Improve your demolition business through real-life examples and job stories from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Demolition/48563.html?nid=4229 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:29:45 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650466.html?nid=4229 When the Concordia University campus, which was built in 1926 near present day downtown Austin, needed room to expand, real estate in the area had become tremendously expensive. The original 23-acre campus was estimated to be worth $80 million on the real estate market in 2006, so the decision was made ... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6646746.html?nid=4229 Husqvarna Construction Products will introduce a remote-controlled demolition robot, the DXR 310, into the U.S. market later ... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639113.html?nid=4229 Demolition crews have been busy dismantling remaining sections of the RCA Dome in downtown Indianapolis, clearing the way for continued expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. The demolition work marks the final step in the removal of the Indy landmark — a process that has involved ripping out seats and turf and other interior components; deflating the dome's 8-acre Teflon-coated fabr... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641719.html?nid=4229 Chicago Pneumatic Construction Tools’s new line of hydraulic power packs for powering hydraulic handheld tools are built with foldable handles and large wheels for simple maneuverability, allowing hydraulic tools to be used in confined spaces and remote areas such as found in demolition, building renovation, utility work, and road and bridge maintenance applications. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637460.html?nid=4229 The Coconut Building in Hoboken, NJ, once served as a coconut storage facility for the production of Hostess snack cakes. Today, half of the original ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638654.html?nid=4229 Ardmore — that stop halfway between Oklahoma City and Dallas — has set its eye on the future. The Ardmore Development Authority is focusing on its proximity to both these southwestern commercial centers and its location on a major interstate artery to entice new commerce into its area. Just last October, Ardmore received designation as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638655.html?nid=4229 After hurricane Katrina, the city of Pascagoula, MS, purchased an 8-acre block of land that included the former Heinz Pet Food Factory along the Pascagoula riverfront. The city paid $1.5 million to Jackson County with funding from the Katrina Community Development Block Grant's Demolition & Environmental Remediation for the MDA/CDBG Riverfront Program. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638663.html?nid=4229 The computer age initiated the decline of the paper printing industry. Following suit, paper manufacturers have not fared well in recent years. While it's highly doubtful the world will find itself completely paperless anytime soon, there's already been enough of a shift to put plenty of players in the paper industry out of work. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638664.html?nid=4229 Murdoch's, that iconic gift shop with the dark blue seahorse designs on the Galveston beach, met its destiny in Hurricane Ike last September. Damage to the light blue wooden structure built on piers was beyond repair, causing owners to have the building demolished. Momentum Environmental, officed in the Galveston area, performed the deed on January 13 and 14. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639863.html?nid=4229 Great Lakes Excavating, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, is a family-owned company started in 1966 by Skip Bruckner, who still works part time and is strongly involved with operations after driving the company's growth for more than 40 years. Company Started As One Man With A Rototiller Says Skip, "It all started with one rototiller. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639864.html?nid=4229 The Wisconsin Division of State Facilities (DSF) has adopted a sustainable facilities policy and is in the midst of setting ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639865.html?nid=4229 Three old buildings are coming down on the corner of Randall Avenue and W. Johnson Street on the University of Wisconsin — Madison campus to make room for a larger multi-use student-union building that will be a focal point for students and guests in the south-central area of campus. CG Schmidt, Inc. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640281.html?nid=4229 A state-owned facility, at least 100 years old, was on the list for demolition in northern Minnesota, and Landwehr Construction, St. Cloud, MN ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640288.html?nid=4229 Environmental work in preparation for demolition of the one-story Delphi Technological Center in Flint, MI, began in January and demolition began in February. The project is expected to be completed in June. The facility includes an office building, a larger technical center building and some other smaller buildings. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640289.html?nid=4229 Approximately 70 percent, or 550,000 square feet of Livonia Mall in Livonia, MI, is being demolished. The property will be redeveloped. Adamo Demolition Company, of Detroit, MI, is the demolition contractor for the project. The Sears and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores will remain. Environmental remediation began in January, and demolition work is scheduled to be completed by June. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640290.html?nid=4229 When it comes to recycling wood waste on Mackinac Island, MI, the city's public works director admits that he's trying to accomplish a very normal feat in a very abnormal place. Mackinac Island, nestled in the straits of Mackinac where the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan meet, is a national historic landmark and is special in the fact that motor vehicles, excluding emergency vehicles, ha... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640291.html?nid=4229 Gone are the days of using only a wrecking ball and crane for demolition work. Today, demolition crews employ more controlled methods of demolition, such as dismantling a structure in a manner that allows crews to control where the debris falls and leaving portions of the structure intact for renovation. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638662.html?nid=4229 Implosions for all their excitement are also signs of growth. Last November 9 at 8 a.m., amidst a mounting recession, Dallas Demolition and their blasting contractor CDI brought down the 10-story, 150,000-square-foot atrium style hotel — formerly a Holiday Inn, also at one time called the Meadow Inn — along North Central Expressway at Meadow Lane in Dallas. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637079.html?nid=4229 The Terex® TL160 Compact Wheel Loader offers economical, quiet and low-maintenance operation, ideal for digging, loading and hauling jobsite materials. All Terex models have transverse-mounted engines for optimal stability, so their wheel loaders can lift and transport high payloads with lower fuel consumption. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637080.html?nid=4229 Bobcat® expands its line of hydraulic breaker attachments with the HB280 and HB2380. The HB280 is a smaller version of current Bobcat hydraulic breakers, the HB2380 is a larger model that brings the breaker line into the 1,000 foot-pound impact energy class. Available for use only on the Bobcat 316 compact excavator, the HB280 is in the 60-foot-pound impact energy class and has a CIMA rati... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST