A former engineer at the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection who stands accused of a lengthy list of building-related crimes was also creative, the authorities said, when it came to another dubious deed: hiding assets.
A list of buildings with pools came right up.
Another case is the demolition of a much-loved riverfront colonial villa that had been on Phnom Penh's heritage list of buildings to be preserved.
Constellation Energy keeps a list of buildings that would benefit from energy efficiency improvements, and it has identified an unusual candidate near the top: prisons.
The Brooklyner, a new high-rise rental on Lawrence Street in Downtown Brooklyn, was on the list of buildings that use Insurent's services.
One way to prod awareness, he said, "is to establish a list of buildings that were influential on subsequent architects and consumers of architecture".
He added, "We put a computer program in every firehouse, connected to headquarters, and we can see every unit and the list of buildings they are responsible for".
It is not on city inspectors' list of buildings with confirmed structural damage, and the owner expects to reopen it on Monday.
