John F Hunt snaps up London temporary works design firm

Demolition contractor buys geotechnical and structural engineering design specialist RKD Consultant

John F Hunt acquires temporary works designer

Demolition contractor John F Hunt Group has bought a majority shareholding in RKD Consultant Ltd.

Threatened Glasgow towers ’not special’, says Scottish heritage body

The Architects’ JournalThreatened Glasgow towers ’not special’, says Scottish heritage body Scotland’s heritage watchdog has declined to list four Glasgow tower blocks set to be flattened to make way for controversial redevelopment proposals The post Threatened Glasgow towers ’not special’, says Scottish heritage body appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

Demolition of former industrial waste site makes way for new station in Walsall

Contractors are completing the demolition of three former industrial waste sites to make space for a brand new Willenhall railway station in Walsall. The post Demolition of former industrial waste site makes way for new station in Walsall appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tony Mazzo: Masterminding the Complex 30-ft Lift of a Broadway Theater in New York City

When the project team for TSX Broadway—a partial demolition and significant renovation and rebuild of a theater district tower in New York City—wanted to perform a truly challenging feat of engineering, it called in Tony Mazzo at Urban Foundation/Engineering. Project developer L&L Holdings had a vision for the 110-year-old landmark Palace Theater that required it to be elevated 30 ft within the renovated tower’s footprint to create space for new street-level retail.

WSP - Circular Demolition – The Demolition of 5 Iconic High-Rise Buildings 07122022

This webinar gives an insight into the planning process as well as execution of one of the biggest demolition projects in Denmark, concerning 5 iconic high-rise buildings currently being demolished due to a high level of contamination with an environmental toxin, PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls). WSP explore HS&E considerations during the planning stages of the project as well as a closer look at the possibilities of circular resource utilization of waste materials from the demolition.

CBS - The end of Tokyo's ultra-modern Nakagin Tower, 11122022

Completed in 1972, Tokyo's Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture – 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods in the heart of downtown. But now the tower is being demolished, its pods time capsules of the ultra-modern 1970s. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports

Andun Engineering Consultants - Crane Design - Temporary Works CPD Webinar 29092021

This video looks at cranes used for the demolition of a Gas MAN Holders

Andun Engineering Consultants - Four Complex Demolition Case Studies 22082022

A review of four complex demolition case studies: Keynsham - Pull Downs Gladstone Docks - Industrial Demolition Premier House - Basement Demolition Centre Point - Cut & Carve Demolition

Andun Engineering Consultants - Temporary Works For Demolition 2022 - Webinar 24062022

Andun Engineering's CPD Webinar looking at Temporary Works For Demolition, presented by Angus Holdsworth and Joshua Martin

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