Who owns CDI demolition?
Who owns CDI demolition?
Mark Loizeaux
Mark Loizeaux continues to be the President and Owner of CDI and another Loizeaux generation has joined the CDI team to ensure continuity of service to the industry. Over the past seven decades, CDI has demolished thousands of structures across six continents using explosives.
How does Controlled Demolition work?
Generally speaking, the term ‘controlled demolition’ refers to the demolition of a building or structure by means of explosives. Explosives on the lower floors then initiate a controlled collapse and the building fails under its own weight, succumbing to gravity.
Who invented controlled demolition?
Jack Loizeaux
The firm was founded by Jack Loizeaux who used dynamite to remove tree stumps in the Baltimore, Maryland area, and moved on to using explosives to take down chimneys, overpasses and small buildings in the 1940s.
How much does an implosion cost?
The demolition cost of a building is usually tied to its square footage. The national average for commercial demolition is usually pegged at $4 to $8 per square foot, so you can get a rough idea of the costs associated with demolition by multiplying the square footage by a dollar amount in that range.
What type of explosives are used in demolition?
Demolition charges are used in general demolition operations, such as cutting, breaching, and cratering. They are composed of high-velocity explosives such as RDX, PETN, Amatol, Composition B, Composition C series, TNT, and the low-velocity explosive Ammonium Nitrate.
Why are buildings imploded?
Explosive demolition is the preferred method for safely and efficiently demolishing larger structures. When a building is surrounded by other buildings, it may be necessary to “implode” the building, that is, make it collapse down into its footprint.
How are towers demolished?
On December 13, 2009, an unfinished 31-story condominium tower, known as the Ocean Tower, was imploded in South Padre Island, Texas. Construction on the new tower had begun in 2006, but it had been sinking unevenly during construction, which halted in 2008, and could not be saved.
What is structural demolition?
Structural demolition is the process of using various means and methods to demolish or dismantle an existing structure in order to make way for new construction. The majority of structures are constructed utilizing either structural steel framing, and or structural concrete construction.
