As the world focuses upon the need to reduce carbon in its buildings, there is a shift towards the upgrading and refurbishment of homes that might previously have been demolished and replaced. How will that impact upon the demolition sector?
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Green Light, Red Light
The Break Fast Show 169
In today’s show: Is there a scrap storm brewing in China?; it’s the end of an era at Hazelwood Power Station; what is the opposite of Turkish delight?; and as low carbon homes get the green light, does that mean a red light for demolition? All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #167
In today’s show: An Italian bridge gets blasted; can a building be racist?; how demolition and construction are being outflanked and outgunned by the environmental lobby; and there’s a massive Komatsu excavator at work. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
Experience – The industry has spoken…
How much demolition experience should be required before someone is considered for a Demolition Supervisor course and competence card? That was the question we posed in our latest industry survey. And the industry has spoken.
The Weekend Wrap #28
How much demolition experience is enough – The industry has spoken. Volvo embraces green steel’ and embodied carbon – The story that refuses to die. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
The Break Fast Show #166
In today’s show: Our survey into the experienced required to become a demolition supervisor is closed. And the results are in; deploying a demolition monster; MST invests; and that’s not an excavator – THIS is an excavator! All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #165
In today’s show: Volvo embraces green steel; construction job vacancies remain on the rise; Despe demonstrates bottom-up demolition skills; MB Crusher crushing by the metre; and it’s a last call for survey entries All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
Video – The threat from the embodied carbon lobby
The issue of embedded carbon – the carbon emitted when building materials are made – is potentially being used to drive political thinking and possibly even legislation. Such a move could have a huge and damaging effect upon the UK demolition industry.
The Break Fast Show #164
In today’s show: Embodied carbon – The story that refuses to die; we’re travelling to a land Down Under to see some expert tank demolition; we’re checking out the latest wheeled excavators from Hitachi; and there’s a new face at Miller UK. All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #163
In today’s show: JCB unveils its latest rotary telehandler; Manitou launches a new safety pack; we have an exclusive machine mash-up from Hyundai; and we look beyond the headlines at an ongoing court case surrounding the avoidable death of a scaffolder. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
