Buildings news update - May 4, 2021

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May 04, 2021

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Happening This Week: DOB's
Build Safe | Live Safe Digital Conference

DOB's second annual digital
conference,
Build Safe | Live Safe Digital 2021: Safety and Sustainability,
is happening all this week and there's still time to
register for the remaining sessions.

Taking place
this week to coincide with National Construction Safety Week, and OSHA's
National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, the conference is

free

and open to the public, with many
courses also eligible for AIA continuing education credits. Attendees
will also have the ability to attend worker safety sessions offered in multiple languages.

Register today to hear from Department
experts on important industry topics including construction
safety, building maintenance, building sustainability, and NYC's regulatory landscape.
Don't wait, the conference ends on Friday, May 7th.

Check out the
remaining schedule of course offerings and sign up today at

bit.ly/BuildsafeLivesafe.

New Buildings
Bulletin: Special Inspections During Concrete Construction

The Department has issued a new

Buildings
Bulletin clarifying the role of
Special Inspectors during concrete placement and the
importance of paying special attention to the proper
disposal of grout.

This
clarification follows DOB investigations into severe
cracking of reinforced concrete column elements at a
New York City construction job site which was found
to be caused by non-conforming concrete.

For
more details on the requirements, please read

Buildings
Bulletin 2021-003. You can also read
our

Bulletin
Highlight.

For
further questions on the requirements, you may also
contact us at

constructioncodes@buildings.nyc.gov.

Melanie E. La Rocca Commissioner

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