A major update to New York City’s construction and building regulations includes more than 600 “major” changes and thousands of smaller ones as the city looks to improve safety and adapt to new technologies. The City Council passed the legislation updating the codes Oct. 7. Construction safety updates include allowing the use of netting, low […]
New York City Department of Buildings inspectors issued nearly 3,700 violations during a citywide “zero tolerance” construction safety enforcement campaign, DOB Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca recently announced. The three-month campaign, launched June 1 in response to a string of construction worker deaths, also resulted in 1,499 stop-work orders for safety conditions that put workers […]
The New York City Department of Buildings today marked the official passage of major legislation in the City Council to update the city’s Construction Codes. The revision to the Codes contains over 600 major updates, and thousands of smaller changes, intended to improve safety for New Yorkers, and incorporate the latest in building technologies. The […]
Building Owners Required to Post Building Energy Efficiency Rating Label – Local Law 33 of 2018 as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019 No later than October 31, 2021, owners of buildings over 25,000 square feet – or multiple buildings on a lot that total 100,000 square feet or more – that appear on […]
In early September, just before President Biden ordered 80 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo regular testing, a question went viral on the internet. “Would y’all report your unvaccinated co-worker(s) for $200K?” asked @RevampedCP on Twitter. The responses came quickly. I would report my coworkers for a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. And not even a party size […]
Dive Brief: In a recent safety sweep, NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) inspectors issued 3,600 violations to contractors and 1,499 stop work orders. In some cases, those orders were issued to different permitted jobs located at the same address. The DOB rescinded many of those orders and work resumed after the contractors corrected the unsafe condition. The […]
Faulty lifts, flooding and intolerable noises are just some of the woes that the billionaire residents of one of New York’s poshest buildings say they face daily. Now, the occupants of 432 Park Avenue are suing its developers for failing to address some1,500 alleged defects. The lawsuit claims that the building’s problems have “endangered and […]
Update #13: Occupancy Submissions Department of Buildings staff are working to address the high volume of occupancy submissions that have been received since the expansion of DOB NOW: Build on March 1, 2021. A Service Notice will be posted weekly to provide current service levels. Re-inspection Fee Change Effective August 13, 2021, the fee for […]
Bethany Mayer didn’t want to go back to work after learning that a fellow ironworker insinuated that women like her didn’t belong there. Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker in Denver, said she felt uncomfortable that her foreman asked her pointed questions about being gay. ‘Lean In’ circles help women in construction navigate bias […]
Hundreds of NYC workers are getting nearly $7.5 million in stolen wages back, says city Comptroller Scott Stringer. The funds owed to more than 400 workers were uncovered through the comptroller office’s Bureau of Labor Law, which enforces prevailing wage and benefit rates for construction workers employed by city contractors on public work projects. The […]
