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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
Kate Allen, President of Allen Architectural Metals, discusses how she and her team preserve, repair, or replicate historic metal and how they determine which course of action to take.
ISSUE #51 WINTER 2024/2025
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Dec 28, 20201 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...
Dec 28, 20202 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...
Jul 13, 20204 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, 20201 min read
COVID-19 preparedness plan - Safety policies & procedures for the construction industry
The Andromeda Academy of Construction Trades, a DOB-aproved training provider in New York City, has developed a COVID-19 safety policies...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
FISP and the Climate Mobilization Act
As building owners strive to
comply with the FISP, they need
to keep in mind that the 2020
NYC Energy Conservation Code
(NYCECC), a wholly n
Jul 13, 20203 min read
Steps to restart your project
Site-specific health plan, affirmation and other requirements The new guidance reinforces the New York State Department of Health’s...
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Amnesty program for failing to file a façade report during Cycle 8
For a limited time and in the interest of public safety, the NYC DOB has enacted a FISP Cycle 9 Amnesty Program only for non-compliant...
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Job hazard analysis & PPE
OSHA’s safety guidance for the construction workforce The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released a guidance with...
Jul 8, 20204 min read
FISP Cycle 9: What changes for building owners
The NYC DOB’s Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP) Cycle 9 launched on February 21, 2020 with significantly strengthened...
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
FISP Cycle 9 Starts on February 21, 2020
Cycle 9 of the “Facade Inspection Safety Program” (FISP) starts on February 21, 2020, and runs through February 21, 2024. According to...
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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, 20201 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...
Oct 14, 20194 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, 20191 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
Skyline Presents at Northwell Health’s Safety Symposium
Skyline Restoration was invited to present at the Northwell Health’s annual Safety Symposium that took place on September 26, 2019 at the...
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, 20192 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
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...
Jul 25, 20194 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, 20191 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,...
Apr 19, 20193 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...
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