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National September 11 Memorial and Museum

New York, NY

Project Contacts: William Konicki, Nathaniel Smith, Milan Vatovec

The “bathtub” slurry wall at the World Trade Center (WTC) site survived when the WTC towers collapsed in 2001, making it a symbol of endurance. WTC site redevelopers wanted a section of the wall incorporated and exposed within the...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Foundation, Geotechnical, Monumental Buildings, Museum, Retaining Wall, Signature Project, Structural Strengthening

Harvard University, Lowell House

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Erik Farrington, Katherine Wissink

Lowell House, a neo-Georgian building constructed in 1930, is Harvard University’s largest undergraduate residence hall. As part of a larger dormitory renewal program, the university undertook a two-year project at Lowell House to renovate...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Dormitory, Interior Renovation, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Revit/BIM, Roof Replacement, Roofing, Stone-Limestone, Stone-Slate, Structural Strengthening, Windows, Wood

Tenant Fitout, 200 E. Randolph Street

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

This insurance company relocated their headquarters to the Aon Center, a prominent building in Chicago’s skyline, and wanted to connect their space on the 32nd and 33rd floors with a feature stair. SGH analyzed the existing structure,...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Office

Keywords:Metal-Steel, Railing, Stair, Structural Glass, Structural Strengthening, Tenant Improvements

Baltimore Center Stage

Baltimore, MD

Project Contacts: Matthew Daw

Looking to position themselves as a leading performing arts destination, Baltimore Center Stage undertook an extensive transformation project. As the structural engineer of record, we designed structural modifications to support a major...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Addition, Interior Renovation, Masonry, Metal-Steel, Renovation, Structural Strengthening

The Richardson Olmsted Campus

Buffalo, NY

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Erik Farrington, Pedro Sifre

Designed by H.H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1870s, the 203-acre Richardson Olmsted Campus began as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane. The 38-building site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Historic, Hospital, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Revit/BIM, Shoring/Temporary Structure, Structural Stabilization, Structural Strengthening

Waverly Hall, 115 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Derek McCowan, Pedro Sifre

Constructed in the late 1800s, Waverly Hall is part of the Harvard Square Historic District. The owner wanted to renovate the residential building to create modern micro apartments while maintaining its historic character. SGH worked as the...

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

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Residential, Shear Wall, Structural Strengthening, Windows, Wood

Children's National Medical Center, Healing Garden

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Scott Silvester

Children’s National Medical Center wanted to provide patients and their families with a garden where they could enjoy time outdoors. The Bunny Mellon Healing Garden dedicated to the First Ladies of the United States, located on the third...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Green Roofs, Metal-Steel, Roofing, Structural Strengthening, Truss

Johns Hopkins University, Krieger Hall

Baltimore, MD

Project Contacts: Joseph Rogers, Scott Silvester, Bryan Strohman, Niklas Vigener

Constructed in 1929, historic Krieger Hall sits on the Keyser Quadrangle at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It connects to Ames Hall through a vestibule and colonnade walkway to the west and adjoins an elevated plaza over the library to the east...

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

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Civil, Drainage, Excavation Support, Foundation, Geotechnical, Masonry-Brick, Plaza, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

Children's National Medical Center

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Scott Silvester

Children’s National Health System (Children’s National) is the District’s leading provider for pediatric treatment and research. The main hospital in Washington, DC, serves as the system’s headquarters and offers a...

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

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Interior Renovation, Parking Structure, Plaza, Revit/BIM, Structural Strengthening

Crye Precision

Brooklyn, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

Through a combination of public and private investments, the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard will be reinvented as a modern industrial park. Crye Precision is leading this effort as an anchor tenant for the Green Manufacturing Center in Building 128...