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Hotel Durant

Berkeley, CA

Project Contacts: Paul Cordova

The Hotel Durant, built in 1929, is listed on the City of Berkeley Landmark Preservation List. A year after construction, the hotel added an east wing for a total of 145 guest rooms. SGH was retained by prospective owners to identify seismic...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Historic, Preservation Technology , Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening

The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Nathaniel Smith, Milan Vatovec

Established in 1809, The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in the city and the entire complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the basilica’s historical significance and its...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Religious

Keywords:Concrete, Historic, Interior Renovation, Masonry-Brick, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Slab, Structural Stabilization, Structural Strengthening, Walls

Glendale High School Administration Building

Glendale, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

Constructed in 1969, this two-story building houses administrative offices and the school library. As part of a campus modernization project, Glendale High School wanted to mitigate the seismic deficiencies resulting from a soft-story...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Nonlinear, Performance-based, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening

University of Connecticut, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Storrs, CT

Project Contacts: Michael Brainerd

The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1955 and offers a variety of musical, dance, and theater productions to the University of Connecticut (UConn) and surrounding community. The auditorium provides flexible space to accommodate...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Metal-Steel, Structural Strengthening, Theater/Performing Arts, Truss

General Services Administration, John E. Moss Federal Building

Sacramento, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

The John E. Moss building is an eight story, federal office building in Sacramento, California. As part of facade renovation project, SGH designed structural and blast upgrades for windows and exterior walls.

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Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Blast Analysis & Resistance, Curtain Wall, Fasteners and Connections, Glass and Glazing, Office, Security, Structural Strengthening

The Epiphany

Palo Alto, CA

Project Contacts: Anindya Dutta, John Sumnicht

The original Casa Olga building was an eight-story, reinforced concrete flat slab structure with reinforced masonry shear walls. The building served as a convalescence home until new owners purchased the building in 2012 and decided to...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Shear Wall, Structural Strengthening

National Park Service, IDIQ Contract

Mid-Atlantic, United States

Project Contacts: Charles Russo, Niklas Vigener

Working with GWWO Inc., SGH provided structural and building enclosure engineering services for several sites as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the National Park Service (NPS). Our work included...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Term Contracts and IDIQs, Wood Frame

National Park Service, David Wills House

Gettysburg, PA

Project Contacts: Michael Brainerd, Charles Russo

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Excavation, Foundation, Metal-Steel, Museum, Structural Strengthening, Wood

Ames Building

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Joseph Zona

At fourteen stories and 185 ft to the parapet, the historic Ames Building is one of the tallest load-bearing masonry buildings in the United States. The Richardsonian Romanesque building, designed by the architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan and...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Facade Inspection, High Rise, Industrial Rope Access, National Register of Historic Places, Stone-Granite, Structural Strengthening

Seismic Retrofit of Marine Terminal

Martinez, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

SGH was the engineer of record for the seismic retrofit design of two 450 ft long wharf structures that required strengthening to comply with the MOTEMS seismic performance standards for marine oil terminals in the state. SGH developed an...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Oil & Gas

Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Performance-based, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening, Terminal

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Structural Strengthening

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Hotel Durant

The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

Glendale High School Administration Building

University of Connecticut, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

General Services Administration, John E. Moss Federal Building

The Epiphany

National Park Service, IDIQ Contract

National Park Service, David Wills House

Ames Building

Seismic Retrofit of Marine Terminal

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