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Kansas State Capitol

Topeka, KS

Project Contacts: Nick Floyd, Niklas Vigener

Officially completed in 1903, the Kansas State Capitol is the impressive home to the state’s government offices. The building is topped with a striking copper dome over a central rotunda that joins four wings. As part of a major...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Dome, Historic, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Peer Review, Preservation Technology , Roofing

Bowdoin College, Museum of Art

Brunswick, ME

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Sean OBrien

The Neo-Classical Walker Art Building, designed by McKim, Mead and White in 1894, now houses the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Throughout its life, the building experienced several problems, including chronic leakage at roofing transitions and...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Building Science, Construction Administration, Dome, Historic, Mechanical/Electrical System, Metal, Metal-Copper, Museum, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Skylight

Bowdoin College Chapel

Brunswick, ME

The Chapel at Bowdoin College, built between 1844 and 1855, was designed by Richard Upjohn in the German Romanesque style. The chapel is symmetrical in plan and contains a central nave flanked by two side aisles and bell towers with stone spires...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Cracking, Finite Element Analysis, Historic, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Masonry, Metal, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Religious, Roofing, Spire/Bell Tower, Stone, Stone-Granite

Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Griffith Observatory, which sits on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood, is a Designated Historic-Cultural Monument for the City of Los Angeles. The Art Deco observatory, constructed in 1935, was envisioned and funded by Col. Griffith J....

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Cultural, Dome, Field Testing, Historic, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Waterproofing

Grand Central Terminal

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Michael Louis

Constructed between 1903 and 1913 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Grand Central Terminal is a monumental Beaux-Arts Neo-Classical building designed by Warren & Wetmore. As part of a major renovation, SGH...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Transportation

Keywords:Construction Administration, Field Testing, Historic, Metal, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing, Skylight, Station, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

Middlebury College, Fine Arts Center Museum

Middlebury, VT

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti, Peter Nelson

The award-winning Fine Arts Center, constructed in 1991, is a wood-framed structure with copper roofing and various wall systems. The building suffered from leakage at the roofs and condensation in the art gallery and at skylights that caused...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Building Science, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Metal, Metal-Copper, Museum, Roofing, Skylight, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

Westmont College, Adams Center and Winter Hall

Montecito, CA

Project Contacts: Judson Taylor

Adams Center for the Visual Arts is five times the size of the old Westmont Art Center and provides studio space, faculty offices, two general-use classrooms, a lecture hall with tiered seating, a computer graphics lab, a darkroom, and the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Classroom, Construction Administration, Green / Sustainable Design, Green Roofs, Metal, Metal-Copper, Office

Maricopa County Courthouse

Phoenix, AZ

Project Contacts: Kenneth Klein, Eric Schroter

By incorporating a flexible layout, sustainable materials, and support for best practices in judicial processing, the Maricopa County Courthouse sets a good example for 100-year buildings. SGH delivered design and analysis services to define the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Below-Grade, Courthouse, Curtain Wall, Design-Build, Drainage, LEED Projects, Metal-Copper, Revit/BIM, Waterproofing

Natural History Museum of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Project Contacts: Sean OBrien

Set amongst the foothills of the Wasatch Range, the Rio Tinto Center serves as the new home for the Natural History Museum of Utah. The dramatic building facade is clad with 42,000 sq ft of standing-seam copper installed in horizontal bands...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Air Barrier, Award Winning, Building Science, Construction Administration, Metal, Metal-Copper, Museum, Signature Project, Thermal and Moisture Drive

Cornell University, Goldwin Smith Hall

Ithaca, NY

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen

The north wing of Goldwin Smith Hall was constructed in 1893 and the remainder of the building, designed by Carrère & Hastings, was completed in 1904. The building houses the College of Arts & Sciences and is a contributing...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Historic, Metal-Copper, Roof Replacement, School, Snow and Ice, Stone-Slate, Structural Strengthening, Truss, Wood

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Kansas State Capitol

Bowdoin College, Museum of Art

Bowdoin College Chapel

Griffith Observatory

Grand Central Terminal

Middlebury College, Fine Arts Center Museum

Westmont College, Adams Center and Winter Hall

Maricopa County Courthouse

Natural History Museum of Utah

Cornell University, Goldwin Smith Hall

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