New Tool Helps Thousands of New York Condos Comply with Local Law 97
Over 50,000 residential buildings are affected by LL97, many owners face uncertainty about their compliance status.
According to Swinerton, one of the United States’ largest contractors, the law could be timber’s best chance to tap into a condo market traditionally dominated by steel and concrete. Swinerton – which owns Timberlab, one of the country’s largest mass timber fabricators – said LL97, combined with recent changes to the building code (allowing cross-laminated timber in Type IV buildings up to seven stories), could be the game changer for developers to use more timber in NYC:
“Swinerton has not only incorporated mass timber into new construction but also into tenant buildouts and renovations,” said Andrew Pearl, Swinerton’s Vice President and Division Manager at its New York Office. “(And that’s because) The material is well-suited for everything from office and residential to public buildings.”
