Missing front facade at 8th Avenue & 14th Street. Structure is a 4-story commerical row house-type building. Front facade was 3 wythe brick laterally restrained by mild steel straps ties to 1 or 2 floor joists Failure mechanism was likely to be negative pressure (suction) pulling the facade away from the floor joists. ...

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ADoF is now certified as a NYC DoB Special Inspection agency for class 3 projects (projects less than 10,000 sq ft). We are approved to provide the following special inspections: Structural Steel — Erection and bolting Structural Steel —Welding Structural cold formed steel Concrete — Cast in Place Masonry Structural Safety — Structural Stability  Note: the new DoB regulations come into effect November 14, 2012.  Architects and engineers are no...

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East Long Island house. Use of Joistrite framing for landscaped roof areas (100psf live load) HSS post and beam rigid frame ...

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Lower Manhattan Townhouse : Lower Manhattan Townhouse. New slab for green roof over media room ...

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Commercial Tenant: Convenience stair. Glass tread stair with stainless steel stringer.  NYC April 2012  multi lyte tempered glass stair tread Segmented stainless steel double plate stair stringer ...

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Medical office suite: Steel frame erection.     5000sq ft Medical Building. Bronx NY. Steel moment frame with 1" expansion joint to adjacent properties Foundation type: Helical Piles with framed slab on grade  was determined to be more cost effective than removal of existing fill and compaction for spread footings. ...

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a degree of freedom is moving to a new office!So far it exists only in SketchUP space, however it will be a reality by mid April. ...

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