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Storrow Drive Interchange/Tunnels

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro, Paul Kelley, Atis Liepins

Storrow Drive, a parkway along the Charles River in Boston, carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day. The tunnels provide access to city streets, and are constructed of reinforced concrete sections with concrete-slab...

Service:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Market:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Bridge, Major Vehicular, Concrete, Construction Administration, Cracking, Emergency Response, Field Testing, Tunnel

MBTA Bus Repair Garage

Quincy, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) uses the Quincy Bus Garage to repair, maintain, and store many buses that they own and operate. The building includes three garage bays, offices, and locker facilities for the bus operators...

Service:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation

Market:Transportation

Keywords:Concrete, Cracking, Failure Investigation, Parking Structure, Slab

Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Griffith Observatory, which sits on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood, is a Designated Historic-Cultural Monument for the City...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Cultural, Dome, Field Testing, Historic, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Waterproofing

Springfield Housing and Juvenile Court (historically known as Hampden County Courthouse)

Springfield, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Thomas Schwartz

The Hampden County Courthouse was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed in 1871, the courthouse features a thick-walled, gneiss stone facade. SGH assessed the condition of the...

Service:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Market:Government

Keywords:Chimney/Stack, Courthouse, Field Testing, Historic, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Nondestructive Testing, Petrography, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing, Spire/Bell Tower, Stone

Central Artery/Tunnel Project Slurry Walls

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley, Matthew Sherman

The Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project relocated Boston’s elevated Central Artery below ground. The CA/T tunnel walls used soldier pile tremie concrete (SPTC) slurry walls as a component of the final structure. During later stages of...

Service:Materials Investigation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Market:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Civil, Concrete, Demolition, Field Testing, Heavy Loads, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Tunnel

Tuskegee Airmen (formerly 100th Street) Bus Depot

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley

Replacing a 108-year-old streetcar barn, the 100th Street Bus Depot opened in 2003. Shortly after construction, the elevated...

Service:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation

Market:Transportation

Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Concrete Rehabilitation, Concrete, Cracking, Parking Structure, Petrography

Fountain View on the Plaza Garage

Kansas City, MO

Project Contacts: Michael Brainerd, Dominic Kelly, Gustavo Tumialan

Fountain View on the Plaza in Kansas City includes two parking garages, Garage A and Garage B constructed in 1999. Garage A accommodates 406 cars and Garage B accommodates 248 cars. The garages are free-standing, four...

Service:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Market:Parking

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Construction Administration, Cracking, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Parking Structure, Plastic/Composite, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Structural Strengthening

San Quentin Prison Seawall

San Francisco, CA

San Quentin Prison sits on Point San Quentin bounded by the San Francisco Bay. The site is laterally supported on the bay boundaries by the precast concrete seawall that was constructed in 2002. SGH investigated cracking and spalling of the over...

Service:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation

Market:Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Concrete-Precast, Concrete, Corrosion, Cracking, Expert Testimony, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Marine Engineering, Petrography

Cornell University, Warren Hall

Ithaca, NY

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Pedro Sifre

Warren Hall is a classroom and administrative building on the Agriculture Quad. The original building was constructed in the 1930s, and an extension was added in the 1950s. Both buildings are constructed with mass masonry...

Service:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Building Science, Classroom, Glass and Glazing, LEED Projects, Masonry, Preservation Technology , School, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Windows

Springfield Technical Community College, Building 19

Springfield, MA

Project Contacts: Gregory Doelp, Susan Knack-Brown

Building 19 is part of Springfield Technical Community College, which is located on the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Building 19 had remained unoccupied for years and, as a result, had deteriorated. SGH assessed the condition of the...

Service:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Condition Assessment, Historic, Masonry-Brick, National Register of Historic Places, Petrography, Water Leakage

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Materials Rehabilitation

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Storrow Drive Interchange/Tunnels

MBTA Bus Repair Garage

Griffith Observatory

Springfield Housing and Juvenile Court (historically known as Hampden County Courthouse)

Central Artery/Tunnel Project Slurry Walls

Tuskegee Airmen (formerly 100th Street) Bus Depot

Fountain View on the Plaza Garage

San Quentin Prison Seawall

Cornell University, Warren Hall

Springfield Technical Community College, Building 19

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