Champion Environmental Services, Inc. in partnership with the Madison Environmental Group, will facilitate a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification project for the City Row initiative in Madison, Wisconsin.
Prior to the demolition of 11 multiunit residences, Madison Environmental will oversee the deconstruction of the properties. Materials identified for reuse include: hot water heaters, boilers, decorative trim, hardwood flooring, pine/oak doors, decorative handrails, and miscellaneous door hardware/light fixtures.
The project will include the proper removal of all site hazardous waste. Fluorescent lighting with mercury and PCB bulbs and ballast will be properly disposed. All refrigerants will be recovered per Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 488.
The demolition recycling efforts will include concrete, brick, block, asphalt, metals and clean wood. The project is scheduled to begin the first week of November. Champion Environmental Services, Inc. is confident that we will help the client achieve 95% recycling rate through our innovative practices.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Just In From The Field
A project manager just relayed some photos from a job site out of state for a private client.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Former Trinity School Nursing Dormitory
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. was awarded the demolition of the former Trinity School Nursing Dormitory located in Moline, Illinois. Phase one of the project, asbestos abatement, is scheduled to start next week and should be completed by late November. Following the proper removal of all ACM, Champion Environmental Services, Inc. will mobilize equipment to begin demolition. Wrecking is scheduled 95 days and will be contingent on favorable/safe conditions during the winter months to complete the project on time.
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. performs demolition year-round and retains extensive experience to navigate challenging conditions. We will be guided by one principle as we facilitate our projects over the winter months which is reflected in our company motto; “The safety of our workers and those around us will drive the decision making process.”
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. performs demolition year-round and retains extensive experience to navigate challenging conditions. We will be guided by one principle as we facilitate our projects over the winter months which is reflected in our company motto; “The safety of our workers and those around us will drive the decision making process.”
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Cinemark Theater Evanston, Illinois
At 1:30 a.m, Wednesday, October 6, Champion Environmental Services, Inc. will mobilize a team at the Cinemark Theater in Evanston, Illinois to begin removing a portion of the raised concrete flooring.
The selective demolition of the floor will help prepare the theater for the conversion to an IMAX experience. In order to accommodate the new viewing experience, the floor elevation needs to be altered. Our scope includes removal of the existing concrete ramp and raised floor. Grinding may be required to properly take out the leading edge of the slab.
Our workers will protect the surrounding area with a plastic enclosure and the area will be misted with water along with the use of negative air machines to keep the dust at a minimum.
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. is not only experienced at full building demolition as we have a division of estimators and laborers who are fully indoctrinated with the essential skill set for selective deconstruction projects.
The selective demolition of the floor will help prepare the theater for the conversion to an IMAX experience. In order to accommodate the new viewing experience, the floor elevation needs to be altered. Our scope includes removal of the existing concrete ramp and raised floor. Grinding may be required to properly take out the leading edge of the slab.
Our workers will protect the surrounding area with a plastic enclosure and the area will be misted with water along with the use of negative air machines to keep the dust at a minimum.
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. is not only experienced at full building demolition as we have a division of estimators and laborers who are fully indoctrinated with the essential skill set for selective deconstruction projects.
Just In From The Field
A project manager just relayed some photos from a job site out of state for a private client. More to come as pictures are dispatched into the office.
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. Update – Economic Outlook
Despite the continued economic impediment that exists in the real estate and construction related industries, we are still experiencing a high volume of solicitation for proposals involving demolition and environmental services.
Based on comparative metrics in relation to last year at this time, the degree of opportunity is up 18%. While the quantity remains elevated, the magnitude of projects taking place is on a smaller scale. Rather than full building demolition, many projects seem to center on interior renovations and build-outs. One could surmise that this is a reflection of cyclical construction patterns easing workloads as we turn into fall in anticipation of winter. However, the majority of retail, office, hospital, university, and multi-residential projects over the past four months have centered on minor to mid-size interior demolition projects.
Some Broad Conclusions.
Lenders are still reluctant to finance speculative or large projects. Convalescing older structures with minor aesthetic improvements in the $50,000 to $200,000 range of project cost seem to be experiencing little resistance to financing.
Another observation we have noted is that key decision makers are extremely reticent with regard to initiating the start of a project. We have a healthy backlog of verbal commitments sans executed contracts; the developers and owners (in my estimation) are attempting to determine short and long term market outlook.
One guiding principal employed is the American Institute of Architects Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The index serves as an economic indicator of nonresidential construction. The ABI is one factor of influence.
Daily economic reports which cover everything from jobless claims, to commodity price fluctuation, housing starts, manufacturing output, and the general bipolar nature of the Dow and Nasdaq activity rounds another sphere of persuasion.
The anticipation of the Chicago Olympics, in my opinion, induced a collective inhale of possibility and exhaled shared disillusionment. Partisan politics aside, the opportunity that would have been created for contractors had Chicago been awarded the Olympic bid is extraordinary.
I personally know several investors who literally would have digested blocks real estate, everything from vacant lots, to multi-residential parcels, to distressed industrial buildings; the geographic realm not only included Chicago, but Indiana, Wisconsin, and Detroit, Michigan as well. The infusion of capital, which has been sitting on the sidelines, will remain vaulted.
The complexity is truly exhaustive. The author James Joyce wrote, “A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery”. Those who operate under such a premise in today’s climate stand to ascertain little.
Based on comparative metrics in relation to last year at this time, the degree of opportunity is up 18%. While the quantity remains elevated, the magnitude of projects taking place is on a smaller scale. Rather than full building demolition, many projects seem to center on interior renovations and build-outs. One could surmise that this is a reflection of cyclical construction patterns easing workloads as we turn into fall in anticipation of winter. However, the majority of retail, office, hospital, university, and multi-residential projects over the past four months have centered on minor to mid-size interior demolition projects.
Some Broad Conclusions.
Lenders are still reluctant to finance speculative or large projects. Convalescing older structures with minor aesthetic improvements in the $50,000 to $200,000 range of project cost seem to be experiencing little resistance to financing.
Another observation we have noted is that key decision makers are extremely reticent with regard to initiating the start of a project. We have a healthy backlog of verbal commitments sans executed contracts; the developers and owners (in my estimation) are attempting to determine short and long term market outlook.
One guiding principal employed is the American Institute of Architects Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The index serves as an economic indicator of nonresidential construction. The ABI is one factor of influence.
Daily economic reports which cover everything from jobless claims, to commodity price fluctuation, housing starts, manufacturing output, and the general bipolar nature of the Dow and Nasdaq activity rounds another sphere of persuasion.
The anticipation of the Chicago Olympics, in my opinion, induced a collective inhale of possibility and exhaled shared disillusionment. Partisan politics aside, the opportunity that would have been created for contractors had Chicago been awarded the Olympic bid is extraordinary.
I personally know several investors who literally would have digested blocks real estate, everything from vacant lots, to multi-residential parcels, to distressed industrial buildings; the geographic realm not only included Chicago, but Indiana, Wisconsin, and Detroit, Michigan as well. The infusion of capital, which has been sitting on the sidelines, will remain vaulted.
The complexity is truly exhaustive. The author James Joyce wrote, “A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery”. Those who operate under such a premise in today’s climate stand to ascertain little.
Asbestos Abatement at U of I
Champion Environmental Services, Inc. has initiated an asbestos abatement job at the University of Illinois. The scope of work includes the gross removal of floor tile, mastic, pipe and pipe fittings. Quantities of ACM consist of 10,120 linear feet of pipe and fittings in addition to 38,290 square feet of floor tile and mastic.
The job should be completed by November.
The job should be completed by November.
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