Harvard University planned to locate a new science complex above a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) brick masonry pipeline that was over 115 years old. The University was concerned about the impact of construction on the 69 in. high...
Fire Station #45 is a two-story, H-shaped building with a wing on either side of the central apparatus bay. Shortly after construction in 2006, station personnel observed water leaking at various locations throughout the building. SGH...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research is one of the largest federal research facilities in the country. The multibuilding complex comprises laboratories and research space, a library, an...
Sited on the edge of Black Hill Regional Park in the heart of Montgomery County, Lerner Black Hill offers neighborhood conveniences with accessibility to nearby Washington, DC. The apartment complex, with multiple low-rise buildings around shared...
4901 Searle Parkway was constructed in 1941 as the G.D. Searle & Co. headquarters and is, along with its 1958 and 1965 additions, now part of the Illinois Science and Technology Park. American Landmark Properties (ALP) acquired the...
The mixed-use development at 400 Folsom Street includes a fifty-five-story tower (The Avery) and two low-rise buildings designed by the executive architecture team of Office for Metropolitan Architecture and Fougeron Architecture. Together, the...
As part of a phased master plan to improve their Germantown Campus, Montgomery College undertook a project to modernize and expand the two-story building. The phased approach involved demolishing the building’s southern half and...
With a growing student population, St. Edward’s University needed more on-campus housing and undertook constructing The Pavilions. The multi-building complex includes 133 apartments and can house up to 446 students. SGH provided building...
The Point LIC, a new commercial development, reinvents two seven-story industrial buildings as the Paragon and Blanchard. The renovated buildings offer open office floor plans, ground-level retail, and other amenities. SGH provided building...
To expand and modernize their Academy of Entertainment and Technology Campus, Santa Monica College undertook a project to construct two new buildings and renovate an existing one. The project brings innovative classrooms, production facilities,...
Abstract: During excavation for the foundation of the new John T. O’Connell North Tower at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (SFHMC), in Hartford, Connecticut in 2008, Building 3, an immediately-adjacent five-story brick masonry...
Abstract: Exterior masonry wall construction evolved over the centuries from thick mass masonry walls to modern veneer systems with backup walls and cavities for drainage. Many early cavity wall systems of the 1960s and 1970s were designed with...
Abstract:Brick veneer and solid brick masonry exterior walls may look the same, but from a water management standpoint these two systems function quite differently. Veneer walls rely on backup waterproofing and flashings to preclude building...
Brick masonry is one of our most widely used building materials and has been used to construct building facades for thousands of years. Because brick is manufactured from natural materials, and with firing processes that produce a nonuniform...
Thin brick veneer is an exterior cladding system of brick from 3/8 to 3/4 in. thick attached to a substrate, used to imitate standard size brick veneer walls. There are three basic types of adhered installations with many variations within each...
Abstract: Many commercial and multistory residential buildings constructed since 1960 are clad with brick masonry veneer. It is typically installed over steel stud or concrete masonry backup walls. After several decades in service, many of these...
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: Heat and moisture flow dynamics through masonry walls can vary greatly depending on wall construction and local climate. Recent concerns over mold and moisture damage to building envelopes have created a renewed need for designers to...