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New York State Capitol Building

Albany, NY

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Niklas Vigener

The New York State Capitol was designed by a succession of architects, including H.H. Richardson and Leopold Eidlitz. Constructed in stages between 1870 and 1900, the building features Second Empire and Richardsonian Romanesque elements. Sporadic...

Massachusetts State House

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The State House was constructed in three phases. The original Federal/Georgian building was designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. In 1896, a renaissance revival Annex with yellow brick and marble features was added onto the back of...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Dome, Emergency Response, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics, Roofing, Water Leakage

Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House

Staten Island, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

The earliest section of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House was constructed in the early 1660s by Pierre Billiou at a time when Staten Island was part of part of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland. Thomas Stillwelll added to the home in the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Deterioration, Geotechnical, Historic, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Wood

Private Residence

Glencoe, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Jared Brewe

This new residence was constructed on a property overlooking Lake Michigan and including an existing 20 ft retaining wall along the bluff. The owners wanted to enhance sight lines to the lake by constructing a pool adjacent to the retaining wall...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Retaining Wall

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian, Delbert Bern

With five stories devoted to the art of coffee, the Chicago roastery is Starbucks’s largest store. The building, located on Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile, was previously occupied by a large retail tenant and underwent a complete...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Curtain Wall, Facade Inspection, Window Wall

Private Residence

Winnetka, IL

Project Contacts: Scott DiFiore, Matthew Johnson

Constructing this single-family residence required excavating 30 ft down to accommodate two subgrade levels. The excavation extended approximately 100 ft between adjacent lot lines. SGH was the structural engineer for the proposed building...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Excavation, Excavation Support, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Residential

Private Residence

Glencoe, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Jared Brewe

This new residence was constructed on a property overlooking Lake Michigan and including an existing 20 ft retaining wall along the bluff. The owners wanted to enhance sight lines to the lake by constructing a pool adjacent to the retaining wall...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Retaining Wall

Private Residence

Winnetka, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Scott DiFiore

Constructing this single-family residence required excavating 30 ft down to accommodate two subgrade levels. The excavation extended approximately 100 ft between adjacent lot lines. SGH was the structural engineer for the proposed building...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Single Family

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Excavation, Excavation Support, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Residential

Building Enclosure Condition Assessments for Schools

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

SGH helped several schools in the Chicago area by assessing the condition of their buildings’ enclosures and working with them to develop plans for future capital projects, maintenance, and repair work. Our evaluations encompass a wide...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Roofing, School, Walls, Walls and Fenestration

Stanford University, Lathrop Library

Stanford, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Originally constructed as the Graduate School of Business, the Lathrop Library was converted to a library and auditorium in 2015. The building is distinguished by exposed cast-in-place concrete facades, bronze-anodized aluminum windows and...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Library, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing, Roofing, Clay Tile, Roofing, Low-Sloped