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Amend Section 28-101.2 as follows:  \n§28-101.2 Intent. The purpose of this code is to provide reasonable minimum requirements and standards, based upon current scientific and engineering knowledge, experience and techniques, and the utilization of modern machinery, equipment, materials, and forms and methods of construction, for the regulation of building construction in the city of New York in the interest of public safety, health and welfare, including environmental protection, and with due regard for building construction and maintenance costs.  \nSupporting Information  \nIssue – Expanded  \nThe codes regulating the construction and maintenance of buildings were developed in response to serious threats to health and safety, and include requirements for structural integrity, fire prevention, emergency egress, and access to light and air. In particular, many provisions of the New York City building code arose in direct response to disasters or epidemics. The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire led to requirements for fire drills and automatic sprinklers, and widespread problems exiting darkened stairways during the 2003 blackouts have brought about enhanced requirements for emergency lighting in those stairways. Similarly, epidemics led to New York’s tenement laws, which require access to light and air. These core functions are enshrined in the pre-amble to the building code, which lays out the intent of the code as the protection “of public safety, health and welfare.”  \nAs new technologies arise and new public hazards are identified, the Construction Codes are regularly updated. For example, the energy crisis of the 1970’s spurred the adoption of energy codes in order to protect against spiraling prices and the threat of shortages. Today, a group of issues, including energy consumption, indoor air quality, and storm water run-off, are commonly seen to impact public safety, health, and welfare at the broadest scale. These concerns, which generally encompass “environmental protection”, are critically impacted by the way buildings are designed and constructed. For example, in New York City buildings are responsible for 75% of carbon emissions, 85% of water use and over 60% of solid waste. In response, environmental issues are rapidly being added to the Construction Codes, but in a piecemeal fashion. The impact of environmental issues--including the imminent threat of climate change--on human health, safety, and welfare, combined with the vast impact of buildings on the environment, means that it is time to place these issues on a more solid intellectual footing by adding “environmental protection” as a core principle of the Construction Codes.  \nCertainly, the risks posed by environmental degradation are as-or more-significant than any other risk the city regulates. For example, in 2008, out of New York City’s more than one million buildings, there were only 26,862 structural fires, yet the Fire Code makes up an entire book of the city’s administrative code. i In comparison, every person in the city will likely be exposed to unhealthy levels of volatile organic compounds and suffers if droughts are  \nURBAN GREEN NYC GREEN CODES TASK FORCE: FULL PROPOS","cbCaijAuaEwXIEwI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijAuaEwXIEwI","pdf",6082663,341,"English","# Summary\n## Issue\n## Recommendation\n## Proposed Legislation, Rule or Study\n## Supporting Information\n## Environmental & Health Benefits\n## Cost & Savings\n## Precedents","[{\"question\":\"What is the main issue with the current New York City building code intent section?\",\"answer\":\"Environmental protection is not expressly recognized as a principle informing the building code, even though environmental risks increasingly affect New York City buildings and residents.\"},{\"question\":\"What recommendation does the proposal make?\",\"answer\":\"Amend the intent section of the building code to include environmental protection as a fundamental principle.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the proposal change construction costs directly?\",\"answer\":\"No. The proposal is for a study and is stated to have no direct impact on construction costs, with positive indirect environmental and health impacts instead.\"}]","ADD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION CODES - OC 1 | PDF",1789201860,119]