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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...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets: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...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets: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...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets: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

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...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets: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...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets: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...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets: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...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

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

Edward A. LeLacheur Park

Lowell, MA

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Joseph Zona

The City of Lowell wanted to build a stadium for the Division A Lowell Spinners minor league baseball team on a site formerly used as an urban landfill above the banks of the Merrimack River. Below the fill were soft soils and a 72 in. dia. sewer...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Concrete Rehabilitation, Construction Administration, Drainage, Geotechnical, Retaining Wall, Waterproofing

801 Grand Avenue

Des Moines, IA

Project Contacts: Nick Floyd, Matthew Johnson, Niklas Vigener

The plaza at 801 Grand Avenue, originally constructed in the 1980s, suffered from water leakage into the underground parking garage, paver movement, and paver deterioration. The 31,000 sq ft plaza is a concrete slab with waterproofing...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Concrete Rehabilitation, Drainage, Occupied Renovation, Plaza, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

MWRA, Blue Hills Covered Storage Design-Build Project

Milton, MA

As part of an effort to eliminate open distribution storage reservoirs, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority sought to construct two covered drinking water storage tanks. The Blue Hills Covered Storage Project involved the construction of two...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Award Winning, Concrete, Concrete-Cast-in-Place, Concrete-Precast, Cracking, Design-Build, Drainage, Soil-Structure Interaction, Tank