Mesothelioma and Asbestos

When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, many neighboring buildings were as well as destroyed as well as had to be abandoned. One of these buildings was the 15-story City University of Recent York’s (CUNY) Fiterman Hall. It took eight years, but Fiterman Hall was finally demolished just before Thanksgiving.

Fiterman Hall had made up approximately one-third of the instructional space for CUNY’s Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) before the 9/11 attacks, as well as the community college had to scramble around to find more classroom space. A recent 14-story building with 96 classrooms will be built in its place, costing $325 million as well as scheduled to unfastened in 2012.

But work on the recent building could not begin until the aged Fiterman Hall was torn down, as well as that required some extensive environmental abatement. Asbestos had coated the building’s inner walls, as well as the toxic substance had to be removed to halt the release of hazardous dust during demolition. Licensed asbestos abatement professionals had to adhere to strict environmental codes in order to ensure the safety of both workers as well as the community. The building was stripped down to its concrete as well as steel skeleton before it was brought down.

The recent Fiterman Hall will be built out of brick, glass as well as an aluminum curtain wall. With two community entrances, it will feature a mechanical rooftop penthouse, high speed elevators as well as escalators, computer labs, an art gallery as well as a community café.

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