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Green Demolition Gaining Ground By Patrick Willette, 5/5/2008
Edited by Loren Faulkner Although green design and construction has been much talked about the past few years, one part of green building is not mentioned as often: green methods used during the demolition phase of a construction project. Many U.S. cities require — or strongly encourage — contractors to minimize the amount of construction and demolition material being sent to the la... More
WasteCap Helps Turn Waste Into Resources Story by Mike Larson, Editor. - 05/05/2008
WasteCap Wisconsin wants to show that good environmental stewardship and good economics can go hand in hand. The statewide, nonprofit organization helps businesses drive costs out of their operations by helping them improve their solid-waste management. The result is that less material goes into landfills, more material is reused and recycled, and businesses save money.
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Successful Demolition Starts Project Right By Mike Larson, Editor - 05/05/2008
The new $150-million building that will soon be going up on the 1300 block of University Avenue in Madison, Wis., will be a world-class research center where scientists from many fields will work together to develop solutions that will enhance human health and welfare worldwide. The four-story, 300,000-square-foot facility will house both the public Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (WID) and ...
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Separation Established For Demolition Work By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 05/05/2008
Large-scale demolition work of an old high-rise wing, an adjacent tower and a main entrance lobby of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township
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Demolition Presents Challenges By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 05/05/2008
Adamo Demolition Co., of Detroit, is the general contractor/demolition contractor for the Slab Mill Demolition and Site Preparation project at
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Warehouse Demo In Long Beach By Loren Faulkner - 05/05/2008
Some 360,000 square feet of industrial warehousing on 13.4 acres of property is being torn down in time for Los Angeles Unified School District's South Region High School No. 4, scheduled for opening in 2010. The site is located just off the 710 Freeway, in the North Long Beach area. "Our demolition work started in January and will finish in June 2008," says Juan Carlos Santana, project manager...
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Bringing Down the Stock House By Carl Molesworth - 05/05/2008
J. Harper Contractors put its recently acquired Kobelco SK480LC high-reach excavator to good use this winter to demolish a building in the historic Rainier Cold Storage complex in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. The complex was built in the first dozen years of the 20th Century as a brewery for the Seattle Brewing and Malting Co.
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Converting Waste Into Mulch By Greg Ehm - 04/28/2008
Edited by Hol Wagner Telluride is a mountain community with a long and storied history. During the late 1800s, this mining town tucked in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado attracted people from all over the country looking for the gold, silver, iron, lead, and copper ores that were found in this area.
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