Projects

792 Projects

Concrete Sidewalk Investigations

Belmont

Project Contacts:

SGH investigated the causes of deteriorating concrete sidewalks at multiple locations in Massachusetts. Deterioration ranged from scaling to surface delaminations.

Services:Materials Investigation

Keywords:Concrete, Deterioration, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Petrography

HITT Contracting, Co|Lab

Falls Church

Project Contacts:

Jeffrey Kerr, Eric Ober

With a commitment to advancing the building industry, HITT Contracting sought to create an exciting new space to inspire collaborative research, testing, and learning. The two-story Co|Lab...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Keywords:Heavy Timber, Laboratory, Roofing, Wood

Chicago Federal Plaza

Chicago

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation

Markets:Government, Office

Keywords:Drainage, Failure Investigation, Plaza

Building Enclosure Condition Assessments for Schools

Chicago

Project Contacts:

Peter Babaian

SGH helped several schools in the Chicago area by assessing the condition of their buildings’ enclosures and working with them to develop plans for future capital projects, maintenance, and repair...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Roofing, School, Walls, Walls and Fenestration

1701 Rhode Island Avenue NW

Washington

Project Contacts:

Jeffrey Kerr, John Jackson

Previously a YMCA, the base structure for 1701 Rhode Island Avenue NW was repurposed for use as an office building, with new interiors and a modern building enclosure. The seven-story building...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Office

Keywords:Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Masonry, Metal-Copper, Peer Review

Boston University, Law Tower

Boston

Project Contacts:

Matthew Bronski

This seventeen-story structure is one of several architecturally significant, mid-century modernist concrete buildings designed by Josep Lluís Sert for Boston University’s campus. The tower's...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Concrete, Concrete Mix Design, Concrete Rehabilitation, Concrete-Cast-in-Place, Concrete-Precast, Mockup, Preservation Technology

Philip Johnson Thesis House, 9 Ash Street

Cambridge

Project Contacts:

Matthew Bronski, Matthew Johnson

Designed by Philip Johnson, the house at 9 Ash Street was his Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) thesis project. He studied modularization and used prefabricated wood-framed panels...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Preservation Technology , Residential, Roofing, Window Wall, Wood

Belmont Station Gateway

Chicago

Project Contacts:

Terrence McDonnell

As part of the Your New Blue program, the Chicago Transit Authority is re-envisioning fourteen Blue Line stations. The new Belmont entrance, inspired by a waterfall from the bygone Olson Park, is...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Canopy/Ceiling, Fasteners and Connections, Metal-Steel, Station

Santa Monica College, Academy of Entertainment and Technology Campus

West Hollywood

Project Contacts:

Amy Hackney, Ryan Upp

To expand and modernize their Academy of Entertainment and Technology Campus, Santa Monica College undertook a project to construct two new buildings and renovate an existing one. The project...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Classroom, Curtain Wall, Glass and Glazing, Masonry-Brick, Plaster, Roofing, Wall, Window

University of Virginia, University Hospital

Charlottesville

Project Contacts:

Philip Frederick, Nicholas Piteo, Niklas Vigener

To serve its growing community, the University Hospital needed to expand. The University of Virginia (UVA) wanted to renovate the existing hospital and construct a new addition on the site of an...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Addition, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Curtain Wall, Hospital, Peer Review, Thermal and Moisture Drive