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NYC 2022 Construction Codes – DOB Overview Webinar with AIA-NY

June 22, 2022 By nysspe Leave a Comment

As part of the Department of Building’s training and outreach program to instruct  industry and city agencies about the most significant changes in the 2022 New York City Construction Codes, which become effective on November 7th of this year, I would like to bring to your attention another opportunity to learn about the codes.  The American Institute of Architects – New York Chapter (AIA-NY) is hosting a virtual overview of the most significant changes.  This will take the form of a 90-minute webinar presented by DOB, followed by a 30-minute Q & A.

Joseph Ackroyd, PE, DOB Assistant Commissioner for Technical Affairs and Code Development and Robert Holub, RA, DOB Senior Code Architect will review and discuss the most significant changes to the Administrative, Building, Fuel Gas, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes.  This will include changes to construction documentation, architectural and structural requirements, provisions for building systems, fire protection ratings, exterior finishes, special inspection compliance, emergency voice and alarm communications and accessibility requirements including drinking fountain locations, destination-oriented elevators and accessibility routes. Continuing education credit has been approved for this program.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday 29th June 2022 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm.  Participation is free to all AIA Members (including those from other AIA chapters) and a $10 fee for non-members. Registration should be made via the following link to the AIA-NY website: Day – Calendar – AIA New York / Center for Architecture (aiany.org) .

Registrants will receive a Zoom link to allow them to participate.  General inquiries to AIA-NY should be made to their Managing Director Suzanne Mecs, (smecs@aiany.org).

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Bridge Builders Look for Better Ways at International Conference

July 10, 2019 By nysspe Leave a Comment

The Federal Highway Administration is turning to risk-based, data-driven ways of evaluating and rating bridges. Shay Burrows, team leader for structures safety and management for the FHWA, said that the agency is replacing traditional sufficiency rating numbers with simpler terms such as “good,” “fair,” and “poor” in describing bridges.  Speaking to attendees of the International Bridge Conference last month, he noted the recently issued “Refined Analysis in Bridge Design and Evaluation” manual from the FHWA, which provides guidelines for engineers to use “refined” analysis in modeling bridges.

The manual states: “Current … Bridge Design Specifications feature a reliability-based approach to bridge design…and limit state design with conservatism built in to envelope the limits of applicability and consider all the relevant parameters. Conservatism always adds unnecessary cost, which may have serious implications for owner-agencies with limited budgets.”  Moreover, the manual states that “designers …focus on developing and using complex automated calculation tools to execute the necessary code checks rather than performing meaningful structural modeling to better understand behavior and address the limit states that are being evaluated. This often hides the controlling factors and hinders the development of new bridge innovations in general. A properly and efficiently executed refined analysis can provide substantially better information about the state of stress in a bridge and allow for more cost-effective and reliable design.” [Read more…]

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NYSSPE December 2017 Legislative Update – Design Build in New York

December 20, 2017 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

The above video is a New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) legislative update . The video is presented by Anthony Fasano, P.E., NYSSPE Executive Director and NYSSPE Legislative Counsel Mark Kriss, Esq and focuses on the topic of Design Build in New York.  There is an extensive Design Build FAQ on our website here.

Here is a time-stamped breakdown of the video to make it easier to find the sections of interest to you: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Design Build, Legislative Videos

NYSSPE Awards Project of the Year Award to the New NY Bridge Project

June 20, 2017 By nysspe Leave a Comment

NYSSPE Awards Project of the Year Award to the New NY Bridge Project Team

NYSSPE Awards Project of the Year Award to the New NY Bridge Project Team

“You know how I operate, all of the plans that come across my desk, must be sealed by a licensed professional engineer.”

Those were the words of Jamey Barbas, PE, and Project Director for the New NY Bridge project as she accepted a special award on June 8th from the New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE).

The New NY Bridge, one of the largest bridge projects in the US, was awarded the NYSSPE Project of the Year award, which is selected and presented by the Professional Engineers in Construction (PEC) interest group of NYSSPE.

PEC was honored to present the New York State Thruway Authority, Tappan Zee Constructors, HDR, COWI Buckland & Taylor, GZA GeoEnvironmental, AECOM/URS and Greenman-Pedersen with the 2017 Project of the Year Award at last week’s 2017 Annual Conference in White Plains, NY

The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) is replacing the existing Tappan Zee Bridge with a new 3.1-mile state-of-the-art, twin-span bridge across the Hudson River between Rockland and Westchester counties.  The $3.98 billion New NY Bridge project is the largest single design-build contract for a transportation project in the United States. Located 20 miles north of New York City, the cable-stayed span crosses one of the widest parts of the river and will be the largest bridge in New York State history. Construction started in fall 2013 and the project remains on schedule and within budget. More than 6,300 people have worked on the bridge to date. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Design Build, NYC Metro Area Information, NYSSPE Chapter News, NYSSPE Events, NYSSPE News, PEC News, Tappan Zee Bridge

NYSSPE May 2017 – Design Build Budget Bill Update

May 10, 2017 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

The above video is a New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) legislative update on Design Build with respect to the recent budget bill. The video is presented by Anthony Fasano, P.E., NYSSPE Executive Director and NYSSPE Legislative Counsel Mark Kriss, Esq.

You can also click here for a written summary of the 2017 budget bill as enacted written by Mark Kriss, Esq.

Here is a time-stamped breakdown of the video to make it easier to find the sections of interest to you: [Read more…]

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NYSSPE Design Build Legislation Update February 2017

February 1, 2017 By Anthony Fasano 3 Comments

 

The above video is a New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) legislative update on the current legislation that is proposing to impact Design Build regulations in New York State.  The video is presented by Anthony Fasano, P.E. NYSSPE Executive Director and NYSSPE Legislative Counsel Mark Kriss, Esq.

Here is a time-stamped breakdown of the video to make it easier to find the sections of interest to you: [Read more…]

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NYSSPE Legislative Update June 2016 – Design Build NYC Legislation Update

June 15, 2016 By Anthony Fasano 2 Comments

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Anthony Fasano PE, Executive Director of New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) speaks with Mark Kriss, Esq., NYSSPE legislative counsel in our third June/July legislative video update on the proposed Design Build (in New York City) legislation.

It is important to note that, in general, NYSSPE is in favor of Design Build, as long as it is done in a way that there are proper safeguards in place to protect the public.  Design Build is a complex area and there are many parameters to be aware of.  You can view a comprehensive FAQ on Design Build in New York here.
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Filed Under: Design Build, Legislative News, Legislative Videos, NYC Metro Area Information Tagged With: Design Build New York

REVISED: Memorandum In Opposition to New York City Design Build Authorization Bill

June 14, 2016 By Anthony Fasano 2 Comments

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Please note the following memorandum replaces the memorandum previously published here.

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION

            S8111 (Lanza) A10709 (Benedetto) New York City Design Build Authorization            

On behalf of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE), in furtherance of public health, safety and welfare, we are writing in OPPOSITION to the above referenced bill. NYSSPE is a professional trade association representing the interests of its members and more generally the interests of all professional engineers (totaling more than 25,000 licensees in New York State) practicing in all disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, geological, environmental, etc.) and practicing in all practice settings (private sector consulting, industry, government, and education.)

A 7590, in relevant part, would vest a number of New York City agencies with the authority to utilize a unique design build project delivery methodology for infrastructure public work projects. Design-build generally is a project delivery system wherein the design and construction of the project proceeds concurrently. This design-build process affords a faster construction timetable than the timetable required by the traditional design-bid-build delivery methodology. The latter entails the production of a set of plans and specifications, which are then offered for bid. (The traditional design-bid-build method construction is predicated upon detailed plans, specifications and performance criteria which clearly define the scope and components of the project before actual construction is commenced.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: Design Build, Legislative News Tagged With: Design Build

Memorandum In Opposition to New York City Design Build Authorization Bill

June 9, 2016 By nysspe 7 Comments

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Please note that this memorandum has been replaced by this updated one.

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION

S5887 (Lanza) A7590 (Benedetto) New York City Design Build Authorization                                       

S 5887, in relevant part, would vest a number of New York City agencies with the authority to utilize design build without State legislative oversight.  Specifically the bill authorizes the use of design build for virtually all projects including roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings and other public improvements.

Pursuit to current law construction in both the public and private sectors must utilize a design-bid-build construction methodology.  In New York, design build has only been authorized by virtue of project specific enabling legislation, or by virtue of 2011 legislation establishing a pilot project employing a limited number of entities on a trial basis respecting highway and bridge projects.  The 2011 pilot was extended last year and a report on the use of design build is awaiting delivery to the Legislature.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Design Build, Legislative News Tagged With: Design Build, NYSSPE

NYSSPE June 2015 Position Statement on Design Build Proposal

June 8, 2015 By nysspe Leave a Comment

On May 19th, 2015 legislation was introduced in the Assembly which would, for the first time, vest specified New York City departments, authorities and other entities with authority to utilize design build as a project delivery system. (See A7590 Assemblyman Benedetto.)  Specifically, the bill authorizes the use of design build, by the New York City Department of Design and Construction, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the New York City Department of Parks and Authority and the New York City School Construction Authority.

Pursuant to current law construction undertaken by the aforementioned municipal entities must utilize a design-bid-build construction methodology.  In the absence of express quality assurance safeguards as detailed below, NYSSPE opposes A7590.

Design-build is a project delivery system whereby a single entity is contractually responsible for both the design and construction of the project.  It differs from the design-bid-build, which entails the production of a set of plans and specifications, which are offered for bid.  Proponents of traditional design-bid-build argue that the interests of the owner are better protected using the design-bid-build model which emphasizes the role of the design professional as the owner’s expert.  Supporters of design-build cite savings attributable to a faster construction timetable and the ability to provide for one-stop shopping. [Read more…]

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