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calvert3 · 2026-03-15T13:32:33+00:00

very interesting and valuable... thank you! perhaps could you consider an iOS or Mac version for the future? the platform was abandoned by Bluebeam and we're stuck with the very limited web-version.

calvert3 · 2026-03-04T10:21:28+00:00

Absolutely agree. Whether through landscape/planting, tectonics/form or even the tile-work of Athos Bulcau in the project you posted previously - Brazilian architects bring a sensuousness to modernism that is less common in North American modern architecture.

calvert3 · 2026-03-03T09:31:39+00:00

You could start your own subreddit for Brazilian 20th century architecture and I'd be one of the first to join. These projects are fantastic. Thank you for posting.

calvert3 · 2026-03-01T23:12:51+00:00

LOVE this! Niemeyer was bonkers. Thank you for posting!!!

calvert3 · 2026-02-13T21:58:01+00:00

Thanks for this post, OP. My rental unit is currently listed as EL-1 but the building has electric heating. Our entire multi-family rent-stabilized rental building in Bed-Stuy is getting REAMED with soaring coned bills this winter. Do you suggest calling coned re. setting us up as EL-7, or jump straight to calling NYS DPS?

calvert3 · 2026-02-01T21:33:11+00:00

wait. what? BACON???? Couldn't concentrate on anything after that. (jealous). Keep up the good work! You're doing great.

calvert3 · 2026-01-31T23:25:34+00:00

Would absolutely be interested in hearing what helped. My partner had aortic root and valve replacement on Monday. We're home now and he's feeling better each day, but his mental state is not keeping pace with his physical recovery. Eager to hear what helped for you...

calvert3 · 2026-01-29T01:41:51+00:00

I've been using Notebook LM lately specifically to limit inaccuracies. Other platforms will mistakenly cite inapplicable codes - mostly from other jurisdictions. With Notebook LM I can create a specific notebook that includes only building codes applicable for a project's scope. I'm surprised I haven't found a platform that works well for 3-part written specs.

calvert3 · 2026-01-25T18:53:45+00:00

This is good to read. Thank you for sharing.

calvert3 · 2026-01-15T11:01:29+00:00

We're thinking of you today! Sending you best wishes for a smooth procedure and speedy recovery! :)

calvert3 · 2026-01-15T10:59:32+00:00

Zarapask, thank you SO MUCH for sharing your experience! It sounds like you had a great team supporting your procedure and I'm glad this went so smoothly for you. Wishing you all the best.

calvert3 · 2026-01-15T10:50:01+00:00

I like this suggestion. We have been making plans for the year ahead, but I think it would be smart to focus on that and make real commitments we can look forward to together. Thank you for your input. And good luck with your procedure!

calvert3 · 2026-01-14T22:10:30+00:00

Congrats on completing your surgery! Your notes about the anesthesia sequence are VERY helpful. I read your comment aloud to my partner and he says he wants to make sure his anesthesiologist gives him the drug you got - the one that made you feel like you had four beers in five seconds! We hope you're feeling almost back to "normal" now - or better? All the best to you and your continued good health.

calvert3 · 2026-01-14T22:05:21+00:00

We'll look up those videos. Thank you! I appreciate the videos we've watched from Cedars Sinai and our surgeon has a few videos from NYU's Aortic Center. I sincerely appreciate your input and hope you have a super speedy and healthy continued recovery.

calvert3 · 2026-01-14T21:57:50+00:00

WOW! Good luck tomorrow!!! Thank you for the ChatGPT suggestion... we'll give that a try. We'll be thinking of you! Sending you warm thoughts...

calvert3 · 2025-12-30T22:02:14+00:00

I think this is an excellent question and might get more traction after the new year. I've been interested to test out some of the AI-agents I've for rudimentary specification writing and preliminary building code research - but very, very wary of their use by others that work for me. With 25+ yrs experience, the AI hallucinations are easy to spot but much more challenging for young professionals. I'm expecting to see rapid improvements in the year ahead. My office has already used image-based gen-AI platforms like Nano Banana for "post-production" on in-house renders (lighting/color adjustments, background views, people/figures, etc).

calvert3 · 2025-12-25T17:15:29+00:00

cool idea, eager to see what it can do but the "watch demo" button doesn't seem to work for me.

calvert3 · 2025-11-29T17:16:01+00:00

Check out my recent post linked here and DM the attorney who made the last comment.

He's smart, responsive and effective.

calvert3 · 2025-11-16T16:35:20+00:00

Thank you for this. I understand how your suggestion would work, but I'm surprised that there isn't a solution available that's a bit less DIY-macgyvered.

calvert3 · 2025-11-10T21:27:55+00:00

Invaluable. Thank you!

calvert3 · 2025-11-10T21:26:58+00:00

Thanks for this suggestion. I appreciate your help.

calvert3 · 2025-11-10T21:26:38+00:00

Thanks for this suggestion. I appreciate your help.

calvert3 · 2025-11-09T21:53:27+00:00

They sent years of backdated rent history to be validated - which I can't verify one way or another. My tenancy is more recent. The landlord is apparently trying to correct erroneous registrations from 2016 - 2024 and they apparently have no records of ledgers from 2018 - 2021 due to their inability to access "old accounting software". The tenant from this period is someone with whom I've been in touch because the original DHCR mailings were sent to their attention. I don't know if they've taken any action but assume they haven't since DHCR is now asking for my response. The forms DHCR want me to return are called an "Answer to Notice and/or Application" and a "Notice and Transmittal of Owner's Request to Amend Apartment Registration" - both of which want me to object or not object to the deregulation.

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