Full story of the demolition of quake-hit New Zealand landmark. It was the tallest building in Christchurch, New Zealand. But when the devastating earthquake hit in February 2011, the Grand Chancellor Hotel was rendered unsafe and marked for demolition. This following video charts the painstaking demolition, and its place as the figurehead of the city’s…Read moreRead more
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Video – Engineering error in bridge fatality…
Surprise admission over bridge collapse that killed demolition worker. As a legal wrangle threatens to escalate between the various factions of killed demolition worker Brandon Carl, the demolition company behind the US bridge collapse that killed him have accepted that an engineering error may have contributed to the incident. In a letter from its assistant…Read moreRead more
Video – Windmill catches bus…
Shop demolition paves way for new bus depot. The good folks at Leicester City Council have just released a film that shows the demolition of a number of shops in preparation for the extension of the Haymarket Bus Station. The demolition – carried out by Windmill Group – took place in November 2014 over a…Read moreRead more
Video – Giraffe eats Frankfurter…
High reach makes light work of German high rise. The colour scheme and livery of this high reach excavator might leave some scratching their heads. But there is no question about the power and productivity of this giant giraffe look-a-like. Watch this superb film that utilises both time-lapse and drone footage to capture the high…Read moreRead more
Video – CDI bounces back…
Successful blasts put Vegas stand-up in context. The Clarion Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas might have refused to fully comply with the laws of gravity. But just a week after the partial stand-up of a stubborn lift shaft, it is back to business as usual for the team at Controlled Demolition Inc. The company…Read moreRead more
Video – Texas contractor nicks gas line…
Line ruptured as contractor rushes to complete works. Texas Gas Services was called to a site in East Austen after a demolition contractor ruptured a gas main. According to local news reports, the demolition works were taking place in advance of the SXSW event that is now less than a month away.
Video – There’s no business like snow business…
After the Sapporo Snow Festival comes the Sapporo Demolition Festival. The 66th Sapporo Snow Festival has now come to a close. This annual event is when people from around the world come the snowy city of Sapporo, Hokkaido to create massive and gorgeous works of art out of ice and snow. However, a lesser-known festival…Read moreRead more
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Video captures latest Chinese near miss. A dramatic video has emerged from China of an excavator operator narrowly missing being crushed during a building demolition. In the footage, captured in Chongqing, China, the operator can be seen using a hydraulic hammer to break down the lower half of a five-storey building. Rather than collapsing forward,…Read moreRead more
Video – Renewing Dukes…
Stadium demolition paves way for university upgrade. Earlier this week, demolition began on the Finch-Yeager Building in Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium as a part of the Wallace Wade remodelling. The multi-phase project is part of a $100-million upgrade to campus athletic facilities – funded by the Duke Forward fundraising campaign – and will enhance…Read moreRead more
Video – Look ahead to Leicester blast…
DSM releases detailed animation ahead of town hall implosion. It is just a few short weeks until the skyline of Leicester is changed forever with the explosive demolition of the former council offices. Ahead of that blast, contractor DSM has released a superb animation that illustrates the demolition process up to and beyond the implosion….Read moreRead more
