Rule would allow buildings commissioner who is not a licensed architect,
engineer
NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Institute of
Architects New York Chapter (AIA NY) publicly opposes removing the
requirement in New York City that the Commissioner of the city's Department
of Buildings be a duly licensed architect or engineer. Following are
excerpts of testimony by AIA NY executive director, Rick Bell, on May 7 to
the N.Y. City Council's Committee on Government Operations:
[AIA NY] and its 4,200 members in New York are strongly opposed to
Intro 755. The Commissioner of the Department of Buildings must be a
registered architect or professional engineer. The current law is logical
and necessary.
By letters, e-mails and petitions, the City Council and Mayor's Office
has heard many of the reasons why the head of the agency that guarantees
safety on construction sites must be trained and tested in how buildings
come together, how they rise, and how they stand. The process by which an
architect or engineer becomes licensed by the State of New York is
arduous...It tests comprehensive knowledge of codes, zoning, building
practices and environmental standards...
In addition to our technical training, architects, by law, are
personally responsible for our work and have a fiduciary responsibility to
maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the public...
The City Council has taken the lead in bringing a modern building code
to the City of New York...in stopping over-development in our
communities...in pushing for progressive reform of Building Department
operations, enforcement...We need an architect or engineer at the head of
the department that enforces these laws...
There are some who insist that good management skills are more
important than knowledge and credentials. They are wrong. This is not about
tradition or elitism. It is all about professionalism, and the knowledge
needed to make the tough decisions when there is nobody else to call,
nobody else to consult.
New York City needs a Buildings Commissioner who not only knows how the
government operates, but how buildings stand up.
Contact: Laura Manville
lmanville@aiany.org
(T) 212-358-6116
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