Completed in the mid-1920s, 140 New Montgomery Street is one of the early skyscrapers built in San Francisco. The Art Deco high-rise, originally known as the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building, served as the headquarters for the...
Completed in 1990, the Suffolk County House of Correction (HOC) consists of eight buildings ranging in height from three to fifteen stories. HOC personnel observed water leaking into the buildings. SGH investigated the causes of leakage, designed...
Built in 1937 as Doris Duke’s Hawaiian estate, Shangri La is now open to the public for viewing the heiress’s extensive collection of Islamic art. One of Hawaii’s most architecturally significant homes, the complex is inspired...
Water was leaking into UCLA’s child care center, located on the top floor of the Westwood Marketplace. SGH investigated the cause of leakage and designed repairs....
Wilshire Rodeo Plaza houses offices and flagship retails stores in the heart of the Golden Triangle in Beverly Hills. The roofs were nearing the end of their useful life and water was leaking into the building during rainstorms. SGH evaluated the...
Designed by Eero Saarinen and dedicated in 1955, the chapel (Building W15) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a nondenominational space for worship and gathering. As part of their Capital Renewal Program, MIT undertook a major...
Towson United Method Church was constructed in 1958 following the merger of Towson’s First and Second Methodist Churches. An impressive spire supported on the tower serves as the structure’s centerpiece. The church experienced ongoing...
Shaw Park Plaza, clad with a brick masonry veneer, features multistory curtain wall bays and a sloped, illuminated glass tower above the roof. This new building experienced water leakage and breakage of sloped glazing during the interior...
As the city’s only public high school, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School consists of the original 1930s Rindge Building with limestone masonry exterior walls and the 1970s Arts and Media Buildings, which are primarily architecturally-...
Butler Library, constructed in 1934 as South Hall, was designed by James Gamble Rogers and renamed Butler Library in 1946. As the largest of Columbia University’s libraries, Butler Library houses over two million volumes. The...
Abstract: Consider a list of single conditions that can make any roofing project significantly more challenging:|- Complex roof geometries and conditions|- A plethora of different roofing materials|- Extremely steep roof slopes|- Difficult access...