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Department of Buildings Updates
Thursday, March 11, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Annual Low Pressure Boiler Inspection Review List »
Review List serves as a reference when performing an annual boiler inspection and completing the BO-9: DOB Boiler Inspecti...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Property Owner's Guide on Resolving OATH Summonses »
Property Owner's Guide on Resolving OATH Summonses
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Local Law 104 of 2019 - Denial of Permits for Multiple Dwellings with Excessive Open Violations »
Local Law 104 of 2019 - Denial of Permits for Multiple Dwellings with Excessive Open Violations...
Monday, March 1, 2021
REMINDER: DOB NOW: Build Expansion Launches on March 1st for New Buildings and Occupancy »
The next major expansion of DOB NOW: Build , for New Buildings and Occupancy, takes place on March 1, 2021 . Please...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Local Law 196 of 2017: Site Safety Training »
  www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/safety/sst-safety.page   As a requirement of  Loca...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Local Law 196 of 2017: Site Safety Training Deadline »
Local Law 196 of 2017 requires workers at job sites that must designate a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordi...
Friday, February 26, 2021
DOB System Maintenance »
DOB System Maintenance - Friday, February 26th, 2021 from 6:00 PM until Saturday, February 27th, 2021 8:00 AM: You ma...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
DOB LAUNCHES FACADE & SCAFFOLD SAFETY BLITZ »
New safety campaign educates workers on best practices and redoubles enforcement efforts by adding inspection sweeps to ad...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
DOB NOW: Build Updates & Expansion Training Webinars »
DOB online training webinars share how to use the recent updates to features & filings in DOB NOW: Build.  ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Immediate Attention Required: Ordinary Plumbing Work Update »
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED ORDINARY PLUMBING WORK   Message from the DOB Committee: As...
Friday, January 29, 2021
ONE MONTH UNTIL FINAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING DEADLINE »
SST Cards Required for All Construction Workers on Large Sites Starting March 1, 2021 New York, NY – The New York City...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
2020 Energy Conservation Code Now Available! »
Local Law 048 of 2020(Introduction No. 1816-A): A local law to bring the New York City Energy Conservation Code up to date...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
DOB Buildings News Update - Winterizing Your Home »
There's no time like the present to take steps to get your home ready for the winter months here in New York City. Check o...
Monday, January 25, 2021
DOB NOW SYSTEM MAINTENANCE – Friday, January 29th »
System Maintenance - Friday, January 29th, 2021 from 6:00 PM until Saturday, January 30th, 2021 8:00 AM: You may experienc...
Thursday, January 7, 2021
DOB NOW Safety - System Maintenance »
System Maintenance - Friday, January 8th from 6:00 PM to January 9th 8:00 AM: You may experience intermittent perform...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
DOB Website Update »
Good Afternoon Members, As you are aware, the DOB Build system has been down sporadically since December 26, 2020. Toda...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
BOILER INSPECTIONS »
The DOB Boiler Division is keeping track of the failure rates of licensed individuals conducting boiler inspections. In th...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
UP TO THE MINUTE DOB SERVICE LEVELS »
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/dob-service-level.html   WARNING : We hear that the D...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
DOB Issues Service Notice in Regard to LL152 of 2016 Extension »
On December 29, 2020, the DOB published a Service Notice in regard to the extension of time approved for Community Board D...
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Buildings News - Deadline Extended for Mandatory Gas Piping Systems Inspections »
Building owners in Community Districts 1, 3, and 10 in each borough now have until June 30, 2021 to complete Local...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Issues with DOB NOW Build LAA - Updated 12.29.20 »
Updated December 29, 2020   Dear Member:   There continues to be issues with DOB NOW:...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Issues with DOB NOW: Build LAA »
It has come to our attention that there have been issues with DOB NOW: Build LAA. Members have been unable to submit an EW...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
DOB NOW: Build Expansion for General Construction & Other Work Types Launches on December 28, 2020 »
DOB NOW: Build is undergoing a major upgrade and expansion. Phase One of this expansion launches on December 28, 2020...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
DOB Development Contact List »
All inquiries are to be sent to the plumbingIR@buildings.nyc.gov email address. - For Staten Island inquiries: SIplumbingI...
Friday, October 30, 2020
DOB Proposed Changes Survey »
The DOB has proposed removing the permitting and inspection requirements for the replacement of certain domestic gas appli...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
MPC Comments on DOB Proposed Changes »
Message from the Executive Board :...
Friday, October 16, 2020
DOB Proposes Changes to the NYC Administrative Code Regarding Replacement Of Gas Appliances »
Message from the Executive Board: On September 16, 2020, the MPC and the Plumbing Foundation were asked to participate...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Service Notice LL152 - Gas Piping Inspection Deadline »
Message from the Executive Board: The DOB has published a Service Notice stating they expect all LL152 inspections to...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Housing Maintenance Code, Chapter 2 - How to Pass Boiler Inspections »
Chapter 2 of the Housing Maintenance Code states that the area where the boiler is located must be readily accessible to...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Building Owners Must Post Building Energy Efficiency Rating Labels By October 30, 2020 »
The Department of Buildings is reminding building owners that they are required to post Building Energy Efficiency Rating...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Abnormal Operating Conditions List »
Message from the DOB Committee: This list is derived from the Interior Gas Pi...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
DOB Update - Local Law 114 of 2019 »
DOB UPDATE 9.2.20 Local Law 114 of 2019: Denial of Permits for False Statements...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Site Safety Training Announcement »
On Thursday, August 27 th , the City Council approved the legislation that extends the September 1st deadline re...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
LL 152 Updates (8.25.20) »
Not a day goes by that we do not receive an email from members asking about conducting Local Law 152 inspections. Many of...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Last Chance to Enter DOB's Sustainability and Building Code Innovation Challenges »
Want to play a role in building New York City's future? Enter one or both of DOB's Innovation Challenges By August 21st....

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