Buildings news update - July 20, 2022

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July 20, 2022

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Seminar Topics
Announced For In-Person Industry Conference

Calling
all construction industry and design professionals!
Topics have been officially announced for this year's
slate of seminars at our 2022 build safe | live safe
in-person industry conference, scheduled for Friday,
July 29th, 2022.

With 15
different seminars available, the all-day conference
located in Lower Manhattan will feature our largest
course offering to date. All of the seminars will be
presented by DOB experts, and have been submitted for
AIA CES for continuing education credit approval.

Tickets are still available, click here to register
today

2022
build safe | live safe Conference Seminars Topics:

2022 Code Revision
Overview & Major Projects Program

2022 NYC Building Code:
Accessibility

2022 Building Code &
Flood Resilient Construction

2022 Code Changes:
Mechanical, Fuel, Gas & Plumbing

2022 Code Updates for
Fire Protection

Chapter 33: 2022 Code
Revision Highlights

Code Updates:
Combustible Exterior Wall Coverings

Energy Code Compliance

Cold Formed Steel: Case
Studies & Common Errors

Electrical Changes &
Other Requirements

Parking Structures: Ins
& Outs of the New Code & Rule

NYC Department of
Buildings� Innovation Challenges

Mass Timber

Underpinnings &
Geotechnical Peer Review

Tenant Protection Plans:
Requirements & Recent Updates

Buildings After
Hours

Every
Tuesday evening, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, DOB's five
borough offices are open late, providing one-on-one
consultations for homeowners, small business owners,
tenants and building managers.

This free
weekly customer service event runs throughout the year,
and is a great opportunity for New Yorkers to meet
directly with DOB experts in-person to get answers to
their questions about city construction regulations,
receive guidance on resolving DOB-issued violations, or
get started on the right foot with advice for their next
renovation project.

So bring
your questions, and stop on by at your local borough
office for Buildings After Hours. No appointment
necessary.

Find a borough
office near you

Learn more about Buildings After Hours

Construction Site
Safety Regulations

New
updates to regulations and procedures are now in effect
for design professionals, contractors and site safety
professionals working in NYC.

As of
July 15th, 2022, Site Safety Plans (SSP) can be
submitted in DOB NOW: Build before the job is
approved by the Department. In addition, new SSP
submissions are no longer required for subsequent
filings for the same job in DOB NOW.

As of
June 1, 2022, the Department of Buildings is no longer
issuing permits if the Construction Superintendent
designated on the permit application is already
designated on five or more active permits. This
regulation is pursuant to

Local Law 149 of 2021, which reduced the number
of jobs a Construction Superintendent can work on at the
same time.

Read our latest Service Notice for more information
about these changes, and more procedural updates at DOB

DOB NOW Updates

In
response to feedback received from our customers at
recent Q&A Sessions and Industry Meetings, the following
system update was made to DOB NOW: Build:

"Incomplete reasons" provided by a Chief or
Assistant Chief Plan Examiner during the
Department's plan review process are now appearing
on the Objections/Appointments tab in DOB NOW, and
are no longer on the Trace History page. The
"incomplete reasons" are also provided in the email
notification sent to all stakeholders on the filing.

Join us
for one of our

upcoming online borough-specific Q&A Sessions and
Industry Meetings. Every week, DOB holds these
online events for industry professionals and members of
the public, which are a great opportunity to stay in the
loop with the latest updates at the Department, get your
job-specific and regulation questions answered, and
provide feedback on ways we can improve existing
Department processes.

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Eric A. Ulrich, Commissioner

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