Dulaney Towers is a fourteen-story condominium building constructed around 1974. Owners complained of chronic leaks during rainstorms. SGH investigated the causes of leakage and designed repairs for the masonry-clad tower.
Authorized by the Second Congress and President George Washington, construction of the Montauk Lighthouse at the eastern end of Long Island was completed in 1796. The octagonal lighthouse suffered from chronic leakage and numerous repairs...
The Latchis Building, located in a National Register Historic District, is a four-story art-deco building completed in 1938. The first floor has a granite facade and the facade above is cast stone that suffered from heavy deterioration at the...
Trinity Stadium (formerly Haverhill Stadium) opened in 1916 and has a rich history from its grandstand construction overseen by President Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration to hosting of legendary sports greats, such as Babe Ruth and...
Dilboy Stadium was constructed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the early 1950s. SGH conducted condition appraisals of the concrete stadium structure in 1988 and again in 1999.
This paper discusses energy modeling and previous research regarding freeze-thaw masonry deterioration to challenge common assumptions about the benefits and risks of insulating masonry walls.
Two-part series on BUILDERonline.com. Part One, titled “Winterization 101: The Science of Frozen Pipes,” provides a basic overview of why pipes freeze and break, and what can be done to prevent this from happening. ...
Abstract: The challenges of "modernizing" solid masonry buildings are fairly well understood for typical buildings, but less so for humidified buildings, especially those in cold climates. The conversion of existing, often historically-...
Stabilization and performance improvements for existing brick masonry walls can be achieved through shotcrete application, especially walls that are deteriorated due to freeze-thaw or fire damage. Several factors must be considered in selecting...
Abstract: The identification and rehabilitation of circular prestressed concrete tanks to increase their service lives by implementing tested standards such as ANSI/AWWA D110 and ACI 372 is discussed. A prestressed concrete tank is mainly a...
Abstract: Air entrainment can prevent cyclic freeze-thaw damage to concrete over a reasonable service life if coupled with a strong cement paste with low permeability. This article discusses how to correctly specify air entrainment, including...