Continuing Education for the Practical Structural Engineer: |
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SPECIAL PROJECTS SPOTLIGHT SERIES:
Design Firm Leaders Present
Three Unique Projects & Insights
Go Behind the Scenes with Industry Experts
OCT 21, 28, Dec 9 | 11 a.m. - Noon (ET)
3.0 SEAMASS PDHs or 3.0 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs
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This is your opportunity to go behind-the-scenes with industry experts to learn practical and fascinating details of 3 remarkable New England projects. |
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Only "live" attendees receive PDH credits.
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Three Featured Project Presentations: |
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OCTOBER 21 Spotlight Project:
Science & Engineering Complex at Harvard University
Presenters:
David Ferdman, PE | Associate Principal | Buro Happold
Fraser Reid | Associate Principal | Buro Happold
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
Harvard University's new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is designed to be a lab for the 21st century. Setting a new paradigm for scholarship, Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) is designed to inspire learning and scientific discovery while showcasing sustainability.
The eight-level, 544,000 sq. ft. building’s adaptable, innovative environments will support academic collaboration; create vibrant public spaces at a variety of scales; and set a distinctive architectural tone for the University's Allston campus.
Buro Happold provided integrated structural and geotechnical engineering services and collaborated closely with the architectural and building systems team to deliver a state-of-the-art facility. The new Science and Engineering Complex houses a diverse program including wet and dry research labs, teaching labs, flexible lab spaces, a clean room, lithography lab, advanced imaging lab, maker spaces and a 300-seat auditorium. Openness/informal collaboration spaces are key aspects of the building.
Challenge: The complex is to be constructed on top of existing foundations and basement levels from a previous project suspended in 2008. As part of the team that designed the original structure, Buro Happold was re-commissioned to carry out structural design and geotechnical engineering for the newly-designed building. This presented a unique set of complexities for Buro Happold and the rest of the design team. We needed to carefully consider the reuse of the current structure while delivering a modern, vibrant space to fit both the client and architect’s aspirations.
Solution: The Buro Happold team conducted extensive analyses to assess how best to incorporate the new building over the existing substructure, seeking to minimize both structural interventions and strengthening requirements while maximizing reuse of the existing construction.
The design features an atrium that penetrates deep into the basement, linking above and below grade levels and program on the upper levels is brought together by a series cantilevering walkways, bridges and interconnecting staircases. In addition, the team incorporated flexibility into the structural design to future-proof the laboratory spaces and allow for changes to the University's program.
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OCTOBER 28 Spotlight Project:
Maine Medical Center
Coulombe Family Tower Expansion
Presenter:
Brian M. Twomey, PE | Senior Project Manager | Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
The recent expansion of the Coulombe Family Tower includes a two-story, vertical addition to the five-story hospital building that SGH designed in the mid-2000s.
Anticipating continued growth, Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, ME asked SGH to design the original base structure to accommodate additional stories. When MMC was ready to expand, they considered another impending need and asked the project team if the new addition could support a rooftop heliport. SGH provided building enclosure and structural engineering services for the project, which was completed while the Coulombe Family Tower remained occupied.
As the structural engineer of record, SGH designed the steel-framed structure for the addition and dual-copter heliport. SGH also consulted on the building enclosure design. In addition to assisting with the design of the wall, glazing, and roofing systems, SGH helped detail facade transitions from the existing building to the new addition; temporary waterproofing around new framing breaching the original roof; and waterproofing around the many roofing penetrations for screen walls, mechanical equipment, and the heliport structure.
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December 9 Spotlight Project:
(Rescheduled from Oct 14)
MFA Relocation of the False Door of Khufuankh
Presenter: Judd Galloway, PE | Vice President | Thornton Tomasetti
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston asked Thornton Tomasetti to design a protective cage to stabilize and move a large ancient Egyptian limestone door. The move is part of a 10,000 sf gallery renovation.
The sandy limestone door is more than 4,500 years old with intricate colorful hieroglyphics. The stone door is 10 ft tall x 6 ft wide x 1’-6” thick and weighs approximately 16,000 lbs.
Sometime between excavation and installation, in 1921, the stone door was damaged and split into two large pieces. In addition to the large crack in the upper third of the door, the surface of the stone and hieroglyphics have deteriorated and are in a fragile condition.
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The size and condition of the False Door required the use of advanced modeling and scanning technology to design a protective cage for relocation and to stabilize the artifact in its new location within the museum. |
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EVENT TIMING & REGISTRATION |
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WHEN: Thursdays, Oct 21, 28, Dec 9 | 11:00 a.m. - Noon (ET)
WHERE: Online via Zoom Webinar; Registrants will receive access link prior to events
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INVESTMENT:
SEAMASS-Certified PDHs:
$25 per webinar (1.0 PDH) OR $60 for ALL 3 Webinars (3.0 PDHs)
NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs:
$30 per webinar (1.0 PDH) OR $75 for ALL 3 Webinars (3.0 PDHs)
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Judd Galloway, PE
Vice President | Thornton Tomasetti
Judd has been a practicing structural engineer since 2005. He started his career in Los Angeles, CA, where he designed hospitals in high seismic regions. He has spent the last eleven years with Thornton Tomasetti working on and managing the design of new buildings, additions and renovations in wood, masonry, concrete, and steel. His portfolio includes gallery renovations and additions for high-profile cultural institutions and institutional design ranging from new academic buildings to residence halls to laboratories. Courthouses, power plants, aquariums, and higher education facilities are also among the various types of projects he has designed over his career.
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He leads the Boston office’s technological research and development efforts in reality capture and advanced 3-dimensional modeling. These technologies proved critical in the success of solving technical and logistical challenges associated with moving a damaged, 4,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian Limestone Door at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
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David Ferdman, PE
Associate Principal, Buro Happold
David is a structural engineer with more than 17 years of experience. Skilled in all aspects of structural engineering, David’s sector experience includes academic buildings, hotels, entertainment venues and transportation projects. He is focused on high quality work and timely delivery of documents in a diverse project portfolio, ranging from small additions to large scale air-rights projects in New England.
He has extensive experience in the design of steel structures, prestressed, post-tensioned and reinforced concrete, masonry and wood structures as well as evaluation and retrofitting of existing structures.
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David joined Buro Happold Engineering in 2014 from LeMessurier Consultants in Boston, where from 2009 – 2014, he was the associate-in-charge of the structural rapid response team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, MA. There he was involved in systematically investigating campus buildings and providing “make safe” and permanent solutions. He also worked with Goody Clancy on the renovation of building NW22 and provided support for the new magnet school NW21. |
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Fraser Reid
Associate Principal, Buro Happold
Fraser is an Associate Principal who has been with Buro Happold for nearly 15 years. He currently manages a team of structural engineers in the New York office and works alongside the wider leadership team to deliver some of the firm’s most structurally complex projects throughout the US region and globally.
Fraser has built a breadth of experience collaborating with leading architects and design teams on a range of projects in sectors that include higher education, science and technology, culture and performing arts and commercial and mixed-use developments. He is especially adept at understanding client needs, managing complex interfaces and leading engineering teams to develop economic, buildable structural designs.
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With his expertise, Fraser has led the structural engineering design on a number of large-scale projects including the winning international competition entry for the new Hungarian Museum of Transport and a new interdisciplinary science and technology building at Arizona State University. He is passionate about sustainable structural solutions and is currently researching methods to dramatically reduce embodied carbon in existing and new construction. |
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Brian M. Twomey, PE
Senior Project Manager | Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Brian is a senior project manager and engineer for Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.’s (SGH’s) Structural Design group. He provides and manages analysis, design, and construction administration services for a range of new building projects.
Structural design projects include: Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME (Coulombe Family Tower Vertical Addition, Visitor Garage Vertical Addition, New Patient Building); University of VT Medical Center (Robert and Holly Miller Inpatient Bed Building); University of Hartford’s Mortensen Library; Be Like Brit Orphanage in Grand-Goave, Haiti; Manchester-By-The-Sea House, and First Chair, Symphony Park in Boston, MA.
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Brian earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering concentration) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in 6 states. He is currently serves as a Director on the SEAMASS Board, and is also a member of the American Concrete Institute, American Institute of Steel Construction, and American Society of Civil Engineers. |
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Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and a leading builder in diverse market segments. The firm has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for clients, employees and community. With a staff of 10,000, Turner offers clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.
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