2023 Buildings Bulletins

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2023 Buildings Bulletins

Issuance
Date

Type/
Bulletin #

Relevant Code Sections

Purpose

June 6, 2023

Technical/Buildings Bulletin 2023-004

Memo 4/7/75*
Memo 10/21/86
Memo 3/9/70*
Memo 3/9/70*
Memo 6/30/78
Memo 12/22/71*
Memo 5/28/69
Memo 8/29/69
Memo 12/31/81*
Memo 7/19/90
Memo 3/7/77
Memo 12/1/76*
Memo 10/27/75
Memo 10/10/73
Memo 10/20/70
Memo 5/9/89
Memo 8/22/75
Memo 5/1/73
Memo 4/22/74
Memo 7/5/73
Memo 3/26/86
Memo 11/21/72*
Memo 3/1/88
Memo 9/9/77*
Memo 11/1/71
Memo 12/9/74
Memo 10/26/78
Memo 3/20/95
Memo 10/24/86*
Memo 1/23/86

APPN 8/87

OPPN 20/89

Letter 7-21-81*
Letter 4-6-88

This Bulletin rescinds 30 Memoranda, 1 APPN, 1 OPPN and 2 Letters which were issued by the Department but are no longer applicable under current Codes and Local Laws.

May 22, 2023

Technical/Buildings Bulletin 2023-003

Directive 9 of 1965

Memo 10/06/53
Memo 4/1/83
Memo 6/30/55
Memo 5/31/84
Memo 11/22/55
Memo 11/13/68
Memo 5/3/65
Memo 4/30/80
Memo 10/5/72
Memo 9/24/75
Memo 10/3/86
Memo 9/2/86
Memo 10/15/74
Memo 3/3/86
Memo 12/2/74
Memo 8/1/69
Memo 5/7/86

Letter 5/9/91
Letter 10/24/91
Letter 9/5/90
Letter 4/10/85
Letter 9/13/88
Letter 8/4/88
Letter 11/7/86 (Sec. 23-65)
Letter 11/10/86
Letter 9/11/86
Letter 9/24/86
Letter 11/7/86 (Sec. 99-03)
Letter 9/20/89
Letter 11/1/91
Letter 4/1/92

This Bulletin rescinds 17 Memoranda, 1 Directive, and 14
Letters which were issued by the Department but are no
longer applicable under current Codes and Local Laws.

March 17, 2023

Technical/Buildings Bulletin 2023-002

EC 760.52
760.131
760.179(D)
BC 909.12.2
MC 513.2

This Bulletin clarifies the protection requirements for enclosing wiring used in smoke control systems. This Building Bulletin will supersede BB 2017-011.

March 17, 2023

Technical/Buildings Bulletin 2023-001

Directive 6 of 1974
Memo 2/15/78
Memo 11/29/77
Memo 10/9/91
Memo 7/10/70
Memo 1/21/83
Memo 2/4/75
Memo 6/26/72
Memo 9/26/79
Memo 2/1/93
Memo 7/3/90
Memo 12/12/80
Memo 4/28/81
Memo 4/8/81
Memo 9/20/76
Memo 3/10/95
Memo 1/30/79
Memo 9/19/75
Memo 12/2/86
Letter 12/17/86
Letter 9/22/89
Letter 4/15/91

This Bulletin rescinds 18 Memoranda, 1 Directive, and 3 Letters which were issued by the Department but are no longer applicable under current Codes and Local Laws.