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Bowdoin College, Museum of Art

Brunswick, ME

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Sean OBrien

The Neo-Classical Walker Art Building, designed by McKim, Mead and White in 1894, now houses the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Throughout its life, the building experienced several problems, including chronic leakage at roofing transitions and...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Building Science, Construction Administration, Dome, Historic, Mechanical/Electrical System, Metal, Metal-Copper, Museum, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Skylight

Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Built in 1899 for the Oliver P. Posey family, the Doheny family occupied the home for nearly sixty years. The three-story mansion was designed by architects Theodore A. Eisen and Sumner P. Hunt with elements from the Gothic, Chateauesque,...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Balcony, Cultural, Dome, Field Testing, Glass and Glazing, Historic, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Leaded and Stained Glass, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Water Leakage, Waterproofing, Wood

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 of Los Angeles. The Art Deco observatory, constructed in 1935, was envisioned and funded by Col. Griffith J....

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

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

Pennsylvania Capitol

Harrisburg, PA

Project Contacts: Scott Silvester, Niklas Vigener

When historical murals in the rotunda of the Pennsylvania Capitol showed signs of water damage, SGH investigated leakage and collaborated with Perfido Weiskopf / Noble Preservation Joint Venture to develop repairs for the 1906 Beaux Art-Italian...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Building Science, Construction Administration, Dome, Finite Element Analysis, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Monumental Buildings, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Stone-Granite, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Water Leakage

Luzerne County Courthouse

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Project Contacts: Niklas Vigener

For years, the Classic Revival courthouse was plagued by damaged interior finishes from water leaks and deteriorating exterior sandstone facades. After limited restoration campaigns addressed portions of the building’s exterior, the county...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Courthouse, Dome, Historic, Industrial Rope Access, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Skylight

Natural History Museum

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

The original structure, constructed in 1913, was designed by local architects Frank Hudson and William A.D. Munsell in the Beaux-Arts tradition with Spanish Renaissance and Romanesque features. The 1913 Building with its iconic rotunda, along...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Cladding / Recladding, Dome, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Museum, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Walls

Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Spaceship Earth

Orlando, FL

Walt Disney sketched the original design concept for Epcot Center, including Spaceship Earth. Disney wanted a unique structure that would be instantly recognizable around the world. The central figure of Disney’s Millennium 2000...

Services:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Award Winning, Dome, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Foundation, Long-Span Structure, Signature Project, Spaceframe/Shell Structure

Wilshire Boulevard Temple

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Christopher Norton, Carolyn Searls

Dedicated in 1929, the Wilshire Boulevard Temple is the oldest synagogue in the Los Angeles area. The temple is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The structure suffered from water...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Religious

Keywords:Award Winning, Cast Stone, Concrete-Cast-in-Place, Condition Assessment, Cracking, Dome, Historic, Leaded and Stained Glass, Masonry, Metal, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Signature Project, Stucco, Water Leakage

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Bowdoin College, Museum of Art

Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion

Griffith Observatory

Pennsylvania Capitol

Luzerne County Courthouse

Natural History Museum

Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Spaceship Earth

Wilshire Boulevard Temple

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