Loved the introduction text describing the building's structure and the specific challenges it presented for demolition. A nice addition to your stellar video work!
@@TheLoizeauxGroupLLCCan’t wait to see how you guys improve further. Nothing better than watching a building go kaboom, and the details on the job at hand show just how much work you put into what you do. One question, though. What’s your favourite demolition?
Another perfect drop....right into its own foundation. I look forward to seeing your work on the Tropicana in Las Vegas in a few weeks! Job(s) well done!
@marksellinger3736 Oh no! Not the Trop! Lived in Vegas for a hot minute and watched a dude playing blackjack there, just him and the dealer. He kept getting pairs and splitting them and ended up with 7 or 8 hands spread out. He chickened out and didn’t take a card on his second hand which was a 12 or 13 showing against dealer’s 6. He ended up pushing his first hand (19) and wound up losing almost 3 grand because if he’d taken that hit, he’d have won every other hand cuz the dealer would’ve busted with a Queen. It was kinda breathtaking… Didn’t have the heart to razz him and say he should’ve just given me half his money and save on the agony. Hopefully he learned when to take the hit when dealer shows 6 against those annoying & crappy 12 and 13 hands…
Shame it had to be destroyed - but, this was an absolutely immaculate job. Quite a challenge by sound of it with structural matters to be overcome - lot of prep work for sure and expedient use of delays. Nicely done :)
So happy to see your team's upload of the demolition! I flew down from Ohio to see this in person despite never setting foot in Louisiana before this and had a good feeling it was you guys bringing it down when i saw the drones around. You did a great job with the implosion and video as always, keep it up!
I would agree with the other commenters that this demolition and video production were excellent. I would also suggest giving more information regarding how many people were involved in the planning and performance of the demolition, and how much time it took to reach the actual moment of demolition. As viewers, we see the "fun" part, the few seconds of drama, but I'm guessing there is months of study, planning and preparation involved.
I’m just wondering why they wouldn’t repair or even convert to Condominiums the structure was undamaged from the information I could find and the damage there was from the wind and rain on the interior as well as vandalism but structure was sound, it’s pretty expensive to have engineers plot up a new building and permits materials workers it’s fairly expensive and a conversion to a condominium for example might have been 70 to a 100 million I know the city was mentioning it might be 167 million to bring it back to code however if you go by 3 million per floor your still at 66 million but converting to condos betterCDI did a great job in the demolition they are always a great demo company consummate professionals this is in no way in regards to them but to the owners of the building Continued Success CDI Fabrizio
Office buildings typically don't lend themselves to residential use as the design of the buildings and their utility systems are generally very different. Not saying office buildings can't be converted, although as crazy as it seems, it likely makes more financial sense to knock it down and start over than it does to try to convert it. There's lots of little issues that can become big problems in making a conversion reality and drive the costs far higher than you would initially guess.
I like the engineer explanation at the beginning. I'm willing to bet that the majority of people won't know what any of that means, but for those that do, it provides some great context and insight into what we're watching. I watch these videos and think about why they do things the way they do and try to figure it out. The mini case study helps. Thanks!
*_No one does it better then CDI... No One..._* when others say it can't be done... CDI asks 'when does it need to be done by... and then they do it...
The Capital One Tower Demolition is one of the most epic skyscraper implosions yet! Reminds me of the Martin Tower implosion in Bethlehem, PA back in 2019!
Said this on an earlier video - really appreciate the improvement in your production quality. I'm amazed with every demolition of a glass skyscraper, the windows all survive the initial explosions. Really makes you appreciate their strength.
For those interested, there's incredible footage of this building getting damaged during the hurricane on Tornado Tracker's channel. It's called "Hurricane Laura - A Storm Chasing Documentary"
The quality of the videos is getting so much better. Love it! I liked seeing that one run of det cord flash up the building. Another great way to wake up on a Wednesday morning. The home theater sub woofers liked it too.
Back in my college days, a record album from the Byrds (look them up youngsters) included the audio of a rocket taking off from Cape Kennedy - first time I ever heard *that* in high quality stereo - I know what you mean jb!
It would also be cool to get a top-down video from a drone of the implosion. Just an idea. Maybe not possible due to radio frequency possibly setting off the explosives prematurely...
It's amazing that the extensive loss of glass windows from Hurricane Laura and several following storms caused so much internal damage ($100M-150M) that it was cheaper to knock the building down than it was to rehabilitate it. Well, the estimators knew what they were doing, and we all got a nice CDI show out of it. A "win-win", I'd call it.
Great videos, great audio, great drone work, as usual. That's why I'm a big fan of CDI. Thank you for sharing. P.S. My new hearing aids have Bluetooth! The boom, boom, booms are now multiple times better. Your audio is awesome!
I enjoyed all the different cameras and angels you captured the demolition from . Great way to show potential employers that you guys are good at what you do .
@theclamhammer4447 Clearly you don’t own an old house or have never worked on one - mine’s a plain Jane Victorian with proper 2” x 4” Douglas fir balloon framing (no sill plates in between 1st and 2nd floors, just 19’ studs every 14-18”) and lath & plaster walls. It takes a lot of labor to do what you’re suggesting, which gets very spendy very quickly
@@bhmptn2006 residential and commercial is apples and oranges. I’m in commercial construction but what would I know? Renovating is cheaper. Demo and rebuilding is done for other reasons… like asset capital and tax write offs.
One third more expensive on average. The walls have to be opened to get to the wiring and plumbing. Then put back together after the installlation for example. It's a lot more time consuming to make pieces fit together. If a support beam needs to be replaced it will involve cutting up the house to get to it then making temporary supports to keep the house from collapsing while the new piece is installed. People don't think about what's behind the walls in old buildings. Asbestos and lead paint were common building materials back then. Once discovered it all has to be removed as hazardous waste. Many floor tiles and siding materials contained asbestos. Those beautiful old plantation homes had no insulation, indoor plumbing, or electrictricity. They were not much different then a big barn but with nicer flooring. Toilets, showers, tubs and kitchen equipment all has to be installed after the floors, ceilings and walls are pulled down. Another problem is older homes were designed to let the air flow through them. Modern buildings need to be sealed and insulated for the HVAC system to work.
Good business to be in, every building has an expiry date and I assume all those old apartments and sky scrapers built in the 50's and 60's may be nearing expiry. Bridges too.
That was a most excellent video of a picture perfect demolition… My hats off to the team that brought it down! And kudos for the video work. I really enjoyed the brief introduction to the building and then the demolition with no fluff! And the views were all crystal clear… awesome! I have liked and subscribed, and clicked the notification bell! 🛎️
Really wonderful and informative video, thanks CDI! Interesting how the nearby AT&T Long Lines tower survived the hurricane, but the KPLC tower that was next to it did not. Those AT&T towers were built tough.
Top notch job and content! Your companies skills always impresses! Good, clear description of the project and LOTS of different camera angles. Great job all around!
It's a real shame that none of those windows were salvaged and recycled. Glass is one of the few materials that is literally infinitely recyclable. Such a waste.
Engineers need to design better with the actual shape of the structure it has too many edges for wind turbulence also the roofing has a good starting point for damage they need a simple cylinder shape structure or a design that handles heavy “anti-clockwise” aerodynamics structures, either that or try doing what the ancient ancestors with earthquake, tsunami, fires and hurricane proof Pyramids
You are correct!! Check out CDI's video of the explosives demolition of Gotham Hospital (also known as Brach's Administration Building): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EiNQMX3cLVg.html
