Demolition Makes Way for Academic Center

Two buildings on the Eaglebrook campus were demolished during March break, the Flagler Science building and the Bryant building. The new Edward P. Evans Academic Center will be built in the footprint of these former spaces. The demolition itself was dramatic; watch video here of the Science building coming down and here for footage of the Bryant Building being demolished. The buildings were demolished with a mind to sustainability, so any material that was usable was recycled and salvaged. Wes Smith, Eaglebrook’s project manager, had this to say about the demolition: “From a recycling and salvaging of material standpoint, we did a very good job recovering the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondary recyclable material in a safe and cost-effective manner. I never like taking down a building but when we can re-use material or recycle the wood, brick, metals, concrete, etc. for future use in new structures it makes me feel a lot better about the process. In allocation of time resources, the buildings came down very quickly. For all the years that Bryant stood where it was, I was amazed that it only took 4 hours for the building to come down.” Groundbreaking for the Edward P. Evans Academic Center will be on Friday, May 1. To check the progress of the project, visit www.eaglebrook.org/construction to watch the live feed construction camera.