Change has always been a constant in the construction and demolition industry. Contractors, workers, and project managers pushing for safer, more productive solutions have transformed the modern ...

A 2,000-pound wrecking ball crashes into the concrete walls of an aged silo, sending jagged chunks of concrete, dust and debris to the ground. Explosives detonate, reducing once solid structures to ...

Brokk AB, Monroe, Wash., a manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, has introduced its Brokk 260 demolition machine to North America. The three-ton Brokk 260 was developed to fill what ...

Today, a demolition contractor can purchase many different types of equipment and attachments that are specifically designed for demolition work. This chapter describes primary heavy equipment, ...

Demolition is not about wrecking, it's about the systematic removal of existing structures with a focus on salvaging materials, safely disposing of contaminated or hazardous materials, and getting the ...

There is always an air of excitement when a new excavator specifically designed for demolition applications is introduced to the market. Witness the Caterpillar 352 UHD machine. A year ago it was ...

At the recent Bauma construction exhibition in Munich, Germany, Joachim Schmid, managing director of the Construction Machinery and Building Material Association of the German Engineering Federation ...

But the demolition machine isn’t restricted to affluent neighborhoods; it is trampling poor ones, too, as public officials in Chicago and around the nation attempt to quickly solve intractable ...