Technical Resources

Energy Benchmarking is the practice of measuring how much energy a building consumes and comparing that against other buildings. In 2009,...

What is a Grease Interceptor? Contrary to grease traps that are used for smaller-scale water flow containing fats, oils, grease, and...

Professionals on construction sites throw around terms like “MEP” assuming the layperson understands exactly what they mean. To an...

As any experienced commercial builder will tell you, you need building permits for any major construction, demolition, or renovation...

Knowledge of asbestos-related disease and cancers began to spread throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s, however the most common form of...

When purchasing or renovating a building in New York City it is paramount to understand what a Certificate of Occupancy is and what...

We have covered grease traps and grease interceptors in this blog before however, there is a lot of confusion on how to appropriately...

Climate zones are areas that are divided and categorized by the temperature, amount and type of precipitation, humidity, and the passage...

An alteration to an oil burner/boiler system that is limited in scope that a licensed Oil Burner Installer can do, falling into one of...

An alteration to a sprinkler system that is limited in scope that a licensed Fire Suppression Piping Contractor can do, falling into one...

An alteration to a plumbing or fuel gas piping system that is limited in scope which a plumbing contractor can perform. These alterations...

The Limited Alteration Application (LAA) is used for plumbing work, fire suppression piping replacement and repairs, and oil burner...

The Boiler Inspection Cycle is January 1 to December 31. Low-Pressure Boiler and High-Pressure Boiler Internal and External Inspections...

A DOB Violation is a notice that a property is not in compliance with some provision of applicable law and includes an order from the...

Local Law 62 of 1991, LBLVIO & HBLVIO To remedy a notice of violation for failure to file a periodic boiler inspection report: Provide...

TPP Requirements Both the Registered Design Professional and the property owner will be required to sign the TPP. Please be reminded that...

The Tenant Protection Plan (TPP) provides a list of compliance categories that must be met by a building or site of a new building if the...

Gas piping systems in all buildings, except for one- and two-family homes, and other buildings classified in Occupancy Group R-3, must be...

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As a property owner you are responsible for knowing and understanding the requirements and other local regulations that must be...