Projects

81 Projects

Waverly Hall, 115 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge

Project Contacts:

Constructed in the late 1800s, Waverly Hall is part of the Harvard Square Historic District. The owner wanted to renovate the residential building to create modern micro apartments while...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Residential, Shear Wall, Structural Strengthening, Windows, Wood

Catholic Schools

San Francisco

Project Contacts:

Stephen Harris

Based on recommendations from The Private Schools Earthquake Safety Working Group, the Earthquake Safety Implementation Program (ESIP) for the City and County of San Francisco worked with the...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Concrete, Condition Assessment-Multi-Building, Masonry, Metal-Steel, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Wood

Engineering and Science University Magnet School

West Haven

Project Contacts:

Joshua Kivela, Michael Louis

Located on the University of New Haven’s campus, the Engineering and Science Magnet School focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for middle and high school students. The new...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Laboratory, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Mockup, Peer Review, School, Skylight, Waterproofing, Windows

Mercantile Wharf

Boston

Project Contacts:

Paul Kelley, Jeffrey Langlois

Adapted in the 1970s, the Mercantile Wharf Building now includes four levels of apartments over ground-floor retail space. SGH completed a condition assessment of the timber-framed and masonry...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Masonry, Masonry-Load Bearing, Residential, Wood

343 Sansome Street

San Francisco

Project Contacts:

Carolyn Searls

The prospective owner of 343 Sansome Street, a prime commercial property in downtown San Francisco, wanted a detailed due diligence survey. The building, consisting of a series of additions, was...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Curtain Wall, Due Diligence, High Rise, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Pile, Preservation Technology , Stone-Granite

Woodrow Wilson High School

Washington

Project Contacts:

Bradford Carpenter, Niklas Vigener

The District of Columbia Public Schools wanted to renovate and expand the 1935 Woodrow Wilson High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2009, they held a design...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Award Winning, Building Science, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Roofing, School, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Walls, Windows

1625 North Ode Street

Arlington

Project Contacts:

Scott Silvester

In August 2011, the apartment building at 1625 North Ode Street experienced differential settlement and damage after the excavation support at an adjacent construction site failed. SGH assessed...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Collapse, Excavation Support, Failure Investigation, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-CMU, Masonry-Load Bearing, Shoring/Temporary Structure, Wood

Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art

Boston

Project Contacts:

Jason Der Ananian, Michael Louis

To expand the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College relocated it to a landmark 1927 Renaissance Revival building on Commonwealth Avenue. The project included renovating the existing 23,000 sq ft...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Infiltration, Award Winning, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Building Science, Curtain Wall, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Museum, Roofing, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Windows

Mount Greylock Veterans War Memorial Tower and Bascomb Lodge

Lanesborough

Project Contacts:

Matthew Bronski, Pedro Sifre

Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts, is home to two historic structures: the Veterans War Memorial Tower, built in 1932, and Bascom Lodge, completed in 1937. Both structures are on...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Chimney/Stack, Historic, Masonry, Mockup, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Sealants and Coatings, Stone-Granite, Wood

58 and 80 Metropolitan Avenue

Brooklyn

Project Contacts:

Kevin Poulin, Pedro Sifre

The five-story building at 80 Metropolitan Avenue (80 Met) and the seven-story building at 58 Metropolitan Avenue (58 Met) offer 164 loft-style condominiums and nine three-story townhouses in the...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Condominium, Construction Administration, Interior Renovation, Masonry, Masonry-CMU, Metal-Steel, Podium, Residential