Demolition News

The demolition industry has lost one of its leaders. Michael “Mike” Casbon, the technical director of Environmental Resource Management (ERM), passed away on March 17 at the age of 53. Casbon, who was based out of ERM’s headquarters in Indianapolis, had 25 years of experience in the demolition, decontamination and construction fields. Over the course […]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Dozens of units at one of the most infamous communities in Georgia – and the United States – were demolished on Thursday as a local county continues to chip away at its horrible reputation. Brannon Hill Condominiums has long been considered an eyesore and a danger to the people living in […]

Martin Tower is scheduled to be demolished May 19. Jim Santoro plans to slice Martin Tower “like a loaf of bread” from the bottom up this month, knocking out support structures with explosives and allowing gravity to drop the Lehigh Valley’s tallest building in less than 20 seconds. Accompanied by a sound like a thunderstorm […]

Tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct can be noisy and dusty. It’s also Seattle’s newest tourist attraction. “They should set up a bandstand where people can sit and watch,” said Janice Moore, who is visiting from Colorado On Friday, she and Andrew Moore stopped for a while to watch the old roadway be torn apart. […]

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Winners of the 2018 World Demolition Awards on stage                                                                                  If you are a demolition contractor or an equipment supplier looking to enter the 2019 World Demolition Awards, the clock is ticking. The deadline for entries is June 30 – which means there is just a few weeks to go if you want to be considered […]

TUCSON — Construction crews this week began demolishing outdated landing-mat fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma to make way for upgraded, 30-foot bollards that allow agents to see through the barrier.  A spokesperson for Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector said work crews began dismantling the older barriers on Wednesday, the same day that the federal […]

SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) — Saturday morning’s planned implosion of the Brayton Point Towers will have more than just eager spectators standing by. Local and state public safety officials will be stationed hours before the demolition and will stick around afterward as well. Somerset Fire Chief Scott Jepson says his crews will arrive around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Traffic control points […]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – With $48 million in federal money allocated to Nebraska flood victims, many are asking how that money is being distributed. Of that money, $19.2 million is being distributed through FEMA. “We can’t bring you back to that pre-disaster condition, but we can help you get back into that safe, secure, functional […]

The skeleton of the South Shore Hospital was demolished Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the corner of 6th Street and Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida. It took less than 20 seconds to bring down a building that has blighted the entrance to South Beach for more than a decade. On Tuesday morning, the abandoned […]