The New York City Department of Design + Construction (DDC) Division of Public Buildings provides project management services for the City of New York's capital construction projects. DDC maintains contracts with architects, engineers, contractors, and construction management firms, and provides project direction, management, and oversight, in support of the capital construction requirements of a broad range of municipal agencies, referred to as Client Agencies.
The Consultant's Contract consists of three documents: the Agreement, the Specific Requirements or Task Order and the Design Consultants Guide. The Agreement, which the Consultant signs, and the Specific Requirements or Task Order define contractual responsibilities and describe the specific nature of the work required for the particular project or requirement contract. The Design Consultants Guide supplements the Agreement and the Specific Requirements or Task Order. It describes the design criteria of the agency, the services and deliverables expected, and the approvals and procedures necessary to complete design projects at the Department of Design and Construction.
The Active Design Guidelines address those responsible for the planning and construction of buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. The publication seeks to educate designers about opportunities to increase daily physical activity, including measures such as making stairs more visible and providing inviting streetscapes for pedestrians and bicyclists.
A Design Manual for Water Conservation in Buildings, our ninth in a series of manuals and guidelines dedicated to promoting greater environmental responsibility in the projects we build.
The Sustainable Urban Site Design Manual offers an introduction to more environmentally, economically, and socially responsible urban site design practices for New York City capital projects. It is conceived as a resource handbook, featuring chapters that marry the unique site conditions encountered on many City projects with appropriate sustainable site design strategies. The contents are addressed to the whole rainbow of NYC DDC project participants, from City administrators to architects and their consultants, to construction managers, contractors, and facility personnel
Sustainable design is an integral part of the program, which encourages City agencies to pursue green practices in all their public works projects. The results of D+CE and the Department's efforts to promote greater environmental responsibility in building design are highlighted on the following pages of this report.
This document is an introduction to environmental roof strategies, both refl ective and planted roofs. Its basic goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies for New York City projects. The guidelines are addressed to all the participants in projects for the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) - administrators and managers from DDC, architects and their consultants, and construction managers.