As of next Wednesday, all architects in New York City will have to design new
buildings in compliance with the 2008 building code, the city’s first
major building code change since 1968. Department of Buildings officials offered an overview of some of the
new code requirements in a seminar at the Center for Architecture this
morning. Among other changes, the new code has different fire safety standards
than the previous code, written in 1968, said James Colgate, assistant
commissioner for technical affairs and code development at DOB. The
2008 code allows for new technology, such as fire sprinklers and
high-rise pressurized stairs, instead of the partitions required in the
1968 code. Comments

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