demolition event
A lifecycle milestone associated with final demolition, destruction, disassembly, or subsequent reuse of components.
Demolition events are milestones in the lifecycle of a built object which are associated with its final demolition, destruction, or disassembly, as well as re-use of its components past the end of its lifecycle. This does not include damage events, which are generally unexpected or unavoidable and are not associated with a regular demolition process.
The event concerns the ending of the object's physical lifecycle or the later handling of its components. Reuse of a removed component can occur after the original object has ceased to exist.
A damage event has a separate meaning when damage occurs outside the regular demolition process. Demolition milestones are not limited to a single instant of final collapse.
More specific definitions
13 sub-definitions-
condemnation
A government asserts its authority to take over a property or to demand its closing or demolition. -
controlled implosion
A structure is removed from its site or partly destroyed by a deliberate and sanctioned implosion or explosion. -
demolition approved
Government permission is granted for an actual plan to demolish a structure, rather than unrestricted permission alone. -
demolition begins
The first component is removed as part of a sanctioned process intended to dismantle a built object completely. -
demolition completed
Piece-by-piece demolition of a structure is completed with nothing left standing. -
demolition plans scrapped
A planned demolition is canceled before being carried out, leaving the object in existence. -
demolition proposed
A party with the legal right to do so first announces plans for a structure's destruction. -
demolition resumes
Systematic mechanical demolition starts again after an earlier demolition process was begun and halted. -
destroyed by damage
Damage completely destroys a structure, leaving it demolished rather than partly standing in ruins. -
destruction halted midway
Any kind of damage or demolition is halted with part of the structure still standing. -
facade re-used on other site
The facade of a demolished structure is moved to a new site and incorporated into another structure. -
facade re-used on same site
A new structure is completed on the same site, retaining the demolished structure's facade. -
replacement initiated
The identity of a structure on a site gives way to that of its replacement structure on the same site.
Related definitions
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construction event
Events associated with the original construction of a built object or any additions to it. -
damage event
A notable event causing significant damage during construction or existence, outside ordinary demolition activity. -
historic event
A noteworthy occurrence in the lifecycle of an object which is not directly associated with its status or functioning. -
physical alteration
An event associated with physical changes in an object, especially improvements and reconfigurations. -
planning event
Events associated with the planning, design, and development of a built object. -
usage event
A lifecycle event associated with the use, occupancy, management, maintenance, or related activity of an object.