I spent the better part of the morning slogging through a set of specifications on a "Risk Based" Remediation/demolition project. The owner is requiring the contractor to perform a risk assessment/hazard/exposure analysis for each portion of their work utilizing a "Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sensitivity Analysis" "When the reasonable maximum exposure scenario does not define reasonable site specific conditions and leads to unacceptable risks for the site..." and "As a result,applicable risk goals can be met, therefore eliminating the need for potential remediation of the site......"

Whatever happened to the good old days where all you had to do was demolish the structure, load it into a truck and haul it to a landfill?