Loved the introduction text describing the building's structure and the specific challenges it presented for demolition. A nice addition to your stellar video work!
@@leonardmichaelwrinch446Ask anyone who does this for a living and has the reputation that The Loizeaux Group has and they’ll all tell you exactly the same thing - that was not a controlled demolition. Did you hear the massive series of explosions prior to the collapse here? None were heard there. Did you see the photos of the interior and all the internal preparation that had to be done here? None was done there. I suspect you’re being funny and don’t believe that yourself, but there are too many people who do, so for those people, it’s important to always counter these kinds of comments.
The camera positioning was so cool. The last shot from your teams work trucks and the cheering was Amazing. Awesome rubel pile. Thanks for the posting.
@@TheAnantaSesa while you're all entertained by the destruction, RIP Milton Waddams who passed away because Bill Lumbergh transferred him and his beloved red Swingline stapler to the basement and no one sent the TPS memo about the impending demolition down to him.
Sometimes, Yes. Sometimes, No. It depends on who's paying for it. And how much is paid to keep mouths shut. As an engineer, this is "structure porn". Great soundtrack. However, I worry that I will have nightmares from ~23 years ago.
I would agree with the other commenters that this demolition and video production were excellent. I would also suggest giving more information regarding how many people were involved in the planning and performance of the demolition, and how much time it took to reach the actual moment of demolition. As viewers, we see the "fun" part, the few seconds of drama, but I'm guessing there is months of study, planning and preparation involved.
@@TheLoizeauxGroupLLCCan’t wait to see how you guys improve further. Nothing better than watching a building go kaboom, and the details on the job at hand show just how much work you put into what you do. One question, though. What’s your favourite demolition?
Said this on an earlier video - really appreciate the improvement in your production quality. I'm amazed with every demolition of a glass skyscraper, the windows all survive the initial explosions. Really makes you appreciate their strength.
The Capital One Tower Demolition is one of the most epic skyscraper implosions yet! Reminds me of the Martin Tower implosion in Bethlehem, PA back in 2019!
Another perfect drop....right into its own foundation. I look forward to seeing your work on the Tropicana in Las Vegas in a few weeks! Job(s) well done!
@marksellinger3736 Oh no! Not the Trop! Lived in Vegas for a hot minute and watched a dude playing blackjack there, just him and the dealer. He kept getting pairs and splitting them and ended up with 7 or 8 hands spread out. He chickened out and didn’t take a card on his second hand which was a 12 or 13 showing against dealer’s 6. He ended up pushing his first hand (19) and wound up losing almost 3 grand because if he’d taken that hit, he’d have won every other hand cuz the dealer would’ve busted with a Queen. It was kinda breathtaking… Didn’t have the heart to razz him and say he should’ve just given me half his money and save on the agony. Hopefully he learned when to take the hit when dealer shows 6 against those annoying & crappy 12 and 13 hands…
"There was already so much damage and loss of life that day," he said as he twitched nervously, blinked his eyes uncontrollably, and wiped sweat from his upper lip, "that we decided to........pull the building."
So happy to see your team's upload of the demolition! I flew down from Ohio to see this in person despite never setting foot in Louisiana before this and had a good feeling it was you guys bringing it down when i saw the drones around. You did a great job with the implosion and video as always, keep it up!
I enjoyed all the different cameras and angels you captured the demolition from . Great way to show potential employers that you guys are good at what you do .
I like the engineer explanation at the beginning. I'm willing to bet that the majority of people won't know what any of that means, but for those that do, it provides some great context and insight into what we're watching. I watch these videos and think about why they do things the way they do and try to figure it out. The mini case study helps. Thanks!
Shame it had to be destroyed - but, this was an absolutely immaculate job. Quite a challenge by sound of it with structural matters to be overcome - lot of prep work for sure and expedient use of delays. Nicely done :)
The quality of the videos is getting so much better. Love it! I liked seeing that one run of det cord flash up the building. Another great way to wake up on a Wednesday morning. The home theater sub woofers liked it too.
Back in my college days, a record album from the Byrds (look them up youngsters) included the audio of a rocket taking off from Cape Kennedy - first time I ever heard *that* in high quality stereo - I know what you mean jb!
For those interested, there's incredible footage of this building getting damaged during the hurricane on Tornado Tracker's channel. It's called "Hurricane Laura - A Storm Chasing Documentary"
It was interesting to me to see the order of the explosions. It wasn’t until watching it a couple times that I could see what “cutting “ the one side off was designed to do. The engineers that make the plans for demolition like this are genius. Right into its own footprint. Great coverage and video quality
Well, they successfully dropped another large building into a nice neat little pile. It always amazes me how they do that so accurately every time. Good work, CDI! It’s always a pleasure to see what your next project is!😊
Really wonderful and informative video, thanks CDI! Interesting how the nearby AT&T Long Lines tower survived the hurricane, but the KPLC tower that was next to it did not. Those AT&T towers were built tough.
It's amazing that the extensive loss of glass windows from Hurricane Laura and several following storms caused so much internal damage ($100M-150M) that it was cheaper to knock the building down than it was to rehabilitate it. Well, the estimators knew what they were doing, and we all got a nice CDI show out of it. A "win-win", I'd call it.
Great videos, great audio, great drone work, as usual. That's why I'm a big fan of CDI. Thank you for sharing. P.S. My new hearing aids have Bluetooth! The boom, boom, booms are now multiple times better. Your audio is awesome!
Top notch job and content! Your companies skills always impresses! Good, clear description of the project and LOTS of different camera angles. Great job all around!
@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC Your use of drones to give us interesting, variable points of view is second to none! Also gotta love the music! Very cinematic production. Nice work!
That was a most excellent video of a picture perfect demolition… My hats off to the team that brought it down! And kudos for the video work. I really enjoyed the brief introduction to the building and then the demolition with no fluff! And the views were all crystal clear… awesome! I have liked and subscribed, and clicked the notification bell! 🛎️
No idea for this specific tower, but sometimes the cost of repairing damage is so high it's just not worth it to save it. It's more economically feasible to just build a brand new structure.
It looks like the building was actually hit by several hurricanes after its initial closure, causing more damage and making it more of an eyesore each time. According to articles, they tried to sell the building a few times, but the cost of repairs and renovation were just too high. Comparatively, it will supposedly only take ~three months to clear the site for new development. I'm wondering if some trouble was caused by it being such a tall building standing all by its lonesome in an area frequently hit by hurricanes. It seems like it would take quite a beating in every storm without other buildings around to help absorb some of the forces.
I had similar thoughts but the reality in this world is that it's just simply easier and cheaper to tear down and build a new building rather than try to save and rebuild an old one, especially if it's been subject to storm damage and left neglected and deteriorating for years, and more so if it's a larger, taller building. Now sometimes the structure of buildings are saved if it's still in good shape and the building got the minimal maintenance it needed. This happened to a building in my city's downtown - it was a smaller five story office building from the 1970s? that got stripped down to its steel skeleton and concrete floor decks, got a new facade and interiors.
@@cyclicmusings2661 We see IN TACT buildings, still have the siding, windows, etc, and the frame is in tact. That is millions of dollars if it can be reused. A buidling that sits for years, is open to weather will see damage when the beams and concrete reinforcement, (reybar) get rusty and will crack the concrete, weakening the structure. But in some of the buildings we see, they are not open like that. We are a very wasteful society. Basically, if the building is in tact and there are no evidence of water (water intrusion is the big problem), that concrete and metal frames should be good. It would make sense to save those millions of dollars (tear down and reconstruction) and gut the building and just rewire, rewall the interieor, ceilings, the basic stuff. The cost would be monumentally lowered if this could happen. well Prob just me thinking out loud.
Putting the before/after shots next to each other is an astounding demonstration of how much space comparatively little material occupies in these types of buildings.
You are correct!! Check out CDI's video of the explosives demolition of Gotham Hospital (also known as Brach's Administration Building): ua-cam.com/video/EiNQMX3cLVg/v-deo.html
Being there in person to watch this was crazy. The sound and feeling of the first set of booms and then the smaller pops as the building falls. You really have to be there to understand the power. It was a sad but necessary demolition since Lake Charles could never support an office building of this size and scale.
I'm impressed the initial shockwave didn't cause catastrophic damage to the glass windows; that's the quality we all appreciate when something is Made in America!
I've told myself a few times, in another life, this is the kind of work I'd love to take part in. Maybe if I'm lucky somehow and end up in early retirement though, I would make this my new job lol
I love watching your company’s videos! I really admire your work! Keep bringing us these absolutely amazing videos, of these buildings you safely bring down.❤❤❤❤
only thing that i can think of that would have made this a bit better was a firework count down or some other fireworks during the blast sequence. good job to the workers installing and the engineers planing it out!
Loved the introduction text describing the building's structure and the specific challenges it presented for demolition. A nice addition to your stellar video work!
Plus, they didn't overdo it.
@@leonardmichaelwrinch446Ask anyone who does this for a living and has the reputation that The Loizeaux Group has and they’ll all tell you exactly the same thing - that was not a controlled demolition. Did you hear the massive series of explosions prior to the collapse here? None were heard there. Did you see the photos of the interior and all the internal preparation that had to be done here? None was done there.
I suspect you’re being funny and don’t believe that yourself, but there are too many people who do, so for those people, it’s important to always counter these kinds of comments.
The camera positioning was so cool. The last shot from your teams work trucks and the cheering was Amazing. Awesome rubel pile. Thanks for the posting.
Agreed 👍
suppose the capital tower is now lowercase
Unappreciated comment, hats off
Ha!
😂😂😂
Nice.
Good one!
Guess it’s too late to get my Tupperware out of the break room fridge. 😢
It might still be there
Did anyone find a red stapler?
Being tupperware, I'm sure it's perfectly intact. The steam shovel crews will deliver it to you shortly.
😅😅😅😅😅
@@TheAnantaSesa while you're all entertained by the destruction, RIP Milton Waddams who passed away because Bill Lumbergh transferred him and his beloved red Swingline stapler to the basement and no one sent the TPS memo about the impending demolition down to him.
The engineering that goes into demolishing a building like this is just as impressive as the engineering that goes into designing and constructing it.
Beautiful work
Sometimes, Yes. Sometimes, No. It depends on who's paying for it.
And how much is paid to keep mouths shut.
As an engineer, this is "structure porn". Great soundtrack.
However, I worry that I will have nightmares from ~23 years ago.
What happens to all this rubbish.....?
Engineering as it is amazing
A well assembled video.
A well dissasembled building.
👍😁
This!
And well-disassembled grammar!
There's a certain elegance to CDI's work that no others are able to achieve. Graceful, yet direct.
Agreed! Art and science... other companies don't compare.
They used to have a show on tv (TLC maybe), I used to always watch. No one does demolition better.
5:54 Amazing how small it is when you take all the air out of it.
That's what she said.
It's crazy how little is left, it's like the damn thing was made out of tooth picks.
Like a bag of chips
I was fortunate to have been able to work with Mark and Doug some years ago. Glad to see that CDI is still giving us pure artwork in demolition.
I would agree with the other commenters that this demolition and video production were excellent. I would also suggest giving more information regarding how many people were involved in the planning and performance of the demolition, and how much time it took to reach the actual moment of demolition. As viewers, we see the "fun" part, the few seconds of drama, but I'm guessing there is months of study, planning and preparation involved.
I was thinking same too.
You guys have really upped your video production quality. Well done!
Thanks so much!
@@TheLoizeauxGroupLLCCan’t wait to see how you guys improve further. Nothing better than watching a building go kaboom, and the details on the job at hand show just how much work you put into what you do.
One question, though. What’s your favourite demolition?
Some of us are curious about the big blower near the tower's base -what was its purpose? Beautiful work btw
WOW!!!! The effect of all that glass collapsing was a thing of beauty.
Watching glass collapse is a thing of beauty?
@@jeffschueler1182 Have you seen the Slow Mo Guys
I agree with the other commenters. You've really upped your game with the quality of your video production. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Maybe they stopped blowing up their cameras or something
@@puppergump4117 now that was funny. Thanks for making me smile.
Spectacular. The Loizeaux Group is the Titan of the demolition world; The Best of The Best.
With honors.
This is why CDI is known as "the scarecrow of the demolition industry". (i.e. known to be outstanding in their field)
I see what you did there
@@ianweniger6620 He also took it from 'The Last of Us'!
Said this on an earlier video - really appreciate the improvement in your production quality. I'm amazed with every demolition of a glass skyscraper, the windows all survive the initial explosions. Really makes you appreciate their strength.
The Capital One Tower Demolition is one of the most epic skyscraper implosions yet!
Reminds me of the Martin Tower implosion in Bethlehem, PA back in 2019!
Another perfect drop....right into its own foundation. I look forward to seeing your work on the Tropicana in Las Vegas in a few weeks! Job(s) well done!
@marksellinger3736 Oh no! Not the Trop! Lived in Vegas for a hot minute and watched a dude playing blackjack there, just him and the dealer. He kept getting pairs and splitting them and ended up with 7 or 8 hands spread out. He chickened out and didn’t take a card on his second hand which was a 12 or 13 showing against dealer’s 6. He ended up pushing his first hand (19) and wound up losing almost 3 grand because if he’d taken that hit, he’d have won every other hand cuz the dealer would’ve busted with a Queen. It was kinda breathtaking…
Didn’t have the heart to razz him and say he should’ve just given me half his money and save on the agony. Hopefully he learned when to take the hit when dealer shows 6 against those annoying & crappy 12 and 13 hands…
"There was already so much damage and loss of life that day," he said as he twitched nervously, blinked his eyes uncontrollably, and wiped sweat from his upper lip, "that we decided to........pull the building."
Beautiful! Minimized debris spread. You guys are amazing!
looks like a mess
Thank you for not putting music over the actual demolition sounds.
So happy to see your team's upload of the demolition! I flew down from Ohio to see this in person despite never setting foot in Louisiana before this and had a good feeling it was you guys bringing it down when i saw the drones around. You did a great job with the implosion and video as always, keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Without a hitch. One of the most professional demos I've ever seen
Impressive work. When I saw this on the news, I knew you guys had done the job. CDI are the masters of turning 'up' into 'down'.
Hey, give me some credit too. Sincerely yours. Gravity.
I also "knew" it was a CDI job when I saw the news footage. Clean and precise, as always! 🎉
I enjoyed all the different cameras and angels you captured the demolition from . Great way to show potential employers that you guys are good at what you do .
I like the engineer explanation at the beginning. I'm willing to bet that the majority of people won't know what any of that means, but for those that do, it provides some great context and insight into what we're watching. I watch these videos and think about why they do things the way they do and try to figure it out. The mini case study helps. Thanks!
Yet another picture perfect drop! It's surprising how compact the debris pile is for a building that big.
Shame it had to be destroyed - but, this was an absolutely immaculate job. Quite a challenge by sound of it with structural matters to be overcome - lot of prep work for sure and expedient use of delays. Nicely done :)
The quality of the videos is getting so much better. Love it! I liked seeing that one run of det cord flash up the building. Another great way to wake up on a Wednesday morning. The home theater sub woofers liked it too.
Back in my college days, a record album from the Byrds (look them up youngsters) included the audio of a rocket taking off from Cape Kennedy - first time I ever heard *that* in high quality stereo - I know what you mean jb!
What a great way to start my work day! Watching things go Boom! Lol
Thanks for posting
Really like the multiple camera shots, all large-scale demolition jobs should be filmed this way.
Great quality video. And as usual, pinpoint accuracy from CDI. That building was pulverized from the instant the charges detonated!
Thank you!
The absolute best at what you do! So glad that you're a Maryland based company. You make us all proud!
Incredible implosion, and let's remember so often when stuff is built there is no thought put into it's end of use.
A beautiful job as always-you guys are the best in the business!
Nice video, I like having the story on the building at the beginning
Much better explanation/commentary than usual. Liked the sude-by-side before/after shots, as well.
Thanks for watching!
For those interested, there's incredible footage of this building getting damaged during the hurricane on Tornado Tracker's channel. It's called "Hurricane Laura - A Storm Chasing Documentary"
Wow, just watched the documentary, crazy! The damage this hurricane did to the building and the capital one tower is huge.
Thanks for the hurricane info.
Good Job ! Perfect Implosion Work ! Epic Video ! Awesome Teamwork !
Greeting from Java, Indonesia.
Another classic "no surprises" CDI result. The building goes exactly where it is supposed to very efficiently and elegantly. Impressive engineering.
Must be insane being there in person. Looks like a fun career too!!
It was interesting to me to see the order of the explosions. It wasn’t until watching it a couple times that I could see what “cutting “ the one side off was designed to do. The engineers that make the plans for demolition like this are genius. Right into its own footprint. Great coverage and video quality
Does anyone find videos like these just oddly satisfying to watch?
They drop them within the same footprint they were built in. Spectacular. 👍
Thank you!
Piece of cake, CDI is on the job!💪👍
The containment and accuracy just too incredible for words - What a feat
Well, they successfully dropped another large building into a nice neat little pile. It always amazes me how they do that so accurately every time. Good work, CDI! It’s always a pleasure to see what your next project is!😊
Really wonderful and informative video, thanks CDI! Interesting how the nearby AT&T Long Lines tower survived the hurricane, but the KPLC tower that was next to it did not. Those AT&T towers were built tough.
It is sad to see it gone, this building had defined the Lake Charles skyline for nearly 45 years
Downtown looks so empty now. I guess after a while, we will get used to the new view.
I've always admired Demolition, especially when its controlled so beautifully.
Your team has elevated this to an art form !! Truly the best in the business!
Thank you so much!
It's amazing that the extensive loss of glass windows from Hurricane Laura and several following storms caused so much internal damage ($100M-150M) that it was cheaper to knock the building down than it was to rehabilitate it.
Well, the estimators knew what they were doing, and we all got a nice CDI show out of it. A "win-win", I'd call it.
Awesome job! Love how you video document the implosion.
I never get tired of watching this stuff. Amazing
Thanks for watching!
WELL DONE. Best demo I have ever seen. Control and professionalism. A+
They’re the best! They’ve got it down to a science with some art thrown in for effect!
Fantastic you make it look so easy...even thou it's definitely not...I miss your long videos will they ever return
And down she goes!! Great shot guys and gals!!!!!
I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
I'm so glad that your channel finally showed up in my feed! I have seen documentaries on your work and admire the amazing precision of your work.
This really is art. I would say that motto fits well! Great video! 😄
Great videos, great audio, great drone work, as usual. That's why I'm a big fan of CDI. Thank you for sharing.
P.S. My new hearing aids have Bluetooth! The boom, boom, booms are now multiple times better. Your audio is awesome!
Top notch job and content! Your companies skills always impresses! Good, clear description of the project and LOTS of different camera angles. Great job all around!
Another great one. I join rank with other commenters liking the new format and leveling up the video quality and giving background info.
@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC Your use of drones to give us interesting, variable points of view is second to none!
Also gotta love the music! Very cinematic production. Nice work!
I agree with you. Love the drones. Love the music.
That was a most excellent video of a picture perfect demolition… My hats off to the team that brought it down! And kudos for the video work. I really enjoyed the brief introduction to the building and then the demolition with no fluff! And the views were all crystal clear… awesome! I have liked and subscribed, and clicked the notification bell! 🛎️
Can’t beat a master at work, what a well organised demolition
If you hear blasting rhythm near by your ear, that sounds is a symbol to proof CDI team successfully complete the mission again 🎉💪🏻
The structural engineers knew what they were doing! Good Job!
I was there and it was incredible to experience up close! Well done to all.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gravity, explosives, and know how. What a great combination!
amazing video work and loved the details before the implosion ,
so just to ask, was the metal frame of the building, the structure damaged? Why couldn't they strip it down and rebuild it?
No idea for this specific tower, but sometimes the cost of repairing damage is so high it's just not worth it to save it. It's more economically feasible to just build a brand new structure.
It looks like the building was actually hit by several hurricanes after its initial closure, causing more damage and making it more of an eyesore each time. According to articles, they tried to sell the building a few times, but the cost of repairs and renovation were just too high. Comparatively, it will supposedly only take ~three months to clear the site for new development.
I'm wondering if some trouble was caused by it being such a tall building standing all by its lonesome in an area frequently hit by hurricanes. It seems like it would take quite a beating in every storm without other buildings around to help absorb some of the forces.
I had similar thoughts but the reality in this world is that it's just simply easier and cheaper to tear down and build a new building rather than try to save and rebuild an old one, especially if it's been subject to storm damage and left neglected and deteriorating for years, and more so if it's a larger, taller building. Now sometimes the structure of buildings are saved if it's still in good shape and the building got the minimal maintenance it needed. This happened to a building in my city's downtown - it was a smaller five story office building from the 1970s? that got stripped down to its steel skeleton and concrete floor decks, got a new facade and interiors.
@@cyclicmusings2661 We see IN TACT buildings, still have the siding, windows, etc, and the frame is in tact. That is millions of dollars if it can be reused.
A buidling that sits for years, is open to weather will see damage when the beams and concrete reinforcement, (reybar) get rusty and will crack the concrete, weakening the structure.
But in some of the buildings we see, they are not open like that.
We are a very wasteful society.
Basically, if the building is in tact and there are no evidence of water (water intrusion is the big problem), that concrete and metal frames should be good.
It would make sense to save those millions of dollars (tear down and reconstruction) and gut the building and just rewire, rewall the interieor, ceilings, the basic stuff. The cost would be monumentally lowered if this could happen.
well Prob just me thinking out loud.
If they could just do the same to their current headquarters, maybe they would stop mailing me offers every single day.
Putting the before/after shots next to each other is an astounding demonstration of how much space comparatively little material occupies in these types of buildings.
absolute perfection, professionals thanks for sharing
Spectacular, CDI always impress with their implosion technology and lead the world!
that first echoing, dejavu from the Dark Knight movie music :) also of how it looks (opening scene), and the hospital lateron
CDI actually blew up "Gotham Hospital" in the Dark Knight movie!! I think that video is on their Channel. A good video too.
@@BuCket-on3mo no kidding!? quite the coincidence then :-)))
You are correct!! Check out CDI's video of the explosives demolition of Gotham Hospital (also known as Brach's Administration Building): ua-cam.com/video/EiNQMX3cLVg/v-deo.html
@@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC Hi! Big fan here. You guys are amazing.
Beautifully done !!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🪖🪖👮👮🚓🚓
With the introduction it’s like a mini “Blowdown!”
WOW, Bravo & Love The Different View-points. Planning 10, Execution 10, & Laws Of Physics Not Violated By Unseen = Forces, Working Properly 10.
Being there in person to watch this was crazy. The sound and feeling of the first set of booms and then the smaller pops as the building falls. You really have to be there to understand the power. It was a sad but necessary demolition since Lake Charles could never support an office building of this size and scale.
I'm impressed the initial shockwave didn't cause catastrophic damage to the glass windows; that's the quality we all appreciate when something is Made in America!
I have seen am implosion first hand. It way beyond cool!!
Simply impressive work. The calculations must be immense and the exactness is unreal to control that mass so precisely.
Well done!!!
Love the descriptions prior!!!
Thank You!
This is RAD. Rapid Anticipated Disassembly!
Nice video. If I could start my career again I would’ve loved to get involved in this. Wasn’t a thing when I joined the Air Force in 79.
I've told myself a few times, in another life, this is the kind of work I'd love to take part in. Maybe if I'm lucky somehow and end up in early retirement though, I would make this my new job lol
So, according to Fight Club logic, this means my credit card debt should reset to $0.
We all know the credit card industry has that data backed up 5 times and paper copies stored in a salt mine.
I think they going to double the interest so they can build another one 😂
That's just badass! Nicely done!
I love watching your company’s videos! I really admire your work! Keep bringing us these absolutely amazing videos, of these buildings you safely bring down.❤❤❤❤
What an amazing piece of work!!
I figured it was you guys taking on this implosion!
The art of folding a building into its own footprint perfected.
Well done yall. The video was awesome as always.
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautifully done!
Loved the hand on the camera.
Such an amazing video! This was art at its finest❤
Thank you so much!
Visually, the only thing missing, is a camera position on the parking structure. Everything else, perfection.
I anticipated your team would be involved upon reading about the plan for demolition.
I am not disappointed.
Just love these CDI vids!!!!
Glad you like them!
This was by far the best quality video I’ve seen. Of course. CDI rocks!
only thing that i can think of that would have made this a bit better was a firework count down or some other fireworks during the blast sequence. good job to the workers installing and the engineers planing it out!