SGH PROJECTS RECOGNIZED BY LEADING ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.’s (SGH) structural and building enclosure work received numerous accolades from industry associations throughout the past year and into 2008.

As part of its corporate mission, SGH seeks to work with leading architectural, engineering, and construction firms and other clients to ensure its staff has the opportunity to contribute to ground-breaking design, investigation, and rehabilitation projects. These awards are a testament to the firm’s efforts and services. Though its design work, for example, SGH contributed to two projects that were named to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment’s (COTE) Top Ten Green Projects award list:

  • Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington DC – SGH provided building enclosure peer review services to Kieran Timberlake Architects; the project was named to COTE’s list in 2007.
  • Macallen Building Condominiums, Boston, MA – SGH was the Structural Engineer of Record and provided building enclosure consulting services for this groundbreaking project, which made COTE’s list in 2008.

“Throughout our professional practice, we apply fact-based engineering and scientific methods to sustainable projects that emphasize the value of durability, performance, and energy efficiency,” said Glenn R. Bell, CEO of SGH. “Macallen and Sidwell are powerful examples of how architecture and engineering principles work together to create innovative and, more importantly, resource-efficient buildings. We commend each of the project teams for their efforts.”

SGH has contributed to several other recent award-winning projects. The list follows:

Design/Peer Review Services

  • Apple Store, GM Plaza, New York, NY - 2007 Design Award of Excellence, Commercial/Industrial, Large Projects, AIA New York State (in collaboration with Apple Retail Development)
  • Double Tree Guest Suites Hotel, Building Envelope Project, Allston, MA – 2007 Private Project of the Year Award, Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter (in collaboration with Diversified Project Management, Inc. and Shawmut Design and Construction Company)
  • Macallen Building Condominiums, Boston, MA – In addition to the 2008 AIA COTE recognition, the project received other awards (in collaboration with Office dA and Burt Hill Architects):
    • 2008 Grand Award, 9th Annual Design Awards Residential Architect Magazine
    • 2008 Project of the Year, Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter
    • 2008 Silver Award, Engineering Excellence Awards, ACEC Massachusetts
  • New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY – 2007 “Best of 07” Award, Best Cultural Project of the Year, New York Construction Magazine, December issue
  • Rhode Island School of Design Fleet Library, Providence, RI – This project received two awards in the last year (in collaboration with Office dA):
    • 2007 24th Annual Reconstruction Award, Special recognition, Building Design & Construction Magazine
    • 2007 Library Building Awards for Design Excellence, American Institute of Architects/American Library Association
Rehabilitation Services

  • Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA – This project received several accolades (in collaboration with Levin & Associates Architects and Pfieffer Architects Inc.):
    • 2008 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture, AIA
    • 2007 24th Annual Reconstruction Award, Gold, Building Design & Construction Magazine;
    • 2007 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award;
    • 2007 National Preservation Honor Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation;
    • 37th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards, Los Angeles Business Council, Grand Prize;
    • 2007 Preservation Design Award Rehabilitation Category, California Preservation Foundation; and
    • 2007 California Preservation Foundation Trustees Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, California Preservation Foundation.
  • Leigh Street Armory, Richmond, VA – 2007 Associated Builders and Contractors’ Excellence in Construction Award, Historical Restoration - Under $2 Million Category (in collaboration with VIRTEXCO Corporation)
  • New York State Capitol Skylight and Laylight Restoration, Albany, NY – This project received two awards in the last year (in collaboration with the New York Capitol Architect):
    • 2007 Preservation Merit Award, Historic Albany Foundation
    • 2007 Excellence in Historic Preservation, Preservation League of New York State