Deconstruction forum

The Deconstruction Forum 2014 consisted of 3 days of conferences, and it was celebrated from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th of June.

The evening of Friday 13th was a very special occasion, The Gala Dinner, which was held in the emblematic “Gran Casino de Madrid”.

 

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This publication contains the presentations given during the event

Program

 

 

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Thursday, June 12th

Professional program

10:00 – 14:00 Optional visit to SRR – Recycling and Recovery Trade Fair 2014

14:00 – 17:00 Optional visit to the demolition job site: “Interior demolition of a building complex in Madrid”

09:00 – 15:00 IACDS Annual meeting

17:00 – 18:30 EDA Board of Directors and General Assembly

All participants

19:00 Welcome cocktail

Friday, June 13th

Professional program

09:00 Conference session 1 – Moderated by EDA President – Pilar de la Cruz (Spain)

• Lead, the new asbestos, Michael R. Taylor – NDA (USA)
• 770 m with a single click – blasting of Germany´s longest viaduct, Walter Werner (Germany)
• Case story: The daily findings on decontamination of hazardous waste, Lindsay Pepperell – ERM (UK)

Coffee break

11:30 Conference session 2 – Moderated by IDE President – Steve Jack (UK)

• Development of C&DW recycling in Europe, Geert Cuperus – FIR (The Netherlands)
• Case story: Interior demolition of a building complex in Madrid, Francisco Cobo – DETECSA (Spain)
• Case story: Blast demolition of the AFE Tower in Frankfurt, Rainer Melzer (Germany)

Lunch

14:30 Conference session 3 – Moderated by FIR Delegate – Giorgio Bressi (Italy)

• Sustainability and end-of-life of construction products, Christophe Sykes – Construction Products Europe (Belgium)
• Construction and demolition waste management in the EU: the way forward, Gunther Wolff – European Commission (Belgium)
• Innovation on decontamination of PCB, Stine Egsgaard – J-JENSEN (Denmark)
• Case story: From construction to recycling through demolition, John Rimmer – CANTILLON (UK)

Coffee break

16:30 Conference session 4 – Moderated by IACDS President – Lars Sandstrom (Sweden)

• Dismantling and demolition of the power stations of Sant Adriá de Besós and Badalona, Miguel Ángel Prieto– DYR/DETECSA (Spain)
• The Turkish market, Tamer Öztoygar– IMDER (Turkey)
• Case story: Special application on concrete sawing and drilling, Jaime Peribañez – PERFOX (Spain)

18:00 End of the conference

Friday, June 13th

Leisure program

09:00 – Departure from the hotel to San Lorenzo del Escorial

• Visit the monastery of El Escorial (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Lunch at typical Restaurant
• A shopping tour in Las Rozas Village with VIP treatment and personal shopper

17:30 – Arrival at the hotel

All participants

19:00 – Departure for the Gala Dinner (by bus)

The Gala Dinner was held in the emblematic “Gran Casino de Madrid” and it included:

• Welcome drink
• Unique dinner by the prestigious chef Paco Roncero
• Words from the EDA President and a delegate of Ritchie Bros, sponsor of the Gala Dinner
• Live entertainment and music

23:00 – The first bus departed to the hotel

Saturday, June 14th

All participants

10:00 – Departure from the hotel

• Guided tour on a panoramic bus (with translation to several languages)
• Lunch in a typical restaurant in the historical center
• Guided visit to the Royal Palace

16:00 – End of the activity

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