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Charlestown Bus Facility Shoreline Stabilization and Yard Improvements

Lynn, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly, Paul Schuman

The Charlestown Bus Facility along the Mystic River is the MBTA’s largest bus garage and critical to daily operations. The existing steel sheet pile seawall, which protects the facility from flooding and river erosion, was severely...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Deterioration, Flood, Geotechnical, Marine Engineering, Retaining Wall, Storm Drains, Structural Stabilization

10 Farnsworth Street

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Joshua Kivela, Aaron Lewis, Michael Louis

With industrial design features, 10 Farnsworth Street celebrates the history of its Fort Point neighborhood. The six-story building houses ground-level retail, eight loft-style condominiums sharing access to a rooftop amenity deck, and one...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Keywords:Award Winning, Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Condominium, Curtain Wall, Flood, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Retail, Roofing, Waterproofing

Mobile Press Register

Mobile, AL

Project Contacts: Aaron Lewis

The Mobile Press Register building, which houses newspaper printing and processing operations, is near the Mobile River and Mobile Bay. The owner wanted to protect their critical equipment from flooding during extreme events to avoid significant...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Civil, Equipment, Flood

The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Aaron Lewis

The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street, originally constructed in 1898, was converted to cooperative residences/art studios in the 1990s. Current flood maps show the building is vulnerable to coastal flooding and rising sea levels may increase...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Civil, Equipment, Flood, Risk Assessment, Waterproofing

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

University of Baltimore, Langsdale Library

Baltimore, MD

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti, Aaron Lewis

Looking to modernize their library facilities, the University of Baltimore planned to renovate the existing Langsdale Library and construct a new library building. SGH assessed the flood risk for the library building complex, housing a...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Civil, Flood, Library

Riverine Flood Hazard Assessments of Retail Buildings

Kingston, NY

Project Contacts: Aaron Lewis

Located throughout the Northeastern United States, the sites of several new and existing stores are exposed to riverine flooding and subject to local floodplain regulations. SGH performed flood hazard assessments of the building sites to help our...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Retail

Keywords:Civil, Flood, Retail, Risk Assessment

Indian Valley Reservoir

Newport Beach, CA

Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto

The Indian Valley Reservoir provides long-term irrigation storage and flood control. A 2010 inspection report recommended seismic analyses of the floodgates and control structure to confirm the gates could be raised following a earthquake. SGH...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Water/Wastewater

Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Flood, Risk Assessment, Seismic Analyses, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Fontbonne Academy

Milton, MA

Project Contacts: William Konicki, Aaron Lewis

Fontbonne Academy, a secondary girls’ school, experienced several flooding events on the campus and adjacent roadway. At times, water entered the school’s below-grade spaces, causing damage to equipment and affecting operations within...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Equipment, Flood, School

The Arroyo

Walnut Creek, CA

Project Contacts: Craig Goings

Hall Equities Group wanted a modern, luxury apartment building near downtown Walnut Creek, where building heights are limited unless the public votes to allow the development to exceed the established limit. In addition, the project could...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Flood, Parking Structure, Residential, Shear Wall