Engineering for municipal spaces is a delicate balance between function, safety, security, and durability, considering the user types and foot traffic often experienced in these facilities. From park facilities to community spaces, our engineers incorporate the latest design strategies to ensure the safety and long-term lifecycle. SKA has successfully completed over 1000 municipal projects in the past 60+ years, ranging from new construction design, additions, renovations, repair, investigations, and assessments.
SKA is providing structural engineering services for the Davie County Courthouse renovation of the third floor and elevator addition. The project scope includes complete renovation of the space with a new plan configuration. As part of this work, some improvements and...
SKA prepared a report for the City of Greensboro for grounding and bonding systems at four City owned pools to determine compliance with the National Electrical Code. The pools include Lindley, Peeler, Windsor & Warnersville. SKA performed testing on the grounding...
The $85M Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts features a 3,000 seat auditorium with a single balcony. The tiered seating was designed to provide uninterrupted sight-lines to the stage. The stage features a full orchestra pit, design for a future trap door,...
The City of Greensboro secured SKA to provide a 49,000 sf reroof of the Melvin Municipal Building. The project scope involved removing the existing leaking Stone Ballasted EPDM Roof System; the existing insulation was salvaged and supplemented to meet code. The new...
Charleston County Courthouse is located in the historic downtown district and was constructed in the late 1750’s. Stucco and coating distress had worsened based on suspected water intrusion. SKA was engaged to develop an evaluation plan to evaluate moisture issues and...
SKA was retained by the NC Dept. of Public Safety to design repairs and a roof recover system for their 1000 bed adult correctional facility. The Alexander Correctional Institution complex consists of approximately 20 roof areas comprising 287,000+ sf of roof area....
The new facility is 120,000 sf and mostly one level, however, there will be a small office area on the second level that is 9,000 sf. The structural system will consist of exterior concrete tilt-up wall construction. The remainder of the structure will consist of...
SKA completed a visual condition assessment of the exterior facade of Hendersonville City Hall in 2020. The purpose of the assessment was to determine the overall condition of the facade, to document issues that may have contributed to ongoing leakage into the...
This project included MEP and building envelope commissioning of the construction of a new multi-story Community Resource Center. The 104,000 sf CRC is part of redevelopment occurring at the old North Park Mill site located at the approximate corner of Eastway Drive...
Located throughout Charleston County, designated shelters provide a place of refuge for the public during hurricane events. The majority of buildings selected to serve as shelters during inclement weather were originally designed as educational facilities. After the...
Since 2007, SKA has assisted Charleston County with assessments and repairs to the Cumberland Street parking deck and King & Queen Street parking deck. On a typical annual or bi-annual basis, the visual assessments identified existing structural, maintenance and...
SKA has provided all of the structural engineering design services for the Greensboro Coliseum for the past 50 years. The projects have ranged widely in type and size from minor maintenance improvements to major renovations such as the 1993 expansion and the recent...