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The Arlington

Naples, FL

Project Contacts: Eric Ober, Gary Strand

The Arlington is the first entirely new continuing care retirement community built in the Naples area in many years. Sited on a 39-acre, resort-style property, the central apartment building houses 132 independent living residences,...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Aggregate Piers, Concrete, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Senior Housing

Belmont Light, Underground Transmission Line

Cambridge and Belmont, MA

Project Contacts: Sean Donlon, Aaron Lewis, Giuliana Zelada-Tumialan

Belmont Municipal Light Department (BMLD) needed to upgrade their aging substation and power distribution system to improve reliability and prepare for future demands. Working with Eversource, the area’s electric service provider, BMLD...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Aggregate Piers, Award Winning, Civil, Excavation Support, Geotechnical, Ground (Soil) Improvement

Homestead Hills Development

Thornton, CO

Project Contacts: Kevin Moore

The Homestead Hills development comprises 178 one- and two-story, wood-framed homes constructed between 2005 and 2010. Shortly after construction, homeowners reported cracked drywall, displaced concrete flatwork, and deflected and damaged...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Residential - Single Family

Keywords:Building Settlement, Cracking, Expert Testimony, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Residential, Settlement

Braintree Electric Light Department

Braintree, MA

Project Contacts: Sal Capobianco

SGH was the prime consultant and structural engineer for a new 8,000 sq ft warehouse building for Braintree Electric Light Department to accommodate the company’s increased storage needs.

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Construction Administration, Foundation, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Preengineered/Prefabricated/Modular

Walker-Jones Educational and Community Center

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Gary Strand

Developed to promote revitalization of the surrounding Washington, DC neighborhood, the Walker Jones Educational and Community Center project includes a K-8 school with an integrated public library and community recreation center. Hord...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Aggregate Piers, Classroom, Construction Administration, Green / Sustainable Design, Ground (Soil) Improvement, LEED Projects, Library, Metal, Metal-Steel, School

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

Little Rock, AR

Project Contacts: Pedro Sifre

Built in 1969, the twelve main terminal gates at Little Rock National Airport were handling nearly three times the intended number of flights for the original design. Given the amount of growth, the airport authority is undertaking a phased...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Airport

Keywords:Aggregate Piers, Airport, Concrete, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Long-Span Structure, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Wood

Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George

Staten Island, NY

Project Contacts: William Konicki, Joseph Zona

The City of New York wanted to build a minor league baseball stadium on the north shore of Staten Island. The project team had concerns that included the effects of wind on pedestrian comfort and on the games played at the three-level, 6,...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, New Construction, Foundation, Geotechnical, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Wind Engineering

Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, FL

Project Contacts: Michael Bolduc, John Thomsen, Joseph Zona

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/...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Aggregate Piers, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Building Enclosure Commissioning, Concrete, New Construction, Green / Sustainable Design, Green roof/vegetative roof, Ground (Soil) Improvement, Hospital, LEED Projects, Revit/BIM