Department of Buildings 120-55 Queens Blvd
QUEENS BOROUGH OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS 120-55 QUEENS BLVD
EXECUTIVE OFFICESKEW GARDENS, NY 11424
280 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10007
ROBERT LIMANDRI, COMMISSIONER Ira M. Gluckman, R.A., AIA
Website: nyc.gov/buildings BOROUGH COMMISSIONER
Meeting Topic: Queens Borough Industry Meeting
Date / Time:February 16, 2012 @ 2:30PM
Attendees:Industry:Alfonso Duarte, Laura Heim, Brian Rohan, Ramin Benlevi, Andrew Sayers, Alstaire Bunales, Barry Bank, John Stacom, Edward Lui, An Shen Ma, Frank Quatela, John Scheschareg, Jacob Kanner, Miltadis Leptourgas, Jose Velasquez
DOB: BC Ira Gluckman, DBC Diana Mack-Henry, DBC Kazimir Vilenchik, ZS Chao Ho, CPE Simon Lee, FE Bhadresh Patel, SM Linda Pesiri
AA LaTonya Mack
The following issues were discussed and agreed upon:
ITEM / DESCRIPTIONSenior Fee Estimator / Bhadresh Patel, Senior Fee Estimator will discuss, Civil Penalty Waivers/ L-2 Form
- Patel’s Schedule is 8:30AM – 1PM Mon. thru Fri.
- New L2 form begins 2/14/12
- Must have L2 form for any override, waiver or reduction request.
Questions &
Answers / A client recently finished a 4 story office NB done under 1968 Code in C4-2 zoning. He would like to change the upper floor offices into residential space. My questions are:
- The Open Space is not sufficient. Would that be enough to disqualify the proposal?
Required open space for mix building residence portion shall comply with Zoning Resolution ZR 23-14as per ZR 35-10 & ZR 35-33.
Questions &
Answers Continued /
- Could the residences and the offices share the same one & only exit stair and utilize the same elevator?
Separate stair shall be provided as per BC 27-375 (i) (5)
- Why must every time we receive a Construction Update the question of an old open ALT II comes up? If we have an existing TCO and we are actively working on the final CO & signing off of the old applications why must we get a denial from the construction division regarding updating the existing construction sign-off?
Questions &
Answers Continued / Answer:
When the construction desk updates an inspection they must review open applications that they inspected, such as PA, Alt-1, etc...
The person reviewing the PW-7 for TCO should review all the opened applications and make the necessary comments.
- As requested at past Industry Meetings, please schedule a person of authority to discuss and explain the energy requirements,including exemptions, controlled inspections, audits, etc.
An Energy Code/Energy Audits Presentation was held in the Borough Industry Meeting November17th, 2011 by Deborah Taylor & Kenrick Chai-Hong of the Energy Code Unit who discussed the following:
“The 2011 NYCECC (New York City Energy Conservation Code) & the TR8 form”
- PW1- Must state compliance
- TR1- One person takes responsibility
- TR8- Can be broken up into several individuals taking responsibility
- 1 RCNY §5000-01
- Progress Inspections on the Construction Drawings
- Exemptions & Exceptions
- Sample Tabular Analysis
Answer:
If progress inspections are required due to Energy then “Yes” should be checked on the TR-8 Form. The PE/RA can sign the Form to identify the required Inspections. The Progress inspector signs to identify responsibility for the energy requirement and also certifies the necessary inspections were completed.
B) Is it possible to obtain a free version of the NYC Energy Code?
Answer:
Please refer to the 'Energy Code Guidelines' in reference materials section in DOB website. If it is not available, please contact
C) Is it now possible to have our energy calculations be reviewed by an examiner?
Answer:
No, Plan Examiners are instructed to check for the completeness andgeneral energy compliance. It is the responsibility of the applicant of record to do aresearch on theapplicable codeand take a professional judgment to complete the calculation.
Ira Gluckman, R.A., AIA
Borough Commissioner, Queens
Cc: DOB -Commissioner’s R. LiMandri, Thomas Fariello, I. Gluckman, D. Lee, Marshall Kaminer, Werner DeFoe