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#GivingTuesday Spotlight: The Floating Hospital
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, comes #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. Spearheaded by New York’s 92 Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, #GivingTuesday encourages global…
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Balcony Repairs: Proactive Co-op Board Makes a Preemptive Strike
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…
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RAND Gives Back(Packs): Back to School Edition
As August draws to an end, children and their parents around the city are busy prepping for the new school year. Something that most of us…
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RAND Project Recipient of Historic Preservation Award
The Park Slope Civic Council has selected RAND’s exterior restoration of 153 Lincoln Place as a recipient of its 2017 Evelyn and Everett Ortner Preservation Award…
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Ask the Engineer: The Key to Healthy Walls
A building’s exterior walls protect the interior spaces from a constant barrage of the elements. Over time, however, exposure to wind, rain, snow, and sun; lack…
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Happy Holidays from Randy the Snowman and all of us at RAND!
Click on Randy the Snowman’s 30th anniversary photo album to view a special holiday message. Thank you to all of our clients and colleagues for your…
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Lucky Number Seven for RAND
New York, December 1, 2017 For the 7th time, RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC has been recognized as one of Crain’s Best Places to Work in New…
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RAND Celebrates 30 Years with 30 Days of Giving
In honor of our 30th anniversary, RAND is pleased to announce our 30 Days of Giving “Pay it Forward” Initiative. Starting October 1, RAND employees began…
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RAND Named Top ENR New York Design Firm
RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC, has been named by Engineering News-Record (ENR) New York as a top design firm for 2017. Ranked at number 80, it…
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Ask the Engineer: Remedying Ventilation Issues
Clean air and proper ventilation in buildings is essential to health and comfort. Poor indoor air quality causes problems with odors and humidity, and can lead…
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RAND Project Wins Prestigious Historic Preservation Award
Last Thursday evening, my colleagues and I had the great honor to attend the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 27th annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, otherwise…
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RAND Takes on “The Wall” with Stephen Colbert
Last Friday night RAND was proud and excited to see one of our very own structural engineers Christine Hobson, PE appear on CBS’s Late Show with…
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RAND Mentors and Mentees Ring Nasdaq’s Opening Bell!
As part of our RAND Gives Back initiative of charitable giving, RAND partners with Mentoring USA‘s Corporate Employee Mentoring Program to mentor students from City Polytechnic High School of…
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RAND Gives Back Upcoming Events, Holiday Edition
With this past week’s #GivingTuesday kick off to the charitable season, our RAND Gives Back program is in full swing with several opportunities to make a…
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Ask the Engineer: Finding–and Fixing–Construction Defects
Leaks, drafty windows, cracked balconies, loose floorboards, and mold are not things you would expect to see in a newly constructed or newly converted building. Unfortunately,…
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My RAND Summer Internship: Getting a Few Steps Ahead of the Game
Before I started at RAND as an intern on the Facade & Roofing Team this summer, I had no idea what a FISP was, or for…
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Restoring Historic Details in Sunset Park
Over the years, various boards of directors at Parkside Assocation, located at 549 41st Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, resolved to replace the leaky roof of the…
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RAND on the Roll Raises $13,000 for Charity
Last Tuesday evening, RAND hosted one-hundred plus guests for an evening of wine, food, and bowling, at New York’s Frames Bowling Lounge. Although fun was certainly…
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Cool Fun in the Summertime
To temporarily escape the grip of an extended heatwave, RAND coworkers, family, and friends fled the steamy city last Saturday for the air-conditioned facilities of Chelsea…
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Facade Inspection Safety Program: Calling Your Block Number
It’s been nearly one year since the 8th Cycle of New York City’s Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP, formerly called Local Law 11/98) began, and buildings with…
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A RAND Family-Style Holiday Celebration
It started off as a night at the (wax) museum. RAND’s annual holiday party began with a scavenger hunt at Madame Tussauds in Times Square where coworkers,…
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Happy Holidays from Randy the Snowman!
Watch Randy the Snowman making holiday inspections to ensure a safe and happy holiday season for all.
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Ask Our Experts: Construction Contracts
Once the various elements of a construction project are in place—the budget and timeline have been approved, the contractor selected, and work permits obtained—the remaining step…
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Giving From the Heart
Blood transfusions help save lives–and a constant supply of fresh blood is always needed. Every few seconds, somewhere in the country, someone requires blood–40,000 pints are…