| The current preference for redevelopment of our inner cities requires innovative thinking in our approach to managing buildings that have reached their useful life. The building demolition process poses substantial financial risk to owners and developers unless there is full knowledge of the presence of regulated materials and the costs associated with their management. In addition, increasing markets have been created for materials previously assumed to be destined to landfills that now represent significant cost-saving measures. Natural Resource Technology has the capabilities and expertise to assist in limiting these risks while maximizing recycling and cost-recovery opportunities.
Buildings should be carefully inspected to identify all environmentally regulated materials needing to be removed or managed as part of the demolition process. Our building inspection and testing services will identify materials of concern, such as asbestos, lead-based paint, refrigerants, halon, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls that need to be addressed prior to demolition/renovation.
Once the risks and associated costs have been identified, Natural Resource Technology assists in managing regulated demolition materials while maximizing recycling opportunities. Utilizing de-construction strategies, owners realize significant savings through waste minimization and recycling and/or reuse of materials while at the same time meeting future property development objectives. Our services include the following:
- Building inspection and testing
- Determine options for reuse of traditional building and foundation materials
- Evaluate economics for metal and infrastructure reuse or recycling
- Prepare plans and specifications for managing regulated demolition materials
- Identify markets for demolition material recycling
- Demolition oversight and documentation
Natural Resource Technology has achieved recycling or reuse percentages of up to 87% on building demolition projects.
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