Petition dismissed on protests of the anniversary of babri masjid demolition
The Chennai High Court dismissed the petition filed by the general secretary of Hindu Munnetra Kazhagam, Mr. Gopinath seeking to ban protests by Muslim outfits to mark the demolition of the...
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When theater fans arrive at the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to see "The Phantom of the Opera" tonight, they'll likely marvel at the gleaming, $514 million building's beauty.
But the beauty has a blemish that city officials didn't count on: the skeletal remains of the "Round Building," which should have been torn down by now. Instead, the half-demolished building is still there, as welcome as a skunk at a wedding.
There are several reasons the demolition is behind schedule, including the firing of the supervisor in charge of the job site after it was revealed he'd been shooting an assault rifle inside the building.
Regardless, everyone is tired of the gutted building marring the postcard-perfect view of the arts center as it did during the long-awaited ribbon-cutting last month, the celebratory outdoor Sheryl Crow concert that followed, the community open houses, and now through the first Broadway tour.
"I don't know if 'frustrated' is the word, but I'll be happy when it's down," Mayor Buddy Dyer said.
The city has the authority to levy $500 a day in fines against the contractor, Lakeland-based Crusader Demolition, though that decision hasn't been made.
The work was running behind even before it started. Though the City Council selected Crusader Demolition for the job in June, they didn't sign a contract until Aug. 4.
Even then, the work couldn't start immediately because the Dr. Phillips Center's staff had its offices in the otherwise vacant Round Building. City inspectors hadn't issued a certificate of occupancy for the arts center, and the workers couldn't move out until that happened.
The contractor started working in early September. The building couldn't be imploded, and picking it apart with heavy equipment and torches was even more slow going because of its history.
The two-story American Federal Building was built in 1963, an example of midcentury-modern architecture. Five additional floors were later added, bringing it to seven stories and 70,000 square feet.
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With good planning, it is possible to promote the reuse of construction and demolition waste and thereby both conserve the environment and save on material costs. In the future, it will be even more important to assess how buildings can reasonably be repaired or demolished into parts, together with how the remaining service life of the parts can be utilized in new applications. The best method is to implement demolition planning already as a component of construction design.
Reuse of construction parts is always worthwhile from the perspective of the environment, and can also be considerably cheaper than using secondary raw materials. The production of building materials and construction itself are, together with energy consumption during the usage stage, the most significant factors associated with building stock that cause environmental load.. By reusing salvaged parts, the embodied energy equivalent to that required in the manufacture of the new product is retained as well as their economic and cultural value.
The current focus in basis of design is easy and efficient constructability, but in the future the designer shall to assess how buildings can sensibly be repaired or deconstructed into parts and how to utilize the remaining service life of those parts in new applications. In addition, the use of natural resources will be optimized in the manufacturing processes used for building materials and products, and recyclable materials will be favoured.
In practical construction, planning for the purpose of reuse and recycling is seen in accordance with the requirements in configurable or modular solutions in which the structures and materials are long-lasting and easily reclaimed. With good planning, the maintainability and repair potential of buildings and building service technology can be facilitated and the expenses incurred reduced.
The best way to promote the reuse and recycling of salvaged building parts is to introduce a demolition plan already into the further planning associated with the project. It should be an essential component in the design concerning the management of the life cycle of buildings and structures. In the demolition plan, it is important to assess the material quantities that can be utilized in various ways, as well as the demolition methods available.. These are currently presented only when applying for a permit to demolish a building.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied the reuse of structural elements in the ReUSE (Repetitive Utilization of Structural Elements) project, which recently ended. VTT also proposes the development requirements for improving the planning linked with demolition and repair. Of these, the most pivotal are the development of the guidelines and legislation supporting reuse, in addition to showing, by means of example targets, the commercial and ecological benefits that can be obtained.
The research is connected with the Ministry of the Environment's Green Economy programme. The ReUSE project has been funded not only by the Ministry of the Environment but also by Finnish Wood Research Oy, Ekokem Oy, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Tampere University of Technology.
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THE demolition of the old Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) costs P7.65 million and the contractor who undertook the demolition works took the scrap from the building.
The demolition was done at no cost to the City Government.
This was disclosed by the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) during the City Councils executive session yesterday that seeks to determine who took custody of the scrap materials from the CCMC.
In appearing before them, DEPW Chief Engr. Jose Marie Poblete told the legislative body that the P7.65 million covers the JLC Constructions supply of labor for the demolition of the hospital, the equipment used and other demolition works, such has hauling and disposal of the debris.
The rubble from the CCMC were dumped along the road leading to the City Hall block in the South Road Properties and in Pond A.
The contractor, Poblete said, deployed at least 100 personnel for the demolition as well as three big backhoes and 10 ten-wheeler trucks among others.
Recovered
After the demolition works, the contractor recovered P1.86 million worth of materials.
Based on the report the contractor submitted, they included rollable wires (20.8 kgs.), rebars (37.1 kgs.), grilles (23.8 kgs.), and assorted scrap (32.3 kgs.) among others.
Poblete said the materials that the contractor recovered were taken by as a form of defraying the cost they have incurred in demolishing the CCMC at no cost to the City.
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Its been almost a week since a massive fire destroyed a century-old building in downtown. Most of the structure has already caved in, but demolishing the rest of it is on hold for now.
The city is waiting to review a possible asbestos survey. A letter was sent to the owners of the building, saying the building is unsafe for a proper asbestos survey to be conducted. If a survey is conducted, the city said itll need to review it to see if the materials were adequately surveyed. It took minutes for the building in downtown to be taken over by flames late Friday night. Now, the charred remains and scattered debris are still onWest Forsyth Street. Its a sight that frustrates downtown regular Melissa Garrett. I want to see the area improve and we have buildings burning down like this. It's indicative that we have too many empty and abandoned buildings, Garrett said.
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The building has since been condemned, but its now been almost a week since the fire and a demolition has yet to happen. The city sent a letter to the owners of the building, the Jacksonville Historic Properties. It details the citys concerns about an asbestos survey being conducted at the site. The citys environmental quality division says, considering the age of the structure, it is likely that asbestos is present. Due to the condition of the building, all areas of the building will not be accessible to obtain samples to determine if asbestos is present. But if a survey is conducted, the city will review. If it determines that not all materials were adequately represented in the sampling, the city will require wet demolition of whats left of this building. Having to demolish the building that way obviously changes the price tag for the work. If the wet demolition happens, the debris will have to thrown away at a landfill that accepts asbestos containing material which is required by law. So far, the city said its doesnt know when the survey will be completed.
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The wise guy who illegally dumped truckloads of dirt along a busy stretch of Steeles Ave. W. has more nerve than a toothache.
Theres no other explanation for a half-dozen large piles on the north side of Steeles, between Yonge and Bathurst Sts., as unlikely and outrageous as it may seem.
We got an email from Ian Serota outlining his frustration over the dirt piles on the boulevard in front of his condo building at 520 Steeles, west of Palm Gate Blvd.
Its been there for seven months, but the City of Vaughan and City of Toronto will neither help remove it or do anything to get it removed, said Serota, whos president of the condo board.
They keep blaming it on not being able to find a work order, he said, adding, people are pretty upset. It is something I want to have some sort of answer to before my annual general meeting in mid-January.
Serota told us by phone that part of the curb lane on westbound Steeles was closed for road work last spring, around the same time the dirt appeared. He figured one had to do with the other.
But when he contacted Toronto and Vaughan, they knew nothing about any work that might have produced the dirt, he said, and showed no interest.
We went there and soon figured out it has nothing to do with road work, and why no work orders can be found; its dirty fill from a demolition job that was illegally dumped.
The soil is riddled with bricks and broken foundation concrete, not what youd find in dirt dug out of the road or a boulevard. But its standard stuff that must be cleaned up at a demolition site before construction begins.
Instead of paying tipping fees to properly dispose of it, whoever trucked it out of the site dumped it on the boulevard on Steeles and kept coming back with more.
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A bill to allow the ACT Government to begin its buyback and demolition of more than 1,000 Canberra homes contaminated by Mr Fluffy asbestos has been passed by the Legislative Assembly.
The Assembly unanimously passed a bill to allow $750 million to be used to begin the Mr Fluffy buyback scheme.
Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said the vote would provide greater certainty for 28 Canberra families prior to Christmas.
"We know that with the funds that the assembly has just agreed to... 28 homes will be sold and that transaction [will be] complete by Christmas," she said.
It comes a day after an ACT Legislative Assembly committee report recommended major changes to the scheme to allow more flexibility and responses tailored to individual circumstances.
The report recommended 62 changes to the controversial Mr Fluffy asbestos buyback and demolition scheme after emotional public hearings on the issue.
Recommendations included allowing homeowners to retain their land after demolition without the need for a buyback and a "go it alone" option for homeowners who wanted to remediate their own properties.
Notwithstanding the suggested changes, the committee recommended the Government pass the bill so money can start to flow to those who have signed up for the scheme.
The ACT Government indicated earlier on Thursday, it was willing to look at about a quarter of the recommendations from the report.
Breathing in asbestos fibres can lead to the deadly lung cancer Mesothelioma developing several years later.
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