Building and Construction: Yorkshire Brewery Demolition Report

This report details the commercial demolition of the Yorkshire Brewery (14-21 Robert Street, Collingwood), addressing various aspects of the project. The report begins with a site map and description, followed by a historical overview of the site and its surroundings. It outlines council requirements concerning the environment, benchmarking criteria, and potential areas of risk. The report identifies key stakeholders involved in the demolition process, including engineers, safety officers, and environmental officers, and describes the communication paths among them. It also covers methods for collecting and evaluating environmental data and discusses potential site contamination issues. The demolition was conducted in strict adherence to ISO 14001 and Australian demolition codes. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the demolition process, including stakeholder management, environmental considerations, and data collection methods.

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Map of the site......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Demolition site Description..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
History of the Site................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Council Requirements in regard to the environment..............................................................................................................................................5
Bench marking Criteria............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Areas of risk on the site........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Project Demolition Stake holders............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Communication Path............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Methods of collecting and evaluation of data of the environment.........................................................................................................................9
The possible contamination on the site.............................................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
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Introduction
The process of demolition is usually complex just like the process of the construction. Safety standards must be adhered to besides
observing crucial steps that are compulsory during the process. This particular paper illustrates the process of demolition along The
Yorkshire brewery (14-21 Robert Street Collingwood).
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Map of the site
Figure 1: Maps of the site (Robert Street Collingwood Street)( Wong and Zhou 2015)
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Demolition site Description
The identified building for demolition was found along Robert Street Collingwood street which borders Singleton Street and is parallel
to Downs street. The red outline that has been shared in the map comprehensively illustrates the neighborhood building around Robert
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Street Collingwood which is supposed to be demolished (Mok, Shen and Yang 2015). The line that has been used in the map was
basically meant for approximating or sizing up the homes that are found in this particular group of the streets to the broader
municipality of Collingwood. This was considered necessary while evaluating the impacts of the demolition process to the adjacent
buildings. In fact this particular section of Collingwood has a bee-hive of activities. The large portion of these activities constitutes
Millennial of the local population. It can be regarded s the affluent part of Collingwood. The building which was under demolishing
was adjacent to Heritage building called Collinwood Coffee Palace(Parsons 1971).
Figure 2: Collinwood Coffee Palace (Heritage)( Tabassi et al 2016)
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History of the Site
Collingwood consisted of Abbotsford, Collingwood and suburbs of Clifton Hill. This former city of Collinwood is surrounded by
Victoria Parade to the South, Smith Street to the west, Merri Creek and the Yara River to the east. To the north is Queens’s parade.
This district of municipal came into existence after East Collingwood Municipality was proclaimed in the year 1885 on 24th April. At
that particular moment, in covering the areas called Abbotsford as well as Collingwood. After a few months, it included Clifton Hill. It
therefore became the second municipal council to be established which was metropolitan after South Melbourne (Wong and Zhou
2015).
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Council Requirements in regard to the environment
The Yarra Municipal council is committed to the delivery of the demolition services a manner that is not destructive to the
environment through:
 Material and additional resource provision as considered appropriate in the requirement implementation for the environment
policy statement(Hornberger 2005)
 Development of environmental awareness of the workers through effective training and education.
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 Effective communication to ensure that other parties that work for the company including sub-contractors adhere to the
policies as well as procedures of the company.
 Pollution prevention
 Current legislation compliance as well as other applicable requirements for the aspects of the company
 Implementation of the Integrated System of the Management which incorporates the specifications by ISO 14001
 Reviewing and setting of the environmental objectives as well as targets to assist in driving the continuous improvement of the
environment.
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Bench marking Criteria
Accessibility: How accessible is the area where demolition is to be carried out?
Type of the soil: Can the geological structure support the type of the machinery to be used?
Nature of the building around: In case the adjacent buildings are made of glass then there is likelihood of being more cautious?
Environmental bodies requirements: How strict are the environmental laws, are they any close to the expected practices?
Available resources: Are there necessary resources as per the work requirement?
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Areas of risk on the site
 On loading and offloading areas which are usually characterized by falling objects
 Transportation processes may be hindered with obstruction objects leading falling of people
 Actual demolition site with machineries
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Project Demolition Stake holders
During the processes of demolition, a number of stakeholders must be consulted. Some of these stakeholders include the following:
Engineers: The process of demolition involves stages. The stages include after, during and before demolition processes. Engineers
will be expected to understand the structural impacts of the process of demolition to the adjacent heritage. It’s after such assessment
that the mechanism or the approach for the processes of demolition will be drafted (Akanni, Oke, and Akpomiemie 2015).
Safety officers: There is a lot of risks factors which are associated with the processes of demolition ranging from the smoky dusts that
have chocking effects and falling debris. It will be the responsibility of the safety officer to ensure that safety standards are adhered to
in site. One of the ways of facilitating the same will include ensuring that PPEs are made available.
Environment officer: Considering the environmental impacts of the demolition process including noise pollution, dust and other
pollutants like plastic bags, an environmental officer will be contact to provide pieces of advice in relation to the environmental
impact assessment (Blumson 2012).
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Question 8
Communication Path
Considering that the process of demolition involves several stake holders, every unit of stakeholders will be organized by themselves
but conveying information from their department to the central program organizer/management depending on the activity in process.
Question 9
The communication to the staff members in respective department can be enhanced through:
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 Use of Internal Memo
 Use of phone
 Drafted Text Messages
 papers of Notices
 Letter writing
 Email
The choice of communication will depend on the urgency of the matter to communicate as well as the level of for formality.
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Methods of collecting and evaluation of data of the environment
In order to get the rate of waste generation during the demolition process, collection of data will be very important. Collection of data
can be grouped into two:
Direct measurements: This method will be based on the collected data on the amount of the materials generated in the process of the
demolitions.
Indirect method: This method will measure the demolition effects on the site. By extension it will involve WGR. This method will
allow for determination of the total amount of waste generated in terms of the percentages (Sigsworth 1965).
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Evaluation will be done using the formula shared below:
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The possible contamination on the site
 The produced dusts during the process of demolition would lead to the contamination of air.
 During the demolition, the water pipes will be disconnected and in the process of the disconnection it is possible for water to
be contaminated (Randolph 2006).
 Dust particles would potentially affect the purity of the uncovered water bodies
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 Leaking oil from the demolition machinery including excavators will potentially pollute the land
Conclusion
The demolition processes of the building in Yorkshire brewery (14-21 Robert Street Collingwood) has been properly discussed in the
most logical manner as per the recommendations of the consulted stakeholders. In order to ensure that workers as well as members of
the public were not affected by the pollutants emanating from the demolition site, the operation was conducted in strict adherence to
ISO 14001. Other than concentrating on the requirements of this paper, the provided answers were also in compliant with the
Australian provisions on demolition codes (Ajayi, et al 2015).
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