Northeastern University, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

SGH joined the project team during the construction documents phase to help develop a building enclosure commissioning plan and continued working on the project to assist with construction-phase services. Highlights of our work include the following:

• Preparing a commissioning plan and specifications to support the owner’s requirements and design basis
• Reviewing the enclosure design at critical phases, participating in design-assist meetings, and providing recommendations to improve its performance
• Reviewing relevant shop drawings, including those outlining plans for the curtain wall performance mockup
• Traveling to the curtain wall fabricator’s facility in The Netherlands to observe the construction processes and mockup performance testing
• Providing construction phase services, including scheduling commissioning activities with the contractor; observing ongoing building enclosure construction to compare with the project requirements; helping the contractor resolve field conditions; and testing the as-built, unitized curtain wall assemblies to compare their performance with the design intent