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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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Kathy C. Hochul: The First Female Governor of NY
PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA (Reuters) - On August 24, and upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation as governor of New York, lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul...
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Commissioner LaRocca predicts 2021 to be “our safest year yet”
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National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction
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New safety legislation and sweeping code revisions
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Jun 14, 20218 min read
Penalties for not posting the Building Energy Efficiency Rating Label
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Jun 14, 20211 min read
“Scaffold Law is holding back affordable housing”
In an Op-Ed in Crain’s New York Business titled “New York's Scaffold Law is holding back affordable housing” Jolie Milstein, president...
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US Department of Labor announces new members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has appointed 15 individuals to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and...
Jun 14, 20211 min read
Billion Dollar Fix points way to NY economic recovery
WITH RELEASE OF VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF “SCAFFOLD LAW” MORATORIUM Following up on their urgent appeal to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to...
Dec 28, 20204 min read
Worker Safety Days 1 and 2
During consecutive sessions at the week-long Build Safe / Live Safe Digital 2020 Conference, the NYC Buildings Department presented the...
Dec 28, 20204 min read
2020-2022 New York City Construction Outlook
While actual construction spending in 2019 ($60.6 billion) notched close to the forecasted ($61.5 billion) amount, the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Fostering a “culture of safety”
DOB’s 2020 Digital: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability Conference DOB Commissioner Melanie E. LaRocca during the Worker Safety Report...
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Site Safety Training extended to March 1, 2021
On August 27, the New York City Council voted to extend the deadline for workers to acquire 40 hours of site safety training (SST) from...
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Rain gardens and infiltration basins to reduce flooding in southeast Queens
On November 25, 2020, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that work has been completed on the...
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Winners of the “Carbon Neutrality” and“Hack the Building Code” competitions
The winners of the DOB’s Carbon Neutrality and Hack the Building Code Innovation Challenges presented their entries during keynote...
Dec 28, 20202 min read
The best NY construction and real estate firms urge Cuomo to grant a moratorium on Scaffold Law
With the renewal of construction activity across New York, the Scaffold Law Reform Coalition (SLRC) and the New York City Special Riggers...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
COVID-19 preparedness plan - Safety policies & procedures for the construction industry
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Jul 13, 20203 min read
Amnesty program for failing to file a façade report during Cycle 8
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Lawsuit Reform Alliance of NY
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Energy Efficiency Report (EER) submission extended
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, owners of covered buildings who are not able to submit the required Energy...
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Virtual presentation outlines key points on FISP - Cycle 9
On May 28, ICRI Metro-NY presented a virtual meeting on “Local Law 11/FISP- Navigating the Changes and What it Means for You,” postponed...
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Building Owners Must Notify Tenants of Violations
Effective December 5, 2019, building owners must post copies of any violations issued for the property as described below: • If the...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
FISP Cycle 9 Starts on February 21, 2020
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