Demolition Management Program Is Building The Wrecking Crew
Construction demolition hasnt exactly been a field that attracts new blood. Made up mostly of family businesses and entrepreneurships doing less-than-glamorous work, it sports few big name players and suffers from image problems. But that image may soon change.
Purdue University and the National Demolition Association (NDA), Doylestown, Pa., are working to change those misperceptions and attract more talent into the sector through the nations first college-level demolition management specialization. This fall at its West Lafayette, Ind., campus, Purdue is offering an introductory demolition management classthe first in what will be a four-course program focusing on the wrecking business, from specialized demolitions to large-scale implosions.