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Originally Posted by brian_b
I haven't seen too much in the way of site demolition, but I thought that the way the parking garage has been getting torn up is slightly odd.
Since this building is going for LEED certification, don't they need to re-use materials from the site? I wonder if that's why the garage is coming down like it is.
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No, LEED is a point system, in which many sustainable design features are awarded point values. The total poins earned determines the overall rating of 'certifed', 'silver', 'gold' or 'platinum'. Recycling materials is only one way of earning a LEED point(s). Heneghan's crew is knocking this down like any other job, recycling rebar and other metal is common. Its a way to recapture some cash from an expensive demo job. The only unusual thing about tis job, is the riverfront location, requiring extra care on the south side of the site.
The garage is really being ripped apart now, about 1/5 of it is gone forever; reduced to ruble and rebar. I took some pics, but don't have any time to upload them rigt now.