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New York eReport

July 2007
Volume 2, Number 2


ICC Vision and Mission Statements
Vision
Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of people by creating better buildings and safer communities.
Mission
Providing the highest quality codes, standards, products, and services for all concerned with the safety and performance of the built environment.
NYC Council Approves Modernization of Codes
NYC Council Approves Modernization of Codes
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signs the bill approving NYC's new construction codes.
The New York City Council voted 47-0 in favor of the first major modernization of the city's building codes in nearly 40 years. The plan, proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Patricia J. Lancaster, guarantees that New York’s buildings will continue to function as monuments to the city’s ingenuity, vision and expertise.

Effective July 2008, the city council’s vote represents a monumental step toward ensuring NYC’s economic prosperity and long-term vitality through improved building safety, Lancaster said.
Code Council Testifies for Intro 578
Code Council Testifies  
Code Council CEO Rick Weiland (center) testifies in support of the NYC Construction Codes with Board member Ron Piester and Government Relations SVP Sara Yerkes.
Code Council executive and senior staff testified before the NYC Committee on Housing and Buildings in support of Intro 578 to set forth administrative, enforcement and technical provisions for the city’s new Building, Fuel Gas and Mechanical Codes. Code Council CEO Rick Weiland complimented the NYC Department of Building’s adoption process and the volunteer efforts of more than 400 subcommittee members that examined the International Codes to make specific NYC modifications. By adopting the new NYC codes, Council Board member Ron Piester said the city will join the state in achieving an unprecedented level of consistency in code enforcement.
Reconstructing NYC’s Building Code
Mayor Bloomberg  
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces submission of a landmark City Building Code modernization to the NYC Council.
The first major modernization of New York City's building code in nearly 40 years reflects lessons learned about emergency evacuations and fire safety after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. The four-year process involved more than 400 construction industry representatives who pored over the existing codes and tried to make them compatible with the Code Council’s internationally recognized standards, currently used in 50 states.
IBC to Include Photoluminescent Regulations
Photoluminescent Regulations
Code Council membership voted to revise the International Building Code to include NYC’s standard requiring the installation of photoluminescent path markings in the stairwells of most new high-rise buildings.
NY Senator Calls for Greener Codes
Following the example of New York City, NY Senator Charles Schumer announced a plan for federal regulations that would require states and municipalities to update building codes and increase building energy efficiency. His proposed amendment sets targets of 30-percent increases in efficiency by 2012 and 50-percent increases by 2022.
ICC Out and About in New York
To promote the interests of the Code Council and its members in relation to federal, state and local governments and private-sector organizations, Council staff met with various New York government agency representatives and attended many chapter meetings in New York during the last few months. See more photos.
NYSBOC Education Chairman Denis Parrington, ICC Board member Ron Piester, Code Council CEO Rick Weiland and NYSBOC Past President William Gregory at the Hudson Valley Education Conference.
New York Chapters
Bruce Johnson, President of the Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association (left); Code Council CEO Rick Weiland; Steve McDaniel, President of the NYS Building Officials Conference; Code Council Board President Wally Bailey; and Scott Copp, Past President of NYS Building Officials Conference during a break at this year’s Codes Forum event in Rochester, New York.
  Construction Safety Week
Construction Safety Week 2007
The NYC Department of Buildings held Construction Safety Week, to heighten awareness of safe and compliant construction practices. Events included educational forums on safe demolitions, structural assessments and the proposed safety enhancements in the new NYC Construction Codes.
NYC Receives Ethics, Fire Safety Awards
  NYC Receives Awards
Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster accepts the Fire Safety Directors Association Award from Joe Razza, President, Fire Safety Directors Association (left) and FDNY Chief Salvatore Cassano.
It was a month of honors for the NYC Department of Buildings, which received the 2007 Sheldon Oliensis Ethics in City Government Award for infusing integrity, accountability and efficiency into its operations, as well as the Fire Safety Directors Association Award for leading the team of professionals over the past four years to modernize the NYC Building Code.
Top 10 Tips for Obtaining Approval
The NYC Buildings Department has created an information card that provides the top 10 tips to obtain approval for a Letter of Completion. The cards are available in all five boroughs in the Pre-Filing and Certificate of Occupancy/Letter of Completion Unit.
No-Penalty Retaining Wall Program Renewed
 
Owners of private retaining walls throughout the five boroughs can request inspections without the issuance of violations due to renewal of the NYC Building Department's “No-Penalty” Retaining Wall Safety Inspection Program. The inspection program, available for a 90-day period, provides property owners with an incentive to maintain private retaining walls.
Stop and Check That SWO
Did you know that you can check BISWeb to determine whether a Stop Work Order (SWO) is active on a property? If any work is performed in violation of an active SWO on the premises, both the owner and contractors may be subject to additional violations and fines that carry a legislated minimum penalty of $2,000.
NYS Requires Pool Alarms
 
Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental death for children under age 14, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Revised NYS building codes require that all residential and commercial swimming pools, constructed or substantially modified after December 14, 2006, need to be equipped with an approved audible alarm to detect swimmers in untended pools.
 
Elevator Penalty Increase
Effective June 3, Environmental Control Board penalties for failure to maintain an elevator were increased. Fines range from $800 for a first offense to $2,000 for multiple offenses. Elevator maintenance violations rank in the Top 25 Violations issued by the Department of Buildings.
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NY Farmers Protest Property Maintenance Codes
Amish in Court over NY Code Violations
Open Facades to NY Buildings Welcome the Public
Lifting the Curtain on Broadway’s Oldest Theater
NY Town Guarded Secret Well
Empire State Building is Tops in Architecture
FDNY Fire Officers Promoted
Foundation Gives NYC Skylines a Green Makeover
What You Can’t Do Regarding Inspections
NJ Passes Energy Efficient Codes
We hope you found this issue of the New York eReport to be interesting and informative. Thank you for your interest in reading it. We’re already working on the next issue, scheduled to come your way on September 27. See you then.
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