By Mario Aurioso Special Inspection Agency (SIA) Renewals run for a three year term, and they are now up for renewal. Renewals begin on a registrant’s birthday, and all registrations will need to be renewed in the following 12 months, by this date. The renewal fee is $90. On top of… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has announced new house for Customers who need tickets from the Construction, Electrical and Plumbing Units. The new hours are as follows: D Ticket for Construction Unit: Monday–Friday,8:30am–4:00pm E Ticket for Electrical Unit: Monday–Friday,8:30am–4:00pm F Ticket for Plumbing Unit: … View more
By Johan Soltani Commissioner Chandler recently published his wish list for improving DOB in coming years. A note of importance is that for years DOB avoided to call the Code consultants as “Expeditors.” DOB preferred the word “Filing Representatives” as is currently used in DOB filing documents. Yet in this article… View more
By Frank Fortino We’ve written previously about the trend towards finished outdoor spaces in new construction. As tower after tower appears across the City, we’re seeing more demand for outdoor spaces – gardens, terraces, seating areas. Making these spaces intimate requires the addition of fixtures, and a preference among designers is… View more
By Frank Fortino We speak often of building materials, and how the evolution of these materials shapes our industry. As time passes, new material make old ones obsolete. They pave the way for construction techniques impossible to imagine in the past, and these techniques in turn speed up project timelines. New… View more
By Austin Regan As the 421A tax abatement deadline approaches, the DOB has been prioritizing the approval of the new building applications identified as 421A eligible. The HUB especially has been trying to accommodate the industry by scheduling extra appointments and finding ways to work with applicants approve jobs that may… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Benchmarking filings are due every May 1st, and this annual event is a great reminder to review your building’s energy use with a year-over-year perspective. Did you implement projects to save energy? Did they work? A Benchmarking history has much to tell. While Benchmarking scores range from… View more