Northern California

Hyatt Centric

2023-02-01T17:46:27-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by CallisonRTKL Associates, Inc. (CRTKL) to provide building envelope consulting services for the new Hyatt Centric in Mountain View, California. The Hyatt Centric is located within the 123 acre Village at San Antonio, a mixed-use center in Mountain View. The 131,980 square foot hotel includes 167

MIRO

2020-05-20T14:37:02-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Steinberg Architects to provide building envelope and curtain wall consulting services for MIRO a high rise residential project, located in San Jose, California. MIRO is a new mixed-use residential project in downtown San Jose. The building is comprised of two 28-story towers with 298 condominiums in

New Stanford Hospital

2020-05-20T14:19:59-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers (ABBAE) was retained by Rafael Vinoly Architects (RVA) to provide building enclosure design consultation for the NSH and subsequently retained by Stanford Hospital and Clinics to provide continuous construction observation services for waterproofing and roofing assemblies for the new Stanford Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto. In our role as

Canada B23

2023-09-06T10:27:59-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by San Mateo County Community College to provide building envelope commissioning services to the Math, Science and Technology Building located in Redwood City, California. The San Mateo Community College District’s Cañada College Math and Science Building (B23N) project consist of a new math and science instructional facility.

Stanford NanoTech Center

2020-05-20T13:58:49-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Stanford University to provide third party building enclosure consulting services for a new Nanotechnology Center located within the redeveloped main campus Engineering Quad. The School of Engineering, Phase II Nanotechnology Center consists of three new classroom and laboratory buildings with connecting underground elements at the existing

Stanford Escondido Village

2020-05-20T13:00:12-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Stanford University to provide building envelope consulting services for the new Escondido Village Graduate Residences, located in Stanford, California. The Escondido Village Graduate Residences consist of four multi-story residential buildings featuring 2,434 beds for Stanford graduate students. The project also includes a two-story pavilion with basement

SAP Center

2020-05-20T12:56:19-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by HP Pavilion for remedial design and construction administration services for the roof replacement project at the HP Pavilion, SAP Center in San Jose, California. Constructed in 1988, HP Pavilion is a concrete structure with a concrete pile foundation system. The existing roof systems is a steel

Emeryville Public Market

2023-09-06T10:30:38-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by MCG Architecture, to provide building enclosure consulting services for the Emeryville Market Place, Parcel B located in Emeryville, California. Emeryville’s Public Market is a 14-acre property best-known for its international food court with the addition of retail and residential space. now going through its major reconstruction,

Millennium Tower

2023-09-06T10:25:43-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by Fenton Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt, LLP (Fenton Grant) to provide investigation and consulting services for Millennium Tower located in San Francisco, California. The Millennium is a multi-structure mixed use luxury condominium skyscraper. The 419-unit complex contains two buildings, an 11-story mid-rise and a 58 story

SFO Airport

2023-06-15T18:10:49-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) performed professional services for the San Francisco International Airport under a five year continuing contract. ABB provided architectural and engineering design, construction document preparation, construction administration and building envelope design and renovation. Our initial involvement was for the South Terminal and its associated boarding areas and pertained to

The Weapons & Armaments Technical Center

2017-12-12T09:31:45-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Barnhart-Beatty Balfour (Barnhart) to perform a roof condition assessment for The Weapons & Armaments Technical Center (P-745), located at 2471 Parsons Road, China Lake, California. The Weapons & Armaments Technical Center (P-745) is a 177,718 SF research and development facility for U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Weapons

605 Castro Street

2023-06-15T19:01:40-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by Steinberg Architects (Steinberg) to provide waterproofing design assist and peer review services for the mixed-use complex located at 605 Castro Street, in downtown Mountain View, California. 605 Castro Street is four (4) stories above grade with one level of below-grade parking. The building program includes

Avalon Hayes Valley

2023-09-26T13:56:34-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AvalonBay) and Pyatok Architects for waterproofing consulting services for building envelope systems, assemblies and components for a residential project located in San Francisco, California. Hayes Valley consists of 182 apartment units and spans across two buildings sharing the same podium and below-grade

Private Residence – Los Altos Hills California

2020-04-20T12:44:20-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to provide forensic investigation, construction defect litigation support and rehabilitation design consulting services for a private residence and guest house in Northern California. The main house is approximately 4,500 SF with a guest house of approximately 600 SF. ABBAE was retained to: Investigate reported leaks Determine the

HACSC – Cypress Gardens Senior Housing

2023-09-26T14:33:09-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was selected by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara (HACSC) to provide investigation, design, and construction phase services on a multi-family project in San Jose. Cypress Gardens is a 125-unit senior housing development with common area. The two and three-story wood-frame buildings surrounding a central

Safeway – San Antonio Plaza

2020-04-20T12:41:40-07:00

Allana Buick and Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by MCG Architects (MCGA) to provide waterproofing and vapor barrier consulting services for the construction of a new Safeway store located in Mountain View, California. San Antonio Plaza Safeway is a new 65,000 SF single story steel and concrete framed retail grocery store. The exterior cladding is primarily

201 Marshall Street

2023-09-26T14:32:56-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by Raintree Partners (Raintree) to provide building envelope consulting services for the new multi-family residential construction project located 201 Marshall Street in Redwood City, California. 201 Marshall is a five level residential building. One level of the garage structure is subterranean, and its upper two levels

Pointe Pacific HOA

2017-12-12T10:47:59-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the HOA to provide forensic investigation of the building envelope and provide reports regarding the siding, decks, stairs, roof and window systems. Pointe Pacific is a 400-unit, 40-building complex, located high on the hill in Daly City. ABBAE provided investigation and recommendations for roof repairs on

Ryland Mews

2020-05-21T11:19:23-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to provide forensic investigation, construction defect litigation support and rehabilitation consulting services. Ryland Mews is a 131-unit condominium development with four buildings built in four phases. The complex was completed in the early 1990’s. Ryland Mews has two and three-story wood-framed buildings on top of a one

Irvine Company – Cherry Orchard Apartments

2023-09-26T15:06:42-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by the Law Offices of Miller Morton Caillat and Nevis to perform forensic investigation, remedial design, litigation support and arbitration services for Cherry Orchard Apartment Community located in Sunnyvale, California, owned and operated by the Irvine Company Apartment Communities (TICAC). Cherry Orchard is a resort style

San Pedro Commons

2023-09-26T15:24:08-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by MidPen Housing Corporation for building envelope consulting services for San Pedro Commons, affordable residential apartments for seniors located in Colma. ABB provided construction design and administration services including design consultation, the preparation of details, specifications and contracts, bidding assistance, and construction administration. ABB prepared construction

Irvine Company – Crescent Village

2023-09-26T14:57:34-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by The Irvine Company Apartment Communities (TICAC) to provide design, bidding and construction phase services on the Crescent Village multi-family apartment village in San Jose. Crescent Park contains 1,800 residential units and space for 3,000 cars. There are six three-story wood-frame buildings over a single story

3501 Laguna Street HOA

2020-04-20T13:06:58-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Homeowner Association (HOA) to provide leak investigation, remedial design and construction phase services to a 24-unit building in San Francisco. 3501 Laguna is at a major intersection in the Marina District and highly-visible. The condominium building has three levels of wood-frame housing over a single

BRE Lawrence Station

2023-09-27T17:34:58-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by BRE Properties to provide construction monitoring and site observation services for the Lawrence Station Apartment and mixed-use project located in Sunnyvale, California. Lawrence Station is 338 residential apartment for-rent unites in four stories of residential and four stories of residential over concrete podium which also

BRE Pinnacle Galleria

2023-09-27T17:26:14-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by BRE Properties (BRE), a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to provide forensic investigation, construction defect litigation support and rehabilitation, roofing and building envelope consulting services. Pinnacle Galleria has 15 buildings that are two and three-story wood frame construction with a concrete foundation. The Roseville, California

Santana Row – Block 6B

2023-09-26T17:47:48-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by Federal Investment Realty Trust (FRIT) to provide building enclosure consulting services at 3003 Olin Avenue at Santana Row in San Jose, California. The Block 6B project consists of two 4-story wood framed multi-family residential buildings over a common reinforced concrete below-grade parking structure. The apartment structure

HACSC – Avenida Espana Senior Housing

2023-10-10T11:56:44-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara (HACSC) to provide investigative and building assessment services for Avenida EspĂ£na Gardens Senior Housing in San Jose. Avenida EspĂ£na is a two-story, wood-frame development with 84 one-bedroom units and common areas that include a courtyard, library

HACSC – Morrone Gardens Senior Housing

2020-04-20T14:05:19-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) provided investigation, design and construction administration services for the repair and renovation of a 102-unit complex owned by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara (HACSC). Morrone Gardens is a Senior Living Residential Facility in San Jose. The three-story building is wood-frame, with built up and composition

900 Green Street HOA

2020-04-20T13:08:53-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Green Street Homeowners Association (HOA) to provide architectural engineering services related to failed Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) systems at this 12 unit luxury condominium project in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. The building was experiencing water intrusion in multiple units on nearly all

1010 Wilshire

2020-04-20T14:07:06-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) provided building envelope consulting services for the adaptive reuse of a former AT&T commercial office building. 1010 Wilshire is a 16 story high-rise residential building with 227 units. ABBAE provided roofing and waterproofing consulting on the conversion of the existing concrete building and for the new construction of an

Avalon 55 Ninth Street

2023-09-06T10:26:32-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by AvalonBay Communities for roofing, green roofing, podium, and below grade waterproofing services for apartments located at 55 Ninth Street, San Francisco, California. Avalon 55 Ninth is a multi-family residential building consisting of 17 residential levels and two mechanical levels, with approximately 175 apartments in this urban-inspired

Avalon Dublin Station

2020-04-20T14:07:45-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by AvalonBay Communities for building envelope, waterproofing and roofing consulting services for Dublin Station a mix-use project in Dublin, California. Phase two consists of two 5-level residential buildings, which together will include approximately 500 units in loft, studio, and 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms, as well as

The Fillmore Center

2020-04-20T14:08:24-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the building owner to provide investigation, design and construction phase services to a multi-family high-rise building in San Francisco. The Fillmore Center has two 18-story towers and contains more than 1,100 units. Street-level area contains commercial and retail space. ABBAE was retained by the building owner

North Park Apartments

2020-04-20T14:18:29-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Equity Residential to perform feasibility assessment and roof integration design services for this 205kW roof mounted building. North Park Apartments is 10 building, 550 unit apartment complex located in Northern California. Each building has one and two bedroom apartments ranging in size from 520 SF to

Northridge Apartments

2020-04-20T14:18:38-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Equity Residential to perform feasibility assessment and roof integration design services for this 80.16kW roof mounted building. The Northridge Apartments is a complex owned by Equity Residential, a large Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The complex includes studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom aparments that range

Carlmont High School – Performing Arts Center

2017-12-13T06:33:10-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) to provide curtain wall and waterproofing consulting services for a new Theatre Building at Carlmont High School. The new theatre building is a 22,000 SF performing arts center with a 500-seat theatre, a black box theatre, supporting space, classrooms

NAWS – China Lake – Weapons and Armaments Technical Center

2020-04-20T14:18:12-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Barnhart-Beatty Balfour (Barnhart) to prepare a roof condition assessment for The Weapons & Armaments Technical Center (P-745), located at 2471 Parsons Road, China Lake, California. The Weapons & Armaments Technical Center (P-745)  is a 177,718 SF research and development facility for U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Weapons

San Jose International Airport – Terminal Expansion

2023-06-15T18:28:38-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) was retained by the City of San Jose to provide third-party building enclosure review and construction period services for a significant new passenger terminal expansion of the Norman J. Mineta International Airport located in San Jose, California. The new $1 billion North Concourse Terminal Building was completed in

City of Walnut Creek – Facilities Assessment

2020-04-20T14:27:03-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the City of Walnut Creek to complete a facility condition assessment using ASTM E-2018 as a guideline. The four city-owned recreational and historic buildings included a steel and concrete frame building wood-frame buildings with glu-lam structural elements. ABBAE prepared replacement value calculations and recommendations, based on

County of Sonoma – Roof Assessment and Repair

2020-04-20T14:27:07-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Sonoma County to provide investigation and analysis of several county buildings in Santa Rosa. ABBAE provided investigation, analysis, and roof repair design and construction administration services for the various buildings in Santa Rosa. The existing roofs consists of gravel surfaced built-up roofing over insulation over a

Travis Air Force Base

2020-04-20T14:27:12-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Hal Hays Construction, Inc. (HHCI) to perform thermal imaging and building assessments to multiple facilities at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. As part of a base-wide energy efficiencies upgrade program, ABBAE performed a cursory review of the exterior building envelope to identify areas that

County of San Mateo – Hall of Justice

2020-04-20T14:27:15-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) was retained by the County of San Mateo for consulting services related to partial roof evaluation for the cooling tower roof well at the Hall of Justice Building located in Redwood City, California. The facility consists of 8-level building with basement. The executive officer/clerk and jury commissioner, administration, criminal,

County of Sonoma – North County Detention Facility

2020-04-20T14:27:28-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) was retained by the County of Sonoma for roofing replacement design services for Building 301, located at the North County Detention Center Facility in Santa Rosa, California. The North County Detention Facility was constructed back in adjacent to the Charles M. Schulz Airport. The site originally housed the Santa

County of Placer – South County Adult Correctional Facility

2020-04-20T14:27:54-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) was retained by Vanir Construction Management to provide building enclosure consulting services for the Placer County Minimum Security, South County Adult Correctional Facility located at Justice Center Drive and Industrial Avenue in Roseville, California The facility consists of a single-story medium security dormitory type jail structure. It is constructed

UC San Francisco – Institute of Regenerative Medicine

2020-05-21T11:14:36-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by UCSF to provide Peer Review and Water Test Monitoring on the new Institute of Regenerative Medicine (IRM) building in San Francisco. The IRM is a 73,000 SF steel-framed building on a contoured hillside site. The building is one to three stories and suspended over the hillside

City of Livermore – Municipal Buildings

2020-05-15T14:55:11-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the City of Livermore to perform facility condition assessments, design, construction documents and construction administration for several municipal buildings that provide special City services. The City needed complete and thorough review of the building envelope, structural, mechanical and electrical systems, roofing and exterior wall and window

UC Santa Cruz – Science and Engineering Library

2017-12-13T07:17:23-08:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct an extensive forensic investigation and evaluation to remedy significant roof leaks that were threatening a collection of rare and special books. The investigation included interviews with the maintenance staff to determine the location of leaks and map out

Channing House Senior Housing

2020-04-20T14:31:16-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) performed concrete spall repair and roof replacement evaluation, design, and construction management services for this 11-story senior housing building. ABBAE was retained to provide an evaluation of roof, underlying insulation, extensive leaking, balcony decks, plaza deck waterproofing, concrete walls and patios. We also provided design and construction management services.

UC Davis – Mondavi Center for Performing Arts

2020-04-20T14:29:57-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the University of California Davis (UCD) to provide building enclosure expert consulting services for leaks in the newly-constructed Mondavi Center for Performing Arts located on the UCD campus. The Mondavi Center is a 104,000 SF, steel framed building containing two performance venues with performance, production and

UC Davis – Segundo Dining Commons

2020-04-20T14:30:05-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the university to provide a building condition assessment of a partially constructed campus building. The University of California, Davis asked ABBAE to provide an assessment of The Segundo Dining Commons, a steel-frame building with pre-cast concrete and structural steel framework exteriors. Construction was halted when the

Ohlone College

2020-04-20T14:32:04-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) teamed with tBP Architecture to provide building envelope consulting services for 8 buildings on the Ohlone College Campus located in Fremont, California. These buildings were constructed in 1976 and are one, two and three stories, clad in cement plaster (stucco) over concrete walls, or stucco over light gauge metal

Santa Clara University – Bannan Hall

2020-04-20T14:32:37-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Santa Clara University (SCU) to provide forensic investigation and construction management services for exterior cladding issues occurring at Bannan Hall on the SCU campus. Bannan Hall was completed in 1991. The three-story, 90,000 SF steel-frame building contains SCU’s civil and mechanical engineering schools. ABBAE proposed a

San Francisco State University – Cesar Chavez Student Center

2020-04-20T14:32:45-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc (ABBAE) was retained by San Francisco State University (SFSU) to provide forensic investigation and remedial repair solutions for water leaks related to the exterior of a community building on a college campus. The Cesar Chavez Student Center at SFSU was originally built in 1975. The concrete building has three levels

San Jose State University – Duncan Hall

2020-04-20T14:32:48-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by San Jose State University (SJSU) to conduct an investigation regarding the below grade leaks at the Carl D. Duncan Hall of Science (Duncan Hall). Duncan Hall is a seven story concrete building with partial basement and houses laboratories, classrooms and offices for the science department. The

Embassy Suites Hotel

2020-04-20T14:34:33-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by an attorney to provide leak investigation services for construction defects at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Sacramento. The Embassy Suites is located in downtown Sacramento, adjacent to Old Sacramento. The eight-story concrete building includes a below-level parking garage, interior swimming pool, plaza decks, meeting rooms and

Sunnyvale Town Center

2020-05-21T11:13:04-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by the property owner to provide expert testimony on construction defects on below-grade waterproofing and leaks. The Sunnyvale Town Center has four levels of below-grade parking and six stories of commercial office space above. The below-grade structure was shotcrete construction and experienced significant failures. The scope of

Oracle Headquarters

2020-04-20T14:39:15-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Oracle to provide investigation, design and various construction phase services. ABBAE has provided building enclosure consulting services to Oracle Corporation in Redwood Shores, California for more than 7 years. The Oracle Parkway buildings are mid-rise steel framed office towers. They are clad in an aluminum and

NUMMI

2020-04-20T14:36:24-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) provided design consulting and construction services for roof replacement at a vehicle manufacturing plant, the New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont. NUMMI was a joint operation between General Motors and Toyota. The affected roof area is approximately 100,000 SF and composed of a corrugated steel metal

5050 Hopyard

2020-04-20T14:36:34-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained to provide forensic investigation, construction defect litigation support and design services for a commercial office building in Pleasanton, California. 5050 Hopyard is a four story, steel frame building construction with aluminum frame window assemblies and exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) at exterior floor levels, rooftop parapets, and

St. Regis

2020-04-20T14:41:37-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers (ABBAE) was retained by Starwood Resort and Hotels to provide leak investigation and reporting services of the mechanical and waterproofing related systems of the St. Regis Museum Residential Tower. St. Regis Museum Tower is a high rise building located in the South of Market district of San Francisco, California. The main

North Park Apartments – The Laurels

2020-04-20T14:42:28-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by The Irvine Apartment Company (TIACC) to provide forensic investigation, remedial design solutions, and construction phase services for a large apartment complex located at North Park Apartments in San Jose, California. The Laurels is a 535 unit residential complex with studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.

North Park Apartments – The Oaks

2020-04-20T14:42:34-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by The Irvine Apartment Company (TIACC) to provide forensic investigation, remedial design solutions, and construction phase services for a large apartment complex located at North Park Apartments in San Jose, California. The Oaks is a 388 unit residential complex with studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.

North Park Apartments – The Pines

2020-04-20T14:42:38-07:00

Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by The Irvine Apartment Company (TIACC) to provide forensic investigation, remedial design solutions, and construction phase services for a large apartment complex located at North Park Apartments in San Jose, California. The Pines is a 414 unit residential complex with studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.