Goodbye Old King Coal Generation.

Denis McMahon:

Thanks, Luciano, for the link to the IDE; the professional body behind these demolitions should not go unnoticed.


What I find irritating is sensational news bulletins coming out with trite phrases like: "The product of years of construction work razed in seconds". These demolitions require many months of planning. Then the explosives need to be installed and "wired-up" under, I imagine, very strict regulations of safety and access. A date needs to be arranged with the police and road closures planned. Once the structure is down, that is where the hard work really begins - clear up the mess.


Overall, probably less time than to originally construct, but still not an inconsiderable amount of time and work.

A similar position is also held by this sort of Engineers:
https://iexpe.org/the-institute-its-role/

 

Denis McMahon:

Thanks, Luciano, for the link to the IDE; the professional body behind these demolitions should not go unnoticed.


What I find irritating is sensational news bulletins coming out with trite phrases like: "The product of years of construction work razed in seconds". These demolitions require many months of planning. Then the explosives need to be installed and "wired-up" under, I imagine, very strict regulations of safety and access. A date needs to be arranged with the police and road closures planned. Once the structure is down, that is where the hard work really begins - clear up the mess.


Overall, probably less time than to originally construct, but still not an inconsiderable amount of time and work.

A similar position is also held by this sort of Engineers:
https://iexpe.org/the-institute-its-role/