What is the difference between demolishing a facility and renovating it?
Demolition and renovation are defined in the regulations.
You demolish a facility when you remove or wreck any load-supporting structural member of that facility or perform any related operations. You also demolish a facility when you burn it.
You renovate a facility when you alter any part of that facility in any other manner. Renovation also includes stripping or removing asbestos from a facility.
Courtesy of The Ohio State Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA regulations regarding asbestos for the state of Ohio