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Tulip Hotel Implosion - Ross Demolition
This is the implosion of the Tulip Hotel in Cape Town. This implosion was done by Ross Demolition.

By: Michael van Ryneveld

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The Haverhill Journal - Feb. 26, 2015 - Lost Ski Areas, Downtown Demolition Begins
The Haverhill Journal - February 26, 2015 - Haverhill, MA Downtown Demolition Begins: 0:55 Lost Ski Areas of the Merrimack Valley: 4:28 Hill View Montessori #39;s Let #39;s Play! Auction: 11:39 Parking...

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The demolition of Avon Gardens Apartments S.V.N.Y.
What was formerly known as Avon Gardens Apartments is no more...

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CARLOS D #39;ANTONIO TANIA OSPINA - BLACK HEAD - HUMAN DEMOLITION MACHINE DEMO VERSION 2014
Hola amigos, quiero compartir con ustedes: HUMAN DEMOLITION MACHINE (DEMO VERSION 2014), en una cancin de heavy metal que compusimos para un proyecto entre Argentina y Colombia ...

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Demolition of the Eggleston High School
Slide show of the last photos I was able to take of the Eggleston High School that was demolished back in December after being abandoned since the 1980 #39;s.

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We Play ScreamRide On Xbox One - Demolition Level Island Of Misfit Joys
We play ScreamRide taking turns on each level.

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A massive fire at Avalon at Edgewater in January left some 500 people homeless.

EDGEWATER Demolition of a luxury apartment complex that partially burned down after a massive fire in January is scheduled to start Friday and likely will last three months or longer, according to an email sent to former tenants Wednesday.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., the owner of the complex, said in the email, obtained by The Record, that a crew will demolish the amenities building this week, while work on the residential areas will start as early as Monday. The company stated its belief that only a small portion of items belonging to tenants will be reclaimed, as those objects are mixed in the debris with burned and water damaged construction materials and arent easily discernible.

AvalonBay also reiterated its position that tenants wont be allowed onsite during the work. Residents last week launched a petition on Change.org, demanding they be involved in the salvaging process, including having representatives oversee the work as it takes place. They also asked that another group of residents be allowed to sift through the debris at a transfer station to look for salvageable items.

We want to remind you that the local officials have declared the building to be an unsafe structure, AvalonBay stated in its email, which a company spokesman confirmed was sent Wednesday. As a result, for safety reasons, the current expectation is that there will only be very limited worker personnel access to the actual debris in its current state both during removal and sorting.

AvalonBay declined further comment beyond what was stated in the email.

Despite the announcement, the organizer of the residents petition claimed victory Wednesday, citing the 1,184 signatures that had been collected.

Because of your signatures, we have been successful in persuading Avalon to hire a salvaging company to work at the site where we all lost our belongings, organizer Heather Jackson wrote on the Change.org site.

Unfortunately, AvalonBay opted not to allow residents the opportunity to be directly involved in the salvaging and will not disclose a list of specific items they are going to salvage for, but this is still a victory for us nonetheless, she added.

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Demolition on fire-ravaged Avalon at Edgewater to start Friday

As demolition of the bridge spanning the Monongahela River between Donora and Webster continues, plans are underway to pay tribute to the bridge's namesake.

PennDOT officials are preparing a lasting tribute in Webster for former Lt. Gov. Ernest Kline and his family is preparing to mark the final demolition of the bridge named in his honor in mid-April.

In the meantime, demolition of the Lieutenant Governor Ernest P. Kline Memorial Bridge will shift from the Webster side to the Donora side of the span this week.

Long known as the Donora-Webster bridge, the span was built in 1908 and renamed for Kline after it closed for good when an inspection revealed its main support beams had deteriorated. PennDOT announced in February 2012 that it would raze the bridge.

The $2.6 million demolition contract was awarded in June to Beech Construction Inc. of Carnegie.

Scott Faieta, assistant construction engineer for PennDOT District 12 in Uniontown, said crews have removed most of the approach spans on the Webster side. The abutments and pier caps will be removed before crews move to the Donora side of the span.

Faieta said PennDOT is waiting for Verizon to remove a line it has on the bridge before demolition can start there.

We plan to start removing the first two approach spans by the end of this week, Faieta said. We hope to have all of the spans down on the Donora side by the end of the month.

Faieta said some preparation work before the final demolition of the river sections will be done after the Donora sides are removed. Demtech, a specialty blasting company in Saxonburg, will handle the implosion work.

Once the main span falls, the contractor will have up to 48 hours to remove it from the navigation, or center, portion of the river. Sonar will be used to ensure all metal is removed from the river.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Demolition crews are starting work at the former Grand Rapids Press headquarters with the goal of clearing the site by the end of May, a spokeswoman for Michigan State University said Tuesday, March 3.

The building, which was sold to MSU in 2013, will be demolished for $3 million to make room for an $85.1 million Grand Rapids Biomedical Research Building at the northeast corner of Michigan Street and Monroe Avenue NW.

There are few signs of demolition outside of the chain link fence that was erected around the 49-year-old building, but work crews are inside to remove asbestos and other materials, said Kat Cooper, director of communications for MSU Auxiliary Enterprises.

Exterior demolition will begin by the end of March, Cooper said. Unlike some large demolitions, there will be no implosions or explosions. Instead, a crane will be used to dismantle the building, she said.

The interior demolition phase includes removing 20,000-square-feet of asbestos floor tiles, 2,500 feet of pipe insulation, Cooper said. Workers also have to remove 5,900 fluorescent light bulbs, she said.

The exterior demolition will begin when the workers remove the copper cladding on the upper floors of the building, Cooper said. That material will be retained for possible re-use on the interior of the building or recycled, she said.

"We're trying to be as sustainable as we can be," Cooper said. The steel, concrete and cement blocks will be recycled for re-use, she said. Only soft materials such as carpeting and ceiling tiles will not be re-used, she said.

The 173,840-square-foot former Press headquarters opened in 1966 amid urban renewal construction on the north side of downtown throughout the 1960s and '70s. In 2012, the owners of The Press sold the building and five parking lots to MSU for $12 million.

MSU plans to house 44 project investigator teams in the new research facility, which is being built for the school's College of Human Medicine with a target completion date of late 2017. The university currently houses 18 research teams in the Van Andel Institute.

Cooper said no date has been set for a ground breaking on the new facility.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 9:46am

Tyler, Texas (TISD) As spring nears, significant completion phases also near for Tyler ISD BOND 2013 construction projects. Projects include the new Career and Technology Center (CTC), two new middle school campuses at the existing Moore MST Magnet School and Boulter Middle School locations, the new Three Lakes Middle School and renovations and additions to Dixie and Rice elementary schools. All projects are on schedule to be completed before the 2015-2016 school year.

At the CTC, crews are now in the Punch List phase in the architectural, landscaping/exterior, food services and TV/studio areas.

At Three Lakes Middle School, permanent power supplies as well as the HVAC system installation is complete. Millwork and ceramic tile installation is underway in the classroom wing as well as fixtures in the classroom wing restrooms. The gym is receiving a coat of paint and site work is progressing with sidewalks and grading of the islands. At Moore MST Magnet School, drywall and painting phases continue on the second and third floors and roofing over the classroom wing is now complete. Sound panels and millwork installation is underway in the Fine Arts area and the three-story curtain wall framing the classroom wing is complete. At Boulter Middle School, work continues in the basement, gymnasium, main hallway and Fine Arts areas. In the basement, plaster ceilings have been completed and ceramic tile is going down in the restrooms. The HVAC installation continues in the gym. In the main hall, framing of the interior walls has begun and ceiling rough-ins for fire protection, plumbing and electrical is complete. Brick work and roofing work are also in progress.

At Dixie Elementary, crews have begun hanging steel to connect the main building to the annex. Painting continues in the administrative areas and tile installation in the new restrooms will begin soon. At Rice Elementary, ceiling tile installation is underway, as is the stripping and waxing of the floors in the remodeled areas.

Click here for the latest construction update video produced by TISD-TV. For updates or more information on BOND2013 construction projects, please visit http://www.tylerisd.org.

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UPDATE: 2013 Tyler ISD bond construction