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Winter is Coming. Is Your Building Prepared?
Winter is almost here. New York City’s heating season is in full swing, the nights are getting longer, and the temperatures have been steadily falling like…
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Weathering the Storm: Emergency Preparedness & Storm Resiliency
After last week’s record-breaking rainfall caused flooding, power outages and widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) released a…
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DOB Issues Advice to New Yorkers After Historic Citywide Flooding
Dangerous conditions may have been created in buildings affected by yesterday’s record-breaking rainfall and unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Ida. The New York City Department of Buildings…
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Dealing With The Unexpected During a Storm Riser Collapse
Built in the 1920s, 33 Fifth Avenue is classic prewar construction. It has some old cast-iron stormwater drainage pipes that run through the building. They collect…
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Emergency Preparedness: Building a Better Backup Generator
Liberty House Condominium, a 239-unit, 27-story tower over looking the Hudson River escaped Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed. The building didn’t lose power like the rest of…