The consumption of non-renewable resources and the creation of wastes have been identified as among the key issues that our society must address in order not to prejudice the opportunities of future generations.Yet th...
Nearly 2.5 million ft^(2)of barracks must be removed from military facilities throughout the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region 4.While integration of manual deconstruction with traditional mechanical demoliti...
The study was conducted to ascertain demolition contractors’perceptions of the primary impediments to the widespread salvage of wood structural components for reuse or recycling.Assessment of the attitudes of demolit...
Deconstruction is the selective dismantling of building structures to recover the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondarily recyclable materials in a safe and cost-effective manner.Deconstruction is a labor...