The Value of Planning

We recommend developing a systematic approach to demolition, which can help you:

• define your scope of work
• practice due diligence (including determining what regulatory standards will apply to your project)
• manage liability
• control costs
• control the work and how the contract is written
• find creative ways to reuse materials and land
• identify alternatives to demolition
• provide for public involvement
• manage your environmental responsibilities

We suggest that, before cleaning out, renovating or demolishing multiple residential buildings, you determine appropriate procedures to identify, remove, and properly manage harmful materials.

• avoid releasing materials into the environment that can pose hazards
• protect the health of workers and the public
• minimize costly mistakes