Riggers hail city’s new sign regulations
The Department of Buildings has taken another step towards streamlining permitting and zoning regulations to make life easier for contractors and small businesses. The newest
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NYC construction activity at lowest point in a decade
A new analysis of City data reveals that the number of new construction filings in 2020 is New York City’s lowest since the wake of
City passes new law to help developers get their tenants in faster
The Department of Buildings has applauded the passage of new legislation approved earlier today by the New York City Council which removes bureaucratic hurdles in
CODE BREAKERS: Hardware falls from new Turkish consulate tower
The New York City Department of Buildings released its September 2020 enforcement bulletin, which provides highlights of the agency’s actions to sanction and deter bad
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
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,