772 Projects

Portsmouth Navy Yard, Modular Submarine Enclosure

Portsmouth Navy Yard, Modular Submarine Enclosure

Portsmouth
,
NH
Project Contacts:
Aaron Lewis

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard owns and maintains a temporary steel modular-enclosure system to protect submarines during overhaul, repair, and modernization operations. While a contractor was...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Science & Defense
Keywords:Condition Assessment, Construction Engineering, Damage, Metal-Steel, Preengineered/Prefabricated/Modular, Wind Loads
LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B

LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B

New York
,
NY
Project Contacts:
David Jacoby

As part of a major modernization project, LaGuardia Airport is constructing a new Terminal B to replace the existing Central Terminal Building. The terminal includes thirty-five gates in two...

Services:Structural Design
Markets:Airport
Keywords:Airport, Bridge, Pedestrian, Code Consulting, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire/Smoke
Boston Society of Architects, Coopered Column at Urban Timber: From Seed to City

Boston Society of Architects, Coopered Column at Urban Timber: From Seed to City

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Matthew Johnson

The exhibition, Urban Timber: from Seed to City at the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Space, was curated and designed by Yugon Kim and Tomomi Itakura. Kim and Itakura are principals at the...

Services:Structural Design
Markets:Cultural
Keywords:Art Work, Wood
Pierce Boston, 188 Brookline Avenue

Pierce Boston, 188 Brookline Avenue

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Joshua Kivela

At its topping out, the 340 ft Pierce Boston became the tallest building in the Fenway neighborhood. The thirty-story tower includes 109 condominiums, 240 apartments, and ground-level retail. The...

Services:Building Enclosure Design
Markets:Mixed-Use
Keywords:Below-Ground Waterproofing, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, High Rise, Peer Review, Residential, Roofing, Waterproofing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Design Center, Tectonics of Transparency: The Wall

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Design Center, Tectonics of Transparency: The Wall

Cambridge
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

The sculpture, designed by Cristina Parreño, is located on the second floor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum on Massachusetts Avenue as part of their International Design...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Markets:Education - College & Prep
Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Structural Glass
Minera Escondida, Organic Growth Project 1, Tunnel 4

Minera Escondida, Organic Growth Project 1, Tunnel 4

Atacama Desert
,
Chile
Project Contacts:
Jesse Beaver

Expansion of the Minera Escondida copper mine included constructing a corrugated steel structural plate arch tunnel. The tunnel acts as a buried bridge to carry a haul road over the mine’s...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Highway & Tunnel
Keywords:Buried, Condition Assessment, Culverts and Storm Drains, Damage, Finite Element Analysis, International, Metal, Metal-Steel, Pipe, Pipe, Steel, Pipeline, Settlement, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Tunnel
Education First

Education First

Cambridge
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Peter Babaian, Emily Hopps

Once the site of an old rail yard and industrial buildings, the NorthPoint redevelopment now houses modern residential and office towers and the associated amenities.  The ten-story Education...

Services:Building Enclosure Design
Markets:Office
Keywords:Award Winning, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Glass and Glazing, High-Performance/Advanced Enclosures, Office, Peer Review
Northeastern University, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

Northeastern University, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

Boston
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Peter Babaian, Emily Hopps

To elevate their scientific research efforts, Northeastern University undertook constructing a new 234,000 sq ft Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Office, classroom, and...

Services:Building Enclosure Design
Markets:Education - College & Prep
Keywords:Award Winning, Building Enclosure Commissioning, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, LEED Projects, Laboratory
ClassAct Schools

ClassAct Schools

Philippines
Project Contacts:
Paul Kassabian, Paul Kelley

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...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Markets:Education - K-12
Keywords:Fasteners and Connections, International, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Material-Related, School, Truss, Wood
Retail Space

Retail Space

Cambridge
,
MA
Project Contacts:
Aaron Lewis

In the summer of 2014, a high-intensity rainfall in Cambridge surcharged the city’s stormwater drainage system, resulting in localized flooding near a basement-level retail space. The floodwaters...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation
Markets:Office
Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Drainage, Flood, Retail, Storm Drains

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