Project Scope:
The historical landmark consisted of 420,000 square feet of 3-story office building and an former hanger located on a 35 acre site. AMPCO was contracted to complete the abatement and demolition of the buildings. The environmental scope included asbestos and lead abatement, and removal of miscellaneous hazardous waste, Asbestos-containing materials included drywall, floor tile and mastic, pipe insulation, wall mastic and roof mastic. Lead-based materials included paint and ceramic tile.
Means and Methods:
The 3-story Star barracks building was next
to Job corps an active building AMPCO employed a structural
engineer to provide an engineered structural demolition and
a site specific dust control plan then used a multiple 300 series Excavators to demolish the building safely, with no safety
incidents or accidents or public property damage.
Challenges Faced:
The demolition scope included the implementation of SWPPP, and the complete structural demolition of the 420,000 square feet Star Barracks building and a 82,000 square feet Hanger. All building slabs, footings and underground utilities were removed. All concrete was crushed and stockpiled onsite for re-use in the grading scope, totaling 70,500 tons.
