The New York State Capitol was designed by a succession of architects, including H.H. Richardson and Leopold Eidlitz. Constructed in stages between 1870 and 1900, the building features Second Empire and Richardsonian Romanesque elements. Sporadic...
The six-story Health Sciences Education Building at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus houses classrooms, lecture halls, offices, and a below-grade research core. The cladding consists of a 45,000 sq ft rain screen comprised of approximately 2,500...
The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and adjacent Opera House are aesthetically-similar, Beaux-Arts structures commemorating U.S. veterans of World War I. The Veterans Building provides office and meeting space for veterans...
The Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the National Park Service wanted the first permanent structure on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to act as a beacon, attracting people to Boston’s Harbor Islands. In collaboration with Utile, SGH designed...
MIT’s Main Group Buildings, dedicated in 1916, include Building 10 with its prominent limestone- and copper-clad Great Dome. SGH investigated leakage into the Barker Library below the Great Dome and developed a durable repair solution...
Looking to expand in San Francisco’s Design District area, Equity Residential undertook developing Showplace Square in hopes of attracting employees at the nearby tech companies. The nearly seven-acre development brings 840 apartments in...
The Providence Public Library includes the original 1900 renaissance masonry building and the 1953 neoclassical Empire Street Addition. SGH investigated the condition of the building enclosures, prioritized repair recommendations, and identified...
Expansion of the Minera Escondida copper mine included constructing a corrugated steel structural plate arch tunnel. The tunnel acts as a buried bridge to carry a haul road over the mine’s conveyor system. During construction of the...
With limited guidance in existing design standards, the culvert manufacturer was struggling to efficiently design headwalls for their metal culverts skewed relative to the road. SGH implemented a design procedure allowing them to quickly analyze...
The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted artwork for the entrance of their McGovern Institute. Ralph Helmick designed Schwerpunkt, a sculpture comprising 100 suspended neurons, to reflect the...
In this article, Daniel Clark discusses the university’s desire to address water leakage concerns at the 1940s-vintage fountain, which serves as a prominent landmark on campus. SGH performed condition assessments to investigate these...
On 15 June, Building Enclosure magazine published the article “Designing for the Challenges of Zinc Roofing,” written by Jeff Ceruti, Dan Clark, and ...
By: Peter Babaian, Carl Jay, Benjamin E. Markham, Gary Tondorf Dick
Fewer iconic buildings exist than the Great Dome on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the 1940s, MIT covered the oculus in the dome, dimming the beauty of the original design. More than 60 yrs later, MIT...
Joseph D. Rogers, Keith B. Nelson, and David S. Slick published the second part of a two-part article in the winter 2015 issue of Building Envelope Magazine (formerly called ARW). The article is titled, “Providing Durable and...
SGH’s Joseph D. Rogers, Keith B. Nelson, and David S. Slick published an article in the fall 2014 issue of Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing Magazine. The article is titled “Providing Durable and Reliable...
Abstract: Some modern architectural designs use new materials and metal panel assemblies for roofing applications, many of which are not intended to be used as roofing and , therefore, may not be well-suited for it. One such trend is the use...
Similar article presented at the 22nd International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology 18-23 August, San Francisco, California, USA - Fitness-for-Service of Corroding Metal Pipelines
By: Andrew Jeffrey, Breña, Sergio F., Civjan, Scott A.
Abstract: This paper presents the field evaluation of a damaged noncomposite steel girder bridge that is part of the interstate highway system in Vermont. This bridge is typical of late 1960s construction and spans over a two-lane state highway...
Abstract: In this paper we present design and detailing concepts of metal stud wall systems for achieving a predictable performance when subject to air-blast loading effects. These systems are commonly used for exterior cladding and interior...
Abstract: The governing limit state for cold-formed steel purlins used in a metal building can be distortional buckling, where the compressed flange in contact with corrugated metal roof panels deforms in up-down half-waves along the length of...
Construction Specifier magazine published an article describing repair work to restore the iconic Cooley Memorial Fountain at the University of Michigan.