An overnight shipping company needed to renovate a facility in order to accommodate a healthcare manufacturing client, which required robust mechanical systems to comply with strict regulations. The solution was…
…CVM to strengthen the barn’s structure while bringing it into compliance with current building codes. CVM worked with University project managers to develop a comprehensive structural and building envelope improvement…
…other timber elements. In accordance with the programmatic changes, the existing structure was also laterally stiffened with a new full floor diaphragm and a partial mezzanine diaphragm. Location: Media, PA…
…of archival information, the process included the evaluation of all openings to establish original design intent. To verify repair approaches and the appropriateness of any new materials, substantial testing and…
…rehabilitation project, CVM evaluated the condition of the original slate panels that comprised the roof, the method that would be used to temporarily remove them and a new anchorage system…
CVM provided structural engineering for the design of a new, 60,000 GSF, three-story commercial and office building located in one of Philadelphia’s prime retail corridors. Standing at the southeast corner…
…a generator room. The building’s foundation system is a combination of steel H-piles and spread footings, all of which bear on rock. A new reinforced concrete box culvert runs directly…
Constructed in 1890 and originally known as Alumnae Gymnasium, Ely Hall was built to improve Vassar’s student recreation facilities, which were then out-of-date compared to other Seven Sisters schools. A…
As an addition to the Dixon Center, the Athletics & Recreation Pavilion includes a fitness center, a dance/aerobic studio, a 25-yard competitive pool and locker rooms dedicated to intercollegiate athletics….
…the envelope commissioning agent for those facilities, incorporating sustainable design principles, targeting the Fundamental Commissioning Prerequisite and Enhanced Commissioning Credit under the LEED NC v2009 (v3). Building performance targets include…