Demolition Services in Manhattan

Demolition of a building is the opposite of construction, in which a building destined to demolition will be brought down. How exactly is demolition done? Well if the building is small, let’s say five stories high, you can demolish it with a wrecking ball. However, how can the demolition of a big building such as a twenty story skyscraper in Manhattan be demolished? The answer to that is that the twenty story tall building in Manhattan would have to be demolished through implosion. 

What exactly is implosion? Implosion is the opposite of explosion and it is used to collapse the building inward which prevents pieces of the building from flying outwards into the public which can be hazardous. For example, Avanti Building Consultants, Inc. is currently in 500 Hamilton Ave. Brooklyn, NY, where the current structure is being demolished and a Sanitation Transfer Station with a pier for barging is being built along with a 400,000 square feet facility. Also, on 3^rd Ave, Brooklyn NY, Avanti Building Consultants, Inc. is working on the demolition and construction of a five floor storage facility. Another project that Avanti Building Consultants, Inc. is working on is an interior demolition of a twelve story office building in Manhattan at 1170 Broadway, New York, NY.

Explosion Proof Buildings

Nowadays, there is always a threat of a terrorist attack on United States soil, and if such an attack did take place, how can we make sure buildings are blast proof or explosion proof and that the people inside the buildings are protected? Many buildings today aren’t built with the idea of blast proof or explosion proof in mind. However, there are researchers at the University of Missouri that are working with the United States army in order to develop a way to protect buildings from explosions in case there is an actual terrorist attack. This is done by reinforcing the building materials with carbon fiber, or more specifically carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Carbon fiber has been used in the past in buildings in California, but wasn’t used mainly for explosion proof or blast proof buildings. It was used in California on buildings in order to protect buildings from earthquakes since California is prone to heavy seismic activity. One might ask, why use carbon fiber? The reason why carbon fiber, or carbon fiber reinforced polymer, is used for explosion or blast proof buildings is because it can withstand an immense amount of force, 143,000 pounds of force per square inch to be exact.