Tag Archive: RAND Engineering & Architecture

Dear Clients, As we are all aware, on March 22, 2020, all non-essential businesses were "paused" by Governor Cuomo's Executive Order 202.6; as of the latest update, this pause has been extended through April 29. On March 27, the guidelines were...

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced an Amnesty Program for owners of buildings who failed to file a Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) report in the 8th Cycle, which ended on February 21, 2020. Under the...

Continued Commitment to Safety and Our Clients   Dear Clients and Friends, As a construction industry Architectural/Engineering firm involved in projects affecting building infrastructure and public safety, RAND is designated as an essential business per Governor Cuomo’s “New York State...

Like all of you, RAND is closely monitoring the latest news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the health and well-being of our employees, clients, and community-at-large are of utmost importance to us, we are continually modifying our policies and procedures...

New York City’s Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) 9th Cycle filing window begins next week on February 21  and the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued a new amended rule aimed at increasing safety and holding a small number...

It's official. Just in time for the start of the City's 9th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) on February 21, 2020, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has published a new amended rule aimed at increasing safety...

For the last couple of years, RAND has had the privilege of working with the staff of P256Q at PS43, an elementary and middle school consisting of school children from Kindergarten through the 8th grade, in Far Rockaway, Queens, to...

On November 6th, I hosted a delegation of Chinese civil engineers at RAND's office in Chelsea, Manhattan. The delegation, which included ten senior engineers from the Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute, a private engineering company in China, had...

2019 marks my 6th consecutive year as Co-Captain of our RAND Canstruction Team, and this year, we created "Don't Let Hunger Drag On," a behemoth fire-breathing dragon breaking through a wall for our sculpture at the 27th annual Canstruction New...