Contractor crews smashed Bldg. T-609 to bits Monday morning.
Giant backhoes toppled walls and pulverized large chunks of concrete, steel and sheetrock into a mangled mess. But, first impressions might have been deceiving in this case. What may have looked like a pile of loose debris actually turned out to be a controlled recycling site.
Based on 50th Civil Engineer Squadron guidance, the contractor demolished the temporary building, and former home of the 310th Space Wing headquarters, in such a fashion as to save valuable copper, steel and other recyclable material.
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