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By Jeanine Smith It’s that time of year again. The leaves have changed and fallen, the turkeys have been stuffed, and the cold weather has settled in. We’ve unpacked our winter coats, doubled up [...]

By Edward W. Pon, AIA As a Building Envelope consultant, we will be called upon to address and diagnose water infiltration issues or leaks at fenestration assemblies: windows, doors, skylights, [...]

By: Sergio Silveira October 28th, 2022 What Is Local Law 97 And How Will It Affect Where I live In New York City? In order to better understand what Local Law 97 is, we need to understand how and [...]

By: Tom Khoudary Local Law 126 October 28th, 2022 Owners of parking structures are now required to hire a New York State licensed and registered professional engineer (PE), with the QPSI [...]

It’s hard to believe that we are two months from the start of the new year, which brings to light the fact that the deadline for cycle 9B FISP reports is right around the corner. All buildings [...]

To protect public safety and ensure that aging infrastructure is properly maintained, cities across the United States are adopting and implementing facade ordinances that mandate periodic [...]

By: Anthony Ngadimin Below-grade water infiltration may render an interior space uninhabitable but also cause damage to structural components through steel reinforcement corrosion, concrete [...]

Local Law 97 (also referred to as LL97) is part of the Climate Mobilization Act, which was enacted in 2019 and establishes limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that buildings 25,000 SF or [...]

By Sarah Barber Cities across the country are adopting and implementing façade ordinances in an effort to maintain public safety and ensure that aging infrastructure is properly maintained. The [...]

Vault lights are a unique sidewalk feature in former manufacturing districts of lower Manhattan. Inventor Thaddeus Hyatt first patented the vault cover in 1845 and continuously improved upon the [...]