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As the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew by nearly 60 percent and there are now over 800 US companies focused on demolition, as well as many more offering this service as part of their portfolio. It has also become an increasingly complex business, requiring a unique combination of project management skills, legal and contractual knowledge, and engineering skills from its practitioners. Created in partnership with the National Demolition Association, Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management is written specifically with students of construction management and engineering in mind, although it will also be an invaluable reference resource for anyone involved in demolition projects. Since demolition has become such a central part of construction management, this audience includes practicing architects and engineers, general contractors, building and manufacturing facility owners, as well as government officials and regulators. Covered in the book is the full range of technical and management issues encountered by the demolition contractor and those who hire demolition contractors. These include modern demolition practices, the impact of different construction types, demolition regulations, estimating demolition work, demolition contracts, safety on the demolition project, typical demolition equipment, debris handling and recycling, use of explosives, demolition contractors' participation in disaster response, and demolition project management.

This coffee table-sized book will be ideal as a gift for Chicago history and music culture buffs.This book will include interviews and firsthand accounts from recognizable Chicago personalities, including Chicago White Sox icons Mike and Bill Veeck, legendary White Sox organist Nancy Faust, 1979 White Sox manager Tony La Russa, Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, Disco and House DJs, and others.This is the first book about Disco Demolition Night, and it is authored by Steve Dahl, the radio promoter responsible for organizing the event.The book will serve as an oral history of this event, told through the voices of those involved, and will examine the controversy surrounding the event.Notable Chicago photographer Paul Natkin took each photo included throughout the book, which also includes headshots of those interviewed for the book.