(Rockville Centre, NY) – When you enter a house or other type of building, you assume it is safely and properly constructed, and complies with state and local building codes. Fortunately, the Village of Rockville Centre’s Building Department works hard to ensure buildings are safe within Rockville Centre.
To help raise awareness of building safety, the Village proudly celebrates Building Safety Month during May. This year’s theme is Building Safety Month: Code Officials Keep You Safe.
(Left to Right): Village of Rockville Centre Trustee Edward Oppenheimer, Mayor Francis X. Murray, Tom Domanico, Deputy Superintendent of Buildings, Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard and Trustee Kevin Glynn mark Building Safety Month during May with a proclamation.
“Public safety is our number one concern,” said Mayor Francis X Murray. “During Building Safety Month and all year long, building safety and fire prevention officials are here to help protect you, your family and our community.”
Building Safety Month encourages all residents to raise awareness of the importance of building safety; green and resilient building; pool, spa and hot tub safety; backyard safety; and new technologies in the construction industry. The RVC Building Department continues to take the appropriate measures to ensure that the place people live, learn, work, worship and play are safe and sustainable
“When our building safety and fire prevention experts inspect buildings during and after construction, they help to ensure that the places where you live, learn, work, worship and play are safe,” said Dan Casella, Superintendent of Buildings for the Village. “Ensuring public safety is something we think about and do every day working with homebuilders, plumbers, roofers and other construction industry trades and contractors.”
Building codes address all aspects of construction, from structural to fire prevention, plumbing and mechanical systems, and energy efficiency. To ensure buildings are safe requires the active participation of code officials, fire inspectors, architects, builders, engineers, contractors and others in the construction industry, as well as property owners.
The Village Building Department asks all residents to be conscious of all projects to improve building safety and sustainability at home and in the community. If you have any questions, please call the Building Department at 678-9247.
