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On Tuesday,
June 22, the Department of Buildings and Department of
Cultural Affairs launched the urbancanvas Design Competition,
a unique contest seeking to
beautify construction sites with
temporary art. Supported by a
grant from the Rockefeller
Foundation to the Mayor's Fund
to Advance New York City, the competition
asks participants to create
designs for construction fences,
sidewalk sheds, supported
scaffolds and cocoon systems,
which are used to protect New
Yorkers during construction.
As part of the competition, artists
must develop individual designs for
each temporary protective structure
that are compatible in a variety of
possible combinations and that
represent a cohesive artistic
vision. Submissions must include
designs that can stand alone or be
displayed together on combinations
of temporary protective structures
at the same location.
Learn more about
the urbancanvas Design Competition at
www.nyc.gov/urbancanvas. |
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No-Penalty Deck and Porch
Inspection Program |
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The Department is offering
penalty-free inspections of
decks and porches throughout the
City this summer. As the
weather gets warmer and
residents spend more time
outdoors, it is important that
these structures are properly |
maintained and in safe condition.
Through August 1, property owners
can call 311 to request a free
inspection from the Department. In
the event that repairs are needed,
or unsafe conditions that do not
present an imminent danger are
found, inspectors will defer issuing
violations to allow property owners
sufficient time to take corrective
action.
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more about Deck and Porch Maintenance |
Increase in Solar Panel Tax
Abatements |
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On June 8, Mayor Michael R.
Bloomberg and Buildings
Commissioner Robert LiMandri
announced that the City and
Sustainable CUNY have created
three Solar Empowerment Zones,
strategically selected areas
where solar power systems are
most beneficial and technically
viable, and where development of
solar power will be encouraged.
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Also, 25 solar panel tax abatement
applications for buildings across
the City were approved this year -
five times the number approved last
year. Visit the
Sustainability section of the
Department's website, to learn more
about tax abatements for solar
installations. |
Buildings Bulletins |
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Field Erected Boilers
Buildings Bulletin 2010-017 supersedes Bulletin
2010-016 to set forth procedures
and requirements for interim
acceptance of field erected
boilers used in buildings
constructed under the 1968
Building Code or prior codes
until December 31, 2011.
Concrete Mix Designs
Buildings Bulletin 2010-018 establishes
requirements for preparing and
submitting concrete mix designs,
procedures for acceptance of
field changes to an approved
concrete mix design and
acceptance testing of concrete
associated with field changes.
Vertical Netting
Buildings Bulletin 2010-019 clarifies the
criteria for the design of
vertical netting, debris netting
and material fall protection
devices when installed on a
building or construction site.
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Service Updates |
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B-SCAN Designators
The Department has added two new
discipline designators: |
"L" which designates landscape
drawings, and "SP/SD" which may be used when filing sprinkler
and standpipe work together on the
same drawing sheets.
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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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Manhattan Customer Service Ticket
Options
The Manhattan Borough Office |
has changed the customer service
ticket options to allow customers to
use one application processing
ticket to perform multiple
transactions. The new ticket options
become effective June 28, 2010.
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. |
Department Events |
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DOB Volunteers Join Habitat for Humanity
On June 18, Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri and
20 other volunteers from the Department of
Buildings joined Habitat for Humanity-New
York City to build homes for 16 families in
the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
Volunteers spent the day performing
construction work on the interior of the new
buildings, such as installing insulation and
measuring, cutting and sanding drywall. This
collaboration with Habitat-NYC is the
first-of-its-kind for the Buildings
Department.
Learn
more |
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