By Frank Fortino Last month, I wrote about the arrival of Inspection Ready program – a new program that will give complete transparency to owners and construction companies on many of the logistics of our industry. Inspection Ready will centralize: Scheduling construction inspections Results on the construction inspection Plumbing process and… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Exteriors of buildings (commercial and residential) aren’t always smooth brick walls. There are all sorts of indentations and protrusions, from terraces to stonework to cornices. There are also items that are not part of the building, but are affixed to it – window air conditioners, signs, antennas… View more
By Austin Regan When trying to determine if your building is fully Code compliant, one can no longer rely only on the Building Code. More and more we find that a thorough review of the Fire Code is required also. For logical reasons, the FDNY is very particular about important elements… View more
By Brian Redlein On Wednesday, December 16th at 9 am at the National Museum of the American Indian on One Bowling Green, the City Planning Commission shall be having its public hearing for the mandatory inclusionary housing zoning changes. You may have heard rumblings in the news about this recently in… View more
By Brian Lafferty Mayor de Blasio recently announced significant investment in NYC Department of Buildings. The new capital follows years of steady improvement to technology and systems, and will allow for new initiatives to improve service and efficiency across the board. The DOB will receive $120 million over four years. This… View more
By Penny Laughlin The DOB’s Inspection Ready program is off the ground. Building owners licensed professionals should familiarize themselves with the program, as it will save time and effort for all projects. Inspection Ready will allow registrants to receive emails regarding records (aka applications) they are affiliated with. For example, when… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board (ECB) has amended its ECB Buildings penalty schedule to enforce Local Law 77 of 2015 for Cooling Towers. ECB has added three new charges: Section of Law 28-317.3 Failure to register cooling tower prior to operation Section of Law 28-317.3.1 Failure to notify of… View more