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… air quality inside the building The façade is regulated by NYC DOB Façade Inspection Safety Program FISP formerly Local … heated using boilers that burn fossil fuels like natural gas or oil with some buildings buying steam from Con Edison … into the building from the municipal water supply through pipes valves and meters  … Drainage … removing wastewater …

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… to notify the local community board and post notices in areas where they anticipate capturing images and audio The … and cameras They can then get close up to problem areas by dropping down from the roof with rigging using a … required by FISP Payne notes If a facade study is $10000 and the design for facade repair is $10000 to $20000 …

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