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Bahá’í House of Worship of South America

Santiago, Chile

Project Contacts: Amy Hackney, James Parker

Designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, the Chile Baha’i House of Worship sits on a hillside set against the Andes Mountains. At nearly 100 ft high, the temple features nine entrances, welcoming worshipers from all...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Religious

Keywords:Award Winning, Base Isolation, Glass and Glazing, High-Performance/Advanced Enclosures, International, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Religious, Seismic Isolation, Signature Project, Spaceframe/Shell Structure, Stone, Structural Glass

New Hampshire State House

Concord, NH

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

The monumental dome on the New Hampshire State House is gilded in gold leaf. After regilding in the early 1990s, the gold leaf started discoloring. The state wanted to understand the cause of discoloration and identify any inherent problems prior...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Deterioration, Dome, Materials Analysis, Metal-Copper, Roofing

House of the Future

Anaheim, CA

Project Contacts: Mehdi Zarghamee

In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to demonstrate that a modular, cost-effective, and...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Research/Development, Signature Project, Thermal

1000 Stone Place

Melrose, MA

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti, Jeffrey Langlois

Previously part of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, the mill buildings at 1000 Stone Place date back to the late 1800s. Wood Partners wanted to redevelop the property as luxury apartments. The project included preserving the two mill buildings and...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Heavy Timber, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Wood

Washington Mills Lofts

Lawrence, MA

Project Contacts: Jeffrey Langlois, James Parker

Formerly a textile mill, Washington Mills Lofts is now a trendy apartment building taking advantage of the mill’s tall ceiling heights and large windows. With exposed brick and timber framing, the apartments offer modern amenities with nods...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Heavy Timber, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Residential, Wood

Philipsburg Elementary School

Philipsburg, PA

Project Contacts: Peter Nelson

Completed in 2004, Philipsburg Elementary School is a two-story structure with epoxy terrazzo flooring installed on the concrete floor slabs in corridors and other common areas. Shortly after construction, school personnel observed liquid-filled...

Services:Materials Investigation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Deterioration, Flooring, Flooring and Coatings, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Petrography

Fluvanna County High School, Stormwater Detention System

Fluvanna, VA

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff, Bryan Strohman

The new Fluvanna County High School included four buried, stackable crate-type, stormwater detention systems under deep cover. Shortly after installation in 2010, the contractor observed that the backfill material over two of the detention...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Storm Drains

Navy Pier

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, Matthew Normandeau

As part of a design competition, the James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) Team was selected to redesign the 3,000 ft long Navy Pier. The competition, spurred by the approaching 100th anniversary of the pier in 2016, set a goal to expand and...

Services:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Below-Ground Waterproofing, Finite Element Analysis, Glass and Glazing, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Roofing, Stair, Structural Glass, Waterproofing, Wood

Galvanic Testing of Materials

Waltham, MA

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

Contact between dissimilar metals can lead to accelerated deterioration due to galvanic corrosion. Standard sample Galvanic Series charts (e.g., ASTM G82) provide general guidelines for compatibility. However, most of these charts are...

Services:Materials Investigation

Markets:Other

Keywords:Corrosion, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Metal, Research/Development, Roofing

Pipe Failures in Residential Plumbing and Heating Systems

United States and Canada

Project Contacts: Phillip Sharff

SGH investigated the cause of failures in pipes used in residential domestic hot water and hydronic heating systems in the United States and Canada. Occurring after less than 10 yrs in service, the failures of crosslinked polyethylene-...