On April 18, the NYC council passed Int No 1253-C, with the stated goal of reducing total building emissions by 40% by 2030, and 80% by 2050, when compared to a 2005 baseline. To do this, the law establishes the Office of Building Energy and Emissions Performance …Read More
In recent years, homelessness in New York City has been on the rise. In the first months of 2019 alone, hundreds of thousands sought shelter in New York City. Among them is a staggering amount of homeless mothers and their children; in fact, 70% of NYC’s homeless …Read More
You read it right, the EP team headed out for an evening of axe throwing! It’s safer than you initially think as each person was carefully instructed and had a few practice runs with an instructor before throwing on their own. For most of the team, it …Read More
Local Law 78 was issued in 2017 to create new guidelines for injury reporting on construction sites, in an effort to increase job site safety. The Department of Buildings recently issued a reminder regarding this requirement. The purpose of the law is to expand the requirement for …Read More
The DOB Appointments online plan exam appointment scheduler was launched on October 1st of 2018 and replaced the previously utilized process of calling 311 to make appointments through the Plan Examination Notification System (PENS). In an effort to provide better Plan Examiner availability, the DOB has now …Read More
EP kicks off the 2019 Three 3’s pledge with continuing its efforts at The Bowery Mission. We have teamed up with the organization through volunteering and providing pro-bono engineering design services and saw no better place to start our 2019 volunteering efforts. The Bowery Mission and it’s …Read More
The EP team hit the slopes for the second year in a row, continuing a new yearly tradition. This year we checked out Hunter Mountain, which had plenty to offer for the day. Some hit the slopes and some received spa services but all joined together throughout …Read More
In 2009, the Department of Buildings passed Local Law 84, which required that all buildings over 50,000 square feet and groups of buildings on the same tax lot that together exceed 100,000 gross square feet file a report which documents energy and water usage of the facility …Read More
On January 2, 2019, the FDNY issued Technology Management Bulletin #01-01/2019. Effective immediately, this bulletin gives engineers and building owners a path to legalize an existing sprinkler alarm system that was installed pursuant to the 1968 NYC Building code, but never approved. This can allow for significant …Read More
Back in 2016 we established our Three 3’s initiative. Our hope is to use our leverage as a small business to give back to the community and to the environment. We also want to provide our employees a chance to be a part of something important that …Read More