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NYC Benchmarking Law deadlines extended due to COVID-19 Pandemic; owners of mid-sized and large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking.

Deadlines Extended for NYC Benchmarking Law (LL84 and LL133) Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

May 7th, 2020 by

BENCHMARKING DEADLINE EXTENDED The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Benchmarking (Local Laws 84/09 and 133/16) compliance deadline for the 2019 calendar year has been granted a 90-day extension....

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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.

Deadlines Extended for NYC Benchmarking Law (LL84 and LL133)

September 5th, 2018 by

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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NYC Sprinkler Compliance Reports (Local Law 26/04) are Due July 1

June 28th, 2018 by

As a reminder, the next interim report filing for Local Law 26 of 2004 — the 14 Year Report — is due this Sunday, July 1, 2018 Local Law 26/04  mandates that New York City commercial/office buildings 100 feet or taller must have a...

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NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger

NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger *UPDATE

March 1st, 2018 by

NYC BENCHMARKING LAW Since 2011, New York City's Local Law 84/09 has required owners of large buildings — single buildings larger than 50,000 SF, or groups of buildings on a single lot larger than 100,000 SF — to annually measure their energy...

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NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger

NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger

June 29th, 2017 by

NYC BENCHMARKING LAW Since 2011, New York City's Local Law 84/09 has required owners of large buildings — single buildings larger than 50,000 SF, or groups of buildings on a single lot larger than 100,000 SF — to annually measure their energy...

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Visit RAND at The Cooperator Expo April 26

Visit RAND at The Cooperator’s Co-op & Condo Expo April 26

April 5th, 2017 by

If you're a member of the co-op and condo community, you won't want to miss New York's annual co-op, condo, and apartment expo, The Cooperator Expo New York, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the New York Hilton Midtown. RAND will be...

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Ask the Engineer: Backflow Prevention

January 18th, 2017 by

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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The NYC Building Operator Training program aims to extend the lifespan of building equipment; improve safety, compliance and emergency management protocols; reduce dependency on outside service providers, and better manage contracted services. The goal is to reduce buildings energy costs by up to 20% without requiring any major capital expenditures.

NYC Offers Free Energy Efficiency Training Program for Building Staff

January 6th, 2017 by

To help residential buildings reduce energy costs, New York City has launched a free energy efficiency training program for maintenance staff and property managers of small to mid-sized multifamily buildings. The NYC Building Operator Training program aims to extend the...

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FISP Filing Seminar, Dec. 8

November 21st, 2016 by

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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