Backflow prevention device

Ask the Engineer: Backflow Prevention

One billion gallons of clean drinking water are distributed to the taps of nearly nine million New Yorkers each day. The city's potable water supply, however, can be contaminated via back pressure or back-siphonage from buildings. The solution: properly installed...

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Facade Inspection Safety Program FISP)

FISP Filing Seminar, Dec. 8

In September, the NYC Department of Buildings rolled out a new electronic filing system called DOB NOW, which requires building owners and representatives to register with the DOB's eFiling portal and to file their Facade Inspection Safety Program (Local Law 11/98) reports online....

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