The Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the National Park Service wanted the first permanent structure on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to act as a beacon, attracting people to Boston’s Harbor Islands. In collaboration with Utile, SGH designed...
Although the station was modified many times since opening in 1898, Government Center Station lacked accessibility. The Improvements Project includes installing new elevators from the surface to the Green and Blue Line levels, renovating...
The elevated section of Route 203, known as the Casey Overpass or Bridge No. B-16-367, carried the Arborway over Washington and South Streets in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The Casey Arborway Project involved removing structurally...
Led by the Chicago Department of Transportation, the Union Station Transit Center project creates an off-street Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus terminal adjacent to Chicago’s bustling Union Station. The transit center allows commuter...
Originally constructed in 1898, the Shore Line Bridge carries the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail and CSX freight lines over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. MBTA needed to replace the existing steel through-...
Vermont’s Agency of Transportation was undertaking the rehabilitation of Bridge 219 over Otter Creek. As part of this project, Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI) needed to replace distressed stone-masonry pier with a new reinforced concrete...
Capitol Crossing is a five-building development centered between Capital One Arena and Union Station. The mixed-use office buildings offer ground-level retail connected by landscaped plazas. SGH collaborated with the general contractor at 200...
The aging marine oil terminal exceeded its design life and did not comply with the applicable seismic and berthing standard. The port, the ultimate owner of the marine structures, and the terminal operator undertook a project to replace the...
The Girard, named after American textile designer Alexander Girard, is a mixed-use apartment building located in Boston’s vibrant South End. The building offers 160 luxury residential units, ground floor retail, two levels of below-grade...
The Northeast bridge on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus services North Drive from Rockville Pike. During a routine inspection of the bridge, NIH identified structural damage and closed the bridge to traffic. As the structural...
The issues related to the AWS D1.8 Seismic Welding Supplement are discussed. The first D1.8 Seismic Welding Supplement, approved by the AWS D1 Committeen in 2005, is expected to be used together with the AISC Seismic Provisions. D1.8 focuses on...
Abstract: The construction project of Macallen building condominium in Boston is marked by extensive coordination of design and construction team is discussed. The building is conceived by Boston-based Pappas Enterprises and consists of luxury...