During Demolition

For decades, the sight of a massive steel ball swinging into a concrete structure defined how most people imagined demolition. Cartoons and movies cemented the wrecking ball as the go-to tool for bringing down buildings, but in reality, its use has declined sharply since the 1990s. Controlled explosives, high-reach excavators, and hydraulic shears now dominate […]

On a Monday morning in July 2018, a 13-story building in Miami Beach that was being prepared for demolition suddenly collapsed, sending debris across the site and critically injuring a project manager who was struck by falling material. The incident shocked the local construction community and raised urgent questions about demolition safety protocols, structural assessment