Façade Inspection Safety Program (FISP)

New York City’s “Façade Inspection Safety Program” (FISP), previously known as Local Law 11, requires that owners of buildings with more than six stories above grade have their exterior walls and appurtenances inspected per a prescribed reporting schedule. A Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI), who must be a licensed Registered Architect or Professional Engineer, must conduct this inspection and submit an acceptable Report to the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) summarizing the building’s conditions.

Since the enactment of FISP in 1980 (Local Law 10), PE has prepared and filed the required examination reports for our clients and is widely recognized as a premier resource for FISP compliance. We have established a close professional relationship with the Local Law & Façades Unit of the DOB and work directly with the division toward approval of all reports filed by PE on behalf of our clients. During the last cycle (Cycle 8), PE prepared and submitted over five hundred FISP reports.

Over the past 40 years, a high concentration of PE’s work has involved investigation and remediation of the exterior envelope as well as structural systems for all building types, from pre-war to modern construction. We provide our clients with a thorough analysis and evaluation of building façades upon which they can base construction and rehabilitation decisions and maintain compliance with FISP requirements. Our goal is to consistently provide the highest quality professional architectural and engineering services for preserving a structure’s design integrity while factoring in the reality of our clients’ budgets and goals.