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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
Celebrating 150 years in business, Gladding McBean, the legacy terra cotta fabricators, share how they’ve integrated new technologies
into their traditional processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
ISSUE #52 SPRING 2025
An award-winning restoration uncovers a hidden 20th-century roofing system—and a modern solution forged through collaboration.
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Five Ways to Prepare Your Building for a FISP Inspection
No building is in perfect condition, particularly in a city as old as New York. Issues from minor maintenance to major damage are often...
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Site Safety Plans Mandatory on All Work Scopes Requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent
Effective November 6, 2017, all jobs requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent (CS) will now also require a Site Safety Plan...
Nov 28, 20171 min read
OSHA's New Fall Protection Regulations
By Thomas E. Kramer, P.E., CSP* In November, OSHA issued a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems...
Jan 28, 20173 min read
Restoration In The Cast-Iron District: Skyline Restoration's Project at 399 West Broadway, New
The SoHo district in Lower Manhattan has a rich history defined by architectural transformations and socioeconomic shifts. SoHo, short...
Jan 27, 20172 min read
Timeline Of a Building Envelope Restoration Project
What’s Involved in the Planning and Execution of Each Phase By Kevin Duffy, Sullivan Engineering LLC Time certainly does fly, especially...
Jan 27, 20173 min read
JFK Airport to Get a $10B Renovation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is floating an overhaul of John F. Kennedy International Airport—a nearly $10 billion proposal that will...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
RCI's First Metro NY Chapter For Building Envelope Professionals
RCI, Inc., the international association of building envelope professionals specializing in roofing, exterior wall, and waterproofing...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
SAVE THE DATE! Build Safe / Live Safe Conference
The 2017 Build Safe | Live Safe Conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 3rd. Part of Construction Safety Week, the conference...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
New Phases of Online Transactions with NYC DOB Are NOW in Effect and Mandatory
On September 12, 2016, the third phase of the DOB NOW program - Safety - was put into effect. The new phase provides an online portal for...
Oct 26, 20163 min read
Crane Collapse: "I Ran Toward the Commotion"
A Skyline Employee's First-Hand Account On a snowy February 5, 2016, a 15-story crane operating in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood...
May 2, 20162 min read
Landmark Preservation 18 East 68th Street
Façade Restoration | Roof Replacement | Sub-Cellar Pool Waterproofing Manhattan’s Upper East Side is known for its lavish mansions...
May 2, 20162 min read
Will Transparent Wood Replace Glass in Construction?
Lars Berglund, a professor at Wallenberg Wood Science Center at KTH, says that while optically transparent wood has been developed for...
May 2, 20161 min read
"Smart Vest" Monitors Workers' Health in Real Time
Dr Ruwini Edirisinghe of RMIT designed a “smart vest” that takes the guesswork out of heat-related workplace safety by alerting...
May 2, 20161 min read
New DOB Criteria for Post-Installed Anchors in Masonry
In its bulletin dated February 25, 2016, the NYC Department of Buildings establishes acceptance criteria for four types of post-installed...
May 2, 20161 min read
Safety: The Crucial Role of Communication
"We won't tolerate contractors who cut corners and recklessly increase the risks of construction work. We're quadrupling the penalties...
May 2, 20164 min read
Six Added to New York Building Foundation Board
The New York Building Foundation, the philanthropic research and education arm of the New York Building Congress, announced the addition...
May 2, 20161 min read
Neglected Parapets May Cause Building Deterioration
ENGINEER’S CORNER By Michael Frech, Sullivan Engineering LLC Even though parapets are often the easiest architectural feature to monitor...
Feb 16, 20162 min read
Façade Inspection Reports Sub-Cycle 8B Begins
February 21, 2016 marks the beginning of Sub-cycle 8B. Owners with buildings located on blocks ending in a 0, 7, or 8 have two years...
Feb 3, 20161 min read
Four Winners at the Construction Shed Design Competition
On December 17, 2015, The New York Building Congress announced the winners of the Innovative Construction Shed Design Competition...
Feb 3, 20161 min read
New Crane Rule In Effect - CD1 Form Revisions
Effective January 1, 2016, RS 19-2 has been repealed and replaced by Rule 3319-01. The new Rule applies to cranes, derricks, and...
Feb 2, 20161 min read
Jacob Javits Center to Undergo $1B Renovation
The Jacob K. Javits Center, the complex that for the past 30 years has hosted the regions largest trade shows, is entering a new phase of...
Feb 2, 20161 min read
Construction Industry Realizing Drone Potential
Drones are becoming increasingly desirable in the construction industry as a result of three core benefits – improved aerial...
Feb 2, 20161 min read
Top 10 Residential Design Trends for the Next Decade
According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), an aging population, recovery from the last housing collapse and...
Feb 1, 20162 min read
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