Yarmus Engineering, P.C. is a full service civil and environmental engineering firm. We have been in business since 1977, and service the entire tri-state area out of our main office in New City, NY (Rockland County), while maintaining a presence in Westchester County, New York City, and Hillsdale, NJ. Our extensive experience in the inspection, design, and maintenance of residential, commercial, and industrial structures, in conjunction with our expertise and credentials in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, as well as other buildings codes, standards, and engineering and construction related regulations, provide us with a broad-based background and expertise to assist our clients with their engineering needs. Our clientele includes property owners, purchasers, and managers, fellow design professionals, real estate professionals, lending institutions, state and local governmental agencies, condominium and cooperative developments, developers and builders, attorneys, etc.

As experts in our fields of practice, we also provide Forensic Engineering services which include the review of potential and actual liability claims that may require our testimony in arbitration, mediation, and/or court proceedings. We have been accepted as experts in the fields of engineering, building codes, buildings, systems, safety, property management and other related fields.

Mr. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E. is the President of the firm. Mr. Yarmus has worked in various engineering and construction capacities since 1987.  His experience and work assignments include various aspects of the main disciplines of Engineering and Environmental consulting including, but not limited to, building and safety codes compliance, construction and project management, physical condition surveys, reserve funding analysis, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning design inspection and evaluation, preparation of contract documents and specifications for repairs and restoration of buildings including roofing and facades, general building construction, demolition, pools, plazas, walkways, roadways, parking lots and structures, drainage systems, elevators, hoists, various construction equipment, forensic engineering, cost estimating, asbestos testing and abatement specifications, lead testing in water and paint, radon testing, water quality testing, Phase I and II environmental audits, commercial and residential field inspections, condominium and coop conversion report preparation, surveying, specification preparation and quality compliance, and storm and sanitary system evaluations.  Included under his review during field work were various construction trades and activities including, but not limited to, masonry, fire protection, windows, roofing, structural steel, wood framing, underground piping, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, superstructure plumbing, and environmental abatement.  His inspection experience and industry standards and code review activities include both exterior and interior building elements as well as the use of building codes and standards including, but not limited to, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code, BOCA code (applicable in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts), New York City building code, the International Building Code, Labor Law, Industrial Code Rules, OSHA, ANSI, ASTM, and NFPA.  He has utilized industry standards and technical and administrative publications from professional societies in the performance of these assignments.  He has been responsible for construction documents on projects designed and drawn by use of multiple computer aided techniques.  He originally developed technical and management skills by working summers and part-time concurrently with his academic work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and has continued to develop those strengths in his own private practice.  During his years as an undergraduate student, Cornell University placed third in the nation in the ranking of engineering schools.

Mr. Yarmus graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University with a minor in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.  His curriculum concentrated on Structural Engineering and Construction Management.  His course of studies was developed in cooperation with the faculty in order to achieve this broad education in only four focused undergraduate years.  In addition, Mr. Yarmus has completed continuing education engineering courses at Hofstra University and at various professional society forums.

Mr. Yarmus is a licensed Professional Engineer, a New York State Certified Code Enforcement Official, and a New York State ICC/BCAP Energy Code Ambassador.  He is also a Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist, a licensed Asbestos Inspector and Project Designer, a Certified Environmental Inspector, and a Certified Planner.  He has participated in various programs including seminars and lectures conducted by groups such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, the Environmental Assessment Association, and the American Society of Home Inspectors.  He is a member of the National and New York State Society of Professional Engineers, and is the immediate Past President of the Rockland County Chapter.  Mr. Yarmus has been acknowledged as both the Young Engineer of the Year and the Chapter Member of the Year.  He was also elected to serve as the NYSSPE Mid-Hudson Region nominating committee delegate, and has been awarded a Presidential Citation for his dedication to and efforts on behalf of the Professional Engineers of both New York State and Rockland County.  In 2011, Mr. Yarmus received the New York State Society of Professional Engineers Meritorious Service Award which recognizes a professional engineer who has made an outstanding contribution to the goals of the Society of Professional Engineers over an extended period of time.  Mr. Yarmus is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, where he is a founding branch member and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Lower Hudson Valley Branch, and was the 2007 recipient of the Meritorious Service Award.  He is also a member of the Environmental Assessment Association, the Association of Professional Industrial Hygienists, the New York State Building Officials Conference, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the World Safety Organization, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, and the Rockland County Municipal Planning Federation.

Mr. Yarmus was honored as a member of the "40 Under 40" of Rockland County in 2009.  This honor recognizes individuals who have made and continue to make their mark in the county through their commitment to growth, development, professional excellence, and to the community at large.  In 2010, Mr. Yarmus was selected to be a pilot member of the New York State ICC/BCAP Energy Code Ambassador program.  The International Code Council and Building Code Assistance Project created this program to assist code enforcement officials in taking a leading role in energy-efficient buildings.  New York Sate is one of only four states nationwide to participate in the pilot program.