Search Tags: Materials Rehabilitation Project Count: 22
Eliot Memorial Bridge Milton, MA Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro, Aaron Lewis
The Eliot Memorial Bridge, a stone arch pedestrian bridge, was constructed circa 1904 in the Blue Hills Reservation. The bridge carries the popular Skyline Trail over a ravine. In certain areas...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation Keywords: Bridge, Bridge, Pedestrian, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Petrography, Stone, Stone-Granite
Lowden State Park, Indian Statue Oregon, IL Project Contacts: Peter Babaian
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...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation Keywords: Art Work, Concrete, Concrete Mix Design, Concrete Rehabilitation, 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...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Services: Materials Investigation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Highway & Tunnel Keywords: Civil, Concrete, Demolition, Field Testing, Heavy Loads, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Tunnel
Tuskegee Airmen (formerly 100th Street) Bus Depot New York, NY Project Contacts: Paul Kelley
Replacing a 108-year-old streetcar barn, the 100th Street Bus Depot opened in 2003. Shortly after construction, the elevated concrete floor slabs cracked. The contractor attempted to repair the...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation Markets: Transportation Keywords: Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Cracking, Parking Structure, Petrography, Sealant
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
State University of New York, Central Administration Building Albany, NY Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown
The Central Administration Building, a renaissance-revival- style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has entrance porticos on the west and south elevations, four corner...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Education - College & Prep Keywords: Building Science, Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing, Stone-Granite, Stone-Slate
San Quentin Prison Seawall San Francisco, CA
San Quentin Prison sits on Point San Quentin bounded by the San Francisco Bay. The site is laterally supported on the bay boundaries by the precast concrete seawall that was constructed in 2002....
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation Markets: Ports & Terminals Keywords: Concrete, Concrete-Precast, Corrosion, Cracking, Expert Testimony, Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Marine Engineering, Petrography Cornell University, Warren Hall Ithaca, NY Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Pedro Sifre
Warren Hall is a classroom and administrative building on the Agriculture Quad. The original building, constructed in the 1930s, was extended in the 1950s. Both portions are constructed with mass...
Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Education - College & Prep Keywords: Building Science, Classroom, Glass and Glazing, LEED Projects, Masonry, Preservation Technology , School, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Windows
Springfield Technical Community College, Building 19 Springfield, MA Project Contacts: Gregory Doelp, Susan Knack-Brown
Building 19 is part of Springfield Technical Community College, which is located on the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Building 19 had remained unoccupied for years and, as a result,...
Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation Markets: Education - College & Prep Keywords: Adaptive Reuse, Condition Assessment, Historic, Masonry-Brick, National Register of Historic Places, Petrography, Water Leakage
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 250 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown
Novartis adapted the former Necco Candy factory into a biomedical research facility and office space. The facility consists of two interconnected buildings, both of which have a concrete frame and...
Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation Markets: Office Keywords: Adaptive Reuse, Cladding / Recladding, Concrete, Condition Assessment, Life Sciences, Masonry-Brick, Walls, Water Leakage
Longfellow Place 1 and 4 Boston, MA
One and Four Longfellow Place are twin high rise apartments buildings and part of Boston’s Charles River Park development. The 38-story, cast-in-place concrete towers were built between 1972 to...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Residential - Condominium Keywords: Award Winning, Concrete, Concrete-Cast-in-Place , Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Corrosion, High Rise, Petrography
Boston Public Library Boston, MA Project Contacts: Paul Kelley
The Boston Public Library, an Italian Renaissance Revival building completed in 1895, was designed by McKim Mead & White. The Boston Public Library needed a complete restoration. SGH was the...
Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Cultural Keywords: Condition Assessment, Library, Masonry, Masonry- Brick, Metal, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places , Pile, Plaza, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Roofing, Clay Tile, Signature Project, Skylight, Stone-Granite, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Waterproofing, Wood Logan International Airport, West Parking, Controlled Demolition of Post-tensioned Concrete Garage and Slab Boston, MA Project Contacts: Paul Kelley
A portion of the West Parking Garage fifth floor was cast on a snowy day. When the forms were stripped, contractor observed cracks and ice-filled voids in the slab. The owner and contractor needed...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation Markets: Parking Keywords: Airport, Concrete, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Cracking, Demolition, Parking Structure, Slab
Museum of Science Parking Garage Boston, MA
The Museum of Science parking garage was built in two phases in the late 1960s and partially spans the Charles River. After thirty years of exposure to weather and vehicles, chlorides from deicing...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Investigation Markets: Parking Keywords: Concrete, Concrete-Cast-in-Place, Concrete-Post- tensioned, Concrete-Precast, Condition Assessment, Corrosion , Parking Structure, Petrography
Storrow Drive Interchange/Tunnels Boston, MA Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro, Paul Kelley, Atis Liepins
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...
Services: Materials Rehabilitation, Structural Design Markets: Highway & Tunnel Keywords: Award Winning, Below-Grade, Bridge, Concrete, Construction Administration , Cracking, Emergency Response, Field Testing, Tunnel, Vehicular bridge