This video show how a skyscraper can be demolished without using explosives. The building is lowered slowly and disappears from the skyline. This technology increases security for the workers and reduces sound and dust clouds remarkably. Amazing!
Summing up the video:
- Grand Prince Hotel was build in 1983, during the economic boom in Japan
- Top floor is held in place by temporary columns while two floors are being demolished at once and the building "shrinks" approx 6m in 3 hours.
- Japanese construction companies are competing in order to provide the best solution for demolishing old buildings from the 60ies that do not meet new construction standards.
改めて日本の技術はすごい！
技術とノウハウの「輸出」に益々期待します。
