head of building department inspectors, as you know, and the assistant director of building, patrick o'reardon. and we all went through the code to find a section that would require this. there is no requirement. in new york today, and it was passed over seven years ago, what's required is very simple. "the building permit or a copy thereof should be posted in a conspicuous place at the worksite, visible to the public for the duration of the work or until the expiration of the permit, whichever is later. no such permit will be posted at any location other than the premises." and it goes on to explain what cannot be used to block the notice to the public, what cannot be used as advertising instead of the forum. it explains because of weather conditions, perhaps this permit should be laminated. it's not expensive to laminate something. it's $2.65. the entire burden on the contractors and property owners to do what i'm suggesting is minimal. it's the cost of scotch tape and a xerox. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> thank you, madam clerk. i

my name is patrick o'reardon. i'm a chief building inspector at dbi. first of all i'd like to say thank you to both commissions for giving me the opportunity to both on dbi on this very important topic. one of our suspect right lane engineers at dbi will also be a contributor in the presentation. firstly, as liz did, i'd like to emphasize the challenges presented to dbi in record to the inspections we perform on these projects. existing walls are often deficient in weather resistance, fire resistance structural and seismic. must be upgraded throughout percode. electrical and hvac work is required, and i think what's really important is when we have shoring that's required to preserve walls, floors and roofs to comply with the demolition calculations, this can often lead to unsafe conditions for workers who are working in the area of the shored components of the existing building. and demolition calculations are determined by the architect and approved by planning. site permits often approved without lots being completely vetted. there's a disconnect be