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External Resources

Find more resources to help with your project. Explore comprehensive links encompassing essential construction codes, spanning administrative, building, mechanical, plumbing, and additional facets crucial for project success.

NYC Department of Buildings

2022 Construction Codes

Prior Construction Codes

2022 Fire Code

2022 Supplementary Accessibility Requirements (Appendix E)

2022 Flood-Resistant Construction (Appendix G)

2022 Modified Industry Standards Forelevators and Conveying Systems (Appendix K)

2022 Sprinkler, Standpipe, Fire Pump, Fire Alarm, and Smoke Control Systems (Appendix Q)

Energy Conservation Codes

2011 Electrical Code

Electrical 2024-008 Bulletin

2025 Electrical Code

Prior Electrical Codes

Building Bulletins

Housing Maintenance Code

Local Laws

RCNY Title 1, Department of Buildings

RCNY Title 2, Chapter 31 - Rule Governing House / Site Connections to the Sewer System

RCNY Title 3, Fire Department

RCNY Title 15, Stormwater Management for Water Pollution Control

NYC Adopted Rules

NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Accessibility Guidelines

Enterprise Green Communities Criteria & Certification – NYC Overlay

New Construction Design Guidelines

Preservation Design Guidelines

New York State Codes and Regulations

Building Codes

Building Laws and Regulations

Energy Conservation Code Resources

Multiple Dwelling Law

Refrigeration System Safety Code 2013 (ASHRAE 15, 2013)

NY SHPO Section 106 Programmatic Agreement

New York City Codes and Regulations

Asbestos Control Program Rules and Regulations

The New York City Waterfront Revitalization Program

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples, Training Materials, and Design Flow Charts (FEMA P-2192-V1, November 2021)

2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples, Training Materials, and Design Flow Charts (FEMA P-2192-V2, November 2021)

2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples, Training Materials, and Design Flow Charts (FEMA P-2192-V3, November 2021)

Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA P-55-V1. August 2011)

Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA P-55-V2, August 2011)

Flood Map Service Center

Hurricane and Flood Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities (P-2181, March 2022)

Protecting Building Utility Systems from Flood Damage (FEMA P348, February 2017)

Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms (FEMA P-361, April 2021)

Seismic Design of Rigid Wall-Flexible Diaphragm Buildings (FEMA P-1026, October 2021)

Other

ABA Accessibility Standards (2015)

ADA Accessibility Standards (2010)

American Society of Civil Engineers, Flood Resistant Design and Construction (ASCE 24, 2014)

ASHRAE Standards Library

ASTM Standards Library

Climate Safe Housing, Strategies for Multifamily Building Resilience Elevated Mechanical and Electrical Systems

Coned, A Customer Guide to Electrical Service Installation (2024)

Coned, A Customer Guide to Natural Gas Service Installation (2022, Revision 17)

Fair Housing Act Design Manual (April 1998 Revision)

Green Roof Technology, Green Roof Types

Green Roof Technology, Living Architecture

NYC DCP, Retrofitting Buildings for Flood Risk (October 2014)

NYC DCP, Zoning Resolution

NYC DDC, Cool & Green Roofing Manual (June 2007 Revision)

NYC DEP, Sewer Design Standards (August 2018 Revision)

NYC DEP, Standard Designs and Guidelines for Green Infrastructure Practices (May 2022)

NYC DEP, Stormwater Manual (February 2024)

NYC DOT, Permanent Planter Guidelines

NYC Parks, Green Roof (August 2013)

NYCHA, Procedure for Rehabilitating Refuse Chutes/Incinerator Stacks (January 2016)

NYS DEP, Stormwater Management Design Manual (May 2022 Draft)

OSHA, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (Part 1926)

OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Standards (Part 1910)

PANYNJ, Green Infrastructure Design Manual (2022 Version 1.2)

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (April 1986 Revision)

UL Standards