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Jade Signature

Miami, FL

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti, Sean Homem

With an oceanfront site and three floors of amenities, the Jade Signature brings a resort experience to residents’ everyday life. The fifty-five-story condominium building features an exposed cast-in-place structure, large expanses of glass...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Keywords:Balcony, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Concrete, Drainage, High Rise, Residential, Waterproofing

Chicago Federal Plaza

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Chicago Federal Plaza in Chicago’s Loop district includes the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building and Loop Station Post Office, both designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plaza is used often for community activities, such as protest...

Service:Building Enclosure Investigation

Market:Government, Office

Keywords:Drainage, Failure Investigation, Plaza

MassBiologics, Stormwater Retention System

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff

The stormwater retention system at the MassBiologics facility at the UMass Medical School comprises subsurface chambers constructed from modular, stackable thermoplastic units. Following partial collapse of the chambers in 2006, SGH...

Service:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Market:Health Care

Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Storm Drains

Retail Space

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Aaron Lewis

In the summer of 2014, a high-intensity rainfall in Cambridge surcharged the city’s stormwater drainage system, resulting in localized flooding near a basement-level retail space. The floodwaters overtopped the sidewalk and flowed down the...

Service:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Market:Office

Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Flood, Retail, Storm Drains

Johns Hopkins University, Krieger Hall

Baltimore, MD

Project Contacts: Joseph Rogers, Scott Silvester, Bryan Strohman, Niklas Vigener

Constructed in 1929, historic Krieger Hall sits on the Keyser Quadrangle at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It connects to Ames Hall through a vestibule and colonnade walkway to the west and adjoins an elevated plaza over the library to the east...

Service:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Civil, Drainage, Excavation Support, Foundation, Geotechnical, Masonry-Brick, Plaza, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Scott DiFiore, Paul Kelley, Aaron Lewis

With a 21-acre footprint, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest convention center in New England. The facility features nearly a mile of elevated roadway partly over occupied space and a barrel-shaped, metal roof...

Service:Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Investigation

Market:Other

Keywords:Building Science, Commissioning, Construction Administration, Drainage, LEED Projects, Roofing, Sport/Entertainment, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

ITC Crossing

Mount Olive, NJ

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff, Bryan Strohman

During construction of the ITC Crossing development, sections of corrugated metal pipe (CMP) and reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) in the storm drainage system were found to be structurally distressed and damaged. SGH investigated the extent and...

Service:Structural Investigation

Market:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Concrete-Reinforced, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Metal, Pipe

Fluvanna County High School, Stormwater Detention System

Fluvanna, VA

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff, Bryan Strohman

The new Fluvanna County High School included four buried, stackable crate-type, stormwater detention systems under deep cover. Shortly after installation in 2010, the contractor observed that the backfill material over two of the detention...

Service:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Market:Education - K-12

Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Storm Drains

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Marquee

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, Paul Kelley

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) wanted a new marquee at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). This 76 ft tall tower includes two levels of digital displays to advertise events and broadcast video art...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Market:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Art Work, Concrete, Construction Administration, Drainage, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Metal-Steel, Sport/Entertainment, Waterproofing

University of Connecticut, Fine Arts Building

Storrs, CT

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Susan Knack-Brown

The University of Connecticut’s (UConn’s) Fine Arts Building is a u-shaped, two-story building built in 1974. The building is a ribbed concrete masonry unit load-bearing structure with low-slope built-up roofs, batten-seam metal...

Service:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Classroom, Condition Assessment, Drainage, Masonry-CMU, Roofing, Water Leakage