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Preserving, Repairing, or Replicating Historic Metal
September 10, 2024
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Join Kate Allen, President of Allen Architectural Metals (AAM) as she discusses how her team preserve, repair, or replicate historic metal and how they determine which course of action to take.
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- Feb 28, 2023
- 1 min
Thank You for Visiting!
On Saturday, February 25, New York Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Manuel Castro met with asylum seekers at The...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Governor Hochul Signs Carlos' Law
Legislation S.621B/A.4947B Amends the Penal Law to Add Criminal Corporate Liability for the Death or Serious Physical Injury of an...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 1 min
Material Price Escalation Bill Vetoed
On December 30, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Material Price Escalation Bill (A.10109/S.8844). As the Women Builders Council (WBC)...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
OSHA Announces Changes For 2023
New enforcement guidance aims to prevent worker injuries and fatalities and hold employers who place profit over safety accountable....
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
NYS Law Sets $500K Minimum Penalty For a Worker's Death
Carlos’ Law —named after Carlo Moncayo, an undocumented worker from Ecuador who was fatally injured when a trench collapsed on him at a...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
60K Electric Vehicle Charging Stations For NYS
New York has received the green light —and $63 million of federal funding— to install over 60,000 charging stations for electric vehicles...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
Wage Theft Legislation
A contractor assumes liability for any unpaid wages, benefits, damages, attorney fees related to a civil or administrative action by a...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Pathway to Licensing
What changes for a Construction Superintendent (CS), a Site Safety Manager (SSM) or a Site Safety Coordinator (SSC) The pathway to...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
DOB Highlights the 2022 Construction Code Revisions
During the "Spring Digital Build: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference" “Building codes truly serve as the structural skeleton...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
NYC DOB Training Connect SST Cards
As of February 1, 2023, construction sites requiring DOB-licensed safety professionals will only accept NYC DOB Training Connect Site...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Mayor Appoints New Leadership Team At DOB
Eric Ulrich, Buildings Commissioner; Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E. , First Deputy Commissioner On May 3, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
DOB Releases Construction Safety Report For 2021
In its second annual Construction Safety Report released on March 28, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings provides an...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Former NJ DOT Commissioner To Lead The Gateway Development Commission Board
The seven-member Gateway Development Commission board voted unanimously to hire Kris Kolluri as its CEO, after the former New Jersey...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Keechant L. Sewell, the first female Commissioner of the NYPD
A 25-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, Commissioner Sewell has worked as an undercover officer, protected students in...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
New State Workforce Development Office
On April 26, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development, which...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 4 min
Sweeping Updates to NYC Construction and Building Codes
City Council passes bill with over 600 major revisions that will improve the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers and ensure that NYC...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
City Council Passes Four Construction Safety Bills
On Wednesday, November 10th, the New York City Council passed four new construction safety bills. Among other important changes, these...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Construction Innovation and Safety Conference
This year’s "Hack the Building Code" winners include innovations to prevent construction worker falls, capture carbon emissions, expedite...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Using Drones to Conduct Façade Inspections
Local Law 102 of 2020 A new DOB report seeks to take building safety to new heights, by exploring the potential use of drones for...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
Gas Piping Inspection Deadline Extended
Building owners in Community Districts 2, 5, 7, 13 and 18 in all boroughs, now have until June 30, 2022, to complete their mandatory...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
File Your Sprinkler Report to Avoid New Year Fines
As of January 1, 2022, property owners who fail to file an acceptable report certifying sprinklers were installed in their building, as...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Parking Garage Inspections
New cycle begun January 1st for Manhattan Districts 1-7 At the beginning of the new year, Local Law 126 of 2021 (Intro No. 2261-A) went...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Eric L. Adams Sworn in as the 110th Mayor of New York City
Mayor Eric Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, State Senator, Brooklyn Borough President, and now as the...
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