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NDA
Applications and information for this year’s awards program are available on the NDA website. All award applications and nominations are due by October 20, 2017.
NDA’s Excellence in Demolition award is the industry’s prestigious recognition program which honors NDA members who have demonstrated significant environmental conservation and community involvement in 2016/2017.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a member selected for their exceptional service to NDA and to the industry. Any NDA member can be nominated for this award and will be recognized for their commitment to the betterment of their community and company they work for.
NDA’s Scholarship Program awards educational funding for nine up-and-coming students. These scholarship opportunities are awarded to an immediate family member of an owner or employee of a Regular member company.
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NDA
Register and reserve your room for the Winter Member Meeting in Sanibel Harbour, Florida, December 8-9, 2017. NDA has secured a room block from December 3 through 12th and we encourage you to bring your family so you can relax and enjoy the beautiful beaches on your down time. The hotel room block deadline ends November 15th. Hotel information and a full schedule is available on our website.
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NDA
Registration is now open for Demolition Austin, taking place February 22-24, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Spend three days with NDA learning about the latest trends in demolition, testing new equipment that can add proficiency to your jobs, and sharing lessons learned with other demolition professionals.
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NDA
The World Demolition Summit returns to Europe after last year's event in Miami, Florida. From industry novices to demolition experts, the World Demolition Summit offers its hundreds of attendees the opportunity to share best practices, partake in educational conferences and network sessions, and join the greatly-anticipated awards dinner. Volvo Construction Equipment, the headlining sponsor of World Demolition Summit, is inviting a number of customers to join them at the summit in London this November.
Visit our website for more details about the upcoming event!
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The Arizona Republic
Demolition of the Phoenix Trotting Park, a massive, abandoned horse-racing track near Interstate 10 and Loop 303 in Goodyear, began recently.
The hulking race track has stood abandoned for 51 years, an eyesore to some and iconic to others, but a landmark to many traveling the interstate to and from California.
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WABC-TV
Talk about going out with a bang.
New York's old Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens was brought down on Sunday morning with a controlled demolition.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was among those watching as the span came down.
The eastbound span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge opened in April. The second span is scheduled to be finished by 2020.
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Construction Dive
Construction spending rose slightly from July, increasing 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.22 trillion in August, the Commerce Department reported Oct. 2.
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Business Insurance
SafeStart CEO and author Larry Wilson and senior safety consultant Tim Page-Bottorff recently spoke to Business Insurance reporter Joyce Famakinwa at the 2017 National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Indianapolis about the future of workplace safety, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and workplace safety within a multigenerational workforce. SafeStart provides human error prevention training and safety consultation to employers and organizations.
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Construction Dive
There's little question that the country's infrastructure needs more investment, and its bridges are no exception. But successfully implementing the necessary monitoring, repairs and other upgrades requires more than money.
The strategic application of new materials, effective construction techniques and comprehensive data capture are just a few of the tactics engineers today are using to increase bridges' lifespans.
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Curbed Los Angeles
As Los Angeles rents keep surging upward and the number of homeless residents climbs higher, city officials are considering new policies that would make it harder for landlords to demolish rent-controlled properties.
On Sept. 27, the city council’s Housing Committee received a report from the planning department recommending the addition of a “penalty of perjury” clause to forms required for demolition, giving the city the ability to punish developers who mislead planners about the project’s compliance with the rent stabilization ordinance.
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The Journal News
As eastbound traffic gets routed off the Tappan Zee Bridge and onto the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, demolition of the 61-year-old span will begin in earnest.
The closing of River Road in South Nyack, New York, on Oct. 10 will allow work to get fully underway. It's expected to be closed into early November.
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The Dallas Morning News
Mark Crosslin says he doesn't want to be "the villain" of this story.
"I am just a working guy who was interested in renovating places, did my first year in college in architecture and wanted to be Bob Vila," Crosslin said.
But Crosslin plans to tear down his old house, a 92-year-old Lake Cliff property that is part of the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure. And in the building's place, overlooking Lake Cliff on the corner of East Colorado Boulevard and Blaylock Drive, Crosslin hopes to build new condominiums, which he vows will be tasteful.
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