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Private Residence

Glencoe, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

This new residence was constructed on a property overlooking Lake Michigan and including an existing 20 ft retaining wall along the bluff. The owners wanted to enhance sight lines to the lake by constructing a pool adjacent to the retaining wall...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Retaining Wall

Private Residence

Winnetka, IL

Project Contacts: Scott DiFiore, Matthew Johnson

Constructing this single-family residence required excavating 30 ft down to accommodate two subgrade levels. The excavation extended approximately 100 ft between adjacent lot lines. SGH was the structural engineer for the proposed building...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Excavation, Excavation Support, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Residential

Private Residence

Glencoe, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Retaining Wall

706 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

The retail development at 706 Madison Avenue is five above-grade and two below-grade stories of new construction surrounding an existing landmark building. The project included preserving the two street-facing facades and a complete interior...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Retail

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Braced Frame, Foundation, Frame Moment, Historic, Metal-Steel, Monitoring, Construction, Preservation Technology

Massachusetts State House Time Capsule

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly, Susan Knack-Brown

On 4 July 1795, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and William Scollay led the procession from the old Massachusetts State House to the site of the new State House to lay the granite cornerstone. In the excavated soil below the cornerstone, they...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Historic, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Preservation Technology , Shoring/Temporary Structure, Stone, Stone-Granite

Brentford Hall

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Scott DiFiore, William Konicki

Constructed in the 1920s, Brentford Hall is a condominium building with load-bearing, mass-masonry walls supported by shallow footings. The abutter to Brentford Hall planned to demolish its existing wood-framed building and construct a new...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Demolition, Excavation Support, Foundation, Geotechnical, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Shoring/Temporary Structure, Underpinning

Bunker Hill Community College, Orange Line Station Pedestrian Bridge

Charlestown, MA

Project Contacts: William Konicki

As part of the renovations to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Bunker Hill Community College Orange Line Station, the contractor needed to install new slide bearings under an interior support for the multi-span...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Transportation

Keywords:Bridge, Bridge, Pedestrian, Construction Engineering, Monitoring, Construction, Walkway

Idaho National Laboratory, Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU)

Idaho Falls, ID

Project Contacts: Said Bolourchi, Daniel Eggers

The Idaho Cleanup Project involved installation of an Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) that implemented a prototype technology. The IWTU processes radioactive acidic sodium-bearing waste and converts it into a solid carbonate product. As...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Nuclear

Keywords:Braced Frame, Concrete, Concrete Mix Design, Construction Engineering, Crane/Lift, Finite Element Analysis, Monitoring, Construction, Soil-Structure Interaction, Thermal

Salem State University Library Demolition

Salem, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly

Salem State University sought to demolish their existing library and reuse the site for other purposes. SGH developed structural demolition documents and provided construction phase services for the demolition of the six-story, 130,000 sq...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Civil, Construction Engineering, Demolition, Dynamic/Vibration, Library, Monitoring, Construction, Structural Adequacy Assessment