Buildings news update - April 26, 2022

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April 26, 2022

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Virtual Construction
Safety Conference

National
Construction Safety Week is right around the corner,
which means it's also time for DOB's third annual
Digital Build: Safety, Innovation & Sustainability
Conference.

Taking place from May 2nd through May 6th, 2022, the
conference coincides with National Construction Safety
Week and OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent
Falls in Construction. This virtual conference is free
and open to the public, with many
courses submitted for AIA continuing education credits.
DOB's safety experts will also offer safety sesions
throughout the month.

Register
today to learn about important industry topics such as
construction safety; protecting the public during
ongoing construction operations; and NYC's regulatory
landscape with several session devoted to upcoming Code
changes, which go into effect later this year.

Check out the course offerings and register today.

2022 Construction
Code Webinars

DOB is
partnering with the American Council of Engineering
Companies (ACEC) to deliver an introductory series of
90-minute lunchtime webinars to discuss the significant
changes and major highlights of the 2022 NYC
Construction Codes, which go into effect November 7,
2022. The webinars are from 11:00am - 12:30pm on the
following days:

Plumbing/Fuel Gas

April 27: 2022 NYC Fuel Gas Code Revisions

April 28: 2022 NYC Plumbing Code Revisions (Part 1)

May 9: 2022 NYC Plumbing Code Revisions (Part 2)

Fire Protection

May 10: Fire Protection (Part 1)

May 16: Fire Protection (Part 2)

Mechanical/Fuel Gas

May 18: Mechanical Code (Part 1)

May 23: Mechanical Code (Part 2)

May 25: Mechanical Code (Part 3) - Fuel Gas Code

Register for these events here

Check out our full calendar of upcoming events.

Updated Permit
Requirements For Soil Disturbance

Applicants for work that will result in an amount of
soil disturbance greater than or equal to 20,000 square
feet, or in the creation of 5,000 square feet or more of
impervious surface, are required to submit NYC
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Stormwater
Construction and Stormwater Maintenance Permits.

Read our Service Notice

Visit DEP's website for more information about DEP
Stormwater Permits

New SST Cards For
Large Construction Sites

Beginning
February 1st, 2023, all workers and supervisors on SST
construction work sites in New York City must have a new
NYC DOB Training Connect Site Safety Training (SST)
Cards.

Since January 1st, 2022, DOB-approved course providers
have issued new SST Cards through NYC DOB Training
Connect, a web-based platform designed to streamline the
process of obtaining an SST Card. These new SST cards
have an approved uniform design regardless of which
approved training provider was used.

Starting in February 2023, older SST Cards issued before
2022 will no longer be accepted by DOB as proof that the
required safety training has been completed.

Read our Service Notice for more information

Visit our Website for more information about Site Safety
Training

Benchmarking
Deadline Extension

The 2022
Benchmarking compliance deadline for calendar year 2021
data reporting has been extended. Property owners who
were required to submit their 2021 benchmarking
information by May 1st, 2022, are required to submit a
fully compliant report by May 31st, 2022.

Assistance with benchmarking tasks is available via the
NYC Sustainability Help Center, Monday through Friday,
9:00 am to 5:00 pm by emailing

Help@NYCsustainability.org or by calling

(212) 566-5584.

Read our Service Notice for more information

Visit our website for more information about
benchmarking

Elevator and
Escalator Inspection Checklists

The
Department of Buildings has created checklists for
approved elevator agencies performing periodic
inspections on elevators and escalators.

Elevator Periodic Inspection Checklist

Escalator Periodic Inspection Checklist

Reminder,
that as of January 1, 2022, periodic inspections must be
performed by an Approved Agency on behalf of the owner.

Read our Service Notice for more information

Public Challenges
for DOB NOW Jobs

We have
new updates to the DOB NOW Public Portal, including the
addition of a dynamic list of approved zoning diagrams
(ZD1) for jobs submitted in DOB NOW for which the public
may submit zoning challenges.

To view the list of approved ZD1s for DOB NOW jobs that
are eligible for public challenges, go to the

DOB NOW Public Portal, and find the "Zoning
Approvals Eligible for Public Challenge" tab.

Visit our website for more information about challenges

BIS Job Appointments
by GoTo Meeting

Appointments scheduled on or after April 20, 2022 in the
DOB Appointments system will be conducted online using
GoTo Meeting software and not by telephone.

After
scheduling an appointment, customers will receive an
automated confirmation email with the GoTo Meeting link.

Appointments that were scheduled prior to April 20, 2022
will continue to be conducted by phone regardless of the
date of the appointment.

Read our Service Notice for more information

Constadino "Gus" Sirakis, P.E. Acting Commissioner

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