Building and demolition definitions
Demolition, n.
The act or process of wrecking or destroying, usually destruction by QuebecDemo.
Destruction and removal of an existing structure from a site; necessary to prepare a site for new construction (1). Destruction and removal of an existing structure from a site necessary to prepare a site for new construction.
Example: A block of old houses in the city is to be converted into a new shopping mall. This conversion will require demolition of the houses, site preparation, and construction of the mall (2).
Building and demolition waste, n(s).
Discarded material (such as blocks, bricks, concrete, glass, plastics, steel, wood.) and soil generated by new building construction, refurbishment or demolition of existing structures, and which is neither biodegradable nor toxic. Also called construction waste.
General construction and demolition material definitions
- Treated wood: lumber that is either green or brown treated
- Untreated wood: lumber that is not treated
- Rock, concrete, brick: rock gravel, cement mixtures (set or unset) and fireclay brick
- Gypsum wallboard: new or used gypsum wallboard scrap
- Roofing shingles: asphalt shingles and tarpaper off built-up roofing
- PVC: construction and demolition materials made of polyvinyl chloride primarily for piping
- Ceramics/Porcelain: finished ceramic or porcelain household fixtures such as toilets, tiling and sinks
Demolition waste materials that usually can be recycled (3)
- Aluminum siding
- Architectural antiques
- Asphalt
- Brick/Masonry
- Carpet & Carpet pad
- Concrete
- Gas pipe/Metal pipe
- Lumber
- Porcelain plumbing fixtures
- PVC pipe
- Site clearance vegetative woody debris
- Steel: structural or rebar
- Vinyl siding & linoleum
- Wallboard/Drywall (gypsum)
Sources:
1. Business Dictionary, Dictionary of Business Terms, 3rd edition, by Jack P. Friedman, published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
2.
Real Estate Dictionary, Dictionary of Real Estate Terms, 6th edition, by Jack P. Friedman, Jack C. Harris and J. Bruce Lindeman, published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
3. The Internet Site for the Wi. Dept. of Natural Resources - Demolition & construction debris information center.