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Why Your Building’s Repair Project Requires Special Inspections
If your building has undertaken repair or upgrade work, your engineer or architect may have informed you that “Special Inspections” are required on the project. Many…
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The Lions Still Roar at the Algonquin
In my more than 30-year career as a bricklayer, preservationist, and project manager, I’ve been fortunate to have worked on many noteworthy buildings in New York…
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Looking Sweet in Sugar Hill
The Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District in Upper Manhattan has some beautiful buildings with amazing stonework, but also sadly a lot of decay. Fortunately one cooperative…
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Making It Ship-Shape
Some projects have the dual benefit of looking good and doing good at the same time. We recently completed a project that transformed a formerly bleak,…
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Happy 25th Anniversary to RAND!
On a crisp, clear night with a gorgeous view of the Empire State Building as a backdrop, RAND Engineering & Architecture, PC celebrated its 25th anniversary…
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Starting Small, Dreaming Big
On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, the largest one-day market crash in history at the time. The Dow lost 22.6%…
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City Releases First Benchmarking Report
Mayor Bloomberg’s office recently released the city’s first report on Local Law 84/09, which requires New York City buildings with more than 50,000 square feet (or…
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Rand’s Jack of All Trades
Just as every team needs a good utility player, so does every company—especially a startup. When Rand was getting off the ground in 1987, it had…
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My Summer at Rand
After finishing my freshman year at the University of Virginia as a civil engineering major, I was excited to land a summer internship at Rand. But…
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Career Day for Architecture
When I was in grammar school, the guest speakers on Career Day were typically police officers, fire fighters, and doctors. Although they were engaging, I wished…
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Rand on the Run
Our busy staff is constantly running from project to project, so once in a while it’s fun to run for a different reason. Last week a…
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A City of Sidewalk Sheds
As you wend your way through the streets of New York, especially in Manhattan, you can’t avoid walking under or around construction sheds, those ubiquitous steel-and-plywood…
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Finding Building Information Online
The amount of information an owner, agent, or engineer/architect may need to know about a building can be extensive. Fortunately a number of websites and online databases…
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Surviving the Gut Renovation Next Door
As the wife of Rand’s president, I have been around building construction in New York City for more than 25 years and appreciate the energy and vitality…