R. Baker & Son Completes Demo, Environmental Remediation Project in NYC

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, Inc. recently completed an eight phase demolition and environmental remediation project at Kings County Hospital located in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The company was contracted to provide a turnkey package which consisted of the complete remove of asbestos-containing materials, demolition of three multi-story buildings, removal of all piping, conduit and other related services from underground utility tunnel, demolition of all concrete slabs and foundations, removal of one underground storage tank and one above ground storage tank and then restoration and backfilling of the area.

Prior to the demolition project, universal wastes, including mercury switches, ballasts and fluorescent light tubes, were collected, characterized, containerized and the shipped offsite for proper recycling.

Using an engineering report prepared ahead of time, as well as well as input from R. Baker’s internal demolition and asbestos abatement experts, it was decided to perform the work in a phased approach starting from the top and working down. The top down phased approach was also in compliance with NYC variances and ensured that the building was stable throughout the process and did not require any temporary bracing or shoring.

R. Baker & Son used several large 100,000 + hydraulic excavators with demolition attachments to demolish the remaining portions of the main building as well as the two smaller 1 story buildings. Dozers, skid steers and front end loaders also were used to facilitate the project.

The project was completed in 12 months without incident or injury.