Month: September 2018

Balcony Repairs: Proactive Co-op Board Makes a Preemptive Strike

Published on Sep 12, 2018 by Balconies, Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP), Facades, Mainin Balconies, Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP), Facades, Main

RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC designed and administered the balcony repair project at 75 Henry Street.

75 Henry Street was in between Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) cycles, when its management company and the board noticed some cracks in a few of the 33-story co-op's balconies. Instead of putting it off until their next mandated inspection, they decided to investigate, and hired RAND to perform an evaluation of its balconies as a precaution.

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Deadlines Extended for NYC Benchmarking Law (LL84 and LL133)

Published on Sep 5, 2018 by Benchmarking, Energy Efficiency, Local Law 84/09, MEP, New York Cityin Benchmarking, Energy Efficiency, Local Law 84/09, MEP, New York City

New York City's Local Law 84/09 requires owners of mid-sized and large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking.

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced that the 2018 Benchmarking (Local Laws 84/09 and 133/16) compliance deadlines for the 2017 calendar year have been extended.

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