We know that the tri-state area offers a choice of many professionals to assist you with your engineering and inspection needs, and we are grateful for the opportunity to work with you. We hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday, and we wish you all the best during this holiday season!
What’s New
For the first time in more than two decades the NJ DEP is preparing to propose non-emergency rules governing new and renovated construction in inland areas vulnerable to flooding. Among other things, the rules call for habitable first floors to be raised 2 feet above the current requirement, or about 3 feet higher than indicated by federal maps. Please click here to read more.
Recent Projects
- Forensic engineering and building code evaluation regarding an accident which occurred at an interior staircase at a residential multiple dwelling structure in Broome County, NY
- Forensic engineering consultation regarding Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6) claims, and associated supporting Industrial Code Rule 23 provisions, regarding an accident at a Bronx, NY construction site
- Forensic engineering consultation and codes and standards evaluation of a fall which occurred on a loading ramp at a facility located in Ocean County, New Jersey
National Initiative to Advance Building Codes
In their November 2022 edition STRUCTURE magazine reported that “…the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell announced a National Initiative to Advance Building Codes, a new government-wide effort to boost national resiliency and reduce energy costs. Under the initiative, U.S. federal departments and agencies will review federal funding and financing of building construction to ensure projects follow updated model codes and provide incentives and support for communities to adopt modern building codes…According to the Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2019 Report, requiring the current IBC and IRC prevents roughly $14,000 in losses per building in jurisdictions where codes have not been updated in the past two decades. This represents an $11 to $1 return on investment in many of these areas that mitigate the loss of life and injuries, property damage, business interruptions, as well as first responder and annual homeownership costs”.
Yarmus Engineering, P.C. makes it a priority to remain aware and knowledgeable of ongoing building code, industry safety updates, and similar regulatory changes so that we can incorporate same into our designs and inform our clientele of such new regulations which might affect their properties and projects. Firm President, Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, maintains his certification as a NYS Code Enforcement Official to ensure same. Please contact our office if we can be of assistance to you or your clients regarding such matters.
First Model Code for Public-Occupancy Temporary Structures Nears Adoption
On November 18th Engineering News-Record reported that “the first-ever environmental hazard load-resistance requirements tailored specifically to public-occupancy temporary structures, such as outdoor stages and tents, are on their way to becoming part of the 2024 edition of the model International Building Code…A group of structural engineers led a six-year effort to modify the code, motivated by concern about life safety, inconsistent or nonexistent building code enforcement and a lack of appropriate design guidance for the temporary structures…
The need for improved and consistent structural regulation across the U.S. for environmental hazards such as wind, snow, floods and earthquakes became apparent to many building officials and structural engineers in 2011, when there were three temporary-structure failures, including that of a rock concert stage at the Indiana State Fairgrounds that killed seven people”.
Yarmus Engineering, P.C. makes it a priority to remain aware and knowledgeable of ongoing building code, industry safety updates, and similar regulatory changes so that we can incorporate same into our designs and inform our clientele of such new regulations which might affect their properties and projects. Firm President, Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, maintains his certification as a NYS Code Enforcement Official to ensure same. Please contact our office if we can be of assistance to you or your clients regarding such matters.