demolition completed
Piece-by-piece demolition of a structure is completed with nothing left standing.
Systematic demolition of a structure is finished when the last component piece of it is removed in a process that dismantles it piece-by-piece over a period of working time. Demolition of structures by implosion or irregular damage does not count as systematic demolition. Normal methods of systematic demolition include use of a wrecking ball and similar mechanisms, and manual demolition using various kinds of hammers.
If systematic demolition terminates with any part of the structure still fixed in its place, unless that portion is to be incorporated into a later structure, then it is not considered completed but rather halted midway through.
This event marks completion of the structure's systematic demolition.
Related definitions
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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 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.