The former Pella Christian High School in Knoxville, Tennessee will be demolished now that asbestos removal has been completed. The building was originally acquired to expand health care facilities for Pella Regional. After evaluation by a third party consulting agency determined that building renovations would not be the best way to make take of the [...]
Imagine walking down Broadway in Manhattan, New York to find a coffin lying on the street. That’s what many people possess done for several days, as the Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers’ Local 78 union placed the coffin on the sidewalk in protest. The union is protesting the take of non-union workers to remove [...]
The site where the London 2012 Olympics will be held is on top of a mound of dirt containing asbestos as well as radioactive bodily. There is a shining orange sheet buried just 31 inches – barely 2.5 feet – below the ground to signify the difference between the protected, “clean” dirt as well as [...]
While many Texas residents as well as business owners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area never thought their highway congestion problem would be permanent, some are relieved to see action being used. Though the project will take four years as well as billions of dollars to total, building a recent connector as well as renovating existing [...]
Officials in Chicopee, Massachusetts possess decided to demolish a total of 16 buildings in the area. The buildings are aged, run down as well as frequently vandalized. They will be demolished to make room for a senior center, a hotel, two restaurants as well as retail as well as office space. GZA Geo Environmental is [...]
The Sioux Falls State Theatre has been closed since 1988, but as a result of various grants as well as the community’s help, the theatre will likely reopen soon. Renovating the theatre will bring a large economic boost to the community. The building is in pleasant shape in terms of its structure as well as [...]
The United Nations Building in New York is getting a remodel, but instead of being made to look more modern in 2010, the building will be restored to its original look from 1952. Since the building is deteriorating, the remodeling is being done to ensure the building is protected as well as will withstand wear [...]
Many believe the reason Michigan’s Sugar Loaf Resort is still for sale is because of the extensive work it will require before it can be unfastened to the community. At least $100,000 in asbestos removal would be essential, in addition to other demolition activities to prepare the building for guests. Still, others argue that it [...]
The Burge Apartments on the Georgia Tech Campus will soon be demolished. As students possess found other housing arrangements, the need to keep these older apartments unfastened has diminished. The decision to demolish the apartments was based on a variety of reasons. In addition to how aged the buildings are, there were security concerns as [...]
Areas of the Grand Canyon that were once mined for gold, silver, copper, lead as well as uranium. Debris as well as contamination from these mining activities, including asbestos, will be cleaned up soon, thanks to money from the American Recovery as well as Reinvestment Act. Cleaning up the asbestos as well as sealing off [...]
