august new_zealand controlled building demolition explosives like buildings central city damaged repair february earthquake added demolition list august july announced building going involving specialist company america large track record type work right push button auction website auction highest page views winning bid consortium demolition contractors allowed child cancer foundation nominate year old boy trigger event carefully monitored assess approach potential future applications went problems anticipated paved way new_zealand general particular background storey office tower constructed building located worcester street north street block manchester street square years owned company west arch ltd building operated studio displayed logo building shows school face music later son filmed tower block vacated building late following decision produced shows wellington late 1990s telecommunications company new_zealand owned naming rights building acquired december form clear logo prominently displayed building building naming rights sold renamed ownership west arch ltd time demolition logo subsidiary displayed building canterbury region hit series earthquakes february earthquake damaged office building repair people worked building earthquakes following earthquakes set manage recovery process preparation august added list buildings demolished july local canterbury newspaper press reported approved day press conference held representatives demolition companies involved addressed media main contractor demolition engaged new_zealand turn partnered american company based phoenix maryland track record considered world leader field test case technique applied new_zealand tall buildings demolished challenging controlled demolition inc new_zealand buildings designed withstand earthquake loading reinforcing buildings usually deal demolition buildings stripped contents including internal fees dumping demolition waste risen earthquakes economical demolition contractors produce clean demolition material holes support columns building filled total kilograms explosives set destroy support structure cause collapse building challenge demolition contractor explosives available new_zealand low velocity low energy representative stated demolition process weeks save money costs compared conventional demolition owner building insurance covering costs owner building stated cheaper option company conventional demolition save thousands likened consent process wanting sail america everybody telling owner building corner manchester worcester street metres away threatened seek court injunction raised concerns potential seismic activity possible damage new building transferred dust original building destroyed earthquake new buildings centre rebuilt concerns dismissed demolition contractors threatened court action auction soon announcement approved reported demolition contractors considered putting right push button auction proceeds going charity seen company representatives quoted issue liability needed worked auction set internet auction website went live tuesday july set reserve meaning theoretically right push button sold auction hugely popular hour bidding reached bidding reached bids considered illegitimate staff removed cases requested removed auction closed received highest number viewers views winning bid placed consortium seven demolition contractors currently undertake central city construction construction demolition march construction brown demolition ward demolition gave right choose person push button nominated year old boy charity chosen receive proceeds auction canterbury earthquake passed funds heritage building registered category government new_zealand pledged match donations restoration heritage buildings dollar dollar final received demolition companies involved appealed public day prior stay away health safety reasons watch proceedings internet television stations live streams event press announced post video website shortly exclusion zone place ensure approximately metres building despite appeal thousands filled street sunday morning august series short explosions heard followed series couple seconds later building collapsed north planned manager quoted saying went bit hoped lucky explosions heard objectives approving find soil behaved built worst soils readings showed ground velocity comparable large truck slowly driving demolition site concerns performance poor soils building removed easier building owners obtain consent likely representative describing market target rich environment second building early attracted global attention media australia canada ireland south_africa united_states covering event
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