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Until now, a Construction Superintendent was required for New Buildings and full building demolitions which were 9 stories and below. Their job responsibility involved supervising a site, notifying the DOB of any incidents, confirming work was being performed as per approved plans, and keeping a log of inspections. On August 30,… View more
By Austin Regan Mayor de Blasio recently signed a new Local Law that dictates that all single user toilet rooms must be labeled as Uni-Sex toilets. Obviously this law was in part a response to the recent gender identity issues that have become a point of conflict in some parts of… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani With the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001 drawing near, it’s startling to realize how quickly time passes. For me, that day remains as vivid as ever. I was just 2 block north on Church Street when the 1st plane flew less than 80 feet over my… View more
By Brian Redlein With the make or break date of October 3rd fast approaching for the new NYCECC we are going to continue looking at the differences between the new and old. As usual the updated Code allows RAs and PEs a choice of actual Codes to follow – the IECC… View more
By Brian Lafferty For all Builder Pavement Plan (BPP) applications, the BPP Plans or the Checklist in Lieu of Plans must be uploaded to DOB NOW: Inspections before an inspection may be requested. Two documents must be uploaded into DOB NOW: Inspections before requesting a BPP Inspection: 1) BPP Final Survey;… View more
By Renee Sosnowski DOB NOW: Safety will soon allow licensed professionals and owners to submit their façade compliance filings online. The system is scheduled to start accepting filings on September 12, 2016. Effective August 31, 2016 façade compliance filings or extension requests, for Cycle 6 and beyond, will no longer be… View more
