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Timelapse Video of the Scaffold Installation at the US Capitol Building is Mesmerizing to Watch

November 18, 2015 Shane Hedmond
US Capitol Rotunda

The 150 year old US Capitol building is currently undergoing its first restoration since 1960.  The famous domed building is packed with rusted ornamental cast iron elements and a host of hazardous materials.  The Architect of the Capitol has posted periodic updates of its progress throughout the project and the latest is a pretty cool timeline of the scaffold installation on the interior side of the Capitol Rotunda.  

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In Construction Videos, Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, us capitol rotunda restoration, scaffold installation time lapse, how us capitol glass windows were restored, pictures of us capitol building restoration, us capitol building update
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Check Out this Video of a 10 Story Condo Being Built Roof First

November 17, 2015 Shane Hedmond
Le Chantier de Rubic in Montreal, Canada

Le Chantier de Rubic in Montreal, Canada

Conventional wisdom would tell you that you would wait until the end to start building the roof of your high rise condo, but Upbrella Construction in Canada doesn’t follow the rules of conventional wisdom, apparently.  The reasons behind their unusual building process are very intriguing, however.

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In Crazy Construction Videos, Construction Videos, Technology, Project Management Tags construction, building built roof first, le chantier de rubic montreal, high rise built roof first, upbrella construction, video of building built roof first
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[VIDEO] Implosion of Historic Michigan Power Plant

November 10, 2015 Shane Hedmond
michigan power plant implosion

The city of Detroit, Michigan and its surrounding areas have a historic past, but sometimes, to move forward, the past has to be destroyed.  Such was the case with Detroit’s 81 year old Park Avenue Hotel, which will make way for the Detroit Red Wings’ new arena, and now, the city of Marysville, Michigan has said goodbye to its 93 year old power plant, affectionately named the “Mighty Marysville.”

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In Crazy Construction Videos, Construction Videos Tags construction, demolition, implosion, video of power plant implosion, mighty marysville implosion, marysville dte power plan implosion, awesome demolition video, cool demolition video
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Forget Self Driving Cars, Check Out This Self Driving 320 Ton Mega Machine

November 4, 2015 Shane Hedmond
giant self driving dump truck

As robots are quickly infiltrating the construction job site in order to increase efficiency and combat the shrinking labor workforce, so too have autonomous, self-driving vehicles. 

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, self driving construction vehicles, autonomous construction machines, giant self driving dump truck, largest self driving machines in the world, mining haulage truck, autonomous hauling machine, komatsu 930E-AT, komatsu 930E-4, Mega, mega
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Here Are Some Up Close Views of How That Chinese Mega Bridge Erection Machine Works

November 3, 2015 Shane Hedmond
close up chinese girder erection machine

Last week, we posted a couple videos of a 580 ton bridge girder erection machine with extendable arms that allow a girder to be dropped into place from above.  The view of those videos were a little far away, so it was hard to get good details on how it worked and what exactly was going on, but now a third video has been uploaded to Youtube by Funny & Amazing Planet that could help fill in some of the blanks.

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, chinese girder machine, giant bridge building machine, slj900/32, beijing wowjoint machinery company, cool construction machines, how bridges are built in china, how are bridges built?, video of how bridges are built, mega
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Don’t Try This at Home: Bobcat Skid Steer Loads Itself onto Trailer

October 27, 2015 Shane Hedmond
skid steer loads itself onto trailer

The most terrifying thing on a job site is when workers get creative with heavy machinery.   Sometimes it works out and nobody thinks anything of it, but, if they’re not extremely careful, chaos can’t break loose.

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In Funny Construction Videos, Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, skid steer loads itself onto trailer, skid steer wheelie, unsafe skid steer operation, bobcat loads itself onto pick up, video
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[VIDEO] Demolition Nightmare: Hundreds of Rats Found Living Under Concrete in Brazil

October 23, 2015 Shane Hedmond
rats under concrete

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a video of a bunch of dirty rats living below a concrete slab in Brazil that a group of lucky contractors had the pleasure of uncovering.  As the crew broke up piece after piece of concrete, more and more rats scurried out in a hurry, much like that scene in the movie Ratatouille, when hundreds of rats fell out of the ceiling.  At least those were animated. 

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, demolition, rats found during demolition, gross things found during demolition, rats living under concrete, hundreds of rats found during demolition, video
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[VIDEO] 6 Scottish High Rises Imploded Simultaneously. Well, almost.

October 22, 2015 Shane Hedmond
red road flats demolition

Six high rises residential housing building in Glasgow, Scotland were demolished recently with several thousand pounds of explosives, but, just like a championship boxer, a couple of them refused to go down.

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, demolition, failed demoltion, vide, six buildings demolished at once, red road flats, glasgow scotland demolition
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Massive 580 Ton Chinese Girder Erection Machine Drops Girders Into Place From Above

October 20, 2015 Shane Hedmond
chinese girder machine

A bridge needs to be built, so time to bust out the cranes, right?  Not so fast, a Chinese company has built a machine that has a creative way of setting girders into place. 

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, video, chinese girder machine, construction mega machine, bridge girder dropped from above, slj900/32, beijing wowjoint machinery company, cool construction machines, mega
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Video: Construction Worker Gets Catapulted Off of Boom Lift, Learns Valuable Lesson About Wearing a Harness

October 13, 2015 Shane Hedmond
man catapulted by boom lift

Lifts may seem relatively safe, because they move fairly slow, but, believe it or not, there are actually very good reasons that OSHA safety procedures exist, especially wearing a harness on a lift.

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In Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, construction safety, why you should wear a harness on a lift, osha regulations on fall arrest system for lifts, man catapulted by boom lift, video, reasons to wear a harness on lift
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