Alexa Schlosser

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Editor

https://www.demolitionassociation.com/News-Media/Demolition-Magazine

Alexa Schlosser is the editor-in-chief of the National Demolition Association's DEMOLITION magazine .

The June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., brought immediate reaction from a team of demolition professionals whose expertise dramatically accelerated removal of debris in the search and rescue and secure the failed tower.

Demolition Contractors Earn ‘First Responder’ Title at Surfside Collapse

When a condo building collapsed in Surfside, Fla., Alpha Wrecking, PowerTrac Machinery and Controlled Demolition brought expertise to the search and rescue that first responders said was integral to their search for survivors

The conveyor pit started at 12 in. concrete and ended up to be 18-in. thick, with No. 8 rebar on 10-in. centers.

Three-Person Team Demos Concrete Plant Lean and Mean

Gopher Specialty Rentals demolishes a former concrete batch plant with lots of equipment and very few people in harm’s way, for an ‘impeccable’ safety performance

The concrete was crushed on-site for beneficial reuse. The team was also able to recycle ferrous and nonferrous metal, and any debris went to the landfill.

Demolition In Dense Metro Area Comes Off On Time, On Budget

Rachel Contracting takes down a former General Mills R&D facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Because of the location of the site, Renascent had to take extreme caution in demolishing Morrill Hall.

Dorm Demo Threads a Needle Between Buildings and Student Foot Traffic

Renascent cautiously demolishes a dorm building on the University of Tennessee’s campus using a high-reach excavator