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2014   US Army Garrison Humphreys Family Housing
Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea
Humphreys Family Communities, LLC
Samoo; Heerim; MVE & Partners
Antiterrorism force protection and progressive collapse design services for 2,400-unit Class A residential complex.

2013   US Department of the Interior Building Modernization
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
Shalom Baranes Associates
Blast consultant for upgrade to determine blast loads, select among window retrofit options, and determine performance and submission standards for product to be installed.

2012   200 Greenwich Street (Tower 2)
New York, New York
Silverstein Properties
Foster + Partners
Blast design for 78-story tower with four trading floors, retail, and sky lobby. Second-tallest office building on World Trade Center site.
 
   American Institute in Taiwan - New Office Compound
Taipei, Taiwan
Department of State, OBO
Moore Ruble Yudell
Structural and blast engineering for multiple-building complex. Challenging site; stringent wind and seismic requirements.
 
   FBI Field Office Complex - Portland
Portland, Oregon
Molasky Group of Companies
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Structural, seismic, and blast engineering for office building, annex, and parking structure. Design-build. LEED Gold.
 
   Peter W. Rodino Federal Office Building Modernization
Newark, New Jersey
General Services Administration (GSA)
Richard Dattner and Partners; Richard McElhiney
Blast engineering for upgrade of 16-story building. Double-skin facade (precast concrete overclad with blast-resistant glass); conformance to GSA Security Design Criteria.
 
   World Trade Center Transportation Hub
New York, New York
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Santiago Calatrava; Downtown Design Partnership
Structural and blast engineering for major components of transit hub, including signature oculus roof, PATH great hall, and No. 1 line underpinning.

2011   150 Greenwich Street (Tower 4)
New York, New York
Silverstein Properties
Maki & Associates
Blast design for minimalist 61-story tower with retail podium and access to central PATH terminal. Fourth-tallest office building on World Trade Center site
 
   175 Greenwich Street (Tower 3)
New York, New York
Silverstein Properties
Richard Rogers Partnership
Blast design for 71-story tower with five trading floors and five retail floors. Third-tallest office building on World Trade Center site
 
   Coast Guard Headquarters
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
WDG Architecture
Protective-design services for new 11-story Coast Guard headquarters building on site with 120-foot change in elevation.
 
   Founders Square
Arlington, Virginia
The Shooshan Company
WAI Prime
Protective design and consulting for 13-story flat-slab office building.

2010   Joint Use Intelligence Analysis Facility (JUIAF)
Charlottesville, Virginia
US Army Corps of Engineers
Archer Western Contractors; Michael Baker Corp
Structural and antiterrorism force protection design for a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Required LEED Silver.
 
   JW McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Renovation and Upgrade
Boston, Massachusetts
General Services Administration (GSA)
Goody Clancy & Associates
Repair and alteration of 1930 historic building and underground garage for ADA, GSA blast, seismic, and wind code compliance. LEED Gold.
 
   New US Federal Courthouse - Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Structural and blast engineering for new federal courthouse with semi-elliptical shape, in Joseph Ellicott Historic District. LEED Gold.

2009   National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
Riverdale, Maryland
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast design for precast facade panels of new building to house US agency headquarters. Some members load bearing, some panels sloped and curved. Anticipated LEED Silver.
 
   Patriots Plaza Office Complex (Square 537)
Washington, DC
Trammel Crow Company
Gensler Architects
Structural and blast engineering for three new office buildings with underground parking garage. First building completed in 2005; others scheduled for construction.

2008   FBI Manassas (Innovation NVRA Building)
Manassas, Virginia
The Peterson Companies
Wisnewski Blair & Associates
Secure five-story office building, one-story annex building, parking structure, visitors center, and vehicle-control buildings. LEED Gold.
 
   FBI Office Building - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
ML Harris & Company/GSA
Rees Associates
Blast engineering design of glazing, enclosure wall, roof, and structural systems for new four-story office building. Anti-ram barrier recommendations.
 
   Indianapolis International Airport Midfield Terminal Study
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Airport Authority
HOK/Aero Design Group (JV)
Blast engineering for terminal, concourses, elevated roadway, parking garage, and elevated pedestrian walkway.
 
   Pacific Beacon Residential Buildings and Garage
San Diego, California
Clark Realty Capital
Torti Gallas and Partners
Blast design services for three 18-story concrete-frame residential buildings with 1,050-car garage required to meet ATFP standards.
 
   Reagan National Airport - Terminal A Facade Upgrade
Alexandria, Virginia
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Shalom Baranes Associates
Replacement of original windows and curtain wall and upgrade of more recently installed windows to meet historic preservation and blast requirements.
 
   Secure Office Buildings
Bailey's Crossing, Virginia
Charles E Smith
WAI Prime
Vulnerability and feasibility studies of two office buildings to meet government AT/FP and progressive collapse standards. Windows, precast, structural system, site.
 
   US Embassy - Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Department of State, OBO
Moore Ruble Yudell; Gruen Associates
Structural and blast engineering for embassy office complex with roof gardens and inner courtyard on historic Pariser Platz. Design competition winner; LEED-equivalent standards.
 
   US Federal Courthouse - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
General Services Administration (GSA)
Michael Graves & Associates
Structural and blast engineering for new facility for public agencies; 12 courtrooms, library, office space.
 
   Victory Center Phase I - Eisenhower Building Renovation
Alexandria, Virginia
Prudential/S&S Investments (Jones Lang LaSalle)
Hickok Cole
Blast design for renovation of office building to Class A and government protection standards.

2007   Bronx Criminal Court Complex
Bronx, New York
Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY)
Rafael Vinoly
Blast engineering for two-block-long courthouse with huge sawtooth folded plan curtain wall. Among the largest federal courthouses nationwide.
 
   Department of Transportation Headquarters Building
Washington, DC
JBG Companies
Michael Graves & Associates
Structural and blast engineering for two Class A office towers for 5,000 employees. Concrete superstructure and precast cladding; two levels of below-grade parking for 950 cars.
 
   Dulles Discovery One
Chantilly, Virginia
The Peterson Companies
Wisnewski Blair & Associates
Structural steel moment-framed building with composite metal deck. Blast-resistant precast facade system. LEED Silver (Gold for central plant and ACC).
 
   Eisenhower Executive Office Building Modernization
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
Hayes Seay Mattern & Mattern (HSMM)
Modernization of 17th Street wing of landmark federal office building with glass facade to create open, flexible spaces. Addition of central utility plant. Design-build.
 
   GSA Federal Building
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
Moshe Safdie & Associates
Structural and blast engineering for three-wing complex housing 1,100 employees. Atrium, multi-tiered curtain wall, pedestrian bridges, 200 parking spaces.
 
   Jacob Javits Federal Building - Broadway Pavilion Addition and Plaza
New York, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Lehman Smith McLeish
Building addition and site work on Broadway side, wrapping north and south around 26 Federal Plaza on Duane and Worth Streets. Perimeter security improvements, lobby renovations.
 
   O'Hare International Airport - Terminal Facade and Circulation Enhancement (FACE)
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Department of Aviation
Murphy/Jahn
Structural and blast engineering for additions to terminals, including new 30-foot-tall blast-resistant, cable-supported curtain wall with point-supported glazing.
 
   Smithsonian Patent Office Building Canopy Roof
Washington, DC
Smithsonian Institution
Foster + Partners; Josef Gartner USA
Blast engineering for glass-and-steel canopy enclosure with complex structural system over interior courtyard; city's third-oldest civic building.
 
   US Embassy - Athens Office Building Annex
Athens, Greece
Department of State, OBO
Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects, Inc.
Comprehensive design services for new office building compound. Master plan, structural and blast engineering, perimeter security.
 
   US Embassy - Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal
Department of State, OBO
Sorg and Associates
Structural, seismic, and blast engineering for new complex consisting of chancery, three CACs, MSGQ, and utility building. Design-build, high seismic forces, poor soil conditions.
 
   US Embassy - Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Physical security, structural, and blast engineering for upgrade of historic building by Ralph Rapson.
 
   US Federal Courthouse - Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
General Services Administration (GSA)
Moshe Safdie & Associates
Structural and blast engineering for new courthouse to satisfy GSA, other agency, and district design and blast requirements. Site development and parking for 100 vehicles.
 
   US Land Port of Entry - Champlain
Champlain, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects
Blast and security engineering services for new multi-building facility to comply with specified GSA requirements.
 
   US Land Port of Entry - Massena
Massena, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects
Blast and security engineering for new multi-building facility to comply with specified GSA requirements.

2006   Chet Holifield Federal Building Study
Laguna Niguel, California
General Services Administration (GSA)
Rutherford and Chekene
Vulnerability studies of windows and structural system of third-largest GSA building in the country, using ISC Security Design Criteria and GSA Progressive Collapse Guidelines.
 
   Emanuel Celler US Courthouse Modernization (225 Cadman Plaza)
Brooklyn, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Gruzen Samton Architects
Structural and blast engineering for seismic retrofit of steel-framed structure with limited lateral capacity. Progressive collapse studies.
 
   National Defense University (NDU)
Fort McNair, Washington, DC
National Defense University
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Blast engineering and superstructure design for three-story concrete building with courtyard entrance, arcade/drum auditorium, and pedestrian bridge link to existing Marshall Hall.
 
   Oakland International Airport Terminal Expansion
Oakland, California
Port of Oakland
Jordan Tod Bovis; Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast analysis for new terminal building and parking garage. Specifications incorporated into final design of structural members and curtain wall system.
 
   Picatinny Arsenal Explosives R&D Facility
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
US Army - ARDEC
RBA Group
Structural and blast engineering for three buildings to store, process, and administer machining of explosives. Design-build.
 
   Richard Sheppard Arnold US Courthouse Annex and USPO
Little Rock, Arkansas
General Services Administration (GSA)
RTKL Associates
Blast engineering in conformance with GSA Security Design Criteria for five-story addition with semi-circular full-height entrance lobby and aluminum-framed glass curtain wall.
 
   US Embassy - Accra
Accra, Ghana
Department of State, OBO
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural and blast engineering for new embassy complex. Adapted Standard Embassy Design program. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Belmopan
Belmopan, Belize
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for new embassy complex replacing deficient wooden structure in flood-prone area. Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Lome
Lome, Togo
Department of State, OBO
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural and blast engineering for new embassy complex. Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Panama City
Panama City, Panama
Department of State, OBO
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Blast analysis for new embassy complex. Adapted Standard Embassy Design, design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Rangoon
Rangoon, Myanmar
Department of State, OBO
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural and blast engineering for new embassy complex. Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Tashkent
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for three-story new office building (NOB) with penthouse and two-story Marine security guard quarters (MSGQ). Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Federal Courthouse - Springfield
Springfield, Massachusetts
General Services Administration (GSA)
Moshe Safdie & Associates
Structural and blast engineering for new four-story courthouse with four courtrooms, glass entry pavilion, and pedestrian walkway to judges' chambers in separate structure.
 
   US Post Office and Courthouse - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
RM Kliment & Frances Halsband
Blast analysis and design for adaptive reuse and restoration of historic post office to comply with GSA security criteria. Addition of US Bankruptcy Court and Attorney's Office.

2005   Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC)
Bolling AFB, Washington, DC
US Defense Intelligence Agency
SmithGroup Inc
Blast engineering for SCIF addition to consolidate DIAC functions in low-rise facility. Global response and analysis of key structural members. Green features, reflective glass.
 
   Martinsburg Federal Building and US Courthouse
Martinsburg, West Virginia
General Services Administration (GSA)
Lehman Smith McLeish
Blast engineering for addition and renovations to federal building and courthouse.
 
   Norris Cotton Federal Building
Manchester, New Hampshire
General Services Administration (GSA)
Oak Point Associates
Progressive collapse analysis and blast engineering of replacement windows for existing federal building to mitigate blast hazard.
 
   Route 9A - Cut and Cover Tunnel Study
New York, New York
NYS Department of Transportation
Earth Tech/WAI (JV)
Study of three alternatives for 1,100-foot-long cut-and-cover tunnel adjacent to World Trade Center. Protection of PATH tubes, retaining wall, and tiebacks.
 
   US Embassy - Capetown
Capetown, South Africa
Department of State, OBO
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Blast engineering for new three-story office building (NOB) with penthouse and two-story MSGQ. Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for new three-story office building (NOB) with penthouse and two-story MSGQ. Adapted Standard Embassy Design. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Yaounde
Yaounde, Cameroon
Department of State, OBO
Ross Technology (Wanchul Lee Architects)
Structural, seismic, and blast engineering for new complex, adapting generic design to complicated slope. Large punched windows, four-story glass curtain wall. Design-build.
 
   VA Structures Vulnerability Assessment Program
Multiple States, United States
US Veterans Administration
WAI Prime; National Institute of Building Sciences
Vulnerability assessment of structures at 85 VA locations, including hospitals, office buildings, and storage facilities, with recommendations for mitigation.
 
   Wilkie D Ferguson Jr US Federal Courthouse
Miami, Florida
General Services Administration (GSA)
Arquitectonica; Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for new courthouse with two towers and curving glass prism on two-block site. Designed to comply with most recent GSA Security Criteria.

2004   Bangor International Airport Study
Bangor, Maine
City of Bangor
WAI Prime
Blast study of terminal buildings and parking areas to reverse imposition of federal restrictions.
 
   Brooklyn Supreme and Family Courthouse - 330 Jay Street / 12 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, New York
Forest City Ratner
Perkins Eastman
Vulnerability assessment and blast design to mitigate hazards associated with terrorist threats.
 
   Burlington International Airport Terminal Study
Burlington, Vermont
Vermont Agency of Transportation
WAI Prime
Blast analysis of existing two-story terminal building with glass facade that faces roadway and nearby parking garage; verification of area limits for collapse.
 
   Dan M. Russell, Jr. US Courthouse - Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi
General Services Administration (GSA)
RM Kliment & Frances Halsband
Blast engineering for eight-story concrete-framed building with two-story entrance lobby and facade of precast panels and glass curtain wall.
 
   E Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse Annex - DC
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
Michael Graves & Associates; SmithGroup Inc
Vulnerability assessment and physical security design for new high-profile structure with rotunda, following GSA criteria for progressive collapse and other hazards.
 
   Federal Laboratories Project - Ammendale Site
Beltsville, Maryland
General Services Administration (GSA)
Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects, Inc.
Structural and blast engineering for state-of-the-art headquarters for criminal law enforcement, fire and arson investigation, and general research.
 
   Oklahoma City Federal Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
General Services Administration (GSA)
Ross Barney + Jankowski Architects
Vulnerability assessment and blast design based on GSA Security Criteria for new office building to house federal agencies.
 
   Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex Renovation (Trenton Courthouse)
Trenton, New Jersey
New Jersey Building Authority
USA Architects Inc
Feasibility study and design recommendations for replacing atrium glass using "glass fail first" approach for balanced system of physical protection.
 
   US Embassy - Abidjan
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Department of State, OBO
SmithGroup Inc
Structural and blast engineering for new office building with three-story atrium and window wall, MSGQ, and ancillary buildings.
 
   US Embassy - Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK); JA Jones
Blast engineering for new reinforced-concrete office building with complicated geometry and roof that slopes steeply from ground level; MSGQ. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Department of State, OBO
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Blast design review of new embassy office building and MSGQ, including performance of key structural components.
 
   US Embassy - London
London, England, United Kingdom
Department of State, OBO
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Structural and blast engineering feasibility study to modernize systems and upgrade precast facade of largest US embassy in the world, designed by Eero Saarinen.
 
   US Embassy - Minsk
Minsk, Belarus
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Structural and blast engineering for three-story steel-framed addition with full basement and concrete load-bearing perimeter wall. Renovation of chancery.
 
   US Embassy - Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond; Sorg and Associates
Blast engineering for modernization of sprawling complex of one- to four-story office buildings with multiple atriums, punched window facade, and Pilkington glass-wall section.
 
   US Embassy - Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
Department of State, OBO
Bradley/Parker & Associates
Blast engineering for two-story addition to consulate and addition of external stairwell and elevator to chancery.
 
   US Embassy - Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia
Department of State, OBO
KlingStubbins
Blast engineering for new five-story office building connected via atrium to two low-rise structures, MSGQ, and ancillary structures. Special window analysis. Design-build.

2003   Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo, New York
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas
Vulnerability assessment to blast of main terminal building and facing garage. Full garage occupancy approved by FAA based on mitigation plan with headknockers.
 
   Des Moines Federal Building Facade Replacement
Des Moines, Iowa
General Services Administration (GSA)
SmithGroup Inc
Design of new curtain wall and its support system for six-story public office building; dynamic analysis to ensure cost-effectiveness for contractor. Design-build.
 
   Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Study
Boston, Massachusetts
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Halvorson Landscape Architects
Design of barrier elements to limit high-speed vehicle impact threat and reduce vulnerability of building to blast. Integrated with planning and layout for main entry plaza.
 
   Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ports Authority
DMJM + Harris
Assessment of blast impact from explosives in parking garage on critical structural elements of terminals.
 
   Midway Airport Terminal Development Program Security Design
Chicago, Illinois
City of Chicago
A Epstein & Sons
Structural design and blast analysis of new terminal building and parking structure. Vulnerability assessment and criteria definition.
 
   Newark FBI Headquarters
Newark, New Jersey
Claremont Newark LLC
Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects
Structural and blast engineering for Newark FBI headquarters building with ground-level retail and four-story garage on Passaic River waterfront. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Chisinau
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Department of State, OBO
Engineering Applications Consultants
Blast engineering for horizontal extension of three-story reinforced-concrete office building.
 
   US Embassy - Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Blast and site/civil engineering for four-story staircase addition to embassy building. Demolition of portions of existing structure.
 
   US Embassy - Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK); JA Jones
Blast engineering for new four-story reinforced-concrete office building with unusually large windows and MSGQ. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Dili
Dili, Timor-Leste
Department of State, OBO
Sylla Inc
Blast analysis of protective glazing for new low-rise chancery building.
 
   US Embassy - Doha
Doha, Qatar
Department of State, OBO
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Blast engineering for office building renovation. Replacement in kind of large and architecturally significant windows. Supervision of local window fabrication.
 
   US Embassy - Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Blast engineering to create fenced-in compound for embassy complex in hub city with major 1980s building. Perimeter security, new access-control for guardhouses.
 
   US Embassy - IQC & IDC FBO Security Upgrades
Multiple Countries, Worldwide
Department of State, OBO
Wanchul Lee Architects
Site visits to embassies in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, France, Gambia, Mauritania, Mexico (6), Niger, Senegal, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, and Zaire.
 
   US Embassy - Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for new four-story reinforced-concrete office building and MSGQ. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Blast and site/civil engineering for embassy upgrade. Partial demolition of structure, addition of four-story staircase. Site layout, materials, paving plans, grading, drainage.
 
   US Embassy - Rabat
Rabat, Morocco
Department of State, OBO
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Blast engineering for structural upgrade of existing building.
 
   US Embassy - Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Department of State, OBO
Davis Brody Bond
Blast engineering for upgrade of reinforced-concrete and glass embassy building. Design-build.
 
   US Embassy - Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Department of State, OBO
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Blast engineering for new office building and MSGQ, including atrium with clerestory windows. LEED certified.
 
   US Embassy - Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Blast engineering for new four-story reinforced-concrete office building and MSGQ. Design-build.

2002   FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building)
College Park, Maryland
General Services Administration (GSA)
Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects, Inc.
Blast analysis for new laboratory and office complex to comply with most recent GSA Security Criteria and Design Excellence initiative.
 
   Federal Reserve Banks - St. Louis, MO; Memphis, TN; Louisville, KY; and Little Rock, AR
Multiple States, United States
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
WAI Prime
Assessment of potential security risks to bank buildings at 4 locations. Recommendations for upgrade to meet 2001 Federal Reserve System Security Guidelines.
 
   Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport - I-285 Tunnel and Fifth Runway
Atlanta, Georgia
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendorf (HNTB)
Vulnerability assessment and blast analysis using 3D MAZ to determine effects of explosion on new highway tunnel sections and components and on runway operation.
 
   Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport - Terminal Building and Garage Study
Atlanta, Georgia
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendorf (HNTB)
Vulnerability assessment and blast analysis of existing terminal building and garage. Recommendations for minimal blocking of parking spaces to keep terminal operational.
 
   Lloyd D. George US Courthouse and Federal Building
Las Vegas, Nevada
General Services Administration (GSA)
Cannon Dworsky
Blast analysis and review of new courthouse with glass curtain wall to ensure compliance with GSA Security Criteria. Design-build.
 
   Palm Springs Airport Terminal Study
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs International Airport
Gensler Architects
Vulnerability assessment of existing terminal building and open parking areas. Recommendations integrated with new front plaza master plan. Blast analysis, barrier design.
 
   Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building Rehabilitation
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
General Services Administration (GSA)
Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype
Structural and blast engineering for upgrade of offices, postal area, roof, windows, facade, skylight, stairways, plaza, and elevators. Seismic code and ADA compliance.
 
   Tri-Cities Airport Study
Pasco, Washington
Port of Pasco
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas
Vulnerability assessment of main terminal and facing garage to obtain full occupancy of outside parking lot. Site and roadway reconstruction, blast walls recommended.
 
   US Embassy - Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
Department of State, OBO
Tai Soo Kim
Structural engineering for chancery and related buildings of seven-building embassy complex on new site near airport. Wind, seismic, and blast analysis.
 
   US Federal Courthouse Addition - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
General Services Administration (GSA)
Cesar Pelli; HLW International
Blast analysis and design of new courthouse complex to comply with GSA Security Criteria, including progressive collapse studies. Development of unique balanced glazing system.

2001   Edward A. Garmatz Federal Courthouse
Baltimore, Maryland
General Services Administration (GSA)
Peck Peck & Associates
Development of "stand-alone" guidelines for mitigation of glass fragment hazard to GSA-occupied buildings, using Garmatz as test case.
 
   GSA Task Order Contract - NCR Glass Study (6 buildings)
Washington, DC
General Services Administration (GSA)
SmithGroup Inc
Assessment of six DC historic buildings. Visual inspection, analysis, and three facade retrofit designs to resist blast effects, using GSA Security Design Criteria.
 
   US Embassies - Western Africa
Senegal, Mauritania, The Gambia, Africa
Department of State, OBO
Wanchul Lee Architects
Structural and seismic engineering for new and upgraded embassy structures made of concrete and/or indigenous materials.
 
   US Embassy - Dushanbe
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Department of State, OBO
Hayes Seay Mattern and Mattern
Blast engineering for new embassy complex on one-acre site. Conversion of existing structures and design of custom-built CAA Annex. Design-build.

2000   US Embassy - Moscow
Moscow, Russian Federation
Department of State, OBO
Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
Structural and blast engineering for vertical top hat addition to embassy office building with stringent security requirements.
 
   US Embassy - Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Department of State, OBO
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Blast engineering for new low-profile, steamship-shaped embassy in historic downtown area. Sloping rocky site with small setback.
 
   US Embassy - Seoul
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Department of State, OBO
Michael Graves & Associates
Structural, blast, seismic, and wind engineering for office and apartment buildings on historic site with height limit and irregular topography. Site moved, to be redesigned.
 
 
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