Buildings news update - October 5, 2021

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October 5, 2021

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DOB is Challenging You to
"Hack the Building Code"

Have an idea on how to improve construction and design in our
city?

We want to hear about it!

Our 2021 "Hack the Building Code" Innovation Challenge has
officially kicked off, and we are now accepting submissions from
the public on ways to improve the ways we design, construct and
maintain our city of over 1.1 million buildings.

The challenge is an open call to both industry professionals and
the public, looking for the best ideas on how we can make our
city's buildings and construction sites safer, more efficient,
more resilient, and more sustainable.

The application deadline for submissions is November 3rd, 2021.

Last year's winners from our

2020 "Hack The Building Code" Challenge and our

Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge included a wide
range of ideas to improve our city's built environment which
were showcased at our digital industry conferences. DOB also

issued Buildings Bulletins in support of these innovators,
official guidance documents which provide technical approvals
for the use of products, processes and technologies that are not
specifically enumerated in our Codes.

Read our press release for more information.

Construction
Dashboard Q3 Data Out Today

The latest permit
data from the Department of Buildings is now available
on our
NYC Construction Dashboard, a quarterly
analytics report which shows a snapshot of permit
activity in NYC.

The calendar year
Q3 2021 data, released today, shows that a 38,385 total
construction work permits were issued in NYC (initial
and renewal). That number is up from the 37,356 permits
issued in Q3 2020, and the 34,913 permits issued in Q3
2019.

1,743 New Building
permits (initial and renewal) were issued in NYC during
Q3 2021, which is up from the 1,718 issued in Q3 2020,
but down from the 1,868 issued in Q3 2019.

For a more
comprehensive report, check out our

full year 2020 NYC Construction Dashboard.

FAIRER Fines Program
Open

Still owe OATH/ECB
judgments related to DOB-issued violations?

Now is your chance
to reduce those fines by up to 75%, thanks to the NYC
Department of Finance and their new

FAIRER (Fine and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery)
Program.

Running through
December 20, 2021, this limited-run program allows you
to pay a reduced amount for eligible Environmental
Control Board judgments related to city agency
violations.

The FAIRER Program
is open to any individual or business named on a
city-issued OATH/ECB violation, and is a great
opportunity to pay off judgements related to DOB-issued
violations at a greatly reduced cost.

ZRD1 and CCD1 Now on
"Buildings on my Block"

DOB has made
updates to the
Buildings on my Block Portal, our searchable
online database, organized by Community Board for easy
reference, which provides information on major
construction projects filed in the Department's
Buildings Information System (BIS).

Construction Code Determinations (CCD1) and Zoning
Resolution Determinations (ZRD1) issued by the
Department are now available on the portal, allowing
members of the public to quickly find where these
official Department determinations have been made at
construction sites across the five boroughs.

Read our service notice for more information.

Melanie E.
La Rocca Commissioner

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