Core capability

Structural Demolition

Structural demolition is the removal of entire buildings and structures: steel, concrete, masonry, and timber, including foundations and slabs. Select plans each take-down around the framing system, the condition of the structure, and the neighbors, utilities, and public ways that must be protected while it comes down.

Scope

  • Complete building take-downs: steel, concrete, masonry, and timber
  • High-reach excavation with shear, pulverizer, and multi-processor attachments
  • Building separation from structures that remain in service
  • Foundation, footing, grade beam, and slab removal
  • Debris processing, recycling, and on-site crushing for backfill
High-reach excavator removing the upper floors of a five-story steel and concrete office building on the MathWorks campus in Natick.
High-reach excavator removing the upper floors of a five-story steel and concrete office building on the MathWorks campus in Natick.

Where it applies

  • Zero-lot-line urban sites with active sidewalks and streets
  • Structures tied into buildings that remain occupied
  • Plazas and garages that cannot carry equipment loads without engineering and shoring
  • Facades and foundations with asbestos-containing materials behind them

What we plan with you

  • Pre-demolition structural review and engineered sequencing where required
  • Utility disconnect verification and protection of remaining services
  • Street occupancy, police details, and pedestrian protection
  • Dust, noise, and vibration controls agreed with the owner and abutters

What we bring

  • Company-owned fleet of approximately 50 excavators, 8 to 150 tons, including high-reach machines
  • More than 200 shears, pulverizers, multi-processors, grapples, and hydraulic hammers
  • In-house mechanics and a mobile service unit that keep equipment on schedule

Selected experience

Structural Demolition projects

All structural demolition projects →
Select Demo excavator processing concrete debris at South Station with the terminal and downtown Boston behind.
Selective & Interior Demolition

South Station

Boston, Massachusetts

Phased structural and selective demolition inside an active rail and bus terminal for Suffolk Construction.

Two Select Demo high-reach excavators with shear attachments processing steel from the UMass Boston science building.
Structural Demolition

UMass Boston Science Center, Pool & Plaza

Boston, Massachusetts

Complete take-down and abatement of an 800,000 SF, 100-foot science building, pool building, plaza, and garage on an active campus.

High-reach excavator removing the upper floors of the five-story MathWorks building, with a second excavator processing at grade.
Structural Demolition

MathWorks Lakeside Campus Expansion

Natick, Massachusetts

Complete demolition of a five-story, 125,000 SF office building and asbestos abatement on an active corporate campus for Consigli.

Markets

Discuss your scope

Tell us about the site conditions and what needs to come out. Our estimating team will respond with the right contact for structural demolition.

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