World Demolition Summit presentation details confirmed

On October 14th the World Demolition Summit will be held in Miami, and the final details are now being put in place. For those attending, you'll be happy to hear the list of presentation is now almost complete, with just two more waiting to be confirmed.

Here's what you can look forward to experiencing, including one from our very own Mike Kehoe:

Earthquake areas and high-risk demolition sites
Dr Jan Kupec, Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure, Aurecon Group, New Zealand

Behaviour-based safety – best practice in demolition
Brian Hornyak, Vice President, Major Projects, Sabre Demolition, USA

Sweating the small stuff – attention to detail in demolition projects
Mike Casbon, Technical Director, ERM, USA

What to expect from OSHA in 2017
Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA

Demolition in Japan – major projects and future trends
Hiroshi Konno, President and CEO, Akashigumi Company, Japan

Imploding a pre-stressed concrete bridge
Roberto Folchi, Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex – Explosives Engineering, Italy and Ahmed Amir Khalil, Vice President, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA

Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?
Mike Kehoe, Demolition Consultant, C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom

Source: KHL

List of confirmed presentations for the World Demolition Summit

Demolition & Recycling International has released the most up-to-date list of confirmed presentations for the World Demolition Summit this year. Here's the list:

Earthquake areas and high-risk demolition sites
Dr Jan Kupec, Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure, Aurecon Group, New Zealand

Behaviour-based safety – best practice in demolition
Brian Hornyak, Vice President, Major Projects, Sabre Demolition, USA

Sweating the small stuff – attention to detail in demolition projects
Mike Casbon, Technical Director, ERM, USA

What to expect from OSHA in 2017
Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA

Demolition in Japan – major projects and future trends
Hiroshi Konno, President and CEO, Akashigumi Company, Japan

Imploding a pre-stressed concrete bridge
Roberto Folchi, Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex – Explosives Engineering, Italy and Ahmed Amir Khalil, Vice President, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA

Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?
Mike Kehoe, Demolition Consultant, C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom

You can find out further details about the World Demolition Summit at the official website.

World Demolition Summit speaker presentation available online

At the World Demolition Summit several speakers shared their ideas, insight and concerns about the demolition industry through presentations. Now those presentations' slides have been shared online for you to review at your leisure.

In total, there are 10 sets of slides from the following presentations:

• Keynote speech: Demolition - a lifetime perspective by David Sinclair, USA
• Dismantling the hammer crane at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney Harbour by Clinton Dick, Liberty Industrial, Australia
• Removing Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center, Chicago by Dennis McGarel, Brandenburg Industrial Services, USA
• Are current C&D waste recycling targets an obstacle to growth by Peter Craven, CDE Global, UK
• The results of a national investigation into PCB sources in Danish Buildings by Henrik Bonnesen, COWI, Denmark
• Removal of process plant in the tight confines of a live production facility by Danny Gerards, DDM Demontage B.V, Netherlands
• Demolition in a nuclear environment by Steve Jack, Squibb Group, UK
• Hazzapp - a hazard spotting app by James Howard, Coleman & Company, UK
• Deconstructing Mumbai International Airport control tower by Shriram Matt, Matte & Associates, India
• Demolition's place in urban redevelopment by John Woodward, C&D Consultancy (presented on the behalf of William Sinclair, Safedem, UK)

Source: KHL Group