Existing health care facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must comply with the life safety standards in the National Fire Protection Association 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition. Working with Davenergy Solutions,...
UC San Diego saw an opportunity to redesign their existing dining hall in Warren College in a way that would better use the existing space and provide more food options for the students. The reinvented Canyon Vista Marketplace connects the dining...
Designed by Renzo Piano, the new home for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures showcases movie history. The project included a major renovation to the former May Company Building with a striking new spherical addition housing a 1000-seat theater...
With a new home on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus, the Orange County Museum of Art gains more space to showcase the growing collection of modern and contemporary art and flexible areas to accommodate changing exhibits. The design...
At 1,100 ft in height, Wilshire Grand Center is one of the tallest buildings west of the Mississippi River. The tower houses below-grade parking, ground-level retail, eighteen floors of leasable office space, and 890 rooms for the...
The Adaire brings apartments and retail to the blooming neighborhood around the new Spring Hill Metro station. With its curving geometry and alternating facade panels, the Adaire’s tower attracts attention from the area’s busy...
As part of a major modernization project, LaGuardia Airport is constructing a new Terminal B to replace the existing Central Terminal Building. The terminal includes thirty-five gates in two concourses stemming off the headhouse with an expansive...
With the adaptive reuse of the 1911 Printing House, the project team created varying styles for the sixty-four residences, including condominiums, two luxury townhouses in a new addition, and renovated maisonette units on the first floor of the...
Providing passenger service to the region since 1926, Sacramento Valley Station, formerly Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, is listed on national, state, and local historic registers. SGH performed seismic/structural and facade assessments...
The entertainment complex includes a three-story hotel building, a four-story hotel tower, and a conference center. SGH evaluated code requirements for existing fire and life safety systems and identified numerous deficiencies, including...
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.
Structural systems protected with qualified assemblies according to prescriptive methods may be resistant to heating during fire events, but they are not specifically designed to endure thermal load effects. The emerging field of structural fire...
By: Kevin LaMalva, Therese P. McAllister, Maria E. Moreyra Garlock
The ASCE/SEI Technical Committee on Fire Protection was formed to support professional structural engineers conducting performance-based design of structural systems for fire effects with guidance documents. The Committee saw a need for an ASCE/...