Buildings Commissioner LiMandri cools a roof in
Long Island City.
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On Tuesday May 11, Buildings
Commissioner Robert LiMandri
joined Chief Service Officer
Diahann Billings-Burford, New
York City Housing Authority
Commissioner Margarita Lopez,
and representatives from Con Edison and
the City University of New York's
LaGuardia Community College to
launch NYC °Cool Roofs, an
innovative program to reduce
cooling costs, energy usage and
greenhouse gas emissions by
applying reflective, white
coating to rooftops.
NYC °Cool Roofs aims to cool 1
million square feet of rooftop
in 2010. The program
supports
New
York
City’s
goal
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
30
percent
by
2030.
The
Buildings
Department,
in
partnership
with
NYC
Service
and
the
Community
Environmental
Center
(CEC),
will
coordinate
roof-cooling
projects
on
both
city-owned
and
private
properties
throughout
the
city,
focusing
efforts
on
neighborhoods with
above-average
energy
costs.
NYC
°Cool
Roofs
launched as a pilot program
in
September
2009
when
Mayor
Michael
R.
Bloomberg
and
former
Vice
President
Al
Gore
kicked
off
a
pilot
program
in
Long
Island
City,
Queens,
a
neighborhood
where
roof
temperatures
are
higher
than
the
citywide
average.
During
the
pilot,
teams of
volunteers
coated
100,000 square
feet
of
rooftop.
Learn more about NYC °Cool Roofs at www.nyc.gov/coolroofs |
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Summerizing Your Home |
| As temperatures increase, millions of
New Yorkers are spending more time
outdoors and running their
air-conditioning units indoors, and
therefore, it is important to have
all building facades and outdoor
structures secured in a safe and
lawful manner. The Department
recommends the following tips to
summerize your home: |
Make sure pools are in good
condition.
Check condition and installation of
air-conditioning units.
Check windows and doors for drafts.
Make sure to hire a licensed
professional.
Additional tips for decks, porches
and pools can be found on the
Department's website at www.nyc.gov/buildings |
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Service Updates |
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LAA Express Application
The Department now offers same day work
authorization |
for certain Limited Alteration
Application (LAA) plumbing work.
Applicants seeking same day
authorization must use the new LAA
Express Application (LAA1E).
 Learn
more |
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NYC Energy Code
On July 1, 2010, the New York City
Energy Conservation |
Code (NYCECC) becomes
effective. The NYCECC is more
stringent than the state energy code
and applies to all new building and
alteration projects filed on or
after July 1, 2010. |
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Complex Abatement Projects
To allow flexibility in
phasing of |
complex abatement projects,
applicants may request a variance
from DEP to allow
the issuance of a DOB permit
before completion of abatement
activities.
Learn more |
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Permits that Exclude Concrete
Operations
The Department has
revised |
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Filing Representative
Registration Renewal
Filing Representative |
registrations expire June 30, 2010.
The Department is now accepting
renewal applications.
Learn
more
Keep
reading Buildings News for new information and updates. |
Learn How to Go Green |
HPD Green Owners' Forum
June 15, 2010
Want to learn more about the City's
green initiatives? Come to a Green
Owners' Forum hosted by the Department
of Housing Preservation and Development
to meet with representatives from City
agencies and local non-profits.
Buildings Department experts will be on
hand to discuss ways to go green and new
programs at the Department that
encourage sustainable living. The forum
will be held:
June 15, 2010
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Central Queens YM & YWHA
67-09 108 Street
Forest Hills, NY |
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