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Is This Your Building’s First FISP Cycle?
Here’s When You Must File in NYC’s Cycle 10 (2025–2029) If your building is six stories or taller and was newly constructed, it may now be…
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2025 NYC Local Law Compliance: Updated Deadlines You Should Know
As we head into the final quarter of 2025, several key Local Law deadlines are fast approaching — and some have shifted since the start of…
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New York City Local Law Building Compliance Calendar 2025
RAND Building News & Insights, January 2025 Staying on top of NYC’s building compliance deadlines is more important than ever. This year is a critical one…
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Former Factory Gets Its Beauty Back
As an architectural student in Istanbul and Europe, I had the opportunity to study some inspiring buildings. I was reminded of those buildings when I was…
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Don’t Shed the Shed Prematurely
As mandated by New York City Building Code, the Department of Buildings requires buildings with unsafe exterior conditions to protect people from falling masonry and debris.…
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Sidewalk Sheds: A Necessary Annoyance
According to the Department of Buildings, there are more than 8,500 sidewalk sheds and scaffolds throughout New York City. If an article in Sunday’s New York…
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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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Building Inspections: Singapore Meets New York
As a structural engineer working for Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA), a government agency that oversees building safety, I recently visited New York with a…
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Is Your Window Air Conditioner Safely Installed?
As summer officially arrives today with a hot, steamy vengeance, air conditioners throughout the city are going full blast. If you have a window A/C unit…


