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Sustainability
FERMA Demolishes CA Hotel with Zero Safety Incidents, 99% Recycling of Materials
FERMA team planned the project in sections to efficiently and safely remove the 15-story, 165-ft.-tall hotel; 5-story, 450-car parking garage; and 12-story adjacent office building
December 7, 2015
At the end of December, FERMA began the hard demolition of the office and hotel buildings, starting with the 12-story structure. The team carefully removed the top four floors of the structure with the CAT 385CL high reach. For the demolition of the remaining eight floors, the team used the Volvo EC460CL HR. On the street level, FERMA used a CAT 336EL with a Labounty MDP 50 second member processing to demolish the columns and concrete.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Selecting the Best Brush Mower for Your Rental Inventory
The most important thing to look for when choosing the right brush cutter for your rental fleet is durability that will keep the machine going through multiple brush mowing rentals. Will it stand up to the paces that rental customers will put it through?
September 18, 2015
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Material Processing & Debris Handling
The Debris Handling System That Could Offer Monstrous Rental ROI
Whether the customer is the landscaper who provides leaf removal services to their customers or the municipality that is responsible to clear leaves for an entire community, truck loaders are rented to make quick work of big curbside collection jobs.
September 3, 2015
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Worksite Equipment
2015 Contractors' Top 50 New Products Recognize Today's Construction Equipment Innovators
Construction equipment owners and end users select the recipients of Equipment Today's 5th annual awards program
September 1, 2015
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Stump Grinders
Take a New Avenue to Enhance Revenues
Look for a stump cutter that has a track record of reliability and productivity. Put yourself in the customers’ shoes and think about how they will use the machine. Select one that is easy to operate and maintain, and built to withstand wear and tear.
August 27, 2015
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Business
Team of Demolition Contractors Dismantle, Rebuild After Snowstorm Collapses Building
NDA members American DND Inc. and Empire Dismantlement Corp. save a building from collapse after 70 inches of snow falls in 72 hours
July 27, 2015
The roof of the building collected approximately 6 million pounds of snow from the extreme amount of snowfall in such a short time period. In some areas of the roof, the snow load was two to three times heavier than the roof loading was originally designed for.
Business
Contractor Demolishes Two Boiler Buildings at Working Papermaking Facility
North American Dismantling Corporation had to work around limited space and live pipes carrying boiling liquefied paper pulp and steam when removing two 1950s ear boilers in order to lighten the weight of the superstructures
June 23, 2015
NADC estimated it would remove 2,500 tons of steel, concrete and miscellaneous scrap from the demolition site and recycle approximately 94 percent of it.
Brush Cutters
Renters' Review: Battle of the Brush Cutter
A neighbor said they'd love to get a hold of a brush cutter to clear the trails on their hunting grounds. Perfect, I thought. Muscling a walk-behind brush cutter around in the woods ought to make for a good story. And it turns out, it did.
May 14, 2015
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Business
Five Contractors Team Up to Demolish Five Buildings in Atlanta Area
Atlanta Demolition worked with several other contractors to successfully and safely bring down five asbestos-filled concrete structures while working around multiple jobsite challenges
May 13, 2015
Prior to demolition, all structures required the removal of asbestos-containing materials. This was no small task, as the massive 19-story tower’s entire exterior was covered with asbestos- containing paint.
Concrete
Hydrodemolition Method Repairs Damaged Concrete at Working Rail Tunnel
Contractor uses hydrodemolition to selectively remove damaged concrete from tunnel walls while keeping one of two railway tracks operating during the project
April 20, 2015
Hydrodemolition with a Conjet Robot 365 was used to selectively remove the damaged and decaying concrete at record speed from the Biéreau tunnel just south of Brussels.
Compact Track Loaders
Terex PT-110 Forestry Loader Cuts with Surgical Precision in Land Clearing Applications
Retired surgeon creates a second life for himself in land clearing using a compact track loader specifically designed for forestry applications.
April 16, 2015
John Moore, a retired general surgeon practitioner, started out clearing on his farm and for his friends. As he gained more experience, he decided to build it into a business.
Brush Cutters
Choose Mobile Mulching Equipment Wisely to Clear More Profits on Land Clearing Jobs
Gain more return on investment by selecting the most appropriate equipment to tackle your land clearing task.
April 16, 2015
Surgical Land Clearing uses a 111-hp Terex PT-110 Forestry compact track loader with a Loftness brush cutter attachment to cut through undergrowth and trees up to 8 in. in diameter.
Construction Safety
How a Proper Construction Demolition Engineering Survey Can Prevent OSHA Citations
Citations for construction demolition engineering surveys have been the most cited rule for the last 10 years accounting for 15% of all citations issued to demolition contractors OSHA inspected
April 15, 2015
Business
Contractor Demolishes 20-Story Building Using Floor-by-Floor Surgical Procedure
Top-down demolition of the 20-story building included surgically removing the building floor by floor by first cleaning each floor of all materials and then removing the shell
March 30, 2015
Because of the building's height, Veit had to develop a plan to surgically remove the building, floor by floor, down to a level where the crew could safely remove the remaining portions of the building using heavy equipment.
Equipment
Cranes, Excavators Work Together to Safely Demolish Houston Structure Riddled with Jobsite Challenges
Demolition of the 10-story structure and adjacent parking garage faced challenges including busy streets, properly complying with NESHAP rules and working around power poles, live transformers and a popular wedding venue just across the street
February 16, 2015
Following a highly complex selective demolition of the top three floors, demolition contractor Grant Mackay moved into the next phase utilizing the 750 Hitachi with a 130-ft. reach going up to nine stories.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Exceeding the RAS Standard
January 29, 2015
JML Energy Resources LLC in Brentwood, TN, uses the Peterson 4700B Horizontal Grinder for daily production of recycled asphalt shingles (RAS).
Equipment
Demolition Contractor Helps in Detroit's Revitalization
Homrich was charged with demolishing and remediating the nation’s first federally funded public housing development open to African Americans
January 19, 2015
Contractor Homrich utilized its Hitachi 800 Ultra High Reach, in combination with an old-fashioned wrecking ball hung from a 200-ton truck crane to safely demolish four 15-story high-rise buildings.
Equipment
Fleet of 13 Komatsu Excavators Help Demolition Crew Finish Two Months Ahead of Schedule
Work included demolishing and processing 5,000 tons of rebar as well as 4,000 tons of concrete debris produced daily
December 22, 2014
Demolition contractor Yannuzzi Group mobilized an arsenal of hydraulic excavators, loaders, end dumps and concrete crushers to help with the demolition and asbestos remediation of this one-million-square-foot former naval storage facility.
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