In South Texas, a City Engineering Services Annex is literally falling apart. City officials were surprised to learn that engineers were still housed in the annex when they toured the building with a local news crew. Wiring is exposed, as well as large cracks show that the walls are separating from the floor as well [...]
Stationary Engineers – Mesothelioma as well as Asbestos Exposure Risks
Stationary engineers, who operate, maintain as well as repair boiler as well as mechanical systems, are among the workers with the highest rates of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer which is almost exclusively caused by exposure to the toxic substance asbestos.
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Texas Stadium, the former home of the Dallas Cowboys football team, has its days numbered. The Irving City Council has been considering giving a $5.8 million demolition contract to a local excavation company to implode the famous building. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was hired to study how the demolition should go forward. It was determined [...]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved a $1.17 repetitive flood claims grant for the demolition of the Riverside Inn in Ozark, Missouri. The owners of the restaurant will receive $996,014 for acquisition of the property, as well as the remaining $174,437 will cover asbestos abatement as well as other demolition costs. Fair market value [...]
Foster Auditorium at the University Alabama is getting an addition. The recent addition will look nearly identical to the original façade, as the project manager said that they are trying to mirror the architecture to make it look similar it’s always been a part of the building. The $15 million expansion as well as renovation [...]
The historic Luzon Building in Tacoma, Washington came down on September 26. Built 119 years ago, it was demolished despite efforts of local lawyers to find a judge who would grant a temporary restraining order to halt the demolition. The demolition was carried out by R.W. Rhine Inc, costing the city approximately $600,000. The expenses [...]
The James River Reserve Fleet in Newport News, Virginia is best known as the Ghost Fleet. Once numbering over 800 ships after World War II, the fleet has dwindled to only 25 ships as of mid-September following the departure of the Escape for recycling. Seventeen more ships are expected to leave the Ghost Fleet by [...]
The historic Virginian Railway passenger station in Roanoke, Virginia is finally going to begin renovations. The railway station had been damaged by fire in 2001, as well as both railroad buffs as well as historic preservationists possess been concerned about saving the station since then. It is owned by the National Railway Historical Society, which [...]
The former Common Industries site in Elyria, Ohio was destroyed in a July 2008 fire. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected 200 samples from the fire site in order to test for as well as discover asbestos contamination after determining that the building owner, John Peshek, had not made a large deal [...]
Plasterers – Mesothelioma as well as Asbestos Exposure Risks
Those who work with plaster are at an increased risk of contracting the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, because plaster is one of the primary building materials that used to contain asbestos, as a strengthening as well as fireproofing bodily.
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