque The 2014 Building Code will bring a slew of new changes that impact our daily work. In anticipation of the changes, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC) will host a full day seminar and workshop intended to look into the details. The event will… View more
By Penny Laughlin The DCP and DoITT recently updated the popular ZoLa application, which provides a simple, visual way to discover zoning and land use data for specific properties. With an intuitive interface, the system allows users to enter an address and quickly find details on property ownership, zoning, land use… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Last month, I wrote about new guidelines for TPA’s – Temporary Places of Assembly. We’ve since met with the DOB on this topic, and there’s additional details to share. If a building has an elevator violation and the event is above the 1st floor, the commissioner may still grant the… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The 2014 Building Code will bring a slew of new changes that impact our daily work. The best way to get ahead? Definitely with one of several training events taking place throughout the City. Here are the upcoming events for the 2014 Construction Codes Overview. When … View more
By Penny Laughlin In residences, carbon monoxide alarms and fire alarms go hand in hand. Not so much in commercial places of assembly… until now. With a new change, the DOB is mandating carbon monoxide detector systems in all new buildings with assembly spaces. The logic is pretty straightforward – the… View more
By Renee Sosnowski LL141 was signed at the end of 2013, and Rule 103-02 goes into effect next week – on May 5, 2014. Rule 103-02 is being amended to reflect the new provisions enacted by LL141, which changes the timeframe for filing elevator inspections, testing reports, and affirmations of correction,… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The 2014 Building Code will bring a slew of new changes that impact our daily work. The best way to get ahead? Definitely with one of several training events taking place throughout the City. Here are the upcoming events in April for the 2014 Construction Codes Overview. When… View more