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...
With its new addition, the Isenberg School of Management consolidates departments and encourages collaboration in such spaces as the 5,000 sq ft learning commons, innovation and analytics laboratories, flexible classrooms, and...
At 140 ft long and 40 ft high, the Museum of the Bible is one of the largest museums in Washington. The privately funded project provides a repository for thousands of biblical and historical artifacts in a repurposed and expanded 1922 brick...
To meet future space needs, the University of California acquired the sixty-acre Mission Bay Campus. The first phase of development on the four-acre East Campus includes a new Center for Vision Neuroscience on Block 33 at the corner of 16th and...
Looking to add more on-campus housing, the University of Chicago undertook a project to add a new residence hall and dining commons to Campus South. The new, four-building complex houses approximately 1,200 undergraduate students and resident...
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...
This seventeen-story structure is one of several architecturally significant, mid-century modernist concrete buildings designed by Josep Lluís Sert for Boston University’s campus. The tower's concrete facade deteriorated over time,...
A multi-building campus with a new seven-story hospital replaces the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss. The new 125-bed hospital features a variety of building enclosure materials, including natural stone, metal panels, terra...
In a new 242,000 sq ft building addition to the existing U.S. Embassy complex in Moscow, the government adds a consular section, work areas for 300 employees, and function space. The design incorporates U.S. Department of State Design Excellence...
What are the risks involved with enclosure design and how can owners and designers help mitigate them? How does one verify compliance with specified performance requirements, especially for critical elements intended to protect the building from...
There are various approaches for implementing preconstruction mockups and in-field performance testing during a new building construction project. Various types of mockups as well as strategies for implementing in-field performance testing of...
Abstract: Lack of integration between windows and the building weather-resistive barrier is a systemic problem in many buildings that often leads to leakage within a wall system. Consequences of improper integration typically include leakage,...