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Storrow Drive Interchange/Tunnels

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro, Paul Kelley

Storrow Drive, a parkway along the Charles River in Boston, carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day. The tunnels provide access to city streets, and are constructed of reinforced concrete sections with concrete-slab roofs that are supported by...

Services:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Bridge, Major Vehicular, Concrete, Construction Administration, Cracking, Emergency Response, Field Testing, Tunnel

Lowden State Park, Indian Statue

Oregon, IL

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian, Jared Brewe

Designed by Lorado Taft, the Indian stands on a high bluff in Lowden State Park as a tribute to Native Americans. The 50 ft figure, dedicated in 1911, is composed of structural concrete with an architectural concrete exterior. The concrete...

Services:Materials Rehabilitation

Keywords:Art Work, Concrete, Concrete Mix Design, Historic, Preservation Technology

Boston University, Law Tower

Boston, MA

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 concrete facade deteriorated over time,...

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

PG&E Building 215 Market Street Annex

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: James Mendygral, Carolyn Searls

Now part of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) General Offices, The Matson Shipping Building (215 Market Street) was constructed in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The seven-story annex...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Award Winning, Coating, Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Facade Inspection, Historic, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Stucco, Walls, Water Leakage, Windows

PG&E Building, 215 Market Street

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: James Mendygral, Carolyn Searls

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:High Rise, Historic, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Masonry-Transitional, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Windows

MBTA Bus Repair Garage

Quincy, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) uses the Quincy Bus Garage to repair, maintain, and store many buses that they own and operate. The building includes three garage bays, offices, and locker facilities for the bus...

Services:Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Transportation

Keywords:Concrete, Cracking, Failure Investigation, Parking Structure, Slab

St. Dominic's Church

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Built in 1926, St. Dominic’s Church was designed by Arnold S. Constable and the Beezer Bros. of Seattle with a blend of collegiate and English Gothic-Revival styles. The church sought to arrest heavy leaks and address deteriorating and...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Religious

Keywords:Cast Stone, Condition Assessment, Cracking, Glass and Glazing, Historic, Leaded and Stained Glass, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Monumental Buildings, Preservation Technology , Religious, Spire/Bell Tower, Water Leakage, Windows

Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

Griffith Observatory, which sits on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood, is a Designated Historic-Cultural Monument for the City of Los Angeles. The Art Deco observatory, constructed in 1935, was envisioned and funded by Col. Griffith J....

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Cultural, Dome, Field Testing, Historic, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Waterproofing

Springfield Housing and Juvenile Court (historically known as Hampden County Courthouse)

Springfield, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski

The Hampden County Courthouse was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed in 1871, the courthouse features a thick-walled, gneiss stone facade. SGH assessed the condition of the...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Chimney/Stack, Courthouse, Field Testing, Historic, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Nondestructive Testing, Petrography, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing, Spire/Bell Tower, Stone

Central Artery/Tunnel Project Slurry Walls

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kelley, Matthew Sherman

The Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project relocated Boston’s elevated Central Artery below ground. The CA/T tunnel walls used soldier pile tremie concrete (SPTC) slurry walls as a component of the final structure. During later stages of...

Services:Materials Investigation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Highway & Tunnel

Keywords:Civil, Concrete, Demolition, Field Testing, Heavy Loads, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Tunnel

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Storrow Drive Interchange/Tunnels

Lowden State Park, Indian Statue

Boston University, Law Tower

PG&E Building 215 Market Street Annex

PG&E Building, 215 Market Street

MBTA Bus Repair Garage

St. Dominic's Church

Griffith Observatory

Springfield Housing and Juvenile Court (historically known as Hampden County Courthouse)

Central Artery/Tunnel Project Slurry Walls

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