19 Projects

MassBiologics, Stormwater Retention System

MassBiologics, Stormwater Retention System

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Phillip Sharff

The stormwater retention system at the MassBiologics facility at the UMass Medical School comprises subsurface chambers constructed from modular, stackable thermoplastic units.  Following partial...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation
Markets:Health Care
Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Storm Drains
House of the Future

House of the Future

Anaheim
,
CA
Project Contacts:
Mehdi Zarghamee

In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Markets:Cultural
Keywords:Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Research/Development, Signature Project, Thermal
Harvard University, The Grove, We All

Harvard University, The Grove, We All

Allston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Paul Kassabian

In November 2016, the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announced an inaugural design-build competition for an installation in The Grove at the intersection of North Harvard Street and...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Markets:Cultural
Keywords:Art Work, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Plastic/Composite, Temporary Structure
10up Competition, Periscope

10up Competition, Periscope

Atlanta
,
GA
Project Contacts:
Matthew Johnson

Periscope was the winning entry in the 2010 10up Competition organized by the Young Architects Forum of Atlanta. Taking advantage of the competition parameters, SGH worked with Matter Design to...

Services:Structural Design
Markets:Cultural
Keywords:Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Plastic/Composite
Fort Belvoir, New Campus East

Fort Belvoir, New Campus East

Springfield
,
VA
Project Contacts:
Jeffrey Kerr, Niklas Vigener

As one of the largest U.S. government facilities in the Washington, DC area, New Campus East consolidates six agency locations as part of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure program. The new...

Services:Building Enclosure Design
Markets:Government
Keywords:Award Winning, New Construction, Government, LEED Projects, Peer Review, Plastic/Composite
Fluvanna County High School, Stormwater Detention System

Fluvanna County High School, Stormwater Detention System

Fluvanna
,
VA
Project Contacts:
Phillip Sharff, Bryan Strohman

The new Fluvanna County High School included four buried, stackable crate-type, stormwater detention systems under deep cover.  Shortly after installation in 2010, the contractor observed that the...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation
Markets:Education - K-12
Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Storm Drains
Pipe Failures in Residential Plumbing and Heating Systems

Pipe Failures in Residential Plumbing and Heating Systems

United States and Canada
Project Contacts:
Phillip Sharff

SGH investigated the cause of failures in pipes used in residential domestic hot water and hydronic heating systems in the United States and Canada.  Occurring after less than 10 yrs in service,...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Pipe, Plastic/Composite, Residential
Ten Post Office Square, Boston

Ten Post Office Square

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Dean Rutila

Ten Post Office Square is a thirteen-story, steel-framed structure with a transitional masonry facade. The building, constructed in phases during the 1920s and 1930s, occupies most of a city block...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation
Markets:Office
Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Masonry, Masonry-Transitional, Plastic/Composite, Preservation Technology , Stone-Limestone, Vibration / Fatigue Analysis, Walls
1210-1230 Washington Street Garage

1210-1230 Washington Street Garage

Newton
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Paul Kelley, Gustavo Tumialan, Milan Vatovec

The 1210-30 Washington Street Garage is a three-level reinforced concrete parking structure with approximately 25,000 sq ft per level. The two-way slabs are supported by interior concrete columns...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Parking
Keywords:Award Winning, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Cracking, Nondestructive Testing, Parking Structure, Plastic/Composite, Structural Strengthening
Fountain View on the Plaza Garage

Fountain View on the Plaza Garage

Kansas City
,
MO
Project Contacts:
Dominic Kelly, Gustavo Tumialan

Fountain View on the Plaza in Kansas City includes two parking garages, Garage A and Garage B constructed in 1999. Garage A accommodates 406 cars and Garage B accommodates 248 cars. The garages...

Services:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Parking
Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Construction Administration, Cracking, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Parking Structure, Plastic/Composite, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Structural Strengthening

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