New York City’s CityStore has the New NYC Construction Codes. The New Codes consist of four volumes: the 2008 Building Code, the 2008 Plumbing Code, the 2008 Mechanical Code and the 2008 Fuel Gas Code. Order them online or in person at the CityStore, located in the Municipal Building at One Centre Street, North Plaza, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm. To learn more about the New Codes, visit the NYC Construction Codes area of our website and download the New Codes.

Integrated Version of the New NYC Construction Codes
Recently, the Buildings Department integrated local laws reflecting the New NYC Construction Codes and provided the file to the ICC for posting on its website. This integrated version is not the same as the final product that ICC will be publishing shortly, as it does not include the margin notations ICC will provide.

For access, click on this link and then select FREE VIEW ONLY.

Construction Codes Clean-Up Bill (2,421 kb). This bill, passed by the City Council on February 27th, 2008, amends the new NYC Construction Codes to make non-substantive but necessary corrections to errors and ommissions.

New NYC Construction Codes
The Buildings Department worked with more than 400 volunteers from industry, real estate, labor and government who dedicated 300,000 pro bono hours to successfully streamline and modernize New York City's 1968 Building Code and Electrical Code. The result: the new NYC Construction Codes.

Initially known as Intro 578-A, the new Building Code, Mechanical Code and Administrative Provisions became Local Law 33/2007 when Mayor Bloomberg signed them into law on July 3, 2007.  It joins Local Law 99 of 2005 (Plumbing Code) to complete the long-overdue overhaul of the codes. Review the new NYC Construction Codes and  Code Implementation FAQs for additional information.

Code Compass will help you navigate the new NYC Construction Codes with easy-to-understand explanations of concepts, details of key technical changes and fact sheets that provide more in-depth information. Click on the above icon to view the fact sheets and prior Code Compass editions.

Overview
An important initiative in the New NYC Construction Codes implementation is to provide industry-specific training on the differences between the current Building Code and the New NYC Construction Codes. Click the links below to access our current presentations. If you have questions about the new Codes, email us at  constructioncodes@buildings.nyc.gov.

•  NYC Construction Codes Summary Presentation (3,131 kb)

•  Model Code Report: Proposing Advancements in Safety, Savings, and Innovation (903 kb)

• New NYC Construction Codes Effective Dates

• Provision Pricing Assessments

• Benefits of the Proposed NYC Construction Codes

• New NYC Construction Codes FAQs

• Testimony for the new NYC Construction Codes -
  Intro 578

• Building and Electrical Code History

•  Model Code Program Structure (36 kb)

•  One Page Summary (44 kb)

The electrical code has already undergone several updates, the most recent being Local Law 49 of 2006. For more information, please visit the Electrical Code page.

News

• International Code Council votes to include New York City's high-rise emergency evacuation standard in the International Building Code.

• Mayor Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Lancaster announce completion of first proposed overhaul to Building Code since 1968.

• Electrical Code Amendments Passed

• 2007 Electrical Code Amendments

• Chapters of the New Construction Codes available for review

Recent Rules and Legislation

• Local Law 99 of 2005 - The Plumbing Code and Administrative sections of the Building Code

• 2007 Electrical Code

•  Memo in Support for Intro. 478(A) (pdf - 203 kb)

•  Intro 478 (A) Fact Sheet (pdf - 98 kb)

•  Proposed Administrative Changes Fact Sheet
  (pdf - 105 kb)

•  Proposed Plumbing Code Changes Fact Sheet
  (pdf - 96 kb)

•  Proposed Journeyman Registration Fact Sheet
  (pdf - 86 kb)

•  Additional NYC Amendments to the 2002 NEC (Local Law 47/2004) (pdf - 96 kb)

has printed copies of the Electrical Code, Building Code, and many other publications.