City blames victim for her own death
Architect Erica Tishman should have known that walking the streets of New York City was dangerous. That’s the view of the city’s Building Department, which
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Building code ‘hackers’ use new tech to solve old problems
The New York City Department of Buildings has announced the winners of the agency’s first ever “Hack the Building Code” Innovation Challenge for ideas on
Building energy grades law takes effect
The city’s new Local Law 95, which mandates energy letter grades be posted in buildings over 25,000 s/f, is now in effect. Under the law,
Thornton Tomasetti pushing AI to new heights
Thornton Tomasetti has launched a new spy-in-the-sky technology that makes building façade inspection faster, easier and cheaper. Called T2D2, the system is carried on a
Drones could soon be used for inspecting NYC buildings
The city’s Department of Buildings could soon be using drones to carry out building façade inspections. New York City Council today (Wednesday) gave the go-ahead
DOB to hold virtual Build Safe conference
The Department of Buildings announced that registration is now open for the agency’s first-ever virtual New York City construction industry conference taking place September 21-25,
CODE BREAKERS: Fake electricians, lockdown scofflaws hit with penalties
New York City Department of Buildings has released its July 2020 enforcement bulletin, which highlights some of the agency’s actions to sanction and deter bad
Widower sues after his wife is killed by broken building facade
Steven Tishman, whose wife Erica was killed by chunks of brick façade that fell from 729 Seventh Avenue, has sued the building’s owners and the
Construction workers set for big Monday opening
The New York City Department of Buildings today released new COVID-19 safety guidelines for property owners and contractors as 33,556 non-essential construction sites get back
City provides remote training, license renewal for construction workers
Thousands of city construction professionals will be able to get their safety certificates online under a new program just launched by the city’s Department of