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New York State Capitol Building

Albany, NY

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Niklas Vigener

The New York State Capitol was designed by a succession of architects, including H.H. Richardson and Leopold Eidlitz. Constructed in stages between 1870 and 1900, the building features Second Empire and Richardsonian Romanesque elements. Sporadic...

Massachusetts State House

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The State House was constructed in three phases. The original Federal/Georgian building was designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. In 1896, a renaissance revival Annex with yellow brick and marble features was added onto the back of...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Dome, Emergency Response, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics, Roofing, Water Leakage

Chicago Federal Plaza

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Chicago Federal Plaza in Chicago’s Loop district includes the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building and Loop Station Post Office, both designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plaza is used often for community activities, such as protest...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation

Markets:Government, Office

Keywords:Drainage, Failure Investigation, Plaza

The Treasury Building

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Nicholas Piteo, Joseph Rogers, Niklas Vigener

The United States Treasury Building, including the North Court, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1972. Since its construction in the 1860s, the North Court has been modified many times, including an upper vault added on top of...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Government, National Register of Historic Places, Roof Replacement, Roofing

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building

Sacramento, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls, Matthew Worster

Completed in 1929, the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building is part of the Capitol Extension Group listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a California Historical Landmark. The building suffered from aging building systems,...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Award Winning, Courthouse, Industrial Rope Access, Library, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Preservation Technology , Stone, Stone-Granite

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, Construction, Preservation Technology , Shoring/Temporary Structure, Stone, Stone-Granite

Applied Technology Council, ATC-58 Project

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

In the mid-1990s, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported a joint effort of the Applied Technology Council (ATC), American Society of Civil Engineers, and Building Seismic Safety Council to develop seismic retrofit design...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Performance-based, Research/Development, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit

Franklin County Hall of Justice

Columbus, OH

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Franklin County Hall of Justice was largely vacated after a new courthouse was constructed in 2011. The county wanted to renovate the ten-story building to create additional space for government operations and support future courthouse...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Construction Administration, Courthouse, Curtain Wall, Office, Peer Review, Renovation

Suffolk County House of Correction

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

Completed in 1990, the Suffolk County House of Correction (HOC) consists of eight buildings ranging in height from three to fifteen stories. HOC personnel observed water leaking into the buildings. SGH investigated the causes of leakage, designed...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Cladding / Recladding, Plaza, Roof Replacement, Roofing, Walls, Water Leakage

Austin Central Library

Austin, TX

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Austin Public Library wanted a more modern facility focusing on electronic information and serving as a community gathering space. The 198,000 sq ft building features a six-story atrium filled with natural light and a “cowboy hat...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Air Barrier, Award Winning, Balcony, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Library, Waterproofing

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New York State Capitol Building

Massachusetts State House

Chicago Federal Plaza

The Treasury Building

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building

Massachusetts State House Time Capsule

Applied Technology Council, ATC-58 Project

Franklin County Hall of Justice

Suffolk County House of Correction

Austin Central Library

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