Category: Roofs

In an exciting development, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has introduced new rules that expand the permitted uses of drones for various services, including building inspections and infrastructure assessments. These changes represent a significant step forward in enhancing building...

Join us on Sunday, November 13, for the Council of NYC Cooperatives & Condominiums' (CNYC) 42nd Annual Housing Conference, which will be held virtually for the third year in a row. RAND will be presenting four webinars via Zoom at...

RAND is proud to announce Project Architect Valerie Landriscina, RA has been named Professional Women in Construction 2021 20 Under 40 Outstanding Women in Construction award recipient! Professional Women in Construction (PWC) is a woman based non-profit organization, whose focus...

Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) compliance continues during the COVID-19 pandemic with new requirements for the 9th Cycle, which began this past February. In light of a pedestrian's tragic death almost one year ago from falling masonry, and also taking...

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 stormwater on the roof and terraces and bring it down to the cellar level...

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 for excellence in exterior restoration. Inaugurated in 2014, the Ortner Awards recognize and encourage...

The four-story Park Slope Historic District Romanesque Revival townhouse had a checkered past and a current leakage problem. 153 Lincoln Place was built in 1887 for Frank Babbott, a jute merchant, and his wife Lydia, daughter of Standard Oil magnate Charles...

Powerful storms and wind gusts can blow outdoor furnishings, such as chairs and tables, right off a rooftop and cause serious damage and injuries. In April, a sudden gust of wind blew a heavy hammock off a rooftop terrace and...

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 89-year-old building. But best intentions aside, they managed only temporary fixes and patchwork repairs....