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Wilshire Grand Center

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Nathan Wittasek

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...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Award Winning, Code Consulting, Fire Engineering, Fire Protection, Fire/Smoke, High Rise, Hotel, Office, Retail

LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B

New York, NY

Project Contacts: David Jacoby

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...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Airport

Keywords:Airport, Bridge, Pedestrian, Code Consulting, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire/Smoke

Pentagon, Building Performance Study

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Donald Dusenberry

On the morning of 11 September 2001, hijackers crashed a commercial plane into the Pentagon. Following that attack, the American Society of Civil Engineers established a building performance study (BPS) team to examine the structural...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Blast Analysis & Resistance, Collapse, Concrete, Failure Investigation, Fire, Fire/Smoke, Security, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Entertainment Complex

Project Contacts: Christopher Decareau, David Jacoby, Carolyn Searls

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Code Consulting, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire Protection, Fire/Smoke, Hotel, Renovation, Sport/Entertainment

Columbia University, Manhattanville Campus

New York, NY

Project Contacts: David Jacoby

Limited by the confines of an urban setting and needing to accommodate ongoing growth, Columbia University sought to expand to new neighborhoods. The University acquired a four-block site in the Manhattanville manufacturing zone in West...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Code Consulting, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire/Smoke, Theater/Performing Arts

Cook County Administration Building

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Donald Dusenberry

On the afternoon of 17 October 2003, a fire started on the twelfth floor of the thirty-seven story Cook County Administration Building. At that time, the doors from the stairway to the vestibules on most of the floors were locked against...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Expert Testimony, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire/Smoke, High Rise, Office