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 love working with this team member. Deana Johnson Project Manager, Certificates… View more
By Penny Laughlin You may recall that the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) reorganized the BEST Squad, Excavation/Interior Demolition and Scaffold Safety Units in August 2018. That process created two new units, the Construction Safety Compliance (CSC) Unit and the Construction Safety Enforcement Unit (CSE). These new entities are… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Local Law 3 of 2018, which went into effect on January 1, 2019, limits the age of cranes to 25 years from their manufacture date. The change continues New York City’s efforts to promote construction site safety. Age Guidelines & Exemptions For compliance purposes, the age of a… View more
By Rose Perez The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is seeking plumbing and electrical experts for the 2019 Master Plumbers & Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractors License Board (PLB) and the 2019 Master and Special Electrician Licensing Board (ELB). DOB will accept applications until February 8, 2019. Plumbing Board… View more
By Frank Fortino We at Metropolis recently had the amazing experience of hearing John Robinson as a guest speaker at our company. Featured in the public television documentary Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story, John shared with us the story of his life experiences, starting with his childhood as… View more
By George Crawford An under-the-radar benchmarking requirement may soon surprise many buildings—namely, those properties with low benchmarking scores that have been buried and unnoticed in databases for years. These scores will soon be prominently posted at the front entrance of each and every building, for all to see. Local Law 33… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. As an architecture major in an engineering school, I was atypical from most of my peers. I did not eat, sleep, and breathe math. One of my roommates was an electrical engineer with way too much time on his hands. He calculated the odds of winning the… View more