FAQs

As soon as a construction project moves toward the construction phase, NYU works internally to identify community members who may be affected. Community members may be updated in a variety of ways concerning a project, including: community meetings, written notification, and email notification.

NYU follows the new DEP rules and regulations regarding construction noise. If ever you have an issue in regards to noise at one of our construction sites, please contact the FCM Helpdesk at 212.998.1001 or fcm.helpdesk@nyu.edu.

NYU follows the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection, NY State Department of Labor, US Dept. of Labor OSHA, US Environmental Protection Agency regulations as well as NYU's own internal regulations for asbestos removal.

NYU follows the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection, NY State Department of Labor, US Dept. of Labor OSHA, US Environmental Protection Agency regulations as well as NYU's own regulations for lead removal.

Any questions, concerns, or comments by calling the FCM Helpdesk at 212.998.1001, or by sending an email to fcm.helpdesk@nyu.edu.

Local Law 11 is a New York City mandate that requires buildings of six or more stories to be inspected for potentially dangerous or deteriorating fa�ades every five years. The law requires a certified architect or engineer to determine the condition of a building's exterior and to then file a report, with recommendations, to the NYC Department of Buildings. The building owner then schedules the required façade work in a timely manner. This year, a number of university buildings will be undergoing façade work as part of these requirements.

Most of this summerÕs projects will start on or around the beginning of June, with the goal of completion by the end of August.

Work crews will be replacing masonry elements such as terra cotta, limestone, cast stone and bricks, the mortar inbetween bricks, caulking, sealant and patching spalled masonry.

Work on residential buildings, or buildings that are close to residential neighbors, will take place 9AM-5PM, Monday through Friday. While weekend work is not projected, the community will be given advanced notification of any Saturday work that must take place.

The work is performed by contractors lowering themselves down the side of the building on a "swing scaffold." The workers will stop at locations along the fa�ade as indicated by the architect to make the necessary repairs. Some cases will require the use of pipe scaffolding. Pipe scaffolding is framed scaffolding that is erected to the full height of the building and then wrapped with black netting.

The "swing scaffold" will work the exterior of the building and could stop at or near residents' windows to perform the required work. With pipe scaffold, the framing and netting will be continuously seen outside of your windows throughout the project. We advise residents to keep shades, blinds or curtains closed if work is taking place at or near your window.

Local Law 11 work requires the occasional grinding out of mortar and masonry. This work will be done with small hand tools and will create some noise in the areas surrounding the work.

Work is required on all sides of the building on each exterior wall; however, the work is selective as per the architect's drawings. Therefore, work will not be required on the entire wall. For residential buildings we will try to make a schedule available so that residents can anticipate any impactful work.

If work is being performed in the same area as your window, your window must remain closed. During the day, the contractor will tape plastic to the outside of the window to mitigate dust. For apartment units with air conditioning, this protection will remain intact for the duration of the work and you will not be able to open your window. However, for apartments that do not have air conditioning, the mitigating plastic will be removed daily and residents will be able to open their windows in the evening.

The Local Law 11 work will most likely impact your windows for approximately seven working days for the duration of the project.

During the construction you will be able to continue to run your AC. The contractor will either wrap or tape a light filter over the AC unit to filter construction dust. However, if abatement is required, air conditioners will not be able to be used.

If your building has been tested for all types of contamination and was found to contain no ACM (Asbestos Containing Material) that could become airborne, thus making the abatement that will be performed safe. The material that needs to be abated is mastic or caulking under lintels (and is only needed if a lintel is being replaced). Mastic can be located behind the bricks and only needs to be abated where bricks are being removed.

The material is safe to be on the steel behind the brick. However, once the bricks are removed the mastic may be disturbed and will then be required to be abated. Therefore, if brick is not being disturbed there is no reason that the possible mastic behind has to be removed.

The material is safe to be on the steel behind the brick. However, once the bricks are removed the mastic may be disturbed and will then be required to be abated. Therefore, if brick is not being disturbed there is no reason that the possible mastic behind has to be removed.