Search Tags: Government Project Count: 30

New York State Capitol Building Albany, NY Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Niklas Vigener

The New York State Capitol was designed by a succession of architects, including H.H. Richardson and Leopold Eidlitz. Constructed in stages between 1870 and 1900, the building features Second...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Historic, Industrial Rope Access, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Office, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Skylight, Stair, Stone- Granite, Stone-Slate, Water Leakage

Chicago Federal Plaza , IL 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 The Treasury Building Washington, DC Project Contacts: Nicholas Piteo, Joseph Rogers, Niklas Vigener

The Treasury Building, including the North Court, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1972. Since its construction in the 1860s, the North Court has been modified many...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Government, Historic, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Roof Replacement, Roofing

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building Sacramento, CA Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls, Matthew Worster

Completed in 1929, the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building is part of the Capitol Extension Group listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Historical Landmark....

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Award Winning, Courthouse, Industrial Rope Access, Library, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Preservation Technology , Stone, Stone-Granite

Massachusetts State House Time Capsule Boston, MA Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly, Susan Knack-Brown

On 4 July 1795, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and William Scollay led the procession from the old Massachusetts State House to the site of the new State House to lay the granite cornerstone. In the...

Services: Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation Markets: Government Keywords: Historic, Monitoring, Monitoring, Construction, Preservation Technology , Shoring/Temporary Structure, Stone , Stone-Granite

Applied Technology Council, ATC-58 Project , CA Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

In the mid-1990s, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported a joint effort of the Applied Technology Council (ATC), American Society of Civil Engineers, and Building Seismic Safety...

Services: Structural Design, Structural Investigation Markets: Government Keywords: Analytical Studies, Performance-based, Research/Development, Seismic Analyses, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit

Franklin County Hall of Justice Columbus, OH Project Contacts: Peter Babaian

The Franklin County Hall of Justice was largely vacated after a new courthouse was constructed in 2011. The county wanted to renovate the ten-story building to create additional space for...

Services: Building Enclosure Design, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Construction Administration, Courthouse, Curtain Wall, Office, Peer Review, Renovation Suffolk County House of Correction Boston, MA Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

Completed in 1990, the Suffolk County House of Correction (HOC) consists of eight buildings ranging in height from three to fifteen stories. HOC personnel observed water leaking into the buildings...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Cladding / Recladding, Plaza, Roof Replacement, Roofing, Walls, Water Leakage

Austin Central Library Austin, TX Project Contacts: Peter Babaian, Katherine Wissink

The Austin Public Library wanted a more modern facility focusing on electronic information and serving as a community gathering space. The 198,000 sq ft building features a six- story atrium filled...

Services: Building Enclosure Design Markets: Government Keywords: Air Barrier, Award Winning, Balcony, Below-Grade , Below-Ground Waterproofing, Curtain Wall, LEED Projects, Library, Roofing, Waterproofing

Franklin County Courthouse Greenfield, MA Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts wanted to explore options for renovating and expanding the 1931 Franklin County Courthouse building. One proposed design concept involved retaining three existing...

Services: Structural Investigation Markets: Government Keywords: Addition, Condition Assessment, Construction Engineering, Courthouse, Government, Masonry-Brick, Masonry-Transitional, Shoring/Temporary Structure

Connecticut State Capitol, Genius of Connecticut Hartford, CT Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Matthew Sherman

The Genius of Connecticut, a statue designed by Randolph Rogers, stood atop the Capitol from 1878 until 1938 when it was damaged during a hurricane. The governor then donated the statue to the...

Services: Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Condition Assessment, Feasibility Study, Historic, Industrial Rope Access, Monumental Buildings, Nondestructive Testing, Preservation Technology

City of Columbus Pipeline Columbus, OH Project Contacts: Murat Engindeniz, Rasko Ojdrovic

While attempting to install telecommunications lines below a creek, a driller punctured a buried, 48 in. dia. prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP). The pipe is part of Columbus’s water system...

Services: Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Buried, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete pipe, Failure Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, PCCP, Pipe, Pipeline National Guard Armory Buildings MA Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Jeffrey Langlois

During February 2011, heavy snowfall with a sustained period of below-freezing temperatures resulted in significant snow accumulation in the northeast United States. SGH investigated reported...

Services: Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Cracking, Failure Investigation, Heavy Timber, Snow and Ice, Wood

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, Curtain Wall, Government, Intrgrated Project Delivery, LEED Projects, Plastic/Composite, Roofing, Walls, Windows

Kansas State Capitol Topeka, KS Project Contacts: Nick Floyd, Niklas Vigener

Officially completed in 1903, the Kansas State Capitol is the impressive home to the state’s government offices. The building is topped with a striking copper dome over a central rotunda that...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Dome, Historic, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Peer Review, Preservation Technology , Roofing

Pentagon, Building Performance Study Washington, DC

On the morning of 11 September 2001, hijackers crashed a commercial plane into the Pentagon. Following that attack, the American Society of Civil Engineers established a building performance...

Services: Structural Investigation Markets: Government Keywords: Blast Analysis & Resistance, Collapse, Concrete, Failure Investigation, Fire, Security, Structural Adequacy Assessment

General Services Administration, John E. Moss Federal Building Sacramento, CA Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

The John E. Moss building is an eight story, federal office building in Sacramento, California. As part of facade renovation project, SGH designed structural and blast upgrades for windows and...

Services: Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Blast Analysis & Resistance, Curtain Wall, Fasteners and Connections, Glass and Glazing, Office, Security, Structural Strengthening South County Justice Center Porterville, CA Project Contacts: Judson Taylor

Tulare County needed a new courthouse to serve their growing demand for court services, consolidate court operations, and improve access and services for the southern half of the county. Located...

Services: Building Enclosure Design Markets: Government Keywords: Air Barrier, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Construction Administration, Courthouse, Curtain Wall, Green roof/vegetative roof, Metal, Peer Review, Plaster, Roofing, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Walls

National Park Service, IDIQ Contract Mid-Atlantic, United States Project Contacts: Charles Russo, Niklas Vigener

Working with GWWO Inc., SGH provided structural and building enclosure engineering services for several sites as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Term Contracts and IDIQs, Wood Frame

National Park Service, David Wills House Gettysburg, PA Project Contacts: Charles Russo

Working with GWWO Inc., SGH provided structural and building enclosure engineering services for several sites as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the...

Services: Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Adaptive Reuse, Excavation, Foundation, Metal- Steel, Museum, Structural Strengthening, Wood

California State Capitol Security Improvements Sacramento, CA Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger, Stephen Harris

Modeled after our nation’s capitol, the California state capitol building was built between 1860 and 1874. The building features a dome rising 210 ft above the street and a stately granite facade...

Services: Structural Design Markets: Government Keywords: Blast Analysis & Resistance, Dome, National Register of Historic Places, Office, Security

San Buenaventura City Hall Ventura, CA Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

This Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Albert C. Martin. Built in 1912, the building was used as a courthouse until 1972 when it began service as San Buenaventura City Hall. Special...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Concrete, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, National Register of Historic Places, Petrography, Preservation Technology Pennsylvania Capitol Harrisburg, PA Project Contacts: Scott Silvester, Niklas Vigener

When historical murals in the rotunda of the Pennsylvania Capitol showed signs of water damage, SGH investigated leakage and collaborated with Perfido Weiskopf / Noble Preservation Joint Venture...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Building Science, Construction Administration, Dome, Finite Element Analysis, Historic, Masonry, Masonry- Brick, Monumental Buildings, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Stone-Granite, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Water Leakage

Miami-Dade Government Center Miami, FL

When pieces of the 4 in. thick limestone facade began falling off the 500 ft tall Miami-Dade Government Center, SGH investigated the cause of distress.

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Concrete-Reinforced, Curtain Wall, Expert Testimony, Field Testing, High Rise, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Masonry, Monitoring, Stone-Limestone, Wind Engineering

Polk County Justice Center Bartow, FL Project Contacts: Dean Rutila

The Polk County Justice Center comprises a ten-story tower with three-story wings on either side. The exterior walls are clad with brick veneer and have casement windows, and the roofs were...

Services: Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Investigation Markets: Government Keywords: Building Science, Cladding / Recladding, Construction Administration, Courthouse, Expert Testimony, Masonry, Mechanical/HVAC systems, Roof Replacement, Roofing, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Walls, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

San Luis Obispo County Government Center San Luis Obispo, CA Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger, Stephen Harris

When the old San Luis County Government Center building had reached its capacity, the City of San Luis Obispo decided to build a new structure to provide additional office space. The new San Luis...

Services: Structural Design Markets: Government Keywords: Award Winning, Below-Grade, Concrete- Reinforced, New Construction, Parking Structure, 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 Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks, CA Project Contacts: Delbert Bern, Stephen Ruggiero, Judson Taylor

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a significant work of contemporary architecture designed by Antoine Predock (circa 1991). The Civic Arts Plaza includes a professional working theater and city...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Condition Assessment, Construction Administration, Office, Plaza, Thermal, Waterproofing

Luzerne County Courthouse Wilkes-Barre, PA Project Contacts: Niklas Vigener

For years, the Classic Revival courthouse was plagued by damaged interior finishes from water leaks and deteriorating exterior sandstone facades. After limited restoration campaigns addressed...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Courthouse, Dome, Historic, Industrial Rope Access, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Skylight

Massachusetts State House Boston, MA Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The State House was constructed in three phases. The original Federal/Georgian building was designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. In 1896, a renaissance revival Annex with yellow...

Services: Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation Markets: Government Keywords: Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Dome, Emergency Response, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Photovoltaics/Solar power, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Water Leakage