In 2015, the Staten Island Museum reopened in the renovated Building A at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden and shortly after turned to rehabilitating Building B to accommodate its expansion. Building B, one of five Greek...
Cedarmere was named by William Cullen Bryant, who purchased the forty-acre property in 1843. Bryant constructed the mill in 1862 in the Gothic Revival style. Page Ayres Cowley Architecture was leading a major restoration to the mill and observed...
The 185-bed John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital replaces the city’s 125-year-old Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. With a focus on patient and family comfort, the new 440,000 sq ft hospital features amenities such as a...
In October 2013, the Philippines experienced a large (magnitude 7.2) earthquake and major typhoon in a span of three weeks. These events caused significant damage throughout the island chain. As part of the rebuilding process, actLAB, a New...
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...
Match Charter Public School (Match), a free public school in Boston, sought to renovate an existing building at 215 Forest Hills Street to house their middle school. Working for Match, SGH performed a due diligence survey of the structure and...
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...
The Slawson Southeast Occupational Center, formerly Bell Adult Education Center, is a new job preparation facility for the Los Angeles Unified School District. The center offers academic and technical education courses for adults and high...
The new Darchei Tzadek's synagogue features a large sanctuary with congregational seating for 380 people and includes vaulted ceilings and a tiered, second-floor balcony. The complex also includes a large social hall that can accommodate more...
The owner of this senior living center wanted to add a new three-story residential wing and administration building to an existing 73,000 sq ft campus. Working with the design architect, SGH provided structural and building enclosure design for...
Abstract: On 16 February 2004, one of two identical launching gantries used for the parallel construction of the approach viaducts for the I-280 Maumee River Bridge crossing collapsed. The collapse killed four workers and injured four others....
Temporary stability bracing is required to hold wood trusses true to line and dimensions, plumb, and in a stable condition until permanent truss bracing and other permanent components necessary for the overall stability of the structure are...
Abstract: Our practice in forensic engineering includes wood structures. Over time, we have received many calls about buildings with metal-plate-connected wood-roof trusses (trusses). Trusses are used extensively, both within the housing industry...
In 1990, AISC and ASCE jointly commissioned a task group to develop a design philosophy for predicting the strength of bracing connections. The design methods in place prior to that time were only applicable to connections made to the webs of...