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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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Drones to the Rescue?
By Paul Millman, PE, RA SUPERSTRUCTURES ENGINEERS + ARCHITECTS In a recent Op-Ed, Queens city councilman, Paul Vallone and Carlo...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
New Safety Standards For Elevators
On January 2nd, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S.4080-C/A.4509) to improve elevator safety. This new law requires all...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Construction Resumes On Church At World Trade Center Site
Two years after a lack of funds halted construction of a marble-clad Greek Orthodox church at New York's World Trade Center site,...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Local Law 97: The Centerpiece Of The Climate Mobilization Act
Local Law 97 of 2019 establishes strict limits for carbon emissions. It mandates steep emissions reductions measures throughout the...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
How Is the Industry Preparing to Meet the December 1st Site Safety Training Deadline
December 1, 2019. That is the deadline for compliance with Phase 2 of site safety training for Local Law 196 of 2017.
Oct 14, 20194 min read
Site Safety Training Grants to Small Construction Firms
The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) announced that SBS is accepting applications from small construction firms for a...
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Defining the Specs: What Info Should a Site Safety ID Card Contain?
NYC DOB approved course providers are authorized to issue a Site Safety Training (SST) Card to any individual who completes the DOB...
Oct 14, 20191 min read
New DOB Requirement: Site Safety Training Information Signs at Construction Sites
As of October 15, new worker safety information signs must be posted at construction sites where site safety training is required. The...
Oct 14, 20191 min read
ENGINEER’S CORNER: Parking Structures: NOT the New Façades
By Paul Millman, PE, RA SUPERSTRUCTURES ENGINEERS + ARCHITECTS Garage owners—whether in New York City or the Empire State in general—know...
Oct 14, 20192 min read
Restoration Begins at New York State Pavilion’s Observation Towers
The New York State Pavilion’s observation towers at the former World’s Fair site in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park will finally be...
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Commissioner Melanie La Rocca at NYCSRA'S Annual Technical Event with DOB
A record-breaking full house of contractors, vendors, safety professionals, architects, engineers and many more from the construction and...
Oct 14, 20192 min read
A new logo for POPS
Privately Owned Public Spaces, aka POPS, are spaces dedicated to public use and enjoyment. They are developed, owned, and maintained by...
Jul 25, 20191 min read
The First Historic District in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
On June 25th, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated the Bay Ridge Parkway – Doctors’ Row Historic...
Jul 25, 20191 min read
“Safety. The only job more important than the job.”
Local Law 196 Safety Training Deadline Extended Six Months – From June 1 to December 1, 2019 On May 8, the NYC City Council passed...
Jul 25, 20194 min read
Melanie La Rocca Appointed Commissioner of the DOB
On June 3, Melanie E. La Rocca took office as the new commissioner of the DOB. According to her message posted on the agency’s website,...
Jul 25, 20191 min read
Construction Safety Training Deadline May Be Extended Again
VIDEO June 1, 2019 is the current deadline for workers to obtain a minimum of 30 hours of safety training and supervisors 62 hours under...
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Annual NYC DOB Build Safe|Live Safe Conference
On Friday, May 10, the NYC Department of Buildings will present its annual Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2019, a daylong series of...
Apr 18, 20191 min read
DOB’s Acting Commissioner Pledges Continued Commitment to Safety
Thomas J. Fariello, R.A., became the acting commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) on February 1, 2019, following the...
Apr 18, 20191 min read
DHS increases number of H-2B visas for summer
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (NRCA): The Department of Homeland Security has nearly doubled the number of temporary guest...
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Local Law 196 Deadlines Extended –The Industry Reacts and Responds
On November 7, 2018, NYC DOB Commissioner Rick D. Chandler, PE, announced at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Building Trades Employers’...
Jan 18, 20196 min read
Rick Chandler is Stepping Down As Buildings' Commissioner
On January 4, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Rick D. Chandler, PE, Commissioner of the Department of Buildings, will be retiring...
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Sarah Carroll, the Newly Appointed Chair of LPC, Talks to SKYlines
In September 2018, Sarah Carroll was appointed Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to "lead...
Jan 18, 20191 min read
“City Canvas” for Construction Fences and Sidewalk Sheds
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), in collaboration with the New York City Department of Buildings and the Office...
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Local Law 196 – One Year Later
One year ago, on October 16, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stood at the podium advertising the slogan ‘SAFER NYC’ to announce...
Oct 15, 20186 min read
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