On
December 17, the three
finalists in the urbanSHED International
Design Competition presented their
revised designs to the competition
jury. The jurors include NYC City
Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden,
FAICP; NYC Transportation Commissioner
Janette Sadik-Khan; David Childs,
FAIA; Craig Dykers, AIA; Jean Oei;
Craig Schwitter, PE; Frank Sciame;
Ada Tolla; as well as NYC Buildings
Commissioner Robert LiMandri.
As
part of the presentations, the finalists
discussed how their designs had
been further developed with the
assistance of engineers and the
suggestions of the technical advisory
group, comprised of leading industry
experts. From December 18, 2009
through January 2010, the final
designs will be on display
in the Helfand Gallery at the
Center for Architecture, located
at 536 LaGuardia Place in Manhattan.
The winning design will be announced
in the new year. View photos
from the event.
Listen
to a podcast with Commissioners
LiMandri, Burden and Sadik-Khan
discussing the significance of the
competition. |
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Asbestos
Abatement Legislation |
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Following
the tragic Deutsche Bank fire in August
2007, the City developed thirty-three
recommendations to enhance the
oversight and safety of construction,
demolition and abatement sites.
Over
the past year, the City Council and
Mayor Bloomberg have |
passed
more than 10 laws to implement these recommendations
and make construction, demolition and abatement
operations safer, including prohibiting
smoking at abatement sites and requiring
the uniform color-coding of standpipes
and sprinklers.
On
December 7, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
signed legislation
regulating simultaneous demolition and
asbestos abatement activities within the
same building.
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Filing
for Asbestos Abatement Work |
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The
Department of Environmental Protection’s
A-TRU unit is now responsible for
reviewing and permitting asbestos
abatement projects.
Currently,
DOB only accepts the asbestos abatement
form (ACP7) for projects involving
less than 1,000 square or linear
feet of asbestos containing material
on any floor.
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The
Department has created the following
documents to assist applicants
with concrete testing requirements
and the revised TR2 and TR3 forms.
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Service
Updates |
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Elevator
Inspections
The Department has extended
the deadline to submit |
| inspection
reports for the 2009 annual elevator
inspection cycle (category 1 inspection)
until April 30, 2010. Owners must request
an extension from the Department. |
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General
Liability Insurance
The Department only accepts
the ACORD 25 Certificate of |
| Liability
Insurance with revision date 2009/01. |
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Boiler
First Tests
Beginning January 1, 2010, new guidelines
will be in effect |
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re-scheduling boiler first test appointments. |
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PW1
Form
Beginning January 1, 2010, only the
10/09 version of |
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PW1 form will be accepted. |
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Cast-In-Place
Concrete
The Department issued Buildings Bulletin
2009-026 |
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clarifies special inspection and field
and laboratory testing of cast-in-place
concrete. |
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Holiday
Closure
The Department will be closed
on Christmas Day, Friday, |
| December
25, and New Year's Day, Friday, January
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Keep
reading Buildings News
for new information and updates. |
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In
November, DOB launched the Living
Safely Campaign to educate New
Yorkers on the dangers of illegal
conversions. |
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Here's a look at the campaign:
3 |
weeks |
5 |
boroughs |
11 |
languages |
25 |
distribution
sites |
104 |
Department
volunteers |
64,500 |
flyers |
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