The Nemours Children’s Hospital includes four buildings on a 60-acre campus. The two seven-story, cast-in-place concrete hospital and clinic buildings and two steel-framed, two-story structures for the central energy plant and loading dock/...
Constructed in 1881, the O Street Market was one of several public markets in Washington, DC. The project — which encompasses an entire city block — restores the historic market and incorporates it into a new grocery store, as well as...
EXO includes two high-rise residential towers with a linking building connecting them. The towers feature one of the nation’s largest applications of electrochromic glass, which responds dynamically to maximize daylight, reduce glare, and...
Topping out at twenty-six stories, Eleven 40 on South Wabash Avenue brings 320 rental apartments to Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. The glass-clad tower sits atop a four-story podium that houses parking and ground-level retail, while...
CityCenterDC, designed by Foster + Partners and Shalom Baranes Associates, is a 2.5 million sq ft, mixed-use development sited at the former location of the convention center in downtown Washington, DC. The first phase of the project includes six...
Children’s National Medical Center wanted to provide patients and their families with a garden where they could enjoy time outdoors. The Bunny Mellon Healing Garden dedicated to the First Ladies of the United States, located on the third...
The Boston Red Sox wanted an urban garden on their stadium roof to grow produce for the ball park’s restaurants. Fenway Farms, which reflects the team’s commitment to sustainability, is located on a triangular section of steel-framed...
Exchange Place at 53 State Street includes the 1896 Boston Stock Exchange and the modern glass-clad tower. The new roof deck serves as a showpiece space for Exchange Place offering entertaining and gathering space with views of Boston’s...
The mayor selected EastBanc’s team to lead the West End’s revitalization and redevelopment of the neighborhood’s library, police special operations building, and fire station. The development includes two parcels: Square 37 is...
The development at Transbay Block 6 brings two new properties to the neighborhood. The Solaire at 299 Fremont Street includes a thirty-two-story residential tower, six-story podium building, seven three-story townhouses, and below-grade parking....
Building Operating Management magazine recently published an article written by several Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) authors discussing the state of building enclosure technology. In “8 Technology Developments Reshaping High-...
Through a series of real case studies, this workshop will review structural and building envelope solutions for design projects involving the addition of a new roof deck to an existing building. Roof decks and green roofs are becoming increasing...
Abstract: Sustainable roofing systems can be many things, but primarily they are assemblies that provide a covering protecting a building from the elements (i.e., water, sun, cold, and heat) while minimizing their burden on the environment and...
Abstract: The introduction of new materials, the innovative use of various construction methods, and the popularity of vegetative (green) roofs make it timely to update and expand the 1990 article, "Principles of Design and Installation of...
The article was adapted from "Balancing Waterproofing and Thermal Performance for Vegetative Roof Assemblies," which was presented at the International Symposium 2011: Emerging Technologies and Roof System Performance.
Hot fluid-applied rubberized-asphalt waterproofing membranes have a long track record of performance. As designers strive to incorporate occupant-accessible rooftop plazas and vegetative roofs into their projects, these membranes have become...
Abstract: Current trends applied to sustainable design and construction of roofing systems emphasize widespread practices that cover the design and construction process of sustainable building in general. These principles, such as those contained...
Abstract: Roofing sustainability can be many things, but primarily it can be thought of as providing a long lasting covering that protects a building from the elements (i.e. water, sun, cold, and heat), and that minimizes the burden on the...
Abstract: Current trends of sustainability regarding the design and construction of low-slope roofs emphasize use of materials with recycled product, reduction of construction material waste, energy conservation through reduction of building...
Abstract: Waterproofing components of vegetated roofs are concealed under a relatively thick over-burden assembly, making waterproofing repairs and maintenance complicated and costly. Waterproofing systems for vegetated roofs require particularly...