Wow! Japanese Company Can Actually 'Shrink' Buildings
More often than not when people think of demolishing an old building, they think controlled explosions that send debris and dust everywhere.
A Japanese company, however, has developed an ecofriendly demolition method that gradually "shrinks" a building away.
Taisei Corporation has created an innovative new way to get rid of skyscrapers scheduled for demolition, which they dubbed the "Ecological Reproduction System."
As one YouTube video description explained, the process involves eliminating a skyscraper from the inside first and then gradually moving downwards.
"A crane inside the building lowers materials harvested from each floor to ground level, generating electricity to power other equipment in the process," claims the video.
"When a floor is completely stripped, the temporary columns and jacks holding it up are lowered, giving the building the outside appearance of shrinking into itself. Between salvaging reusable material and powering the project with clean energy, Tecorep reduces carbon emissions by 85 percent, according to the company."
If you want to see what this process looks like, then check out the video below that shows an environmentally friendly, less chaotic way to remove an edifice.
