Penny Lane Dust

Video taken at 10:35, on Saturday, January 12, 2008, at the old 'Penny Lane' site in downtown Calgary. The contractor, Hazco, is loading debris from the site into a dump truck, and in the process producing clouds of dust on the site, and adjacent 8th Ave. Given that Penny Lane was around 90 years old, you have to assume that there is some asbestos in that dust. Shouldn't a company called 'Hazco' (as in hazardous waste) know something about dust control?

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[PorfaLas]

That's good to know.

[000390237]

Yes, it is enough time.

[PorfaLas]

On 2007-03-30, CBC reported "Calgary's Penny Lane Closing Saturday" saying tenants were asked to vacate premises the following day, 2007-03-31. By the middle of May, the demolition was well under way. Is approximately 45 days enough time to do "the most time consuming portion of a demolition" you mention? Search Flickr by keywords "penny lane demolition" and you'll get a pretty good record timeline of how the work proceeded.

[000390237]

If you knew anything about demolition work you would know that all asbestos abatement work takes place for months prior to the actual demo work. The abatement is the most time consuming portion of a demolition and nothing can proceed until all asbestos, lead based paint, etc have been removed.