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Parking Structure Safety: Inspections, Maintenance & Local Law 126 Compliance [Video]
Stay compliant and safe: Essential guidance on Local Law 126’s parking structure inspection requirements. As of 2022, New York City now requires parking structures to be…
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Lessons from NYC’s Fatal Parking Garage Collapse
The recent parking garage collapse at 57 Ann Street in Lower Manhattan has underscored the urgent need for regular inspections and maintenance of parking structures. In…
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New Local Laws and Important Upcoming NYC & Jersey City Compliance Deadlines
RAND Building News: Upcoming and New Local Law Compliance Deadlines Whether in response to a recent tragedy or looking ahead to take preventive precautions, laws and…
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Parking Structure Inspections Now Mandatory in NYC
New York City is finally catching up with the rest of the State regarding mandatory periodic parking garage inspections. As of January 1, 2022, parking structures…
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Structural + Facade Inspections are Now Mandatory for Jersey City Buildings
Less than two months after the tragic Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in South Florida, Jersey City’s City Council has passed an ordinance requiring cyclical facade and structural…
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Weathering the Storm: Emergency Preparedness & Storm Resiliency
After last week’s record-breaking rainfall caused flooding, power outages and widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) released a…
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$1 Million Garage Repair Project Underway at 75 Henry Street
The Brooklyn cooperative at 75 Henry Street, a 32-story, 356-unit building sits atop of a three-level underground garage comprised of 546 parking spaces. Its garage had…
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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…
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RAND Takes on “The Wall” with Stephen Colbert
Last Friday night RAND was proud and excited to see one of our very own structural engineers Christine Hobson, PE appear on CBS’s Late Show with…
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The Chelsea Explosion: Surveying the Aftermath
The terrorist blast that rocked Chelsea on Saturday night and set New Yorkers’ nerves on edge was especially frightening to the residents and workers on West…
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Second Avenue Subway Construction Concerns
The Second Avenue Subway project has affected many properties along its path, and a number of owners have had to make permanent alterations to their building systems…
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Ask Our Experts: Adjacent Construction Monitoring
If there’s a construction site next to your building, you know firsthand the potential problems: Not only are there noise and dust, but you may also…
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DOB Rule Requires Inspections of Retaining Walls
Retaining walls are subject to a DOB inspection law similar to facades.
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The Challenges of Parking Garage Repairs
Parking garages are a reliable source of revenue for a building, as well as a useful amenity to residents who park their cars there. But parking…
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Hard Core-Drilling Softens Costs
Rarely does a repair project go exactly as planned, which is why it’s critical to have a contingency plan. And sometimes the contingency plan itself needs…
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Steel Away
Today is SteelDay, an annual event sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction to educate the public on how the structural steel industry contributes to…
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Don’t Be Penny Wise and Probe Foolish
When it comes to your health, ignorance is not bliss. Refusing to let your doctor perform routine tests and procedures because you’re afraid he’ll find you…
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Keeping Those Walls From Tumblin’ Down
Building owners who have retaining walls on their property typically don’t give them much thought. Unlike the facades of their building, retaining walls are often out…