News
Category: New York City
Results found:
-
Coming This April: The Interim Certificate of Occupancy
A new class of Certificate of Occupancy, which removes red tape from the building occupation process for commercial and residential property owners, developers, and tenants, is…
-
New $2,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Correct SWARMP Conditions
Owners of buildings who fail to correct Safe With a Repair and Maintenance Program (SWARMP) conditions noted in their 8th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP)…
-
ENR Names RAND’s James Vignola, PE Top 20 Under 40 Professional
RAND is proud to announce Structural Team Leader and Director of Technical Design Jimmy Vignola, PE has been named one of Engineering News-Record‘s 2021 Top 20…
-
Proposed Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement Well-Intentioned, But Problematic
Testimony to the Committee on Housing & Buildings and the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Regarding Int. No 1146-B (Proposed Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement) December…
-
Penalty Increase for Failure to Certify Correction of Immediately Hazardous Conditions
In their on-going efforts to encourage owners to pay closer attention to their buildings’ conditions before hazardous conditions develop, the New York City Department of Buildings…
-
NYC Buildings Must Display Energy Efficiency Grades Starting This Fall
Following the precedent set at New York City’s restaurants, building owners will now have letter grades posted outside their entrances. Owners of buildings that are subject…
-
Dealing With The Unexpected During a Storm Riser Collapse
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…
-
RAND COVID-19 Update: Ongoing Projects and Safety
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,…
-
COVID-19 and Continuity of Services at RAND
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…
-
9th Cycle FISP – New Rule Issued for Facade Inspections
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…
-
An Engineer’s Path to Building the Rooftop Farm
As a LEED-accredited professional engineer and buildings expert working with RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC in New York, I have the ability to shape urban life…
-
NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger *UPDATE
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…
-
NYC Benchmarking: Law Now in Effect for Buildings 25,000 SF and Larger
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…
-
RAND Project Wins Prestigious Historic Preservation Award
Last Thursday evening, my colleagues and I had the great honor to attend the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 27th annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, otherwise…
-
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,…
-
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…