The five-story building at 135 Franklin Street experienced damage due to settlement. Over the years, the owner undertook repairs at the elevator pit and central corridors and needed to address problems at a basement condominium. SGH investigated...
Constructed on the site of former plumbing supply warehouse, Atlantic Plumbing is a 310-unit, mixed-use apartment building and shares the site with an adjacent condominium building, 2030AP. Atlantic Plumbing residents enjoy a fitness center,...
Constructed on the site of a former plumbing supply warehouse, 2030AP includes sixty-two condominiums over ground-level retail space and below-grade parking. 2030AP shares the site with the neighboring Atlantic Plumbing apartment building. The...
Bowie State University wanted a new home for their STEM and nursing department that would engage students, promote collaboration, and offer program flexibility. Primarily clad in curtain wall and featuring a three-story, elliptical multipurpose...
Leading the development at East Cambridge’s NorthPoint site, Twenty|20 brings 355 apartment units to the growing neighborhood. The building also offers 8,600 sq ft of retail space and numerous amenities, including patios, an event room, a...
The Austin Public Library wanted a more modern facility focusing on electronic information and serving as a community gathering space. The 198,000 sq ft building features a six-story atrium filled with natural light and a “cowboy hat...
Adjacent to the Redwood City Caltrain station, Crossing 900 includes two mid-rise office buildings sharing a landscaped podium over retail space and below-grade parking. The Level 4 podium connects the two towers, which are seismically separated...
Located near Fenway Park and Kenmore Square, Residence Inn Back Bay-Fenway is a 175-room, extended-stay hotel. The 117,000 sq ft, eight-story building includes below-grade parking, ground-floor retail, an indoor swimming pool, and a rooftop...
As California’s first indoor water park in the Anaheim area, the twelve-acre Great Wolf Lodge resort offers more than 600 hotel rooms, a three-acre indoor/outdoor water park, conference space, retail and restaurants, and other family sport...
The University of California wanted to revitalize the Lower Sproul area, which houses their student union complex. The redevelopment project includes demolishing and replacing Eshleman Hall and renovating the Chavez Student Center, as well as...
Abstract: The introduction of new materials, the innovative use of various construction methods, and the popularity of vegetative (green) roofs make it timely to update and expand the 1990 article, "Principles of Design and Installation of...
In conjunction with the concrete foundation, most sites require a waterproofing membrane and drainage composite to be installed on the outer walls of the foundation to keep the buried portions of the foundation dry in service. Sometimes, crews...
Costly failures in below-grade waterproofing systems in recent years have driven owners and designers to seek high-performance and reliable solutions to prevent moisture infiltration. Careful consideration of site conditions and construction...
People and businesses continue to concentrate in large metropolitan centers because keen competition in a city makes services and commerce better. As a result, land values are typically at a premium, requiring development of structures that...
Many construction contractors prefer to place below-grade property-line walls using shotcrete to save costs associated with formwork installation. However, below-grade shotcrete walls at property-line conditions have frequently been susceptible...
Abstract: Waterproofing below-grade foundations is straightforward in principle but difficulties can come up during application. This article focuses on issues related to waterproofing foundations in below-water-table construction that is close...
Abstract: Reconstructing a plaza deck is often expensive because it involves removing and replacing such overburden elements as paving, plants, soils, and other landscaping features. Access to the plaza for reconstruction work can be difficult...