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2026 Buildings Bulletins

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2026 Buildings Bulletins
Issuance Date	Type/ Bulletin #	Relevant Code Sections	Purpose
February 25, 2026	Operational/Buildings Bulletin 2026-006	BC 3310.1 Definition of ‘major building,’ Local Law 42 of 2026	This Bulletin clarifies that site safety requirements are not triggered by partial demolition operations incidental to the alteration, maintenance, or repair of a façade of a building that is not more than 14 stories or 200ft in height.
February 17, 2026	Operational/Buildings Bulletin 2026-005 SUPERCEDES BB 2020-002	1 RCNY 5000-01	This Bulletin clarifies when to apply the 2020 New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC) or the 2025 NYCECC to New Building (NB) and Alteration (Alt) applications.
January 21, 2026	OTCR/Buildings Bulletin 2026-004	BC 3301	This document provides guidance for software-powered real-time location systems as an option for satisfying specific NYC Building Code requirements and regulations.
January 21, 2026	OTCR/Buildings Bulletin 2026-003	BC 107 AC 28-104	This document provides guidance for the voluntary use of building information modeling (BIM) compliance check software to analyze digital 3D models for compliance with select NYC Code provisions prior to submission of plans to the Department.
January 21, 2026	OTCR/Buildings Bulletin 2026-002	BC 3301	This document acknowledges that horizontal safety netting in elevator hoistways protects workers from fall injuries and provides considerations for the use of netting in elevator hoistways.
January 21, 2026	OTCR/Buildings Bulletin 2026-001	BC 3301 NYC Fire Code §506	This document recognizes the use of a prefabricated elevator hoistway barricade protection system during construction or demolition operations and establishes guidance for its use.