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Dulaney Towers

Towson, MD

Project Contacts: Joseph Rogers

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.

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Condominium, Cracking, Freeze-Thaw, High Rise, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-CMU, Water Leakage

The Printing House West Village

New York, NY

Project Contacts: David Jacoby, Sean OBrien, Kevin Poulin

With the adaptive reuse of the 1911 Printing House, the project team created varying styles for the sixty-four residences, including condominiums, two luxury townhouses in a new addition, and renovated maisonette units on the first floor of the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Canopy/Ceiling, Code Consulting, Condominium, Curtain Wall, Fire Engineering, Fire Protection, Masonry-CMU, Metal-Steel, Renovation, Residential, Roofing, Structural Strengthening, Windows

1625 North Ode Street

Arlington, VA

Project Contacts: Scott Silvester

In August 2011, the apartment building at 1625 North Ode Street experienced differential settlement and damage after the excavation support at an adjacent construction site failed. SGH assessed the condition of the existing four-story building...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Collapse, Excavation Support, Failure Investigation, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-CMU, Masonry-Load Bearing, Shoring/Temporary Structure, Wood

58 and 80 Metropolitan Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin, Pedro Sifre

The five-story building at 80 Metropolitan Avenue (80 Met) and the seven-story building at 58 Metropolitan Avenue (58 Met) offer 164 loft-style condominiums and nine three-story townhouses in the heart of the Williamsburg neighborhood. The...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Condominium, Construction Administration, Interior Renovation, Masonry, Masonry-CMU, Metal-Steel, Podium, Residential

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Newark, NJ

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is part of a twelve-acre development conceived to create a new cultural district in Newark and revitalize the city's downtown area and waterfront district. The performing arts center...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Masonry-CMU, Masonry-Load Bearing, Theater/Performing Arts, Walls

University of Connecticut, Fine Arts Building

Storrs, CT

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Susan Knack-Brown

The University of Connecticut’s (UConn’s) Fine Arts Building is a u-shaped, two-story building built in 1974. The building is a ribbed concrete masonry unit load-bearing structure with low-slope built-up roofs, batten-seam metal...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Classroom, Condition Assessment, Drainage, Masonry-CMU, Roofing, Water Leakage

Idaho National Laboratory, Fuel Manufacturing Facility (FMF)

Idaho Falls, ID

Project Contacts: Said Bolourchi

Changes to Department of Energy (DOE) codes required Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to reevaluate and retrofit its Fuel Manufacturing Facility (FMF) at the Materials and Fuels Complex. The FMF has reinforced concrete exterior walls and slabs...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Laboratory, Masonry-CMU, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soil-Structure Interaction

Ennis House

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Mayan Revival style, the Ennis House was constructed in 1924 and remains as one of his iconic "textile block" houses. The handmade, patterned concrete blocks were constructed from decomposed granite...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Concrete, Condition Assessment, Deterioration, Historic, Masonry-CMU, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology

Clarksville Middle School

Clarksville, MD

Project Contacts: Niklas Vigener

Originally constructed in the late 1970s, Clarksville Middle School is a single-story, brick-clad structure with load-bearing, exterior masonry cavity walls supporting open-web steel roof joists. After completing a comprehensive interior...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Cladding / Recladding, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-CMU, School, Structural Strengthening, Walls, Waterproofing

Idaho National Laboratory, Advanced Test Reactor Control Room Wall

Idaho Falls, ID

Project Contacts: Philip Hashimoto, Michael Mudlock

The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) supports research and testing of materials for use in large-scale and prototype reactors. Previous analyses indicated that the eastern partition walls of the control room...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Masonry-CMU, Nuclear Facility, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening

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Dulaney Towers

The Printing House West Village

1625 North Ode Street

58 and 80 Metropolitan Avenue

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

University of Connecticut, Fine Arts Building

Idaho National Laboratory, Fuel Manufacturing Facility (FMF)

Ennis House

Clarksville Middle School

Idaho National Laboratory, Advanced Test Reactor Control Room Wall