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200 North LaSalle

200 North LaSalle

Chicago, IL
Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Class A office building is located at 200 North LaSalle Drive in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The thirty-story tower features a curtain wall facade that maximizes tenant views with floor-to-ceiling glass. SGH performed a critical facade...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Keywords:Facade Inspection, High Rise, Ordinance
200 North LaSalle Chicago

200 North LaSalle

Chicago, IL
Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Class A office building is located at 200 North LaSalle Drive in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The thirty-story tower features a curtain wall facade that maximizes tenant views with floor-to-ceiling glass. SGH performed a critical facade...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Keywords:Facade Inspection, High Rise, Ordinance
Landmarks Illinois

Landmarks Illinois

Hyde Park, IL
Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

As part of the Preservation Easement Program, Landmarks Illinois oversees the preservation of properties with designated easement on their facades. Working for Landmarks Illinois, SGH evaluated the condition of landmarked facades and roofs in...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Markets:Other
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Condition Assessment-Multi-Building, Facade Inspection, Historic, Masonry-Brick, Ordinance, Roofing
The Carillon, 185 Massachusetts Avenue

The Carillon, 185 Massachusetts Avenue

Boston, MA
Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Paul Millette

As required by the City of Boston, The Carillon’s condominium association undertook an inspection of the building’s facade. SGH performed the inspection, identifying cracks in the glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels along...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Mixed-Use
Keywords:Coating, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete Rehabilitation, Condominium, Cracking, Facade Inspection, Mockup, Ordinance, Residential, Sealants and Coatings, Water Leakage
Boston facade inspection via rope access

City of Boston Facade Inspection Ordinance

Boston, MA
Project Contacts: Nick Floyd, Scott Tomlinson

The City of Boston requires the inspection of exterior walls and appurtenances of buildings as described in Ordinance 9-9.12 of the City of Boston Municipal Code. SGH performs ordinance-compliant assessments of buildings within the City of Boston...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Keywords:Code Compliance, Condition Assessment-Multi-Building, Facade Inspection, Industrial Rope Access, Ordinance

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April 15, 2020

Step-by-Step Overview: Typical Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance Project

By: Kenneth Tam, David McCormick
Several cities have passed mandatory ordinances requiring owners of certain buildings to undergo a structural screening process to determine if their building contains a potential “soft story” at its lowest level, typically...
Keywords:Inspection, Ordinance, Retrofit/Upgrade, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story
April 15, 2020

Understanding the City of Oakland’s Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance

By: Kenneth Tam, David McCormick
In 2009, the City of Oakland passed a mandatory ordinance (No. 12966) requiring owners of certain buildings to undergo structural screening to determine if the building contains a potential “soft story” at its lowest level, typically comprised of large open areas compared to the stories above.
Keywords:Inspection, Ordinance, Retrofit/Upgrade, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story
October 17, 2019

Suggested Improvements on Mandatory Wood “Soft Story” Retrofits

By: Russell McLellan, Keith Palmer, Kenneth Tam, Daniel Zepeda, Michael Mehrain, Garrett Hagen, Jonathan Buckalew, Milad Oliaee

The “soft story” wood frame retrofit ordinances adopted by many California cities including Los Angeles and San Francisco are the largest of their kind. These ordinances mitigate a deficiency known to cause collapse in past...

Keywords:Ordinance, Retrofit/Upgrade, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story
March 2, 2019

Facade Inspection and Maintenance

By: Peter Babaian
A well-designed, constructed, and maintained building facade protects the building interior from water leakage, air infiltration, and energy loss. However, environmental exposure and time can degrade facade components. Facade deterioration can lead to a range of issues from compromised performance to potential falling hazards.
Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Facade Inspection, Facade Ordinance, Ordinance
December 18, 2018

Recent Changes to New York Building Code Regarding Parking Garages

By: Robert Antes
A new rule in New York now requires that all parking garages under the jurisdiction of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code undergo a periodic condition assessment to help ensure structural integrity and user safety. Owners of parking garages must retain a professional engineer to perform the inspection and submit a report to the local authority having jurisdiction to obtain an operating permit.
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Inspection, Ordinance, Parking Structure
December 5, 2017

Building Facades: San Francisco Inspection Requirements

By: Carolyn Searls
​Damaged and deteriorated building facades are a serious public safety concern. The damage also affects the appearance and structure of buildings playing significant roles in San Francisco’s culture and history. When facade elements fail, there is a chance the component could fall — putting people and property at risk. As a result, many cities, including Boston, Chicago, and New York, have adopted facade ordinances.
Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Facade Inspection, Facade Ordinance, Ordinance, Preservation Technology
November 11, 2015

Seismic Strengthening of Buildings in Los Angeles

By: Michael Cochran, Dilip Khatri, Kevin OConnell, Doug Thompson

Los Angeles is no stranger to earthquakes and, like other cities in California, has experienced extensive damage in previous seismic events, which has led to significant advancements in earthquake engineering. Some might say that L.A. has been...

Services:Structural Design
Keywords:Ordinance, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit
June 30, 2015

San Francisco Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance

By: David McCormick, Kenneth Tam

The Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance 66-13 is a mandatory seismic retrofit program requiring evaluation and retrofit of multi-unit, wood-frame structures with five or more residential units, two or more stories over a "...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation
Keywords:Ordinance, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story
November 29, 2012

Pounding of San Francisco-Type Soft-Story Corner Buildings

By: David McCormick, Maison, Bruce, Bonowitz, David, Kornfield, Laurence

Abstract: We investigated 1920s-era four-story wood-frame corner buildings common to San Francisco, many of which were damaged in the city's Marina District during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Such buildings can have relatively weak and...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Residential - Condominium, Residential - Single Family
Keywords:Code Compliance, Condition Assessment, Ordinance, Seismic Analyses, Wood Frame
April 29, 2011

Adjacency Issues in Soft-Story Wood-Frame Buildings

By: David McCormick, Bruce F. Maison, David Bonowitz, Laurence M. Kornfield

Reports results of computer simulation study on the seismic pounding of four-story, wood-frame corner buildings that are common in the city of San Francisco. The study calibrated two building computer models to simulate actual earthquake response...

Services:Structural Design
Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Ordinance, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Wood

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