What’s New
Effective July 1st, in NYC, there are new Additional Exit Stairway requirements for all new non-residential buildings greater than 420 feet in height or any mixed-use building that contains non-residential uses above 420 feet in height.
Recent Projects
- Consultation regarding applicability of NYS Labor Law and Industrial Code Rule 23 to a construction site accident which occurred in a NYC railroad yard
- Provided deposition testimony as an “expert witness” in a slip and fall matter involving damaged flooring in a Westchester County, NY public authority shop structure
- Prepared specifications, drawings, and bid documents for the demolition and reconstruction of various structures in a building complex located in Rockland County, NY
Why presidential candidates need to look at U.S. infrastructure
On July 6th Forbes.com reported that “the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the U.S. physical infrastructure a D+ in its Report Card, and reports the country will need to invest $3.6 trillion in improvements by 2020. Should the country’s infrastructure continue to deteriorate, businesses and consumers alike will foot the bill for expensive logistics and operations. In this commentary, Paul Laudicina, author and businessman, suggests that all presidential candidates answer these questions: “What is our vision for the future? How are we setting a course for a better tomorrow, the way the nation’s founders did? What is the strategic narrative around which all Americans can rally as one nation?”.
As the Immediate Past President of the Rockland County Chapter of the NYS Society of Professional Engineers, and President-Elect of the Lower Hudson Valley Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, our firm president, Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., is actively involved in regularly planning lectures regarding the state of our infrastructure in the Lower Hudson Valley Region. Please contact our office if you are interested in additional information regarding such topics and/or in attending such lectures.
Tappan Zee Bridge Project Starting To Take Shape
On July 3rd CBSNewYork.com reported that “the multi-billion dollar Tappan Zee Bridge project is rising up in the Hudson River. ‘I have to say, driving over today to see the supports, actual supports, I said to myself ‘it’s actually happening!” Mayor of White Plains Tom Roach told CBS2’s Lou Young. Roach marveled along with just about everyone else that the $3.9 billion bridge is actually beginning to take shape, rising up on a thousand piles driven down into the river bedrock”.
As the Immediate Past President of the Rockland County Chapter of the NYS Society of Professional Engineers, and President-Elect of the Lower Hudson Valley Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, our firm president, Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., is actively involved in regularly planning lectures regarding the Tappan Zee Bridge Project. Please contact our office if you are interested in additional information regarding the bridge and/or in attending such lectures.