The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and adjacent Opera House are aesthetically-similar, Beaux-Arts structures commemorating U.S. veterans of World War I. The Veterans Building provides office and meeting space for veterans...
The Waukesha Water Utility Garage and Maintenance Building, added in the early 1960s, houses equipment storage and an employee break room on the first level and an L-shaped parking deck and mechanical rooms on the second level. The building was...
The Ascent Uptown overlooks Romare Bearden Park and the new minor league ballpark in this developing neighborhood. The 300-unit building offers residents many amenities, including private balconies and a two-story rooftop entertainment area with...
Match Charter Public School (Match), a free public school in Boston, sought to renovate an existing building at 215 Forest Hills Street to house their middle school. Working for Match, SGH performed a due diligence survey of the structure and...
Founded in the early 1900s, Chevron’s Richmond Refinery produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and lubricants. Since the refinery is located within the corporate boundary of the City of Richmond and on San Francisco Bay, it is subject to...
Built in the early 1900s, the pedestrian/equestrian bridge over the Ipswich River at Bradley Palmer State Park was closed because of deterioration. SGH investigated the structure and developed a rehabilitation program, including protection...
The Boston Center for Rehabilitation and Subacute Care was built in two phases, with the north wing dating from 1953 and the south wing dating from 1980. Deteriorated and aged building systems, active leakage, and visible masonry and...
The City of Boston requires the inspection of exterior walls and appurtenances of buildings as described in Ordinance 9-9.12 of the City of Boston Municipal Code. SGH performs ordinance-compliant assessments of buildings within the City of Boston...
Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) owns and operates the Lowell Regional Transit Maintenance Facility, which is an approximately 70,000 sq ft metal building that houses offices and bus maintenance amenities. The LRTA sought to install a...
Built circa 1895 and listed on the state and national registers, the First Virginia Volunteers Battalion Armory, also known as the Leigh Street Armory, is the oldest armory building standing in Virginia. It has significant cultural heritage as...
On 12 May 2020, the updated New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC) will go into effect with several significant changes. It is important for building owners and project stakeholders to be aware of what is changing and understand what is required to meet the new code moving forward.
After years of wear and neglect, a 42nd Story rooftop sundeck was so badly deteriorated the building occupants no longer utilized the space. During the sundeck rehabilitation, the condominium association elected to change the finishes, which...
By: David McCormick, Maison, Bruce, Bonowitz, David, Kornfield, Laurence
Abstract: We investigated 1920s-era four-story wood-frame corner buildings common to San Francisco, many of which were damaged in the city's Marina District during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Such buildings can have relatively weak and...