Taisei Corporation has developed a new method of demolishing buildings which involves taking it floor by floor, gradually making their way to the ground. The company is using its Ecological Reproduction System (Tecorep) to lower the 140 meters (459.3 feet) Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Tokyo building to the ground. Watch the video below.
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Drone Captures Building Demolition In Detroit
The Park Avenue Hotel (Built in 1924) in Detroit, Michigan was recently demolished with nearly 90 kg (200 lbs) of explosives used to destroy the building. TheGadgetGuy11’s drone was there to capture the amazing aerial views. Watch the video below.
GoPro: Building Demolition In Germany
GoPro has posted a video of a building in Germany being demolished with nearly a ton of explosives. More than 2,000 pounds of explosives brought down the gigantic 32-story AfE Tower in Frankfurt. The building was located on the campus of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, and was imploded on February 2nd, 2014.