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Industry News / Plumbing Code
By Andrew Pisani Last month, the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held a hearing on Introduction No. 1481, which proposes a local law to bring the NYC Plumbing Code in line with the 2015 edition of ...
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By Penny Laughlin The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is cracking down on registered design professionals who submit professionally certified applications with false information or non-compliant plans. Specifically, Local Law 108 of 2019 makes the following changes to ...
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By Frank Fortino As previously reported, part of the Climate Mobilization Act requires installation of sustainable roofing zones in new construction and for buildings undergoing certain alterations. Local Law 94 of 2019 defines a “sustainable roofing zone” as roof assembly ...
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This article continues our series on the men and women who make magic happen here at Metropolis Group. If you would like to recommend someone for a future employee spotlight, please email us with your nomination and let us know why ...
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By Wayne Sheppard As New York City gears up for “the most wonderful time of year,” those of us in the construction industry need to plan ahead for the Department of Transportation’s annual holiday construction embargo. The DOT holiday embargo ...
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By John Lashley From impending energy efficiency grades, courtesy of Local Law 33 of 2018, to the carbon-reducing requirements of Local Law 97 of 2019, pressure continues to mount for building owners, managers and developers to improve their benchmarking scores. ...
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By Frank Fortino Nearly three months have gone by since Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. One of the most contested aspects of the legislation concerns preferential rents—rents that are lower than the ...
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By John Lashley New York City has long been recognized as a national leader in urban sustainability. Adoption of Local Law 84 of 2009 established benchmarking based on the energy use and conservation of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet. ...
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By Andrew Pisani As you’re no doubt aware, the compliance deadline for Local Law 26 of 2004 has come and gone. The law requires full sprinkler systems in all office buildings 100 feet in height or greater. Affected properties that ...
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This article continues our series on the men and women who make magic happen here at Metropolis Group. If you would like to recommend someone for a future employee spotlight, please email us with your nomination and let us know why you ...
Read MoreDepartment of Buildings / Industry News
By Penny Laughlin In August 2019, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) released a new PW1 Form. The revised form, which becomes mandatory on September 12, 2019, includes additional statements in section 9, supporting Local Law 97 of ...
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By Rose Perez The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) continues the migration to DOB NOW, the agency’s online platform. In September, boiler equipment filings and Limited Alteration Applications (LAA) will become the latest filings required in DOB NOW: ...
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