As a building owner, manager, or residential board member, you may be aware that the NYC Façade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP) now mandates a hands-on façade inspection for every building over 60’ on a five-year cycle. Traditional methods of keeping up with the FISP cycle (formally known as Local Law 11-98) include rigging and re-rigging suspended scaffolds that may quickly amount to a major expense. If your building has setbacks, it can be even worse, with repeated rigging required at each level. Adding to the cost, is the encumbrance of outriggers, scaffold platforms, electrical rood protection – and days of set-up and removal, potentially tying up building security and engineering staff.
Industrial Rope Access (IRA) offers a cost-effective, time-saving alternative, eliminating the need for scaffolding and facilitating a more efficient low-impact, façade inspection and investigation. Using only ropes, harnesses and specialty descent and climbing equipment, CANY’s experienced team of highly trained and SPRAT-certified rope access technicians can inspect the facades of any building, meeting or exceeding FISP requirements at a lower cost in a fraction of the time required for scaffolds.
When multiple drops are needed to comply with FISP requirements, to inspect large structures or to access widespread deterioration, industrial rope access services provide the required means of hands-on evaluation at a reasonable cost – often a fraction of what’s required by other available means. On buildings with setbacks, rope protection and redirects allow a continuous path of descent, avoiding the need for costly re-rigging at each level.
CANY’s Industrial rope access services are building friendly. They don’t require exhaustive coordination with facilities management and other building services. Required equipment is minimal when compared to suspended scaffolding, eliminating intensive use of elevators and stairs. On buildings with BMU’s (house-rigs) there’s no time or money wasted on operator certifications or moving equipment around the roof. On most buildings, our team can rig, gear-up and get to work within 60-90 minutes. And IRA is the lightest touch of any inspection method, eliminating the potential for roof and façade damage.
CANY responds to façade emergencies on a regular basis. When you need immediate assessment and interim mitigation of unsafe conditions, there’s no time to waste. Working together, CANY and Master Rigger Cole NYC can be onsite immediately - evaluating conditions, installing containment netting and stabilizing/removing hazards for the protection of Owners, tenants, and the public.
CANY pioneered IRA inspection in NYC over 25 years ago; our team is skilled in facades and roofs of all shapes and sizes. Tall buildings, complex overhangs, projecting cornices, multiple setbacks, flagpoles, and spires: we regularly inspect all of these through industrial rope access. CANY works with an NYC Master or Special Rigger for each building, with a Rigging Plan for every project approved by the Cranes and Derricks Unit of the DOB.
More than just inspectors, the members of CANY’s SPRAT-certified IRA Team include Senior Leadership, Studio Leads, Project Managers and even one of the company Principals. Our hands-on inspections and investigations are high caliber, based upon hundreds of projects and backed by licensed design professionals with decades of experience. Our goal is to provide building Owners, Managers and Board Members with the information essential to making informed, cost-effective decisions regarding building enclosure repair and maintenance. CANY can help you craft a plan that fully addresses code-compliance and public safety, but that also acknowledges the realities of budget, active building use and Owner/Tenant wellbeing.
You may have seen IRA inspections similar to what’s pictured above in progress around NYC. CANY has used this method of inspection and investigation from coast-to-coast on buildings as diverse as FAA air traffic control towers, domes and spires, high-rise commercial properties, and mid-height residential condominiums – even interior atriums. Whatever the height, configuration or use, IRA provides ultimate flexibility, safety, ease of access and low impact. On many buildings, CANY’s SPRAT rope access team can perform up to ten inspection drops in a day – the time required for a single suspended scaffold drop.
As a building owner, manager, or residential board member, you may be aware that the NYC Façade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP) now mandates a hands-on façade inspection for every building over 60’ on a five-year cycle. Traditional methods of keeping up with the FISP cycle (formally known as Local Law 11-98) include rigging and re-rigging suspended scaffolds that may quickly amount to a major expense. If your building has setbacks, it can be even worse, with repeated rigging required at each level. Adding to the cost, is the encumbrance of outriggers, scaffold platforms, electrical rood protection – and days of set-up and removal, potentially tying up building security and engineering staff.
Industrial Rope Access (IRA) offers a cost-effective, time-saving alternative, eliminating the need for scaffolding and facilitating a more efficient low-impact, façade inspection and investigation. Using only ropes, harnesses and specialty descent and climbing equipment, CANY’s experienced team of highly trained and SPRAT-certified rope access technicians can inspect the facades of any building, meeting or exceeding FISP requirements at a lower cost in a fraction of the time required for scaffolds.
When multiple drops are needed to comply with FISP requirements, to inspect large structures or to access widespread deterioration, industrial rope access services provide the required means of hands-on evaluation at a reasonable cost – often a fraction of what’s required by other available means. On buildings with setbacks, rope protection and redirects allow a continuous path of descent, avoiding the need for costly re-rigging at each level.
CANY’s Industrial rope access services are building friendly. They don’t require exhaustive coordination with facilities management and other building services. Required equipment is minimal when compared to suspended scaffolding, eliminating intensive use of elevators and stairs. On buildings with BMU’s (house-rigs) there’s no time or money wasted on operator certifications or moving equipment around the roof. On most buildings, our team can rig, gear-up and get to work within 60-90 minutes. And IRA is the lightest touch of any inspection method, eliminating the potential for roof and façade damage.
CANY responds to façade emergencies on a regular basis. When you need immediate assessment and interim mitigation of unsafe conditions, there’s no time to waste. Working together, CANY and Master Rigger Cole NYC can be onsite immediately - evaluating conditions, installing containment netting and stabilizing/removing hazards for the protection of Owners, tenants, and the public.
CANY pioneered IRA inspection in NYC over 25 years ago; our team is skilled in facades and roofs of all shapes and sizes. Tall buildings, complex overhangs, projecting cornices, multiple setbacks, flagpoles, and spires: we regularly inspect all of these through industrial rope access. CANY works with an NYC Master or Special Rigger for each building, with a Rigging Plan for every project approved by the Cranes and Derricks Unit of the DOB.
More than just inspectors, the members of CANY’s SPRAT-certified IRA Team include Senior Leadership, Studio Leads, Project Managers and even one of the company Principals. Our hands-on inspections and investigations are high caliber, based upon hundreds of projects and backed by licensed design professionals with decades of experience. Our goal is to provide building Owners, Managers and Board Members with the information essential to making informed, cost-effective decisions regarding building enclosure repair and maintenance. CANY can help you craft a plan that fully addresses code-compliance and public safety, but that also acknowledges the realities of budget, active building use and Owner/Tenant wellbeing.
You may have seen IRA inspections similar to what’s pictured above in progress around NYC. CANY has used this method of inspection and investigation from coast-to-coast on buildings as diverse as FAA air traffic control towers, domes and spires, high-rise commercial properties, and mid-height residential condominiums – even interior atriums. Whatever the height, configuration or use, IRA provides ultimate flexibility, safety, ease of access and low impact. On many buildings, CANY’s SPRAT rope access team can perform up to ten inspection drops in a day – the time required for a single suspended scaffold drop.
